|
Post by jlschlangen on Sept 27, 2012 10:13:43 GMT -6
Ok you ladies have made me think about what I have said. I also need to clarify my SIL said the kids complaining at the school she works at in the kitchen is complaining b/c they need to take a fruit & or vegie or both and they don't want too. The family I know that I am related to eats 3 meals a day & a snack. The kids are very physical (active).
|
|
|
Post by cakemakermom on Sept 27, 2012 10:22:15 GMT -6
Those kids that are complaining about having to take a fruit or veggie haven't really been exposed to them before and now they're being forced to take them to get through the line. Many of them will probably just throw them away now, but with enough exposure, they might actually be inclined to eat them, especially if their peers are eating the fruits and veggies. It takes an average of about 10 times being exposed to a new food before a person (kid or adult) will actually enjoy them. It's a big change and will take time for the kids to get used to.
|
|
|
Post by sharon on Sept 27, 2012 10:39:36 GMT -6
And even if the kids who are in the upper grades now don't start eating more real food, at least the kids who are starting school will spend their years in schools where actual food is what is always being offered. It had to change at some point and those used to filling up on fries were never going to like it.
|
|
|
Post by healerarina on Sept 27, 2012 16:26:48 GMT -6
I for one am glad that they are changing the menus at schools. I never or rarely ate lunch provided by the school, it was nasty tasting, plus who knows how nutritional it was.
With these changes, I may actually make her eat the lunch provided by the school rather than pack DD a lunch.
|
|
|
Post by jlschlangen on Sept 27, 2012 19:51:53 GMT -6
You have good points there Sharon.
The kids I was talking about that were complaining were ages: 11, 14. I know their parents make them vegies, have fruit.
|
|
|
Post by cakemakermom on Sept 28, 2012 10:32:33 GMT -6
What 11 and 14 year old doesn't complain? Change is hard to handle, despite it being inevitable.
|
|
|
Post by elizac on Sept 28, 2012 11:23:15 GMT -6
Hmmmm.. I remember my brother at certain times eating so much more than at other times. Mom used to complain that he would drink half a gallon or more milk a day! Some kids are physically very active (like working on a farm or into sports) and 850 just might not be enough for them and they might need more protein. Can't they just have seconds?
|
|
|
Post by sharon on Sept 28, 2012 14:21:39 GMT -6
I think they can have as much fruits and veggies as they want but I don't think they can have seconds on protein or grains. But I can't find that in writing anywhere, so I may be wrong.
|
|
|
Post by elizac on Sept 28, 2012 14:35:28 GMT -6
I just calculated the calories that my son (20 months) and DD (3 y) had for lunch. I made pasta with cheese, little butter. They also ate olives, red sweet paprika (half each), and drank a cup of milk and had 2 mini oranges each. I calculated this to be 600 calories give or take. Then, my son slept for 2 hours and when he woke up he ate a bowl of whole milk plain yogurt with plain cheerios (close to 300 calories) and is finishing a pear (don't know the calorie count for it). It seems that he needed about 900 calories for lunch/after lunch and he had a big breakfast and a snack. So, again, I wonder if bigger kids need more proteins to keep them filled up and help their growing bodies. Oh, and both of my kids are quite lean
|
|
|
Post by sharon on Sept 28, 2012 14:52:56 GMT -6
What is red sweet paprika that they eat a half of? Sounds like something I'd like to know about.
|
|
|
Post by elizac on Oct 1, 2012 11:23:08 GMT -6
I meant red pepper. Linguistic transfer error.
|
|
|
Post by sharon on Oct 1, 2012 13:26:27 GMT -6
Oh! Thank you. I guess I'm not missing out some wonderful other kind of paprika after all
|
|
Back to the Top