Are the FCPS lunches small? Are there really cookies and cobbler all the time?

[Anonymous]

Kids are like grown ups. Some require more than others.

[Anonymous]

OP -- I think this is one you have to see for yourself. For some of us, the portions are quite substantial (I know they are about 50% bigger than the portions we had as kids in school), but for others they are small.

If you can stop in for lunch some day, do it! Only you can tell if it is "big" or "small."

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Anonymous wrote:What is cobbler?

Sort of like a pie. Usually with fruit. e.g., peach cobbler.

[Anonymous]

It is plenty of food for a kid. Some kids are accustomed to eating much more for a meal, based on what has been served at home, but the portion size is more than enough nutrition.

[Anonymous]

I've never understood why the portion sizes are the same for a first grader, sixth grader, and adult.

[Anonymous]

If you don't think it's enough for your kid, pack the lunch yourself.

[Anonymous]

im a student today we got a fruit a chocalate milk and 3 CHICKEN TENDERS OUTRAGEOUES

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 6th grader was buying TWO lunches - called it double down, or something like that. It was between $4.50-$5.65 on some days for the double lunch and a pretzel. We had a talk about buying one lunch and bringing extra food if he's hungry, so that's what he's doing now. He's an active kid, and he still comes home hungry every day.

I would just have him pack his lunch.

[Anonymous]

I've been to lunch at a school cafeteria and the lunches are not small by any means! I was shocked at how much food they gave kids... and also shocked by the 40% that goes in the trash! I remember the lunches we used to get in the 70s and 80s... and they were not nearly as big.

Go to lunch with your kid and see for yourself. I bet you'll be surprised at how much food goes on the plate, and then how much food goes into the trash. It is really heart-breaking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 6th grader was buying TWO lunches - called it double down, or something like that. It was between $4.50-$5.65 on some days for the double lunch and a pretzel. We had a talk about buying one lunch and bringing extra food if he's hungry, so that's what he's doing now. He's an active kid, and he still comes home hungry every day.

I would just have him pack his lunch.

Stop making sense PP. That has no place here.

[Anonymous]

What kind of a snack are you packing for your Ds? That will help I'm not be so famished at lunch.

I volunteer weekly in the cafeteria. It really depends on the day honestly - the day they serve spaghetti is deemed "not enough" bc the kids love it, for example, but on days where the hamburgers, for example, are served they go half eaten. Sides are the same story - carrot sticks are plentiful, but uneaten usually. Canned peaches are leave kuds wanting more.

Def a lot of waste. Sometimes it's stuff like bananas which are harder for kids (esp the little guys) to peel so they're left on the tray uneaten or other items like the milk bc, I agree, it's kinda gross.

You can set your fcps cafeteria acct to limit sides (maybe compromise and allow it 2x/week or something). Kids ebb and flow with appetite though depending on what's served, if they had an active morning (boosterthon fun run, PE, Field Day verse mellow art, music, computer lab- type days).

[Anonymous]

^^^ sorry for the typos, on iPhone and hard to see without my glasses.

[Anonymous]

it's enough to keep them from starving, but they will still be hungry. My kids order a lot of extras and gets expensive. But they are so active and burn a lot of calories...

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Anonymous wrote:What is cobbler?

Good lord how have you never had (or even heard of?) cobbler until today

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is cobbler?

Good lord how have you never had (or even heard of?) cobbler until today

Maybe from another culture? Jeez, how have you not heard of someone not having heard of cobbler until today!