What's for breakfast at school today: a fiesta of carbs

[Anonymous]

At LAMB today they are having yogurt, fresh fruit, cut up vegetablesmini-bagels and string cheese. Lunch is Revolution Foods, organic and healthy alternative. It can be done...

[Anonymous]

How much does the LAMB lunch cost vs the DCPS one? What subsidies are involved in each case (if any)?

[Anonymous]

Double posting -- or the same info for breakfast -- since this about breakfast, sorry.

[Anonymous]

I would note that my DS was in LAMB for two weeks, and in the before care he was served pop tarts and nutrigrain bars for breakfast. I wasn't impressed.

[Anonymous]

Seriously? Why are pop tarts even allowed in school kitchens. If I remember correctly from Childhood, they actually are not very tasty (especially if they are not toasted) and they are terrible nutrition. Plus, they can't be that cheap? Why not just serve toast with butter and jam -- not a lot better maybe but at least not loaded with crazy additives.

[Anonymous]

Article in this week's issue of Time magazine on Revolution foods, by the way. Interesting. Seems they have yet to turn a profit, but they are trying to make school lunches better, which are clearly a mess.

[Anonymous]

The lunch costs $3.25. The breakfasts are donated snacks, which are important to the kids' curriculum. Today's is a little more than usual due to DC CAS testing. Can't speak to the before-care breakfast.... although I love poptarts, LOL. I know they are not good kids' food, though.

[Anonymous]

LAMB must have changed vendors. 9:25's post says that Revolution Foods is the vendor and they don't do a meal of pop tarts and nutrigrain bars.

http://www.revfoods.com/browse/our_meals

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LAMB must have changed vendors. 9:25's post says that Revolution Foods is the vendor and they don't do a meal of pop tarts and nutrigrain bars.

http://www.revfoods.com/browse/our_meals

The poptart breakfast was noted as being served in the before care program, by the before care providers. This yes, is a different company than Revolution Foods, that provides LAMB's lunches.

[Anonymous]

PP 9:25 stated that LAMB had a healthy breakfast today, but 13:55 and 15:31 admit that the breakfast is normally "snacks" not provided by Revolution foods. So basically the mini bagels, string cheese, etc. boasted about by 9:25 is an anomaly for LAMB (in preparation for CAS), and the nutrigrain bars and pop tarts are the norm.

[Anonymous]

That's too bad. I would recommend Revolution Foods without reservation. They came to our school's back-to-school night last September and brought samples for all the parents to try. Some sort of teriyaki chicken and collard greens. Not your typical school lunch fare.

[Anonymous]

Don't the parents bring the snacks at LAMB? I remember something about a rotation snack responsibility...the kids are allowed to voluntarily graze during the day from a table of snacks offered between regular meals?

[Anonymous]

I am pretty sure my kids would eat the teriyaki but no way would she touch collard greens (unfortunately.) Green beans or brocoli, yes.

[Anonymous]

Cap City and E. L. Haynes both serve collards and teriyaki chicken/tofu. I'm not sure why that wouldn't be typical school lunch fare?

I don't understand the emphasis on carbs in these posts -- these aren't adults seeking to lose weight, they're growing children, some of whom may not get another meal today. They need nutrient dense foods.

I agree that we need more whole grains and less refined stuff, but growing chilren need carbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't the parents bring the snacks at LAMB? I remember something about a rotation snack responsibility...the kids are allowed to voluntarily graze during the day from a table of snacks offered between regular meals?

Yes the parents in each class @ LAMB take turns bringing in the snacks for their child's classroom. They're given a snack list/calendar each month by the teachers so they know what day they're responsible for.