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(The quinoa stuffed peppers however were a no go. I hear the administration is asking Halsa to make some tweaks to the menu to make it more appealing to the kids while still healthy)[/quote]

Lol. I commend them for their ambitions but it can be hard to find a balance between healthiness and still be in realistic about the average preschooler palate (notice I said average kid. Sure there are some parents of adventurous eating outlier  preschoolers on this board)[/quote]

well, I do understand the balance, but that is what the average preschooler eats because that is what the average preschooler is fed in the US.  Yes some kids are picky, resisting a variety of tastes and textures, but that doesn't necessarily translate into "kid menu" food.  In other cultures the picky toddler might eat rice and beans and 3 particular vegetables.  DC is great for seeing this - toddlers of families I know from Bulgaria and Ethiopia eat all kinds of foods we would say the average preschooler wouldn't touch.  And these aren't adventurous eaters - they refuse lots of what their parents eat. So the idea, I think, is to create a new cultural norm at school.  I appreciate this and hope it works.  Rather than dumbing down what is offered to a common denominator, I hope the balance tips in favor of good, basic, healthy foods (NOT pizza!)[/quote]

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