Dee Randall wrote:

"Joseph Littleshoes" wrote in message
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Growing up on a rural farm far away from the temptations of junk foods (or
such as existed at the time) i never gave much thought to the eating of
veggies, me mum is such a good cook that it was never an issue.

But i can remember the time many years later, when i was visiting home
from the military and staying with a married sister and her family in a
large urban area i was asked to do some shopping, to pick up some bread
and veggies.

Which i did, got some fresh whole wheat bread from a local bakery and went
to the local supermarket for some whole fresh veggies.

While i and my sister had a nice time preparing a nice lunch for her kids
the kids themselves found the bread and fresh steamed veggies bewildering,
distasteful and ultimately unpleasant to them.


---
JL



I've noticed shopping at Costco and BJ's (where the aisles are wide) there
are many kids tagging along side the carts that are filled with junk food.
(Yes, I notice!) But what breaks my heart is when the moms of these carts
give a snarl to the kids who ask for apples, pears or other fruits and good
foods that they see. I see it more often than I would like, little begging
eyes for these good foods. They must be getting lessons in school, but the
adults won't comply, is the only thing I can attribute it to.
Dee Dee


Some people have argued that we have an 'instinct' for food that is good
for us, but that gets lost in the maze of modern marketing.
---
JL

Food Snob wrote:

Steve Wertz wrote:

On 10 May 2006 09:42:28 -0700, sueb wrote:


Why in the world would you think bell peppers or mushrooms are too
strong for kids to eat?

Peppers have a strong, bitter taste and portabello mushrooms have
a strong earthy taste for kids with virgin tastebuds.

Use your head. Think about it. I'm not saying that all kids
will hate them - I ate pickled beets when I was a kid, but all my
friends hates them, and bell peppers.

There will always be an exception. Thank you for pointing out
the obvious.


I hated bell peppers with a passion as a child. Now I like them, and I
love chiles.

Could not stand carrots as a child, still don't care to eat them but
recognize there value as a flavouring ingredient. Don't even get me
started on 'fried green tomatoes' ginger used to taste like soap to me
but i have grown to appreciate it and i still cant stand olive oil.

Okra is just nasty and yams and sweet potatoes funky at best, though i
have a recipe for yams with brandy and sherry (iirc) and butter that can
be eaten by myself with a degree of pleasure, but that is usually after
the cooking of them which is usually accompanied by a shot or two of the
brandy and by that time even okra would be palatable.
---
JL

-sw


--Bryan

sd wrote:
In article 9,
Wayne Boatwright wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com wrote:

On Tue 09 May 2006 11:18:21a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Melba's
Jammin'?

Maybe it's just you Minnesotans.

I balance out Barb in liking beets in 'most any form. But, then, I'm
not a born-and-bred Minnesotan. :^d

sd

I have never met a beet I didn't like. But compared with Barb, I'm
southern ;-)

Anyone watching Jamie's School Lunch Project? (It's filmed in the UK.)
Pretty much on target with what he discovered - peer pressure rules in
the lunchroom. If a few of the elementary kids wouldn't try something,
nobody would. If a few did try something, they all would. He's had
an impossible task, though - feeding school children lunch on 65 cents
each. Last night, he finally got to the elementary crowd with some
chicken dish and real green-leafy salad. But the head cook says the
kids have to be convinced when they're young - no hope for the
high-schoolers.

Most of the elementary kids had never seen fresh vegetables like
asparagus, leeks, rhubarb, etc. They had absolutely no idea what they
were.

Some of the stuff they serve to the kids, that they like, are just
offal (intended) looking - "turkey twizzlers" - some kind of
reconstituted stuff - other chicken nugget things (same appearance) -
bare-foot shaped fish sticks ("fish feet"). These were all provided by
a private company hired by the councils in various school districts to
provide the lunches - the lunch ladies just heat stuff and serve, don't
do any actual cooking. The private company head says that he has to
offer these horrible things because his customers demand it. Right.

According to the previews at the end of Monday's program, Jamie takes
over either 600 school kids or 600 lunchrooms, I didn't hear which. It
should be interesting.

N.

On Wed 10 May 2006 02:04:47p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Joseph
Littleshoes?

Food Snob wrote:

Steve Wertz wrote:

On 10 May 2006 09:42:28 -0700, sueb wrote:


Why in the world would you think bell peppers or mushrooms are too
strong for kids to eat?

Peppers have a strong, bitter taste and portabello mushrooms have
a strong earthy taste for kids with virgin tastebuds.

Use your head. Think about it. I'm not saying that all kids
will hate them - I ate pickled beets when I was a kid, but all my
friends hates them, and bell peppers.

There will always be an exception. Thank you for pointing out the
obvious.


I hated bell peppers with a passion as a child. Now I like them, and I
love chiles.

Could not stand carrots as a child, still don't care to eat them but
recognize there value as a flavouring ingredient. Don't even get me
started on 'fried green tomatoes' ginger used to taste like soap to me
but i have grown to appreciate it and i still cant stand olive oil.

Okra is just nasty and yams and sweet potatoes funky at best, though i
have a recipe for yams with brandy and sherry (iirc) and butter that can
be eaten by myself with a degree of pleasure, but that is usually after
the cooking of them which is usually accompanied by a shot or two of the
brandy and by that time even okra would be palatable.

Fried green tomatoes - yes, okra - yes, yamd and sweet potatoes - yes. I
used to love carrots as a kid, but I don't care much for them now except as
a component in something else.

--

Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________ ___________

"How can a nation be great if it's bread taste like Kleenex?"

Julia Child

On 10 May 2006 14:08:53 -0700, "Nancy2"
wrote:

Anyone watching Jamie's School Lunch Project? (It's filmed in the UK.)

I'd love to see it. Are you watching it in the US? On what channel?

Tara

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Anyone watching Jamie's School Lunch Project? (It's filmed in the
UK.)


It was screened here in Oz about 10 months ago. Good to see we finally
got to see something first before you lot!!



According to the previews at the end of Monday's program, Jamie takes
over either 600 school kids or 600 lunchrooms, I didn't hear which.
It should be interesting.


It is a *very* interesting series. Especially when he does individual
trials with some of the kids and their parents. The underlying point
that you see all the way thru is that people are so ingrained with the
way they eat, and what they eat, they react quite vehemently toward
change....... even though it is proved that it is good for them.

I give him full marks for the commitment and passion he showed in trying
to get the school system changed.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

limey wrote:

"Joseph Littleshoes" wrote

I adored me mums pickled beets as a child, but then she had to hide the
vinegar form me as i was known to drink it, and always enjoyed it on my
spinach.
---
JL


When I was a child, the old story was, "Vinegar dries your blood." ???? I
could never understand that. BTW, my husband likes vinegar on spinach and
cabbage. I've never acquired that habit, but like butter on them.

Dora



Me Mum used to keep a little cruet of vinegar on the kitchen table along
with a container of salad oil, and i got caught a couple of times as a
very small child sipping the vinegar. It was not a 'forbidden' thing, i
just liked the taste of it.

Even when she took it off the table and kept it in a bottle in a
cupboard i found it and got caught sipping it. Then it was hidden and i
forgot about it. I don't think i was much more than 4 or 5 at the time.

But i still use a lot of vinegar in a lot of ways even if i don't 'nip'
at it.
---
JL

In article ,
Tara wrote:

On 10 May 2006 14:08:53 -0700, "Nancy2"
wrote:

Anyone watching Jamie's School Lunch Project? (It's filmed in the UK.)

I'd love to see it. Are you watching it in the US? On what channel?

Tara

I've recorded the first couple of episodes but haven't watched them yet.
It's been on TLC (the learning channel) on Monday's at 7pm.

marcella

In article ,
Melba's Jammin' wrote:

[snip]

"It tastes like ketchup," she said, wrinkling her nose.
Oh, so you don't like ketchup?
"I like ketchup."
But you don't like the beets because they taste like ketchup?
"Right."

Beets taste like ketchup? Hmmm! Maybe I was wrong all these years about
beets being evil and disgusting!

Stan Horwitz wrote:

In article ,
Melba's Jammin' wrote:

[snip]

"It tastes like ketchup," she said, wrinkling her nose.
Oh, so you don't like ketchup?
"I like ketchup."
But you don't like the beets because they taste like ketchup?
"Right."

Beets taste like ketchup? Hmmm! Maybe I was wrong all these years about
beets being evil and disgusting!


http://homecooking.about.com/library...ve/blcon75.htm

"Un-Tomato Ketchup

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked carrots
1/4 cup cooked beets
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tbsp sweetener of your choice
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp oregano


Instructions:

Blend all ingredients till smooth. Keep in the refrigerator"

/

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Anyone watching Jamie's School Lunch Project? (It's filmed in the
UK.)


It was screened here in Oz about 10 months ago.

As it was in Canada.
Graham

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Anyone watching Jamie's School Lunch Project? (It's filmed in the
UK.)


It was screened here in Oz about 10 months ago.

As it was in Canada.


GO THE COMMONWEALTH!!!!! :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

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Anyone watching Jamie's School Lunch Project? (It's filmed in the
UK.)


It was screened here in Oz about 10 months ago.

As it was in Canada.


GO THE COMMONWEALTH!!!!! :-)

Glad you didn't tell me to pull my head in!:-))
Graham

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Anyone watching Jamie's School Lunch Project? (It's filmed in the
UK.)


It was screened here in Oz about 10 months ago.

As it was in Canada.


GO THE COMMONWEALTH!!!!! :-)

Glad you didn't tell me to pull my head in!:-))



We showed you who was boss at the games, mate ;-P

Us 'colonials' need to stick together against the might of the USA.....
and Texass!!


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

On 9 May 2006 13:17:49 -0700, "Dean G." wrote:

Pickled beets ? Yech! I like my beets un-pickled. I'll get pickled if
pickling is needed.

I never met a beet I didn't like. Canned, pickled, roasted, juiced...

serene