Thanks for reaching out to the students.
Our kids boycotted the school lunches last year for a week and we had the people in suits show up the next day to "improve the situation".
Slowly it does change-and this year we are fortunate to have a farmers market at the school run by students.
We need to give youth the tools and education to organize around better food issues-it is an equity issue-no surprise. And Local communities are the gatekeepers for how youth are treated. Speak up, Act, Organize-or your youth or they will continue to be spoonfed carbohydrates and subsidized commodities-corporate nutrition.
WEREFEDUP.com is a program in LA County that is doing a good job of engaging youth around these issues...
Keep up the good work Lee...
If you take a picture of a school lunch, describe where it is and what you think of it, don't work for SGT, and aren't a member of our families, you can enter. The goal of the contest to to showcase meals that are actually being offered to kids. I hope that helps.
I was a lunch monitor for a public middle school in Minnesota for 4 years while I went to college. I had the opportunity to eat the food there every day I worked and I did. I had no problems with it at all and some days I would even be excited to go to work for the lunch. They had everything a person needed on the food pyramid.
I do admit that most kids would not buy the school lunches and instead they would go to the snack window and buy chips, candy, ice cream, cookies and other junk foods. First of all, the junk food isn't good for them when that's all they eat at school. Second, most children don't throw away the wrappers to their junk food and they leave it for someone else to pick up. There is a lot of disrespect from the children these days when it comes to school lunches, the school, the staff, and their fellow classmates. I would say the disrespect is a bigger problem these days over the school lunches.
Overall, I would say get rid of the snack windows at schools even though it is a way for the school to make extra income. There are other ways to make money or to save money and to save the kids from unhealthy foods.
A wonderful story illustrating that good food comes from good people. You've also supported the common-sense idea that eating healthy and living stress-free are keys to longevity, whether for people or for dairy cows!
Tangled Noodle - I'm sure your soup was delicious, toss-whatcha-find into the pot, or not!
Emily - No worries about my forsaking pig and cow in favor of lentils! That'll never happen, but it is nice to shake things up a bit! I'll definitely check out The Vegetarian Myth - sounds fascinating! Thanks for the tip.
And finally, Rashmi - OH MY GOODNESS! I cannot wait to find you this summer! I love and adore the Mill City Farmers Market and I so look forward to sampling your dahl while sitting in the sun overlooking the mighty Mississippi! How's that for East meets Midwest?
On behalf of my students in Queens, New York, I want to say THANKS for this letter of apology. I can't wait to share it with them tomorrow! They know firsthand just how terrible school lunches can be. They are constantly served repetitive, flavorless, reheated, carb-heavy lunches, and they're (understandably) not happy about it. Check out their daily lunch reviews at the class website we've created in hopes of stirring up something better: http://schoollunchfoundguilty.wordpress.com
Thanks for reaching out to
Thanks for reaching out to the students.
Our kids boycotted the school lunches last year for a week and we had the people in suits show up the next day to "improve the situation".
Slowly it does change-and this year we are fortunate to have a farmers market at the school run by students.
We need to give youth the tools and education to organize around better food issues-it is an equity issue-no surprise. And Local communities are the gatekeepers for how youth are treated. Speak up, Act, Organize-or your youth or they will continue to be spoonfed carbohydrates and subsidized commodities-corporate nutrition.
WEREFEDUP.com is a program in LA County that is doing a good job of engaging youth around these issues...
Keep up the good work Lee...
Gehry,
Oakland, CA
here is a link to the kids cooking themselves food-because no one else is!!
http://teacherrevised.org/2010/01/29/the-schoolyard-foodie-keepin-it-rea...
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Hi Mary, If you take a
Hi Mary,
If you take a picture of a school lunch, describe where it is and what you think of it, don't work for SGT, and aren't a member of our families, you can enter. The goal of the contest to to showcase meals that are actually being offered to kids. I hope that helps.
Thanks,
Lee
May I enter this competiton,
May I enter this competiton, we are an education center/ Camp. We also provide meals to local schools and groups while they are on site.
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I was a lunch monitor for a
I was a lunch monitor for a public middle school in Minnesota for 4 years while I went to college. I had the opportunity to eat the food there every day I worked and I did. I had no problems with it at all and some days I would even be excited to go to work for the lunch. They had everything a person needed on the food pyramid.
I do admit that most kids would not buy the school lunches and instead they would go to the snack window and buy chips, candy, ice cream, cookies and other junk foods. First of all, the junk food isn't good for them when that's all they eat at school. Second, most children don't throw away the wrappers to their junk food and they leave it for someone else to pick up. There is a lot of disrespect from the children these days when it comes to school lunches, the school, the staff, and their fellow classmates. I would say the disrespect is a bigger problem these days over the school lunches.
Overall, I would say get rid of the snack windows at schools even though it is a way for the school to make extra income. There are other ways to make money or to save money and to save the kids from unhealthy foods.
A wonderful story
A wonderful story illustrating that good food comes from good people. You've also supported the common-sense idea that eating healthy and living stress-free are keys to longevity, whether for people or for dairy cows!
Tangled Noodle - I'm sure
Tangled Noodle - I'm sure your soup was delicious, toss-whatcha-find into the pot, or not!
Emily - No worries about my forsaking pig and cow in favor of lentils! That'll never happen, but it is nice to shake things up a bit! I'll definitely check out The Vegetarian Myth - sounds fascinating! Thanks for the tip.
And finally, Rashmi - OH MY GOODNESS! I cannot wait to find you this summer! I love and adore the Mill City Farmers Market and I so look forward to sampling your dahl while sitting in the sun overlooking the mighty Mississippi! How's that for East meets Midwest?
FoodTeacherAmy, what a great
FoodTeacherAmy, what a great school (except for those lunches :-)) and class. You are one of my new food heroes. I love that blog. Way to go!
Nick, thanks for your note too - this is your fault in a way. :-)
On behalf of my students in
On behalf of my students in Queens, New York, I want to say THANKS for this letter of apology. I can't wait to share it with them tomorrow! They know firsthand just how terrible school lunches can be. They are constantly served repetitive, flavorless, reheated, carb-heavy lunches, and they're (understandably) not happy about it. Check out their daily lunch reviews at the class website we've created in hopes of stirring up something better: http://schoollunchfoundguilty.wordpress.com