"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 28 May 2011 15:37:54 +0100, "john ryan"
> > wrote:
>
>>In the recent U.K. television series Jamie Oliver attempts to gain access
>>to
>>LA's schools kitchens, to help them rustle up some cost effective yet
>>nutritious food for the children, as he did with the schools in the U.K.
>>
>>LA's school board seemed dead set against him making any headway with this
>>project, and barred his participation.
>>
>>I can't understand the board's motivation. Why would take this line? Since
>>you would think they would have the interests of the kids at heart,
>>helping
>>them with their diet.
>>
>>What could be their motivation in stopping this nutrition project, I
>>wonder?
>
> Most cooks know next to nothing about nutrition... Jamie Oliver can
> hardly be called a cook, he's a TV personality, and quite boring. And
> since when did the UK produce any cooks, they don't even have a
> cuisine... fried fish w/potatoes and cucumber sammys ain't cuisine. Do
> you really think the kids in LA are going to fress spotted dick?
> Kids don't get fat on school lunches anyway, in fact the best way to
> lose weight is on a diet solely of school lunches, most keds would
> rather fast. Kids get fat from eating at home and at fast food
> joints. Yoose want healthy kids, feed them two hours of forced
> gymnasium every day. Yoose won't see any fatties hangin' at the
> basketball courts.... the fatties are all indoors at their PC, ten
> feet from the fridge, while watching Jamie Oliver trash.

My daughter hasn't bought a lunch since the 1st grade. I did see those
lunches and there was very little in them. One day it looked like Chef
Boyardee ravioli. There were two. Two! That's it. Little dab of salad
and I think a cup of applesauce. The kids ate lunch in like 2 minutes.

What is bad though are all the silly parties they have with unlimited
treats. Here there are about 30 kids per class. Less in younger grades and
more in higher grades. A goodly portion of those kids will have a birthday
sometime during the school year and some teachers allow the kids with summer
birthdays to bring in treats. Often it is a full sized candy bar, cupcake
(often from Costco) or a big cookie. Then there are at least two pizza
parties. Usually an ice cream party. Maybe a root beer float party or
three. One of her teachers loved those. Popcorn Fridays. And then all the
candies handed out as treats for good behavior and used in math assignments.
Not good! Not good at all. And I didn't even mention the holidays.

When I was in school we had a few holiday parties and we maybe got a little
cup of candy or a cookie that somebody's mom baked. I don't recall anyone
bringing in treats for their own birthday. There as a decorated paper crown
and we all sang to the kid.