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Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Friday, December 08, 2006 - 1:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
They cheat in the end?

not cheating. If its legal well.....wink wink!

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ROTFL Chilli, thx for laying out the School lunches for me since I missed that part.

ala carte was pizza, chicken nuggets, chicken patties, tater tots.

HEY! That is what our HOSPITAL cafeteria would serve too. Except on Friday...since it was owned by catholics they would DEEP FRY fish and chips.

Many of us complained that a Hospital of all places should have healthy food off of the grill. NOPE, they continued with greasy fries and burgers etc.

BUT, there was a fresh salad bar and later added a "made fresh to order" sandwich bar. LOL

sigh, I confess I did like Fridays. Great fish n chips LOL

On topic as per school lunch. We never had that at our school that I remember. I do remember machines with Apples, yoghurts sandwiches. I HATE premade sandwiches so I really dont remember eating lunch ever. a Coke and a stick of Black licorice. No wonder I was so thin in school LOL

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Friday, December 08, 2006 - 2:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
I guess I was lucky because we had stuff like meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, stewed tomatoes, beets, fried or roasted chicken, every now and then fries and hamburgers but that was like once a month. Homemade cakes even. Our cooks were great.

Sunshyne4u, did you get the part where the cafeteria lady told Bob the vegetable of the day was tater tots? Can you believe it?

My son won't eat any of the stuff they serve. If he doesn't run over to McD's for a chicken wrap then he's starving when I pick him up. He says the food is just nasty. He's 5'11" and weighs about 170.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Friday, December 08, 2006 - 4:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
well, technically it is. LOL Tater tots are actually real potato....not like those weird homogenous mystery-content fries LOL

If a school really wanted to get kids to eat vegatables they could make platters and yummy dip OR just puree' the Vegs INTO the dip. Like Spinach Artichoke plus Tortilla chips. Kids would be getting a big dose of vegs and not even realize it LOL

Bearlee
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05-18-2005

Friday, December 08, 2006 - 8:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bearlee a private message Print Post    
My girls are in Elementary school and thier choices every day are:
1. A hot dish, ex: Pizza, Cheeseburger, Chicken Fries, Baked Chicken, Tacos, Chicken Tenders, etc
2. A cold dish, ex: ham, turkey, bologna, tuna sandwiches
3. Salads, ex: Oriental with grilled chicken, Garden salad with egg, Chicken Cobb, Taco, Chicken Caesar, etc

All come with milk or juice & fruit. 1 & 2 come with side vegetable like salad, fries, carrots w/ranch dip, steamed broccoli w/cheese, tomato soup, baked beans. 3 comes with crackers or a dinner roll.

I think my kids are eating a whole lot better than what I would send in for them.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Friday, December 08, 2006 - 2:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
you know, that is the truth. Bearlee, my mom used to pack a chintzy lunch when I was in elementary school. Koolaid in a little Canning jar and a thin barely filled sandwich. If there was a meal program for FREE at the school I would have eaten.

IF there was a charge for the food my cheap mom would have still made me bring my third hand lunchbox and semi-food.

In many ways I think the way I was raised has given me little enjoyment in the act of eating. Often even now I eat as a function not because I'm hungry.

My question...Are those school lunches Free?? so all income levels can get them

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, December 08, 2006 - 3:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Out here the free lunch program is only for low income families. I don't remember what the limit is though. 4th and 5th graders work in the cafeteria and can get free lunch the days they do but because there are so many kids, they usually only get to work in their a few times each year.

They're also moving towards more healthy meals. It's a big thing out here now (including a new rule about not bringing cupcakes and such to school for parties anymore) the move towards healthy foods and better choices for kids. They might have hamburgers for the main dish but they get a salad with it, baked potato wedges instead of fried potatoes, and some fresh fruit. They only get chocolate milk one day a week, Friday, the rest is white. There are far more fresh veggies (plus cooked ones) like carrot sticks and a teaspoon or two of ranch dip. They've also stopped serving desserts, except for special days (once a month they have a birthday party for all the kids who had birthdays that month with a cake, or pie the last day before Thanksgiving or winter breaks.) Let me rephrase that...they have not done away with desserts, they've done away with most sugary desserts. The kids now get things like baked apple slices with cinnamon or a fruit salad over cookies or ice cream. The school also now sells a healthy snack for a quarter at each of the recesses.

The last couple years I've been pretty impressed with the school lunch menu. This year they've had such a great mix of healthy foods that I've been sending the kids lunch money instead of sack lunches. Not to mention it costs $6.25 a week for each one of them to buy school lunches and there's no hassle trying to find things that will hold up to several hours of no refrigeration.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Friday, December 08, 2006 - 9:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
My question...Are those school lunches Free?? so all income levels can get them

Did you mean that for me, Sunshyne4u? Ours are not free unless you qualify as low income. I don't qualify. If you just buy the daily lunch it is $2.75 per day in high school. The ala carte stuff is more and then they have gatoraid type drinks at $1 each, ice cream, etc. We did not know the kids could spend all they wanted for lunch and no one monitored. I sent in $100 for his school lunch account and it was gone in a month. He was buying ice cream and all kinds of stuff with his lunch money. He didn't know either as they just told him to choose what he wanted and never told him it costs more. He just thought it was the same everyday no matter what he got because that's the way it is in the lower grades. Apparently no one explains this to the kids. When I talked with them at the school they said we discussed it at parent's night but at parent's night you could barely hear what anyone was saying so we didn't know.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Friday, December 08, 2006 - 10:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
so low income kids, like I was, would be humilated when they go to get their 'free' lunch?

Sounds like something I'd refuse to be involved in as a kid. I hated sticking out in the crowd.

But Elementary/high school is decades in the past LOL

Glad that they have something for kids...I only hope that there is some way...like a punch card, that low income can blend in with the richer kids.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, December 08, 2006 - 10:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Well, again I can only say for our school, but no, low income kids aren't humiliated. Our cafeteria uses what is basically an atm keypad. Each kid has their own pin number that they have to punch in (the number follows them from k through 8th at least and if they forget their number they can either ask their teacher or give their name to the cafeteria worker who will look it up and give it to them.) You can either send in money to their account, like what Chili described, or send in cash everyday if your kid doesn't eat school lunch all the time. Unless the kid mentions it to someone else though, no one knows if they're recieving free lunches or if their parents put money on their accounts. The pin numbers not only bring up the childs account to the cashier to show if they recieve free lunch or have money in their accounts, but also alerts the cafeteria workers of food allergies/medical conditions that might require a substitute.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 12:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
alerts the cafeteria workers of food allergies/medical conditions that might require a substitute

excellent idea LOL I can just imagine all those kiddlings lined up doing their "secret codes" LOL

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 2:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
Wargod, that's exactly what ours has. Before the started the ATM like thing though the food service worker used a computer and no one knew anything.

Still no thoughts from anyone on why the school cafeteria would be expected to make money?

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 4:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
Quite ironic that Eric had to vote out his last team mate but had to keep Kai over Jaron out of loyalty. What?

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 5:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Still no thoughts from anyone on why the school cafeteria would be expected to make money?

Guessing here... but I think it would be like anywhere else and profits are certainly better than not making any. Maybe not a true profit, per se, but I would think that cafeteria workers are not "reimburseables" so to speak and making money would help to offset their wages. As a therapist, when I treat children my wages are reimburseable because the district pays my school for my services. Just a thought.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 5:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
I would think it's the same all over for public schools but I don't know. In Fairbanks the school district pays the salary of the food service people and provides the meals. The kids pay $2.25 in elementary and $2.75 in junior high and high school for each hot lunch. Jr. high and high school also have ala carte items they can purchase; pizza, burritos, etc. at an additonal charge. The State and Federal governments help subsidize these programs. There is a provision for free lunch for low income kids. Why would a government sponsored program need to make a profit. Since the tax payers pay for this stuff wouldn't the tax payers be entitled to profit sharing? If it were 'for profit' you'd think they'd serve better stuff.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 5:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
I highly doubt there is any profit making going on. My school is probably like most and it falls under the not-for-profit umbrella. We are supposed to be as self sufficient as we can be because the subsidies the state and federal governments provide are often substandard for our children's needs.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 6:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
I know. Half my property tax goes to the schools.

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 8:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
Wow...I never cared that I got free/reduced lunches. It never even crossed my mind that I should be humiliated. I just wanted to eat.

I went to a small school and all we had was the Tray line and the Burger line. There was no ala carte or Salad bar or anything of that nature.

You got to choose between the Hot lunch of the day or a Hamburger and fries. Then on Pizza day, both lines were pizza.

I ate the burger and fries more than anything else. In fact, my Senior year, I was asked to work in the Cafeteria passing out condiments...as the kids came through the line...I was the ketchup guy...passing out lettuce, onion and tomato for the burgers. I also passed out the ketchup packets for the fries and mayonaise packets for burgers. Everybody wanted to be my friend so I would give them an extra ketchup. It was only two Ketchups...no more. Come to think of it...I should have used my Ketchup power a little more ruthlessly...

Anyway, I got free or reduced lunch. Didn't care if anybody knew and I got as much food as I wanted my senior year because I was the ketchup guy! And on Pizza day...I got two...yes count them...two slices of pizza instead of one.

Everybody was jealous.

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 12:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
:-)

Bearlee
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05-18-2005

Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 2:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bearlee a private message Print Post    
I pay $2.10 every day per child for thier lunches. But to make a lunch and send it in would probably be just as much. they offer reduced lunch at $0.40 per lunch for low income families. We also have the keypad computer thing where I just send in money to be put on thier account each month.

Jennys13
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09-19-2005

Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 8:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jennys13 a private message Print Post    
As for cafeterias making profits, sometimes the food service is run by an outside company. I think Chartwell does the high school here. My son is in elementary school and it's $2.25 a day, that's the state maximum price for that level. They serve cheese pizza everyday (may be on a whole wheat crust, not sure), another hot meal and also have a salad or sandwich choice. We use the keypads also. He takes lunch most days.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 8:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
Wow...I never cared that I got free/reduced lunches. It never even crossed my mind that I should be humiliated. I just wanted to eat.

nicky, my jr school was rough. Lots of gangs due to the fact it was six bus-ed in districts including the Aboriginal Reservation. you didnt want to "stand out" or risk being targeted.

I was one of the "bussed in kids" which immediately made the locals alot more testy.

dont get me wrong, I loved my school years. I think it gave me great insight into all income levels and the behaviour that comes from each.

I also saw way too much for someone my age. I was just 12yrs old when starting Jr High.

ON TOPIC LOL

Yes. I agree Chilli. Eric didnt seem to like Kai during the show. She is actually more of a threat than Jaron was...due to weight she still can lose. He was almost at prime

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 9:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Biggest Loser. has problems.
Our lunch program in our district is a 'bid contract' when the contract was rebid and went to a new company - it fell well short of taste, and had everyone (esp teachers who buy an "alternate" teacher only menu - usually salads!) There just wasnt as much food as in previous years!

Well the company went out of their way (imho) to make us happy!! They offer so many choices as a substitute it can be quite daunting to take lunch count! (where are the teachers' secretaries? Lol)

The choices include : Yougurt (with a fruit, chips (like whole grain sunchips, or baked lays) or Sandwich - which usually comes with pickles, chips, and fruit... or salad (codes Y, N, L!) which comes with some sides... and they are different each day of the week - and the kids can choose a "sack" lunch, which has different sandwiches (including peanut butter) often carrot or celery sticks, now apples presliced) Then the Hot lunch choice which is different each day of the week.

Our district like everywhere also has kids that our diabetic, so it includes the nutritional information - and I dont remember when it happened... but NO desserts.. no puddings, cakes, etc!

The junior high has a salad bar, and a "choice" bar of burgers, or pizza (depending on the day of the week) and pretzels...(at least they did last year, I havent looked at the choices this year!) The salad bar is like most typical fast food bars - a few green bean salads, usually a protein, like tuna salad, chicken salad or egg salad... fresh raw veggies (cukes, tomatoes, peppers) 3 choices of dressings (including Fat Free) sunflower seeds... its really popular, and lots of great choices... (as well as not so great, those heavy laden mayo salads - yum! *g)and its the same price as hot lunches!

Each school has a no or "peanut free" zone - tables that are carefully monitored (did you know candy corn is not peanut free?!)

Our free lunch program is handled by the office - but there is a "code" each student gets a lunch card (one lunch is $2.10) all cards have a black sharpie line at the top - to the right free, in the middle reduced (50%) to the left full priced (or vice versa! *G) I dont know if the students much care - or most of them dont even notice!

Its been an interesting read about lunches at schools!

Nickovtyme
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07-29-2004

Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 2:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
http://www.willosweb.com/blog/archives/746#more-746

A pretty good interview with Matt Hoover...last seasons Winner.

Woofy
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08-09-2001

Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 10:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Woofy a private message Print Post    
I'm wondering what ever happened to Jillian Michaels, the brunette trainer who (first season) came off like a and from the second season on became "just one of the gang?"

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Monday, December 11, 2006 - 1:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
http://www.jillianmichaels.com/publicsite/funnel/index.aspx?promo=4E697054-2480-458B-A19A-63257FD1001A