Comments on: Listen To The Renegade Lunch Lady. Please. http://www.agreenertea.com/listen-to-the-renegade-lunch-lady-please/ ...on aging with strength and beauty Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Christine Scaman http://www.agreenertea.com/listen-to-the-renegade-lunch-lady-please/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Christine Scaman Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:45:22 +0000 http://www.agreenertea.com/?p=936#comment-746 Heather, I completely agree that if kids can help buy the food, handle it and be part of the preparation, it doesn't seem so strange to them, and they get a sense of what real food really looks like. I'm not even sure cooking classes should be needed. People know good eating matters, but it takes time and change and parents are tired out (I'm not going to say lazy). I see educated young women sending kids to school with pudding cups, apple juice, and Lunchable cheese spread and crackers. Everybody knows better. I believe part of the problem is that kids are not given enough time to eat. I remember having to come up with all sorts of foods that needed minimal chewing. Then they come home, they're emotional wrecks, and trying to feed them Brussel sprouts is doomed to fail. What shocked me most about Chef Ann's presentation was when she said that we are raising the first generation of children who will not live as long as their parents' generation. How absolutely frightening is that? And disgraceful considering the embarrassement of plenty in our stores. Heather,

I completely agree that if kids can help buy the food, handle it and be part of the preparation, it doesn’t seem so strange to them, and they get a sense of what real food really looks like.

I’m not even sure cooking classes should be needed. People know good eating matters, but it takes time and change and parents are tired out (I’m not going to say lazy). I see educated young women sending kids to school with pudding cups, apple juice, and Lunchable cheese spread and crackers. Everybody knows better.

I believe part of the problem is that kids are not given enough time to eat. I remember having to come up with all sorts of foods that needed minimal chewing. Then they come home, they’re emotional wrecks, and trying to feed them Brussel sprouts is doomed to fail.

What shocked me most about Chef Ann’s presentation was when she said that we are raising the first generation of children who will not live as long as their parents’ generation. How absolutely frightening is that? And disgraceful considering the embarrassement of plenty in our stores.

]]> By: Heather http://www.agreenertea.com/listen-to-the-renegade-lunch-lady-please/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Heather Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:07:48 +0000 http://www.agreenertea.com/?p=936#comment-744 Cool, I'm glad this is happening elsewhere - here in the UK chef Jamie Oliver exposed the shameful state of school lunches a couple of years ago, and various authorities are trying to improve things - though unfortunately this generation of parents missed out on cookery at school so it's only if they're motivated or had good parents who took the time to teach them that they even have the basic skills to assess nutrition or tackle menu planning (hopefully this is changing too). My son is not yet 3, but already he cooks with us (even trying to cut veggies by himself, but I only let him near the knife when I'm touching it too!) and eats only 'adult' food, and being involved definitely keeps him interested - he loves zucchini, eggplant, olives, chilli, curry (and chips and chocolate) - hopefully these habits will stand him in good stead for a lifetime of greens-loving. It upsets me so much when I see other kids subsist on a diet of fizzy, artificial and processed foods, when there are so many good things out there. Cool, I’m glad this is happening elsewhere – here in the UK chef Jamie Oliver exposed the shameful state of school lunches a couple of years ago, and various authorities are trying to improve things – though unfortunately this generation of parents missed out on cookery at school so it’s only if they’re motivated or had good parents who took the time to teach them that they even have the basic skills to assess nutrition or tackle menu planning (hopefully this is changing too).
My son is not yet 3, but already he cooks with us (even trying to cut veggies by himself, but I only let him near the knife when I’m touching it too!) and eats only ‘adult’ food, and being involved definitely keeps him interested – he loves zucchini, eggplant, olives, chilli, curry (and chips and chocolate) – hopefully these habits will stand him in good stead for a lifetime of greens-loving.
It upsets me so much when I see other kids subsist on a diet of fizzy, artificial and processed foods, when there are so many good things out there.

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