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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] Totally agree. IMO, they are TOO "healthy" and don't have enough options that kids actually like. If you actually have lunch with your child, you will be sickened -- not from the food --- which is PLENTIFUL -- but from the amount that is wasted! OMG. The kids throw at least 50% of the food away, and sometimes more. I wish they would go back to making sloppy joes and chicken with noodles and serving REAL french fries or tater tots instead of some "sweet potato rounds" that no one will eat. And what the heck is jicama???? Seriously? Stick with the normal fruits and veggies. Most kids won't eat but a bite anyway. At least make it something they know.

My kids don't even like the pizza! Seriously. School lunches are NOT the cause of obesity, I'm 100% certain of that. Kids are overweight/obese b/c of the volume of food they eat at home (and yes, a lot of it is chips and sodas). I wish the school would stop trying to make my NON-obese kids "healthy" by serving unappealing food. I'm not afraid of a little salt, fat, food coloring or sugar. [/quote]

Yet another person agreeing with you.  I would much rather they have less 'nutritious' lunches and serve things the kids would actually eat.  They don't even serve PBJ every day anymore.  At least with PBJ, I knew my kid would eat something.  It used to be my kids would buy whenever there was tater tots served.  Now, they rarely buy.  I pack lunch every day (which gets really, really old) and also send a snack with them (oldest is in 5th).  I also periodically send in a Costco size box of granola bars/animal crackers/gold fish for the teachers.  Someone is always hungry after lunch.[/quote]

+1000 Let them eat whatever they want and lengthen recess!  Problem solved and we all have happy exercised kids that go to bed on time as they are tired.[/quote]
I hate to disagree, but school lunches are fattening. Sugar and grease.[/quote]

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