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Anonymous wrote:All of you saying it's too expensive- you should see the lovely meals my preschoolers eat in preschool compared to the dog food given to my elementary schooler. And all the preschoolers eat it and enjoy it.

Obviously the preschoolers meals are mass produced, but can you imagine the outrage if my 2 year old was served a honey bun? I think the 2 year old teachers would have a heart attack if they had to put up with the behavior of 2 year olds who all ate a honey bun. They'd be bouncing off the walls. My 2nd grader routinely eats honey buns for breakfast, donuts, etc. In our school everyone gets a free lunch, so everyone is served "breakfast" as they walk through the door in the morning. Even the juice has got to go. My preschoolers are never served juice or chocolate milk. They get milk or water, just like parents serve at home.

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Breakfast is the worst. Why don’t they just serve cheerios and white milk??

This is one literally one of the breakfast options that students (at least in the ES) have in FCPS.

I think though people are saying they should *just* have cheerios and white milk and fruit and not tempt kids with muffins (aka cupcakes) and poptarts and chocolate milk and french toast sticks etc. I kind of agree with that.

Anonymous wrote:Pack your kids lunch. Problem solved.

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Anonymous wrote:All of you saying it's too expensive- you should see the lovely meals my preschoolers eat in preschool compared to the dog food given to my elementary schooler. And all the preschoolers eat it and enjoy it.

Obviously the preschoolers meals are mass produced, but can you imagine the outrage if my 2 year old was served a honey bun? I think the 2 year old teachers would have a heart attack if they had to put up with the behavior of 2 year olds who all ate a honey bun. They'd be bouncing off the walls. My 2nd grader routinely eats honey buns for breakfast, donuts, etc. In our school everyone gets a free lunch, so everyone is served "breakfast" as they walk through the door in the morning. Even the juice has got to go. My preschoolers are never served juice or chocolate milk. They get milk or water, just like parents serve at home.

+1
Breakfast is the worst. Why don’t they just serve cheerios and white milk??

This is one literally one of the breakfast options that students (at least in the ES) have in FCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:All of you saying it's too expensive- you should see the lovely meals my preschoolers eat in preschool compared to the dog food given to my elementary schooler. And all the preschoolers eat it and enjoy it.

Obviously the preschoolers meals are mass produced, but can you imagine the outrage if my 2 year old was served a honey bun? I think the 2 year old teachers would have a heart attack if they had to put up with the behavior of 2 year olds who all ate a honey bun. They'd be bouncing off the walls. My 2nd grader routinely eats honey buns for breakfast, donuts, etc. In our school everyone gets a free lunch, so everyone is served "breakfast" as they walk through the door in the morning. Even the juice has got to go. My preschoolers are never served juice or chocolate milk. They get milk or water, just like parents serve at home.

+1
Breakfast is the worst. Why don’t they just serve cheerios and white milk??

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Anonymous wrote:Schools serve trash food because that is what most Americans eat. My kids go to a title one school where everyone gets free lunch. The fruits and vegetables are taken (because they have to) and are thrown away or thrown around the lunch room. The only milk that is taken is chocolate or the strawberry, no one drinks the white milk.

Honestly schools waste SO much money and food on school lunch and do such a poor job. They should end not lunch. It’s just packaged reheated crap.

Parents should be the ones responsible to fed their children. Just pack their lunch. Schools should offer free white milk, sandwiches (whole wheat bread PB/sunbutter or cold cuts/cheese), and whole fruit (bananas, apples, oranges). That’s it. No one would be hungry, there is something nutritious for everyone, and way less food and money waste

I agree with this. Given the current state of things (budget, logistics, lack of facilities etc) this would be preferable, realistic, and make a lot more sense. Milk, sandwich and fruit is just fine for lunch.

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Anonymous wrote:Schools serve trash food because that is what most Americans eat. My kids go to a title one school where everyone gets free lunch. The fruits and vegetables are taken (because they have to) and are thrown away or thrown around the lunch room. The only milk that is taken is chocolate or the strawberry, no one drinks the white milk.

Honestly schools waste SO much money and food on school lunch and do such a poor job. They should end not lunch. It’s just packaged reheated crap.

Parents should be the ones responsible to fed their children. Just pack their lunch. Schools should offer free white milk, sandwiches (whole wheat bread PB/sunbutter or cold cuts/cheese), and whole fruit (bananas, apples, oranges). That’s it. No one would be hungry, there is something nutritious for everyone, and way less food and money waste

I agree with this. Given the current state of things (budget, logistics, lack of facilities etc) this would be preferable, realistic, and make a lot more sense. Milk, sandwich and fruit is just fine for lunch.

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Anonymous wrote:All of you saying it's too expensive- you should see the lovely meals my preschoolers eat in preschool compared to the dog food given to my elementary schooler. And all the preschoolers eat it and enjoy it.

Obviously the preschoolers meals are mass produced, but can you imagine the outrage if my 2 year old was served a honey bun? I think the 2 year old teachers would have a heart attack if they had to put up with the behavior of 2 year olds who all ate a honey bun. They'd be bouncing off the walls. My 2nd grader routinely eats honey buns for breakfast, donuts, etc. In our school everyone gets a free lunch, so everyone is served "breakfast" as they walk through the door in the morning. Even the juice has got to go. My preschoolers are never served juice or chocolate milk. They get milk or water, just like parents serve at home.

+1
Breakfast is the worst. Why don’t they just serve cheerios and white milk??

Yes. Our school serves breakfast too. Some things I’ve seen: packaged chocolate chip mini muffins, coco puffs, Lucky Charms cereal bars, pop tarts, and chocolate milk of course. If they can’t manage to pass out anything nutritious, then just have white milk available. No one is starving, in fact those that are economically disadvantaged are the most likely to be overweight. The last thing they need is chocolate milk and a pop tart

+1 if they are going to serve anything (and I understand it is hard to come up with a “sack breakfast”- I agree with the person who said plain cheerios and white milk. Add a banana or an orange. Why on earth the chocolate milk and pop tart route? That is the last thing they need ffs.

^This is stupid. Nourishing meals do not have to cost more. These kids are accustomed to junk food, and if they don't get it in the cafeteria line they'll skip the cafeteria food and head for the vending machines.

Anonymous wrote:Schools serve trash food because that is what most Americans eat. My kids go to a title one school where everyone gets free lunch. The fruits and vegetables are taken (because they have to) and are thrown away or thrown around the lunch room. The only milk that is taken is chocolate or the strawberry, no one drinks the white milk.

Honestly schools waste SO much money and food on school lunch and do such a poor job. They should end not lunch. It’s just packaged reheated crap.

Parents should be the ones responsible to fed their children. Just pack their lunch. Schools should offer free white milk, sandwiches (whole wheat bread PB/sunbutter or cold cuts/cheese), and whole fruit (bananas, apples, oranges). That’s it. No one would be hungry, there is something nutritious for everyone, and way less food and money waste

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Anonymous wrote:I teach in Fairfax at an ES and the lunches don’t look anywhere near what those pictures show. The salad bar is good (I’ve eaten it) and the vegetables I’ve seen the food service workers chopping look fresh. The hot foods are better than they used to be.

I'm an FCPS parent and the salad bars widely vary in quality. Some of the vegetables look fresh and my kids love them. Sometimes it's literal corn and beans out of a can that's fairly nasty looking.

What’s wrong with corn and beans out of a can?

Canned corn tastes tinny and gross. Beans can be OK, but do you know anyone who likes plain kidney beans (which is what I've seen there when volunteering)?

Are we really calling beans and corn that taste “tinny” (I love canned corn btw) the equivalent of dog food?

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Anonymous wrote:All of you saying it's too expensive- you should see the lovely meals my preschoolers eat in preschool compared to the dog food given to my elementary schooler. And all the preschoolers eat it and enjoy it.

Obviously the preschoolers meals are mass produced, but can you imagine the outrage if my 2 year old was served a honey bun? I think the 2 year old teachers would have a heart attack if they had to put up with the behavior of 2 year olds who all ate a honey bun. They'd be bouncing off the walls. My 2nd grader routinely eats honey buns for breakfast, donuts, etc. In our school everyone gets a free lunch, so everyone is served "breakfast" as they walk through the door in the morning. Even the juice has got to go. My preschoolers are never served juice or chocolate milk. They get milk or water, just like parents serve at home.

+1
Breakfast is the worst. Why don’t they just serve cheerios and white milk??

Yes. Our school serves breakfast too. Some things I’ve seen: packaged chocolate chip mini muffins, coco puffs, Lucky Charms cereal bars, pop tarts, and chocolate milk of course. If they can’t manage to pass out anything nutritious, then just have white milk available. No one is starving, in fact those that are economically disadvantaged are the most likely to be overweight. The last thing they need is chocolate milk and a pop tart

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t expect any better. It’s not a social priority. It’s like the healthcare crisis—most with political power have the economic power to avoid the problem. Rich people don’t wait 6 months to see a specialist, and their kids don’t eat public school gruel for lunch ( they pack a lunch or attend private school that serves better food). So the problem remains.