Guest guest Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 My five year old came home from school and told me that the school makes better fake chicken nuggets then I do. I have to admit I was sick to my stomach to have to tell him that it was real chicken and that when the menus say ckicken they mean chicken. He weeped for a long time. I told him this morning he is to sign up for bagel with PB & J but he loves the fake ckn so he wanted that. Poor thing. It was a hard lesson to learn and understand when so many fake meats look so close. If anyone has any stories I would love to hear them. Steph Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 Poor little guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am SO sorry for him:( Does he understand that it wasn't his fault? Give him a hug, Debra _____ on behalf of Steph Fri 2/9/2007 3:37 PM ; vegetarianslimming a sad story My five year old came home from school and told me that the school makes better fake chicken nuggets then I do. I have to admit I was sick to my stomach to have to tell him that it was real chicken and that when the menus say ckicken they mean chicken. He weeped for a long time. I told him this morning he is to sign up for bagel with PB & J but he loves the fake ckn so he wanted that. Poor thing. It was a hard lesson to learn and understand when so many fake meats look so close. If anyone has any stories I would love to hear them. Steph --- Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 Debra, Oh yes he knows that he was thinking it was fake ckn and it wasnt we went over how special we are that we save animals and we know he loves them. He felt so bad almost like he killed the chicken himself. We just agreed to write down what he will eat on a card and then when he goes through the line he wont feel pressure. Steph Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Mail on your mobile. Get started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 this reminds me of last week...we have an International Lunch for the kids each year. I was one helping kids through the line & a few said they were vegetarian. there were plenty of dishes for them to choose from (yay!) so I helped them along successfully. these were the little ones - K thru 2nd grade - the older ones helped themselves, lol. One child seemed to be having difficulty & I asked if she was vegetarian or vegan. I got this LOOK like " you know what that IS? " *warm fuzzies* Another kid, a parent had put a chicken breast on his plate & he picked it up, returned it to the platter saying, " I'm a vegetarian. " And on he went. I followed & helped him find stuff. It was interesting. The kids just handle the situation matter of factly while many parents rolled their eyes. I just shrugged them off & continued helping the kids fill their plates. It's one of my favorite school days of the whole year. Beth Steph <mrswalp29 wrote: We just agreed to write down what he will eat on a card and then when he goes through the line he wont feel pressure. Recent Activity 11 New Members Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 That's a great idea:) I know how he feels about feeling as though he'd actually killed the chicken. I've almost sworn off non-vegetarian restaurants because of it. I hate when I order something in a restaurant and they screw it up anf I have a plate full of death in front of me - and I send it back and they purposefully try to screw me over. That happened a while ago at an Olive Garden - I told the waiter upfront that I was vegetarian, and then I ordered a pizza with artichoke hearts, olives, and pepperoncini peppers. They then brought out one with artichokes, olives and pepperoni. I sent it back - and do you know they had the nerve to pick through it and put it all back together again and try to re-serve it to me??? I didn't discover it at first, but was eating it very cautiously - then I found some of the meat still on the pizza, and I knew what they'd done. Why didn't they just pour blood all over it??? It would have been the same! Anyway, when I discovered what they'd done, we reported it to a manager, and I was not only shaking, but was also brought to the point of nausea and tears over it. The manager apologized, but said! that he was " having a hard enough time getting his staff to understand that proscuitto was a type of meat. " He comped our meal, but I'll never go back there. It's hard not to blame yourself when these things happen. Your little guy was completely innocent in this, and my heart goes out to him. Why can't non-veg people foster a little conscienciousness in themselves? Escpecially when dealing with little ones. Is the public school system so numb that they don't bother to respect the family's dietary restrictions and keep an eye on these things for the younger set? Aside from us, there are many religious sects who have dietary restrictions...I'm sure if it were as case in that manner they'd pay closer attention. Sorry if I'm ranting - I just hate to see anyone compromised like this. It's so very unjust. Hugs - Debra _____ on behalf of Steph Fri 2/9/2007 7:01 PM RE: a sad story Debra, Oh yes he knows that he was thinking it was fake ckn and it wasnt we went over how special we are that we save animals and we know he loves them. He felt so bad almost like he killed the chicken himself. We just agreed to write down what he will eat on a card and then when he goes through the line he wont feel pressure. Steph --- Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Mail on your mobile. Get started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 A few years ago my husband and I and his mother went to the Cactus Club Cafe. I ordered my standard fare - a veggie burger and they both probably ordered something with meat, I don't recall. So my veggie burger comes and I take a bite. I'm suspicious right away so I asked my husband to take a bite and he did and proclaimed it was the best veggie burger he'd ever tried, but flagged down the waiter anyway to double check before I ate any more of it. " That's a veggie burger, isn't it, " he asked. The waiter was horrified. Yes, he screwed up big time and put into the kitchen for a real burger. He apologized and hustled off to the kitchen to get my veggie burger going. The manager immediately was at our table apologizing for the big error and spent some time speaking with me. I felt absolutely sick about what had happened but I was pretty decent about it. I got my veggie burger, no charge for me meal, and his mother didn't like what she'd ordered any ended up eating the fake veggie burger. I'm sure similar mistakes have happened to other vegetarians at other restaurants too. People are human, mistakes happen. Its not like I ate the whole thing. I moved on. Sorry about your son. That must have been traumatic but kids are resilient. Also when he gets older he may make different eating choices. I have second cousins all raised vegetarian but I don't believe any of them followed that lifestyle choice into adulthood. I raise hens for eggs - I'm not vegan - and my girls will never be eaten. I actually had an Asian man drive up last summer and tell me his pregnant wife was craving fresh chicken and how much would I sell one of my hens to him for. I told him they're not for sale and they're not for eating and he eventually left. And then one of my hens went missing the next week and we wondered if he'd snuck onto our property and helped himself. A few days later I found a pile of feathers in the back pasture and sadly one of my layers had apparently fallen victim to a coyote. , Steph <mrswalp29 wrote: > > My five year old came home from school and told me that the school makes better fake chicken nuggets then I do. I have to admit I was sick to my stomach to have to tell him that it was real chicken and that when the menus say ckicken they mean chicken. He weeped for a long time. I told him this morning he is to sign up for bagel with PB & J but he loves the fake ckn so he wanted that. Poor thing. It was a hard lesson to learn and understand when so many fake meats look so close. If anyone has any stories I would love to hear them. > Steph > > > > Get your own web address. > Have a HUGE year through Small Business. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 I have a story that I am not proud of but I try to remind myself of, when people accidentally screw up. Mind you, I'm not talking about the people that " intentionally " try to trick you and that does happen. Anyways, 4 years ago, my brother was married and at the reception there was a buffet. My sister and her husband have been ovo/lacto for many years and their two daughter's have been the same since conception. Well, my new SIL intentionally asked for some veggie dishes for the buffet but the restaurant ended up evidentally thinking that shrimp was vegetarian. At the time, I had just started cutting out red meat from my diet, and I was not vegetarian. Well, I was helping my little 5 year old niece fill her plate and she so wanted the shell pasta dish but it had shrimp in it. Stupid me asked my BIL if I could give her some but remove the shrimp!!!!! STUPIDITY!!!!!!!! Of course he said no, and they don't even remember my faux pas, but I do. Soon after that I became ovo/lacto and I now am vegan and, to this day, I kick myself in the butt everytime I think about what a moron I was. Stef Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well with brie. Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 Hi Stef, Please don't call yourself a moron. This is all part of the learning process. I hear it all the time - " I'll just pick out the m**t, then it will be vegetarian and you can eat it. " It's an opportunity to educate others. And hooray for you for transitioning to vegan, something I have not been able to achieve Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 That is SOOOO way cool Beth:-) I was wondering this weekend, why don't schools (K-6) have designations on the children's lunch cards as to dietary preferences/allergen info???? It would certainly make these sorts of debacles less frequent, I think... Debra Lee Thompson First Horizon Home Loan Corp Asset Recovery Database Analyst 214.441.5416 debrathompson On Behalf Of Beth Renzetti Friday, February 09, 2007 10:05 PM RE: a sad story this reminds me of last week...we have an International Lunch for the kids each year. I was one helping kids through the line & a few said they were vegetarian. there were plenty of dishes for them to choose from (yay!) so I helped them along successfully. these were the little ones - K thru 2nd grade - the older ones helped themselves, lol. One child seemed to be having difficulty & I asked if she was vegetarian or vegan. I got this LOOK like " you know what that IS? " *warm fuzzies* Another kid, a parent had put a chicken breast on his plate & he picked it up, returned it to the platter saying, " I'm a vegetarian. " And on he went. I followed & helped him find stuff. It was interesting. The kids just handle the situation matter of factly while many parents rolled their eyes. I just shrugged them off & continued helping the kids fill their plates. It's one of my favorite school days of the whole year. Beth Steph <mrswalp29 <mrswalp29%40> > wrote: We just agreed to write down what he will eat on a card and then when he goes through the line he wont feel pressure. Recent Activity 11 New Members Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 We don't have lunch cards. They have a paper on file listing allergies in the nurses office. I don't know how that all works out. I know there is a table for allergy kids so they don't need to sit w/kids eating peanutbutter or whatever. I know in pre-k, nobody could bring anything w/peanuts or peanutbutter. We get a monthly calendar/menu & choose which meals to buy & which days to take in cold lunch. My guess is kids & parents work out what will be eaten & the child goes & does as s/he should. It's a small school(prek-8, about 300 kids), too, which helps. " Thompson, Debra " <Debrathompson wrote: That is SOOOO way cool Beth:-) I was wondering this weekend, why don't schools (K-6) have designations on the children's lunch cards as to dietary preferences/allergen info???? It would certainly make these sorts of debacles less frequent, I think... Recent Activity 9 New Members 1 New Files Visit Your Group Give Back for Good Get inspired by a good cause. Y! Toolbar Get it Free! easy 1-click access to your groups. Start a group in 3 easy steps. Connect with others. . Beth “The right adult at the right time can make an enormous difference. Many kids have a history of difficult, disappointing relationships and one good relationship--one person who is there for them--can make a huge difference.” -Jean E. Rhodes Professor, Psychology at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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