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Post by HMARK Center on Apr 12, 2011 12:00:11 GMT -5
I doubt the school would go through with this plan if they didn't have kosher/vegan/etc. meals in mind. Let's at least give them that much credit unless proven otherwise.
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Post by Red Impact on Apr 12, 2011 12:04:59 GMT -5
I doubt the school would go through with this plan if they didn't have kosher/vegan/etc. meals in mind. Let's at least give them that much credit unless proven otherwise. Doesn't have to be kosher. What about halal? What if the kid's parents want them on a gluten free diet but they don't have an allergy? These are things most restaurants don't take into account, and I don't have much faith that a school, operating on a lowest bidder situation, would. Yeah, they'll have vegan options because they serve veggies, but you still can't decide on a "one-sized-fits-all" policy in regards to nutrition because one size doesn't fit all.
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Post by hassanchop on Apr 12, 2011 12:31:41 GMT -5
Fascists
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Post by Cela on Apr 12, 2011 15:30:07 GMT -5
Low protein gruel for the leader.
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Post by Predator McBroski on Apr 12, 2011 15:44:53 GMT -5
Reading that made me feel my IQ dropping. Just increase the amount of PE, and make school lunches actually healthy+delicious. Boom, I just made a logical suggestion.
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Post by HMARK Center on Apr 12, 2011 16:56:29 GMT -5
I doubt the school would go through with this plan if they didn't have kosher/vegan/etc. meals in mind. Let's at least give them that much credit unless proven otherwise. Doesn't have to be kosher. What about halal? What if the kid's parents want them on a gluten free diet but they don't have an allergy? These are things most restaurants don't take into account, and I don't have much faith that a school, operating on a lowest bidder situation, would. Yeah, they'll have vegan options because they serve veggies, but you still can't decide on a "one-sized-fits-all" policy in regards to nutrition because one size doesn't fit all. Does it say in the article that it's going to be uniform in what's offered to students? All schools offer daily options for school lunch these days. I'm just saying let's at least give a modicum of credit that an entire school or school system wouldn't initiate a program like this unless they knew those bases were covered. They know full well how much of a mess they'll be in if they don't offer gluten-free (just as one example) lunch options.
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Post by rogers67 on Apr 12, 2011 16:58:37 GMT -5
I doubt the school would go through with this plan if they didn't have kosher/vegan/etc. meals in mind. Let's at least give them that much credit unless proven otherwise. [cole] THEY'll be VEGAN NERDS WHO WON'T WATCH TV AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES! [/cole]
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Post by FinalGwen on Apr 12, 2011 17:31:45 GMT -5
Jamie Oliver is an ass, an idiot and I wouldn't trust him with my life. Because? Because he's a jumped up posh psuedo-cockney who thinks he's qualified to dictate government policy because he had the hugely important position of "that famous TV chef. No, not Gordon Ramsay or Nigella Lawson, the annoying mockney one!", maybe? Charlie Brooker explains some of the slightly suspicious aspects of Oliver here: (Warning, lots of very amusing bad language, as is Brooker's usual style.)
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Post by Alex Shelley on Apr 12, 2011 17:37:05 GMT -5
I doubt the school would go through with this plan if they didn't have kosher/vegan/etc. meals in mind. Let's at least give them that much credit unless proven otherwise. Doesn't have to be kosher. What about halal? What if the kid's parents want them on a gluten free diet but they don't have an allergy? These are things most restaurants don't take into account, and I don't have much faith that a school, operating on a lowest bidder situation, would. Yeah, they'll have vegan options because they serve veggies, but you still can't decide on a "one-sized-fits-all" policy in regards to nutrition because one size doesn't fit all. I would certainly hope that the school would allow Muslim or Jewish students, or students of any other religion to bring their own food. I agree that there's no way in hell a school is going to offer halal food unless it were in an area with a large Muslim population. As far as gluten free, those parents should be sat down and informed that unless you have celiac disease, gluten free diets are pointless.
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Post by Mac on Apr 12, 2011 17:58:39 GMT -5
Just for craps and chuckles, I checked my local schools menu's to see what healthy option they will be providing this week.
Middle School
MONDAY Buffalo Chicken Sub w/ Goldfish crackers and celery
TUESDAY Rib B-Ques w french fries and cucumber slices
WEDNESDAY Twin TAcos w/ all the fixin's and Spanish rice
THURSDAY Italian Sub potato chips and savory green beans
FRIDAY Pizza, Mozzarella Sticks and Chicken Soup
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Post by Red Impact on Apr 12, 2011 18:03:00 GMT -5
Doesn't have to be kosher. What about halal? What if the kid's parents want them on a gluten free diet but they don't have an allergy? These are things most restaurants don't take into account, and I don't have much faith that a school, operating on a lowest bidder situation, would. Yeah, they'll have vegan options because they serve veggies, but you still can't decide on a "one-sized-fits-all" policy in regards to nutrition because one size doesn't fit all. Does it say in the article that it's going to be uniform in what's offered to students? All schools offer daily options for school lunch these days. I'm just saying let's at least give a modicum of credit that an entire school or school system wouldn't initiate a program like this unless they knew those bases were covered. They know full well how much of a mess they'll be in if they don't offer gluten-free (just as one example) lunch options. Except most schools don't give those options. You want us to give them credit, maybe if they put their menu up then I might. But going from school menus of the vast majority of schools I've seen, they'll offer vegetables, maybe a salad bar, and then an entree or two. They're not nearly as diverse as you make them out to because diversity costs money. Making multiple entrees is more expensive and school lunches have to be extremely cheap. Kids are picky eaters, and many will just go hungry if they don't have something they like (and that's great for health!).
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Post by FUNK_US/BRODUS on Apr 12, 2011 18:49:56 GMT -5
Doesn't have to be kosher. What about halal? What if the kid's parents want them on a gluten free diet but they don't have an allergy? These are things most restaurants don't take into account, and I don't have much faith that a school, operating on a lowest bidder situation, would. Yeah, they'll have vegan options because they serve veggies, but you still can't decide on a "one-sized-fits-all" policy in regards to nutrition because one size doesn't fit all. I would certainly hope that the school would allow Muslim or Jewish students, or students of any other religion to bring their own food. I agree that there's no way in hell a school is going to offer halal food unless it were in an area with a large Muslim population. As far as gluten free, those parents should be sat down and informed that unless you have celiac disease, gluten free diets are pointless. The problem then arises that kids will complain that if the Muslim kid or the Jewish kid gets to bring in their own stuff, then why cant they? Just another reason why this just does not work. Let the kids bring in their own damn lunches. And is that really true about gluten free diets? I see a lot of gluten free crap on the shelves here in England and I often wonder who that caters to.
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Post by r. on Apr 12, 2011 18:59:15 GMT -5
And school dips another level into stupidty.
Iv'e got a PB&J sandwich, a bag of potatochips, a pudding pack, and a juice box, Anyone wanna trade?
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