Comments for Fed Up With Lunch http://fedupwithlunch.com The School Lunch Project Thu, 17 May 2012 05:14:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on CSA 2012: Week 3 — One Tired Salad Spinner by Pam http://fedupwithlunch.com/2012/05/csa-2012-week-3-one-tired-salad-spinner/comment-page-1/#comment-20889 Pam Thu, 17 May 2012 05:14:59 +0000 http://fedupwithlunch.com/?p=4872#comment-20889 Kale is my 2 year old's favorite green. I melt tallow or lard in a sautée pan, add some sliced sweet onions which I cook until translucent, then add in a bunch of sliced baby portabella mushrooms. After a few minutes I add a ton of chopped kale. You can heap it on because once it's cooked, it really shrinks down. Usually I put a lid on my pan to get my kale to cook faster. While doing all this, I add liberal amounts of salt and pepper to the whole thing. I've also added cooked beans, meat, poultry, or bacon to this. I serve it as a main dish or a side dish depending on how much I make and what I put in it. Kale is easily the green we always keep on hand! We also toss it into smoothies. Enjoy your bounty! Kale is my 2 year old’s favorite green. I melt tallow or lard in a sautée pan, add some sliced sweet onions which I cook until translucent, then add in a bunch of sliced baby portabella mushrooms. After a few minutes I add a ton of chopped kale. You can heap it on because once it’s cooked, it really shrinks down. Usually I put a lid on my pan to get my kale to cook faster. While doing all this, I add liberal amounts of salt and pepper to the whole thing.

I’ve also added cooked beans, meat, poultry, or bacon to this. I serve it as a main dish or a side dish depending on how much I make and what I put in it.

Kale is easily the green we always keep on hand! We also toss it into smoothies.

Enjoy your bounty!

]]> Comment on Guest blog: French Kids School Lunch Project by Sarka http://fedupwithlunch.com/2012/05/guest-blog-french-kids-school-lunch-project/comment-page-1/#comment-20888 Sarka Wed, 16 May 2012 22:42:25 +0000 http://fedupwithlunch.com/?p=4813#comment-20888 An inspiration: http://whatsforschoollunch.blogspot.com/ An inspiration:

http://whatsforschoollunch.blogspot.com/

]]> Comment on My idea by Niche Blogs: What Kids Eat - Sopaipleto » Sopaipleto http://fedupwithlunch.com/2010/01/eating-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-20885 Niche Blogs: What Kids Eat - Sopaipleto » Sopaipleto Tue, 15 May 2012 17:10:58 +0000 http://fedupwithlunch.com/?p=3268#comment-20885 [...] Wu started an interesting project in January of 2010. The public school teacher decided to eat a cafeteria lunch at school every day for a year and [...] [...] Wu started an interesting project in January of 2010. The public school teacher decided to eat a cafeteria lunch at school every day for a year and [...]

]]> Comment on CSA 2012: Week 2 — Little White Orbs of Yum by Giulia http://fedupwithlunch.com/2012/05/csa-2012-week-2-little-white-orbs-of-yum/comment-page-1/#comment-20884 Giulia Tue, 15 May 2012 16:51:31 +0000 http://fedupwithlunch.com/?p=4825#comment-20884 You can make spinach risotto You can make spinach risotto

]]> Comment on My idea by Niche Blogs: What Kids Eat - Cine Sopaipleto » Cine Sopaipleto http://fedupwithlunch.com/2010/01/eating-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-20882 Niche Blogs: What Kids Eat - Cine Sopaipleto » Cine Sopaipleto Tue, 15 May 2012 15:31:59 +0000 http://fedupwithlunch.com/?p=3268#comment-20882 [...] Wu started an interesting project in January of 2010. The public school teacher decided to eat a cafeteria lunch at school every day for a year and [...] [...] Wu started an interesting project in January of 2010. The public school teacher decided to eat a cafeteria lunch at school every day for a year and [...]

]]> Comment on My idea by World’s Strangest | Niche Blogs: What Kids Eat http://fedupwithlunch.com/2010/01/eating-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-20881 World’s Strangest | Niche Blogs: What Kids Eat Tue, 15 May 2012 15:21:09 +0000 http://fedupwithlunch.com/?p=3268#comment-20881 [...] Wu started an interesting project in January of 2010. The public school teacher decided to eat a cafeteria lunch at school every day for a year and [...] [...] Wu started an interesting project in January of 2010. The public school teacher decided to eat a cafeteria lunch at school every day for a year and [...]

]]> Comment on Guest post: The NO Squad by Dr Jack Lapolla http://fedupwithlunch.com/2012/05/guest-post-the-no-squad/comment-page-1/#comment-20880 Dr Jack Lapolla Tue, 15 May 2012 15:11:39 +0000 http://fedupwithlunch.com/?p=4851#comment-20880 Congratulations to Fed Up With Lunch for highlighting NO. Both address the vitally important issue of childhood obesity, but from different, though complimentary approaches. NO tries to show how students can influence their own lives through direct action. An educator of 48 years, now retired, I am keenly aware of the power of giving students the skills and attitudes necessary to make informed decisions, especially about their future and that of our country. Adults should encourage middle-school agers to read this book. The narrative flows smoothly, and the message is clear: be aware and make wise food choices. But, a book with only nutritional advice is unlikely to keep their interest. NO is a lively mystery that will keep youngsters turning pages. Congratulations to Fed Up With Lunch for highlighting NO. Both address the vitally important issue of childhood obesity, but from different, though complimentary approaches. NO tries to show how students can influence their own lives through direct action. An educator of 48 years, now retired, I am keenly aware of the power of giving students the skills and attitudes necessary to make informed decisions, especially about their future and that of our country.

Adults should encourage middle-school agers to read this book. The narrative flows smoothly, and the message is clear: be aware and make wise food choices. But, a book with only nutritional advice is unlikely to keep their interest. NO is a lively mystery that will keep youngsters turning pages.

]]> Comment on Guest blog: French Kids School Lunch Project by Amoxelle http://fedupwithlunch.com/2012/05/guest-blog-french-kids-school-lunch-project/comment-page-1/#comment-20879 Amoxelle Tue, 15 May 2012 11:38:50 +0000 http://fedupwithlunch.com/?p=4813#comment-20879 I love this blog! I discovered it during one of my very short lunch periods as a teacher at work. I love how they are using locally available foods and keeping the lunch menu constantly changing instead of having the same foods over and over again.( We have the worst problem with our vegetarian options here in Memphis being repeated over every week. ) I love this blog! I discovered it during one of my very short lunch periods as a teacher at work. I love how they are using locally available foods and keeping the lunch menu constantly changing instead of having the same foods over and over again.( We have the worst problem with our vegetarian options here in Memphis being repeated over every week. )

]]> Comment on Guest blog: French Kids School Lunch Project by Maggie May http://fedupwithlunch.com/2012/05/guest-blog-french-kids-school-lunch-project/comment-page-1/#comment-20877 Maggie May Tue, 15 May 2012 06:53:01 +0000 http://fedupwithlunch.com/?p=4813#comment-20877 It is almost impossible not to be fed up with hearing about how the French do EVERYTHING better, including apparently, feeding their children, but I can't argue with real food cooked cheaply without a bunch of fat, colorings,sugar etc. Pinned. Great blog. I am trying so hard to continue feeding our four kids organic whole foods but it's damn expensive. It is almost impossible not to be fed up with hearing about how the French do EVERYTHING better, including apparently, feeding their children, but I can’t argue with real food cooked cheaply without a bunch of fat, colorings,sugar etc.

Pinned. Great blog. I am trying so hard to continue feeding our four kids organic whole foods but it’s damn expensive.

]]> Comment on “Just pack!” and other ridiculous notions by Doug Dwyer http://fedupwithlunch.com/2012/04/just-pack-and-other-ridiculous-notions/comment-page-1/#comment-20876 Doug Dwyer Mon, 14 May 2012 12:08:27 +0000 http://fedupwithlunch.com/?p=4746#comment-20876 You are right. Packing lunch is agood thing, but in the end not the answer, particularly as kids get older. In the 70's when I started teaching there was a great deal of experimenting going on in teaching, learning and curriculum. Some turned out to be great ideas, some not so much. One of the proposals was to let the kids determine the curriculum. A little idealistic even for those days. I wrote a piece for the teachers' paper I called "The Ice Cream Curriculum". I was working in a middle school at the time and simple observation told me that middle schoolers were not good judges of what to eat. The rule of the pack in middle school is "do what the cool kids do". Bringing your lunch was frowned upon and the lunch often wound up in the garbage. Real change occurs when the schools offer healthy foods with some options. That, with bagging it, will make the difference. We need to remember that the kids are part of the problem and need to be part of the solution. At least in middle school, certain groups of kids did and will lead the way-positively or negatively. You are right. Packing lunch is agood thing, but in the end not the answer, particularly as kids get older. In the 70′s when I started teaching there was a great deal of experimenting going on in teaching, learning and curriculum. Some turned out to be great ideas, some not so much.
One of the proposals was to let the kids determine the curriculum. A little idealistic even for those days. I wrote a piece for the teachers’ paper I called “The Ice Cream Curriculum”. I was working in a middle school at the time and simple observation told me that middle schoolers were not good judges of what to eat. The rule of the pack in middle school is “do what the cool kids do”. Bringing your lunch was frowned upon and the lunch often wound up in the garbage.
Real change occurs when the schools offer healthy foods with some options. That, with bagging it, will make the difference. We need to remember that the kids are part of the problem and need to be part of the solution. At least in middle school, certain groups of kids did and will lead the way-positively or negatively.

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