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Frustratedlady

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4. The kids arent allowed enough time to eat much more than they are served

Tue Feb 10, 2015, 11:22 AM

Feb 2015

in that photo. I've attended Grandparents' Day with my grandchildren and was shocked that I barely got a couple bites and it was time to go.

This has always been an irritation to me, as even when they are adults, they are programmed to stuff it down as quickly as possible. An extra 15-20 minutes would give them time to at least chew the food and maybe learn some manners (or not forget what they've been taught at home). And, let's not forget the social part of meals.

The other thought is that the extra time would be a blessing to their stomachs and nervous systems by allowing the children to eat at a reasonable pace so the digestive systems don't have to work so hard during the afternoon classes. No wonder so many kids have problems.

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School Lunch? [View all] kpete Feb 2015 OP

They no longer serve cookies. The kids have to buy those extra. femmocrat Feb 2015 #1

Is it just me.... daleanime Feb 2015 #2

if it looked good then more kids'd eat it! MisterP Feb 2015 #18

At least they all use the same plates. TreasonousBastard Feb 2015 #3

The kids arent allowed enough time to eat much more than they are served Frustratedlady Feb 2015 #4

I remember in high school F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #19

That was my point. I'm sure it's caused a lot of problems in adulthood. Frustratedlady Feb 2015 #33

Perhaps; I don't know, though. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #46

Well, for one, I should think that swallowing (basically) unchewed food... Frustratedlady Feb 2015 #48

The stomach is actually designed F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #67

We had recess after lunch - a nice long one. CrispyQ Feb 2015 #27

We also had recess, but we couldn't go outside until everyone was done eating. Frustratedlady Feb 2015 #30

Actually, that USA lunch looks better than some I've seen. progressoid Feb 2015 #5

For sure! pipi_k Feb 2015 #9

That's what I was thinking as well. nt F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #20

I figured this was staged because it was obvious the lunches were all made in the same kitchen. dilby Feb 2015 #6

Actually, that US lunch looks a lot better than most I've seen. BeeBee Feb 2015 #7

Selective photography and more USA self-hate Android3.14 Feb 2015 #8

Yeah, those pictures look like bs to me also. HappyMe Feb 2015 #10

The same knot in several backgrounds, yet the table is photoshopped lighter in some. FSogol Feb 2015 #11

Exactly. HappyMe Feb 2015 #12

Well, photoshopped maybe, maybe not. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #45

not hate kpete Feb 2015 #15

Not you, kpete. The people who made the image series Android3.14 Feb 2015 #16

"better than nothing" kpete Feb 2015 #17

Actually, the real deal in France looks better IMHO... Glassunion Feb 2015 #22

It's not "self-hate" Aerows Feb 2015 #34

But that's not what happened Android3.14 Feb 2015 #41

How many countries Aerows Feb 2015 #44

3.85 countries, approximately Android3.14 Feb 2015 #51

My ham and mustard sandwiches apparently smelled Aerows Feb 2015 #52

It would appear as though daily kos did some selective editing. Glassunion Feb 2015 #53

"I'm a fan of anything that ends in cobbler. Aerows Feb 2015 #55

I'm a Georgia boy... Glassunion Feb 2015 #57

Blackberry cobbler Aerows Feb 2015 #58

It is good. But for me it's like picking a favorite child or something. Glassunion Feb 2015 #61

A lot of people don't realize that the School Lunch Program was a National Security issue maxrandb Feb 2015 #13

I wonder how many martini lunches for shyster banksters our tax payer dollars have paid for, CrispyQ Feb 2015 #28

Exactly. Aerows Feb 2015 #38

Yes maxrandb Feb 2015 #59

Brazil for me, please. Scuba Feb 2015 #14

Same here. Yummy NightWatcher Feb 2015 #24

Looks better than when I went to school in the 60s aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #21

I'm glad I didn't go to school in Finland. BLEH! Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #23

I'll eat yours Aerows Feb 2015 #31

I'm envious - this was my school lunch from the late fifties through the sixties Brother Buzz Feb 2015 #25

Joni Ernst, is that you? eom Frustratedlady Feb 2015 #35

Keep your grubby hands off my bologna sandwich Brother Buzz Feb 2015 #37

You should have eaten your bologna sandwich and put the bread bag over Frustratedlady Feb 2015 #49

True dat. But I'm holdin' out for somethin' better. Brother Buzz Feb 2015 #63

By the time you accomplish all of that, you'll be too old to be POTUS. Frustratedlady Feb 2015 #64

Where's the beer or wine with the French meal? aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #26

Lord have mercy Aerows Feb 2015 #29

France or Brazil for me. nt hifiguy Feb 2015 #47

My favorite sandwich was ham and mustard Aerows Feb 2015 #50

Any pics of ACTUAL lunches? n/t bobclark86 Feb 2015 #32

Post #60 Glassunion Feb 2015 #62

Show us what our liberal neighbors to the north do... bobclark86 Feb 2015 #36

Because they don't have to Aerows Feb 2015 #42

I pack my kids lunch every day. AngryAmish Feb 2015 #39

European and Asian Aerows Feb 2015 #40

I would have never guessed they would all use the same plates Major Nikon Feb 2015 #43

I didn't even know that school lunch was perfectly regimented throughout the world braddy Feb 2015 #54

I never would have guessed it would always be the same meal Art_from_Ark Feb 2015 #70

Japan! yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #56

For those complaining about the photos. Glassunion Feb 2015 #60

Thanks kpete Feb 2015 #65

Come on over to C&B. I'm posting a recipe with pics a little later. Glassunion Feb 2015 #66

Learn to Eat your peas....kiddos....for future reference... SammyWinstonJack Feb 2015 #68

Maybe I'm an odd duck, but I was never comfortable enough at school to eat much lunch bhikkhu Feb 2015 #69

I was lucky to even get a cookie Jamaal510 Feb 2015 #71