Posted on 12/10/2017 8:45:35 PM PST by nickcarraway
These kids aren’t getting fat from “school lunches”. If anything, it’s all the junk they eat when they get home.
It’s obliging parents, not knowing how to say, or enforce, the word “no”.
Drinking orange juice at breakfast is at least equally unhealthy - there’s a strong citrus/sugar lobby who made it seem normal.
The school systems already have a difficult time getting the kids to eat the provided meals. So they provide only water? That makes sense. Make the meals less appealing and score points with the consumers.
And you better shut down the soda machine and don’t be surprised when the kids bring in their own thermos from home. You can lead a horse to water,..........
rwood
And water is not available to them? I remember in my lunchroom there were 4 water fountains. Just put a dixie cup holder and keep it stocked, they’ll drink water.
Other than that, I envision a behemoth union getting lucrative contracts for providing bottled water, then charging the school district 300% markup.
Why on earth would you post something like that? Do you really think that’s funny?
Abolish school lunch. People should be eating one meal a day.
In my day we walked to school. If we went back to neighborhood schools (schools within a walking distance of 1 mile for elementary, 2 miles for middle school, and 3 miles for high school) there wouldn’t be a fatty in the bunch. In the old days, there always seemed to be one kid in each class who was considered fat and who received the elephant Valentine cards but no more than one. Additionally, we didn’t have to carry much more than a skinny textbook or two plus our lunch which we made ourselves and brought from home in a brown paper bag. We bought milk for a nickel at lunchtime. With the backpacks that kids have to carry these days everyone would be thin by Christmas at least.
If the kid's parents don't like that, they can sign on to a waiver providing a home inspection takes place. You know, to make sure the environment at home is a safe one. Smoke detectors, no guns, nutritious foods, no alcohol, no drugs, and no references to Christ, crosses, or bibles.
If we have a childhood obesity epidemic, why are we feeding them for free?
Of course, Colonial American kids could drink beer back then, because there was not as much alcohol in it. Brewers back then brewed what we would call “near-beer.”, unlike today, when it’s common to have 7% or higher ABV in a good beer or ale.
I doubt it was a drink company. More likely bean counters. City’s. State’s. Teachers unions’s.
Yeah, how about that.
And serving carrot and celery sticks instead of food would “help” too....
I’m in my late 60’s and looking back at my school days I don’t remember more that 2 or 3 kids who we consider fat or obese. I always ate sack lunches until middle school and it was school lunches from then on. The lunches were made bu the school cooks and was pretty good. We always had milk, meats, veggies and breads of some type and in substantial amounts. I think the biggest difference was what we did when not eating, in classes, or at the house. We were always busy doing something outside, physical games or physical work. We would play football, baseball or basketball until the street lights came on or Mom called us in for supper. We were constantly on the move and in turn burning calories, I don’t think I could have ate enough to get fat back then.
I also look at the foods available at that time and cookies, candies, cakes and pie’s were a real treat but not common since most was home made. Very little of our meals came from a can or a package unless it was tomato sauce or basic broths. I don’t remember people eating any less back then but I do remember us being far more physical in our daily activities than what I see today.
It used to be that you were served a glass of water as soon as you were seated. This may have merit
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Actually this was ended by the EPA under energy conserving options, so not to wash extra glasses. The restaurants took it up with a vengeance.
Do kids take lunch to school any more?
Yeah, 200 kids lining up for a fountain in the five minutes between classes. Always works.
>Yeah, 200 kids lining up for a fountain in the five minutes between classes. Always works.
I used to drink water during recess when in school. Is recess no longer a thing?
Yep. ‘School milk’ is essentially just flavored water these days.
That should be reserved for criminals in prisons or jails.
Children need 2% milk 1/2 a pt is not that many calories, at the very least. Those who are Lactose intolerant, can be given un-sweeten Tea, with Stevia to sweeten it. 0 Calories that way.
Cut the carbs/sweets, and reverse that stupid food chart, Protein, veggies and fruit are the first foods as long as the fruit is not high sugar, not the grains they push.
Remove all snack items and machines. They are just a way for schools to make money.
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