Posted on 12/21/2011 4:11:59 AM PST by Kaslin
Big Lentil.
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Love it!
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Somebody’s making out like a bandit with the meal contract(s). Follow the money as they say.
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You are correct.
Are you kidding me? Most kids will never touch any of that stuff, and if they do they are likely going to end up with gastro intestinal problems, especially if they have not dined on such fair before. You can be healthy without resorting to this soft of nonsense.
Why do folks always take things to the utter extreme.. if you are serving stuff that would typically be found on a 4 or 5 star restaraunt menu to children, you are going to fail.. for several reasons.. 1) most kids are not used to that sort of fair. 2) your typical prep cook at a school district has no idea how to properly prepare it, and 3) you are making thousands of meals a day, not meals to order like in a fine dining restaurant for 4-12 people at a time.. What nonsense. Healthier meals are possible, but if this is the crap they are trying to sell, its a complete waste.
Are you kidding me? Most kids will never touch any of that stuff, and if they do they are likely going to end up with gastro intestinal problems, especially if they have not dined on such fair before. You can be healthy without resorting to this soft of nonsense.
Why do folks always take things to the utter extreme.. if you are serving stuff that would typically be found on a 4 or 5 star restaraunt menu to children, you are going to fail.. for several reasons.. 1) most kids are not used to that sort of fair. 2) your typical prep cook at a school district has no idea how to properly prepare it, and 3) you are making thousands of meals a day, not meals to order like in a fine dining restaurant for 4-12 people at a time.. What nonsense. Healthier meals are possible, but if this is the crap they are trying to sell, its a complete waste.
My mother cooked dinner every night, but she did not serve ANYTHING you have mentioned.. If your child is raised eathing that stuff, I am sure they will eat it, but your child is an exception, not the rule and certainly not the rule for an inner city school district like LA.
Healthier eating can be had without going completely exotic or ethnic. I fail to understand why when some folks talk talkin healthy they immediately take it to an adult fine dining menu... that’s not remotely realistic if your expectation is to have most children actually eat it.
Now it is true that a child will eat anything if exposed to it enough, in fact, I was told once, if you put something on a child’s plate every night for 3 weeks, they will learn to eat and enjoy it... regardless of what it is. No, you don’t encourage them at all, dont make them eat it, just put it on the plate every single night for 3 weeks. They become accustomed to it being there eventually try it, and eventually will eat it without complaint.
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I can't imagine children wanting to eat these dishes.
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