Jun
05

Tales from the Cafeteria: The evolution of the school lunch

By Heather

5 Comments

1

My kids LOVE to have hot lunch, probably because I always pack their food instead.

So when they get the treat of a hot lunch they’re doing a dance out the door :)

2

Caleb had hot lunch 99% of the time this year because as a single mom too I know what you mean by it’s just easier…LOL.

I did pack him a lunch a few times and he always came home with some of what I packed (fruit or the cheese stick). I’d rather have him waste school lunch than the stuff I sent him because I’d eat the fruit and cheese sticks instead of him wasting them.

3

Wow, what great sites! Thanks for sharing that. Although my kids aren’t there yet I’m really curious to see how the entire school lunch / menu / and money thing is going to pan out.

This post brought back so many memories of Monday mornings having to buy a long yellow ticket from the scary lunch-lady behind the menu. *shivers* And…I don’t remember any stinkin’ extras!!!

I’ll be adding your post to my Monday Morning Munchies next week. Keep your eyes open!

4

You are just a WAY COOL mom…going to school and having lunch with your daughter like that!! So, does she get extra money for next year’s lunches now?? LOL!!

5

My mom used to pack my lunch every day, and on Mondays she put money in the bag so I could buy milk each day. But, um, instead every day during junior high I threw away the lunch and used the milk money to buy a chocolate pudding pop. That’s it. For three years I had a chocolate pudding pop for lunch every day.

When I’m at my kids’ school and see how students waste their lunches, first I’m saddened by their habits, then I remember what I did!