tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post7156681789674731745..comments2024-02-13T17:18:33.498-05:00Comments on Better D.C. School Food: D.C. Schools to Discontinue Flavored Milk, Sugary CerealEd Bruskehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-21181894449596231502011-09-21T18:54:39.186-04:002011-09-21T18:54:39.186-04:00As an obese women who struggles everyday to try to...As an obese women who struggles everyday to try to break the sugar habit I am thrilled schools are waking up to how serious this issue can be. I have been in two treatment centers & had gastric by-bass surgery & I still struggle daily to fight my addiction to sugar. Keep up the good work you give us all hope!Houston Web Designhttp://social-fuel.com/services/creative/houstonwebsitedesign/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-61252494823515221012010-10-08T13:06:59.422-04:002010-10-08T13:06:59.422-04:00Great Job! It shows the school concern to our chil...Great Job! It shows the school concern to our children's health. Thanks DC.iampeter2010http://iampeter2010.wordpress.com/bridalshoesflats/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-68149252333036265852010-09-29T07:32:07.186-04:002010-09-29T07:32:07.186-04:00Useful information, many thanks to the author. It ...Useful information, many thanks to the author. It is puzzling to me now, but in general, the usefulness and importance is overwhelming. Very much thanks again and good luck!kosher new yorkhttp://www.aviglatt.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-83443906991684585382010-09-03T19:26:21.953-04:002010-09-03T19:26:21.953-04:00Terrific work! This is the type of information tha...Terrific work! This is the type of information that should be shared around the web. Shame on the search engines for not positioning this post higher!Rich Pinnellhttp://www.thecamstuds.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-12208932799075151862010-07-02T15:20:04.228-04:002010-07-02T15:20:04.228-04:00I am a teacher in a public school. Someone made a ...I am a teacher in a public school. Someone made a comment that students look up to us and the choices we make. Well, my students don't see my lunch, because I am on lunch break when they eat. They should, however, see their parents and the choices the parents make for a healthy meal. <br />I have also seen kids bring worse choices from home (if that is at all possible) than the junk that is served in the cafeteria. My school also offers extra dessert the kids can purchase. I always told the kids that they need to at least eat their entree and one veggie side before they can get dessert. I was told by the cafeteria manager that this is against the rules, since the fed. gov. pays for their lunch, and we cannot dicatate what they choose from the menu. <br />Do you parents let your kids choose what's for dinner at home? Do you cook 5 different things, and then let them take the one with the least nutritional value? I don't. At my house, I cook one dinner and you can take it or leave it. Why can't schools do that? Schools are not restaurants where we have to please everybody. If you let the kids choose, they will have a burger and fries. Justg like if you let them choose whether to do homework or not. Kids do not know what is best for them yet. That is still our job as parents!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-62560915449738432352010-07-02T09:44:35.978-04:002010-07-02T09:44:35.978-04:00As an obese women who struggles everyday to try to...As an obese women who struggles everyday to try to break the sugar habit I am thrilled schools are waking up to how serious this issue can be. I have been in two treatment centers & had gastric by-bass surgery & I still struggle daily to fight my addiction to sugar. Keep up the good work you give us all hope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-40649653170506987252010-07-01T17:44:56.680-04:002010-07-01T17:44:56.680-04:00This is wonderful. I hope This inspires flavored m...This is wonderful. I hope This inspires flavored milk to be banned from schools everywhereEllnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-72984446900097641532010-06-30T22:05:49.265-04:002010-06-30T22:05:49.265-04:00Such a good and exciting thing to hear!! I work in...Such a good and exciting thing to hear!! I work in a daycare with children between the ages of 1 and 5 and i am so heartbroken over the food we are "required" by the fda to give them. Sugary cereals first thing in the morning, and all processed food all day every day! And everyone is wondering why there are so many kids in our center that are either bouncing off the walls or are really irritable. I wish everyone would pay more attention and get with it!!Kelly Stotlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-41322572322346203342010-06-30T17:07:12.954-04:002010-06-30T17:07:12.954-04:00i just wish Portugal would do the same..!i just wish Portugal would do the same..!Miguel Ângelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495225433227191295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-63205224216203938332010-06-30T12:52:23.102-04:002010-06-30T12:52:23.102-04:00milk is already sweet (lactose!). things with the ...milk is already sweet (lactose!). things with the suffix -ose are usually sugar oriented. lactose, fructose, glucose, sucrose. <br /><br />no need for flavored milk in schools. let parents make that decision in the home.keri marionhttp://scratch.kerimarion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-77500646476248860192010-06-30T10:43:16.105-04:002010-06-30T10:43:16.105-04:00That is fantastic news. Seeing the photo of the f...That is fantastic news. Seeing the photo of the fruit loops being covered in strawberry milk makes me cringe. Hope this is only city one of thousands!!HereComesTheBloghttp://www.herecomestheblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-1668715228361178512010-06-30T07:29:54.418-04:002010-06-30T07:29:54.418-04:00This is fantastic! Hopefully it's only the be...This is fantastic! Hopefully it's only the beginning!Sean Pfeiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595531871282717617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-1580795259107221532010-06-30T00:13:49.614-04:002010-06-30T00:13:49.614-04:00that's great!!! Being a foreigner living in th...that's great!!! Being a foreigner living in the US I was appalled at what kids eat here at lunch times. And the thought of my toddler son going to school getting junk served to him was unbearable (don't worry, i pack lunch for my husband and will also do this for my son when he goes to school). I was super excited Jamie was coming here, and was hoping he could make a change here too. Dc is the beginning! Let Oklahoma be next please! This needs to keep growing!Aedanseppe.etsy.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271299287922951007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-83951826344929276132010-06-29T22:17:32.145-04:002010-06-29T22:17:32.145-04:00This a great move that I wish all schools would ma...This a great move that I wish all schools would make. Dairy foods can be healthy and they do provide essential nutrients, but these nutrients can be also be obtained from other food groups. A thorough research review on the benefits of dairy foods reveals that they may not be quite as important as the dairy industry and lobby would have us believe. Why does our country have the highest rates of bone fractures despite having the highest consumption of dairy? Other factors - that's why. Research does not support dairy consumption at any cost, and cutting out flavored milk is a wiser choice than keeping it around to satisfy the dairy industry's recommended intake.Rebecca C., Registered Dietitian, Denver COnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-7742795411549796542010-06-29T21:59:24.039-04:002010-06-29T21:59:24.039-04:00Congratulations DC! To those of you who have issu...Congratulations DC! To those of you who have issues with regular milk. Regular milk in much of the country does not have hormones added to it especially if it is supplied from Amish and Menonite dairies. Children do need some fat in their diets and so I do not have issues with whole milk. My kids drink regular skim milk at home and whole white milk at school because that is what the school offers. Revolution foods provides the lunches at my sons school and we have been very happy with their organic options. The kids are given the option of a salad, a wrap, or two hot entrees every day (one of which is vegetarian and one of which is dairy free) The kids eat the food with out complaint vegetables and fruits included. I found it interesting that when we did the Cub Scout blue and Gold dinner. Almost every child voluntarily serve themselves both a salad and a vegetable. I am not sure it has always been that way but it has worked in our school. The school also removed all vending machines - soda and junk food from the premises.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930515144101144936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-19438097610526930102010-06-29T21:42:12.304-04:002010-06-29T21:42:12.304-04:00I'm glad some schools are taking away the flav...I'm glad some schools are taking away the flavored milks - they are rediculous.<br /><br />But it also annoys me to no end the American obsession with milk. As soon as someone mentions limiting or removing milk, everyone gasps in horror. Oh how will you get enough calcium??? America has one of the highest rate of cow milk consumption in the world - and also one of the highest rate of osteoporosis in the world. Hmmm... The calcium in milk is poorly absorbed. Plus there are other ways of getting calcium in one's diet...<br /><br />I wish they offered kids other options... unsweetened almond milk, oat milk, rice milk... (while I love soy milk, it has it's own set of issues). Unfortunately, those are much more expensive than dairy milk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-29317480037027020422010-06-29T20:50:32.849-04:002010-06-29T20:50:32.849-04:00An aside here.
I live near Charleston WV and watc...An aside here. <br />I live near Charleston WV and watched with interest Jamie's specials done in Huntington WV. <br />It appears all the grief he got with the school meals has paid off. The USDA and Huntington School district are changing the school menus to provide more nutritional and fresh fruits and veggies and eliminate processed foods. YAY!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-25251561920651657392010-06-29T19:55:01.678-04:002010-06-29T19:55:01.678-04:00Maybe the individual who stated when was Rasin Bra...Maybe the individual who stated when was Rasin Bran considered a sugary cereal should learn how to read a nutrition label!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-89318973392475297752010-06-29T18:51:20.572-04:002010-06-29T18:51:20.572-04:00Alright DC. ATLANTA, GA next!!!!!!!
Michele Obama...Alright DC. ATLANTA, GA next!!!!!!!<br /><br />Michele Obama and Jamie Oliver are touching our kids. It will work!!<br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-2364474781822612082010-06-29T18:33:24.738-04:002010-06-29T18:33:24.738-04:00I'm glad to see it beginning to turn around. ...I'm glad to see it beginning to turn around. The problem here is not the children, it the choices they're given. Stop giving them choices. School cooks need to cook (they did when I was growing up), not defrost and reheat. And there should only be one menu entree or offer a choice of another healthy item. Start with the first grade and teach the children to eat right from the beginning. They're childern and don't need to have a choice. And if parents are going to send lunches, they should have the same guidelines to follow as the schools, or nail them for child abuse.Don Pughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-90034667541079102142010-06-29T18:06:42.539-04:002010-06-29T18:06:42.539-04:00My daughter will be starting public school in 1 ye...My daughter will be starting public school in 1 year and it frightens me that these are the options. I hope jamie olivers plan get's to new hampshire in time.Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-16768149452005270212010-06-29T17:58:08.458-04:002010-06-29T17:58:08.458-04:00I wish you would come to our town here in Wisconsi...I wish you would come to our town here in Wisconsin and do the same for us!!! Our menus are horrible. Great job, lets get the whole country doing this now!! Thanks KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-51179394570498000882010-06-29T17:41:00.705-04:002010-06-29T17:41:00.705-04:00That is great. We should never give our kids the o...That is great. We should never give our kids the option to choose something for themselves. Let's take away every need they have to make a choice. That way, they will never learn how to make a proper decision and they will depend on us forever. Good thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-65508524442020357262010-06-29T17:20:07.311-04:002010-06-29T17:20:07.311-04:00This is a great idea, and a very small step...prob...This is a great idea, and a very small step...problem is that you need to go so much further. Get rid of the regular milk and switch to organic skim milk. Kids are getting hormones and antibiotics in their milk, which is also bad for their health. Organic cereals that have no BHT a cancer causing preservative is in most "brand-name" cereals, but not in organics. The population needs so much more education about what to feed their kids. What amazes me is that more people don't do research on their own about what is good for you or what is harmful. You can find out so much by just using the internet. Processed food is the major cause of most diseases. The country needs a major initiative to start changing the way we eat and in what quantities. Hope this helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041351940135831902.post-39906254224344826482010-06-29T17:17:53.806-04:002010-06-29T17:17:53.806-04:00Teachers need to be good examples !! the kids do w...Teachers need to be good examples !! the kids do watch you and what you eat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com