And THAT is considered HEALTHY????????....Sounds absolutely hideous!.......
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. ;)
Great policy .. now they are starving the children .. /s >
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.
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.
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.
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.
Monte Cristo sandwich, hold the protein...
In infant (3-7) and junior school (7-11) there was one option, no packed lunches and no leaving the grounds unless you went home for lunch.
In high school (11-16) there were, perhaps two or three options, with the packed lunch or going home for lunch possibility.
I am sick to death of all this whinging about food in schools. It doesn't actually matter if they like it. Given the option, eat it, or eat nothing I can tell you what the result will be.
What are we doing pandering to the whims of seven year olds anyway? Creating a new generation of finicky eaters with entitlement complexes and eating disorders is what.
Methinks there is a song in there somewhere.
"Please sir, may I have some more?"
-PJ
They'd probably like it if Jamie Oliver prepared it. Problem is... When a non-chef tries to prepare food the way a great chef does, it's usually a disaster. I speak from experience. Becoming a good chef takes lots of training and practice and I don't think most people working in the school cafeteria are up to it.
Ewwwwwwww!
Basil Fawlty: [overseeing dinner, he approaches a table where Mrs. Heath is eating with her son Ronald] Everything all right here?
Mrs. Heath: Well...
Master Heath: [cutting in] I don't like the chips. The chips are awful.
Basil Fawlty: Really? How so?
Master Heath: They're the wrong shape and they're just awful.
Mrs. Heath: Ah, he's very clever... rather highly strung.
Basil Fawlty: [forcing himself to smile] Highly strung... Yes, he should be.
Master Heath: [to Basil] These eggs look like *you* laid them. Haven't you got any *proper* chips?
Basil Fawlty: These *are* proper French-fried potatoes. The chef is Continental.
Master Heath: Couldn't you get an English one?
Mrs. Heath: Why don't you just eat one or two, dear?
Master Heath: Because they're the wrong *shape*.
Basil Fawlty: Oh, my... What shape do you prefer? Mickey Mouse shape? Smarties shape? Amphibious landing-craft shape? Poke-in-the-eye shape?
Master Heath: God, you're dumb.
Basil Fawlty: [gritting his teeth] Is there anything else we can get you, *sonny*?
Master Heath: I'd like some bread and salad cream.
Basil Fawlty: Well, there's the bread, and there's the mayonnaise.
Master Heath: I said *salad cream*, stupid.
Basil Fawlty: We don't *have* any salad cream.
Master Heath: What a *dump*.
Basil Fawlty: ...The chef made that mayonnaise fresh this morning.
Master Heath: That's *puke*, that is.
Basil Fawlty: Well, at least it's *fresh* puke!
England -- if you like the weather, you'll love the food.
'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Never like Jamie Oliver. It seemed that the Food network was very interested in pushing this guy on us. It seems like he had three or four shows. I haven't seen him lately.
English cuisine? Talk about your oxymorons! Of course, they could be serving haggis so I suppose the little tykes should be happy with that they get.
My son's middle school has started having "more healthy food". The only thing is that the school got rid of a student store where they sold snacks. Now, the lines for lunch are extremely long. My son says there's not enough time to wait in line and eat lunch.
One day, I was totally out of food, and I wanted him to buy his lunch. He totally freaked out complaining about how he wouldn't have time to eat.
So, I now make sure we have tons of food for lunch every day.
I don't really mind. I now know what he is eating. Last year, he would go to school and buy Sobes, cookies, and cinnamon rolls. If he wants an unhealthy snack, he just gets it from home.
The poor little darlings. When I was in school, I had a choice: either eat the nasty goulash casserole or go hungry.