Glorious Food? English Schoolchildren Think Not

Rotherham Journal ^ | October 18, 2006 | Sarah Lyall

[Diana in Wisconsin]

ROTHERHAM, England — Five months after the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver succeeded in cajoling, threatening and shaming the British government into banning junk food from its school cafeterias, many schools are learning that you can lead a child to a healthy lunch, but you can’t make him eat.

The fancy new menu at the Rawmarsh School here?

“It’s rubbish,” said Andreas Petrou, an 11th grader. Instead, en route to school recently, he was enjoying a north of England specialty known as a chip butty: a French-fries-and-butter sandwich doused in vinegar.

“We didn’t get a choice,” he said of the school food. “They just told us we were having it.”

The government’s regulations, which took effect in September, have banished from school cafeterias the cheap, instantly gratifying meals that children love by default: the hamburgers, the French fries, the breaded, deep-fried processed meat, the sugary drinks.

[MilspecRob]

Whats suet?

[moog]

"Touché"

Like any football team I support--no offense. Now how do you get that little thing above the e? :)

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Hot pepper, wine, and garlic.

Ooooohhh, nice. Love pepper and garlic jellies.

Oh, and for what it's worth, the chip butty wasn't half bad. =-)

[null and void]

On a Mac I mash option, hold it down and squish e, then release and crush the e key again.

In wintel land it's start>all programs>accessories>character map, then copy and paste the appropriate character

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Whats suet?

Suet is raw beef or mutton fat..., especially the hard fat found around the loins and kidneys. It melts at about 21°C (70°F). It is a saturated fat.

[moog]

Thanks--I've always wondered about that. :)

[null and void]

There's also something called 'Key Caps' on a Mac it's similar to wintel's character map, except it shows where on the keyboard the option characters appear.

[moog]

Thanks again. :)

[MilspecRob]

sounds like a food group to me

[Gabz]

Oh, and for what it's worth, the chip butty wasn't half bad. =-)

LOL!!!! The idea of butter on fries just does not compute with me.

Ooooohhh, nice. Love pepper and garlic jellies.

I'm actually starting to make some money selling them :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Is it worth the waiting for?
If we live 'til eighty four
All we ever get is gru...el!
Ev'ry day we say our prayer --
Will they change the bill of fare?
Still we get the same old gru...el!
There is not a cust, not a crumb can we find,
Can we beg, can we borrow, or cadge,
But there's nothing to stop us from getting a thrill
When we all close our eyes and imag...ine

Food, glorious food!
Hot sausage and mustard!
While we're in the mood --
Cold jelly and custard!
Pease pudding and saveloys!
What next is the question?
Rich gentlemen have it, boys --
In-di-gestion!

[Dr.Zoidberg]

LOL!!!! The idea of butter on fries just does not compute with me.

Wasn't anything earth shattering, but wasn't bad.

I've eaten a lot worse, but that's a different story altogether...

I'm actually starting to make some money selling them :)

Nothing wrong with that. =-)

[Dr.Zoidberg]

sounds like a food group to me

LOL!!

Meat group, potato group, beer group and suet group.

Works for me.

[Gabz]

I've eaten a lot worse, but that's a different story altogether...

I know I have as well :)

Nothing wrong with that. =-)

Captialism, my friend, capitalism.....LOL!

I'm actually going over to a friend's farm in the morning after I take my daughter and her friend to school to pick peppers. They've got more than they can deal with and after tasting my jelly invited me to take as much I want.

There is no such animal in my mind as too many peppers and so I will gladly help them out in getting rid of those peppers :) I will leave a few jars of jellies in exchange........

[metesky]

“It doesn’t happen overnight; it takes an effort,” said Sonia Sharp, a local government official, speaking of the campaign to win the children over. “We have the responsibility for ensuring the health of our children. We want to teach them how to make the right choices for themselves.”

"The right choice is, of course, the one we choose for them", continued Msssss Not-So-Sharp.

[nina0113]

Try them fried in about an inch of olive oil, with a smidge of garlic. They start to open up, just like little Barbie cabbages, and the outer leaves get crispy & dark brown. I thaw out a bag of frozen ones & pat them dry first.