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Glorious Food? English Schoolchildren Think Not
Rotherham Journal ^ | October 18, 2006 | Sarah Lyall

Posted on 10/18/2006 9:42:38 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin

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1 posted on 10/18/2006 9:42:39 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; MadIvan
...England specialty known as a chip butty: a French-fries-and-butter sandwich doused in vinegar.

And THAT is considered HEALTHY????????....Sounds absolutely hideous!.......

2 posted on 10/18/2006 9:44:44 AM PDT by Red Badger (CONGRESS NEEDS TO BE DE-FOLEY-ATED...............................)
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To: Gabz

Worthy of a 'Nanny State Ping?'

“They shouldn’t be allowed to tell the kids what to eat,” Mrs. Critchlow said of the school authorities. “They’re treating them like criminals.”

Mrs. Critchlow has become a notorious figure in Britain. In September she and another mother — alarmed, they said, because their children were going hungry — began selling contraband hamburgers, fries and sandwiches to as many as 50 students a day, passing the food through the school gates.

The mothers closed their business after they were vilified in the national news media as “meat pie mums.” Mrs. Critchlow now feeds her children lunch at home.

I love it! We need some 'Meat Pie Mums' right here in America. ;)


3 posted on 10/18/2006 9:45:28 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: Red Badger
No, the school is trying to serve a healthy lunch, just the kids aren't eating it.

Regards, Ivan

4 posted on 10/18/2006 9:45:45 AM PDT by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)
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To: Red Badger

No that is not considered healthy. It is what the kid bought on the way to school.


5 posted on 10/18/2006 9:46:13 AM PDT by Hazcat (Live to party, work to afford it.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
many schools are learning that you can lead a child to a healthy lunch, but you can’t make him eat.

Great policy .. now they are starving the children .. /s >

6 posted on 10/18/2006 9:46:17 AM PDT by Mo1 (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC - BECOME A MONTHLY DONOR)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I don't think the English, in general, are known for their healthy eating. As much as the Americans get criticized for how we eat, I think at least we attempt to be healthier (salads, fresh fruit/vegetables, etc). It's been 20 years since we last visited, but I did not notice a trend for fresh food there, especially with younger people.


7 posted on 10/18/2006 9:47:05 AM PDT by conservative cat
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To: Red Badger
No, it's not considered healthy- it's what the kid was eating instead of what was offered at school.

It does sound grotesque though.

8 posted on 10/18/2006 9:47:16 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
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To: MadIvan

They tried this in my school in the early 70's. More food wound up in the trash than in the kids......


9 posted on 10/18/2006 9:47:28 AM PDT by Red Badger (CONGRESS NEEDS TO BE DE-FOLEY-ATED...............................)
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To: Mo1
There's a school somewhere in London where the mothers get orders from their kids at the playground, and then go pick up fast food from the local fish and chip shop.

If I wasn't paying for National Health, I wouldn't care. But that's the problem with socialised medicine - more money paid out to people who can't take care of themselves means there's less for people who have been sensible and really need it.

Regards, Ivan

10 posted on 10/18/2006 9:48:13 AM PDT by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)
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To: piasa

"No, it's not considered healthy- it's what the kid was eating instead of what was offered at school.
It does sound grotesque though"


I don't know. Lose the vinegar, add some gravy and I'm there.


11 posted on 10/18/2006 9:48:40 AM PDT by exile (Mrs. Exile - "Yes you're the greatest husband ever, now put on some pants")
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To: MadIvan

"More, sir! Could I have some more?":.......


12 posted on 10/18/2006 9:48:54 AM PDT by Red Badger (CONGRESS NEEDS TO BE DE-FOLEY-ATED...............................)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

So the kid eating the chip butty called the new school food rubbish? Just think how bad it must have been if it is worse than a chip butty.


13 posted on 10/18/2006 9:49:02 AM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.)
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To: Red Badger
I personally think the schools should be privatised, parents given vouchers and National Health done away with. Then people can eat whatever they like and only hurt themselves.

Regards, Ivan

14 posted on 10/18/2006 9:50:11 AM PDT by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)
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To: MadIvan

I wonder when folks there .. and here in the US will ever start to realize whenever they come up with these stupid rules/laws .. they always make it worse


15 posted on 10/18/2006 9:52:16 AM PDT by Mo1 (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC - BECOME A MONTHLY DONOR)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Chip butty's (although, I thought they were Chip Buddies, must have heard it wrong through the haze of beer) are both horrifying and tasty at the same time. Still, at my age, I wouldn't even attempt to choke one down. Ah, for the days when I was young, stupid, drinking a lot and able to eat that kind of fare without much damage.

This article is absolutely infuriating. Another case of the nanny state attempting to force its collective nose in where it just doesn't belong. I am heartened by the backlash. The kids are just rebelling (as kids do) and the Meat Pie Mums have won my heart. Just proves the government will try, but eventually the people will just get fed (no pun intended) up.

16 posted on 10/18/2006 9:52:30 AM PDT by RepoGirl ("Tom, I'm getting dead from you, but I'm not getting Un-dead..." -- Frasier Crane)
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To: MadIvan
...only hurt themselves.

B-b-but it's for THE CHILDREN!..............

17 posted on 10/18/2006 9:52:35 AM PDT by Red Badger (CONGRESS NEEDS TO BE DE-FOLEY-ATED...............................)
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To: conservative cat

The English are terrible cooks in general. I know my own heritage. :^}


18 posted on 10/18/2006 9:52:43 AM PDT by Protagoras (Billy only tried to kill Bin Laden, he actually succeeded with Ron Brown and Vince Foster.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Jamie Oliver is a no-talent hack.  His recipes are god awful and his show was far worse.  He's a closet 'mo.

Owl_Eagle

If what I just wrote made you sad or angry,
it was probably just a joke.


19 posted on 10/18/2006 9:53:33 AM PDT by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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To: Red Badger
So what, if the kids are stupid, that's hardly my problem. Liberty means the capacity to do dumb things...so long as one takes the consequences.

Regards, Ivan

20 posted on 10/18/2006 9:54:38 AM PDT by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)
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