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Is Your Child Getting a Healthy School Lunch?
Is your child eating a healthy lunch? Credit: AP, Paul Sakuma
President Barack Obama recently signed a bill designed to make school lunches healthier. First Lady Michelle Obama, who has campaigned against childhood obesity, praised the signing, saying that "nothing is more important than the health and well-being of our children."
We're all for healthy eating. (Healthy Families Challenge, anyone?) Still, we were wondering what our readers thought of the school lunches their children were currently eating. Are they healthy enough already? Or is there room for improvement on those plastic trays?
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12-29-2010 @ 11:58AM
Carin Pachmore said...I like packing lunches and making sure to include those Emergen-C packets. The kids love all the flavor varieties and it ensures an extra boost of nutrients and vitamin C for them. There's some Free Samples you can request on Http://bit.ly/GetWellStayHealthy and their free stuff page. You just add the little packet to some water and wa-la!
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12-29-2010 @ 1:38PM
Heather said...With so many foods banned it is very hard to pack a healthy lunch. I think if they are going to be banning food they should then have to provide the food.
We can't pack any peanut products, no nut products of any kind, no high allergy foods, IE no citrus, no wheat, no strawberrries, no bannanas, no soy....... So there isn't much left.
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12-29-2010 @ 5:20PM
Alicia said...You must live in an intense district. We weren't allowed to bring peanut products if a fellow student had a bad enough allergy that being near peanuts could set them off, but I know many people with severe fructose, gluten and soy allergies and none of them react to being in the vicinity of the products, they just can't ingest or touch them. Chances are, any child with an allergy that severe that is older than 7 is well aware of their allergy and won't be grabbing or eating what they know they're not supposed to.
12-29-2010 @ 11:53PM
Michelle said...Heather,
Peanuts are one thing, but I doubt you can't pack wheat. If that were the case, no kid would be eating a sandwich, cookies or crackers, unless they are all eating wheat-free bread, which is highly unlikely. And the school would not serve spaghetti, a kid favorite, as pasta is made from semolina, a wheat product.
12-29-2010 @ 7:08PM
Jasmine said...I'm a teen doing research about child development and I can tell y’all that I don’t eat healthy at school. I’m still slim. (110 pounds) I’m in high school now and every thing is a la carte so I normally just grab a cup of fries and a water so I can snack while studying.
I know for sure that younger kids throw always the nasty healthy food schools serve or you pack. Schools do not provide healthy, good food. The healthy options are always unappealing and a poor quality.
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12-29-2010 @ 11:48PM
Alicia said...Agreed. I was graduating just as all this healthy cafeteria trend was taking off and my high school installed a salad bar my junior year as a healthy option, but the lettuce was always wilted and the veggie toppings were always brown so no one ever wanted it, so ids ended up piling their plates with bacon bits, chick peas, croutons and ranch dressing.
12-30-2010 @ 5:06AM
roseallen said..."123 Get Samples" is the best source for free health product samples. Find tons of great stuff.
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12-30-2010 @ 3:45PM
Robin said...With this new plan, I don't think many students will eat it. :)
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