Milk at Richard Montgomery HS?

[Anonymous]

Kind of a specific question, but can anyone tell me what the milk situation looks like at Richard Montgomery HS during lunch?

My DD has low bone density and is supposed to have 4-5 servings of calcium daily. I'm wondering how good the milk is at RM, whether it's easy to pop in and pop out to buy a carton, how much it costs, and if there is anything else I should consider.

Is the milk in plastic bottles or cardboard cartons? The pandemic milk that came in the single-serve plastic jugs was awful.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Anonymous]

I don't know RM, but at most MCPS high schools the lines in the cafeteria are long. Kids who have other options, besides free lunch, generally use them so that they can preserve that time to socialize, or do their school work, or meet with teachers. There certainly isn't any popping in to buy something.

I would send some milk. It's such an easy thing to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know RM, but at most MCPS high schools the lines in the cafeteria are long. Kids who have other options, besides free lunch, generally use them so that they can preserve that time to socialize, or do their school work, or meet with teachers. There certainly isn't any popping in to buy something.

I would send some milk. It's such an easy thing to do.

RM parent here. The line is suuuuper long. I would have your DD take milk in one of those metal water bottles that keep things cool for at least 6 hours.

They do have open lunch, so she could nearby stores/restaurants and get milk.

There's Dawsons Market at RTC, along with a bunch of restaurants, like Calif. Tortilla, Sandwich place; there's also a 7/11 within walking distance, too, at Ritchie Plaza.

[Anonymous]

There’s usually a food cart on Main Street with quick grab items. Not sure if milk is there.

But OP, why not have your daughter go and figure it out herself? This is an easy kind of task that there’s uncertainty about, but low risk if she doesn’t figure it out. Don’t snowplow every obstacle for her. HS is when she needs to learn independence skills do she can navigate college/living on her own.

You are getting answers here, but don’t immediately tell her or solve the problem for her. Ask her what she thinks she should do. Suggest trying out the food cart or walking by the cafeteria. If she doesn’t like the milk, then get her ideas for bringing it. She’s the one who has to manage this long term- have her involved in the solution.

[Anonymous]

This is a seriously wild example of helicopter parenting. I think your daughter who's been in school at RM presumably all this week, is capable of telling if milk is available at the cafeteria and if she likes it or not.

[Anonymous]

Drink milk or take a vitamin supplement in morning and and evening and don't freak out about getting a cup at school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drink milk or take a vitamin supplement in morning and and evening and don't freak out about getting a cup at school.

This, you can also buy small individual containers or put milk she likes in a small container with an icepack and send it to school.

[Anonymous]

It's ridiculous that schools with 2 and e thousand students can't find a way to make lunch available to students other than a thousands of students standing on a long line. This is clown show 101 administrators

[Anonymous]

All HSs are like this in MoCo. Cafeteria holds about 300, schools range from 1500 (Poolesville) to 3200 (Blair). Kids who can afford it eat buy, kids who are picky bring, and kids who receive free and reduced meals, buy

[Anonymous]

Thanks to all who replied helpfully! I’ll continue sending her milk in an insulated thermos with an ice pack. She’s resistant to drinking it so I work to make it easier for her to comply. Frontal lobe consequential thought processes are still developing and she can’t reliably process long-term health effects yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks to all who replied helpfully! I’ll continue sending her milk in an insulated thermos with an ice pack. She’s resistant to drinking it so I work to make it easier for her to comply. Frontal lobe consequential thought processes are still developing and she can’t reliably process long-term health effects yet.

She does not need it at school and can drink it at home and take a supplement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks to all who replied helpfully! I’ll continue sending her milk in an insulated thermos with an ice pack. She’s resistant to drinking it so I work to make it easier for her to comply. Frontal lobe consequential thought processes are still developing and she can’t reliably process long-term health effects yet.

If she's resistant to drinking it, you are making it easier for her NOT to comply by sending it to school where she's out of your sight and can pour it down the drain and then tell you sure mom, I drank it. Have her drink it at home. What other options and supplements are you looking into? I hated milk as a teen and poured it out when my parents weren't looking. I'm 35 and have developed "frontal lobe consequential thought processes" and still hate it and won't drink it despite having drug-induced osteoporosis from cancer treatment. If your daughter is anything like me, your technique is going to be useless and a waste of milk.

[Anonymous]

Is she n the IB program? They’re all addicted to caffeine. If you mix it with Nescafé and make it into an ice cafe au Lait, she’ll be more likely to drink it.
Or send a grilled cheese with American cheese.

[Anonymous]

I agree with PPs that it would be better to focus on milk consumption at home. Our kids have said almost no one drinks milk at high school lunch, let alone out of a thermos. Also agree with another poster who said if she is hesitant to drink it, she is pouring it out so you think she drank it. Can she pack calcium rich food like yogurt or cheese for school lunch and drink more milk at home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is she n the IB program? They’re all addicted to caffeine. If you mix it with Nescafé and make it into an ice cafe au Lait, she’ll be more likely to drink it.
Or send a grilled cheese with American cheese.

Most of the IB kids pop non prescribed adderall too. My kid was offered day 3

Be careful!!