Your Five Senses - School Lunches

I personally do not have kids in school yet, but I am married to a teacher and he eats the school lunch most every day.  So, I get the comments that I am sure many parents get from their kids.  I hear things like - "...today we had pizza/corn".  This is how he refers to this perfect meal - not as two separate menu items, but rather as one since they are always served together and have been for decades.  I also hear the age old comment about school lunch,"...we had mystery meat today for lunch. I have no idea what it was, so I ate the salad bar".

I have some experience working the with the school foodservice industry. I know they do not have an easy task trying to find healthy, good tasting foods that not only fit their small budgets, but also will be consumed by students and teachers and accepted by parents.  I know some districts have gotten very creative with their lunch offerings based on all the demands from the government, the school administration and the students.  Many offer delivery style pizza versus the 4 x 4 square I remember.

So why am I even writing on this subject.  Well I just read an article about an organized group of physicians that have sent a petition to the USDA to eliminate processed meats from school lunch menus. This wold include items such as hot dogs, ham, deli meats, bacon, etc  Is this realistic?  What are the more healthful alternatives to these products and can schools afford them?  Will the kids eat them?

These are not easy questions and I am sure there are no easy answers for the government, our schools and the community.  Of course childhood obesity is a critical subject that needs to be addressed on an ongoing basis and this is one approach. Any discussion that puts the health of our children first is worthwhile in my opinion. Our schools have a very special and yet difficult task when it comes to feeding our kids nutritious foods they will actually eat while adhering to the guidelnes of the government, the wishes of the parents and the overal budgets they are allotted.

We'll see if this ban passes and if so what happens next.

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What are the more healthful alternatives to these products and can schools afford them?Will the kids eat them?