Guest guest Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 I've found them to be a good resource, though they are not vegetarian. The inertia in a school system the size of Chicago's is mind-boggling. There is an organization testing healthy foods in a couple of Chicago school; I will try to dig up their information. Robin Gayle <dilemma5 wrote: I read some adverse stuff about " Two Angry Moms " but I can't remember what it was. I know it made me shy away from them a bit and then I never got a chance to check further into it as things in my own life went rather haywire at the time. Does anyone know about anything negative associated with them? Anyone have any contact/experience with them? I not only want to help change the food given in our local schools for my own children's sake (maybe I can eventually look forward to not having to pack their lunch every day) but I am a teacher as well in an inner city school with almost 100% free lunch. These kids rarely get good nutrition when they are home, if they get anything at all. Most of their so-called " nutrition " comes from the free breakfast and lunch they get at school. It does little more than fill their tummies which isn't all bad but it would be soooo much better if the food also benefitted them in other ways. What our school district passes off as food is shameful. So, I'd like to know more about Two Angry Moms " , other than what their website says - if any of you can help me with info, I'd appreciate it. God's Peace, Gayle - robin koloms Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:44 PM Re: food at school Two Anry Moms (http://www.angrymoms.org/) is an organization trying to break the cycle of bad foods. chandelle' <earthmother213 wrote: wow, i just have to express my support to those of you with kids in conventional/public schools. i had no idea how hard you really have it when it comes to food. my husband is a waldorf teacher. he is vegan and his assistant is a raw-foodist. it's actually in the school's mission statement to feed healthy, whole, organic food to the children. the kids at this school have beautifully healthy food to eat. our son's birthday was last week and he received a homemade raw-food cake with an all-fruit, sugar-free filling and a sprouted grain crust. amazing stuff! my husband is taking over the directorship of the school so all week he will be in a childcare licensing program required by the state. he was there for 8 hours today and most of the day was spent discussing food. the most popular and commonly served meals, according to this class, are white-flour spaghetti with meatballs and hotdogs, but " they shouldn't be served every day - try to mix it up with quesadillas [processed cheese on white flour?], hamburgers [???], chicken patties [?!] and so on. " oh, and by the way, he learned today that " whole milk is required in this state to be fed at every state-funded school's meal. " (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) the class was instructed to come up with a week of meals. my husband's meals included such breakfasts as sprouted oat groats with homemade seed milk, raisins and walnuts, snacks such as sprouted grain crackers and dehydrated, sugar- and sulfate-free fruit or fresh fruit, and lunches like almond butter or seed cheese and vegetables on homemade whole-grain bread with a salad on the side tossed with a simple vinaigrette. the meals from the other kids were things like english muffin pizzas, canned green beans, and string cheese, with of course the state-mandated whole milk. WTH?! it occurred to me, scanning my husband's materials for this class, that most kids don't even stand a chance at being healthy. the deck is stacked against them at every turn. it just breaks my heart. i just wanted to share with people i knew would understand. chandelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Robin, I just got some info from a CSA in Naperville that works on some of those initiatives (not just for naperville, but also has some good resources in general) http://www.greenearthinstitute.org/nutrition/index.html When I was working as a school photographer this past fall, one of the schools on the south side made all of their lunches from scratch. Apparently they had just started doing it as part of a school initiative - when I was there, they had zucchini cooked with tomatoes as a side...it was really very good! (we got to have some, which was not typical as to how a work day would go, but the Principal was super nice to us and brought us food and drinks) They also had pasta and sauce, but it had meatballs and cheese, so I don't know how that was, but the side was amazing. I wanted to come there every day for lunch, but the Principal said that no, I didn't as it wasn't always like that. LOL. Guess it was just a good day - but still - I couldn't believe it, because you could tell it was made FRESH - not frozen or prepackaged. Missie On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 12:56 PM, robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: > I've found them to be a good resource, though they are not vegetarian. > The inertia in a school system the size of Chicago's is mind-boggling. There > is an organization testing healthy foods in a couple of Chicago school; I > will try to dig up their information. > > Robin > > Gayle <dilemma5 <dilemma5%40earthlink.net>> wrote: > I read some adverse stuff about " Two Angry Moms " but I can't remember what > it was. I know it made me shy away from them a bit and then I never got a > chance to check further into it as things in my own life went rather haywire > at the time. Does anyone know about anything negative associated with them? > Anyone have any contact/experience with them? I not only want to help change > the food given in our local schools for my own children's sake (maybe I can > eventually look forward to not having to pack their lunch every day) but I > am a teacher as well in an inner city school with almost 100% free lunch. > These kids rarely get good nutrition when they are home, if they get > anything at all. Most of their so-called " nutrition " comes from the free > breakfast and lunch they get at school. It does little more than fill their > tummies which isn't all bad but it would be soooo much better if the food > also benefitted them in other ways. What our school district passes off as > food is > shameful. So, I'd like to know more about Two Angry Moms " , other than what > their website says - if any of you can help me with info, I'd appreciate it. > > God's Peace, > Gayle > > - > robin koloms > <%40> > Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:44 PM > Re: food at school > > Two Anry Moms (http://www.angrymoms.org/) is an organization trying to > break the cycle of bad foods. > > chandelle' <earthmother213 <earthmother213%40gmail.com>> wrote: > wow, i just have to express my support to those of you with kids in > conventional/public schools. i had no idea how hard you really have it > when > it comes to food. > > my husband is a waldorf teacher. he is vegan and his assistant is a > raw-foodist. it's actually in the school's mission statement to feed > healthy, whole, organic food to the children. the kids at this school have > beautifully healthy food to eat. our son's birthday was last week and he > received a homemade raw-food cake with an all-fruit, sugar-free filling > and > a sprouted grain crust. amazing stuff! > > my husband is taking over the directorship of the school so all week he > will > be in a childcare licensing program required by the state. he was there > for > 8 hours today and most of the day was spent discussing food. the most > popular and commonly served meals, according to this class, are > white-flour > spaghetti with meatballs and hotdogs, but " they shouldn't be served every > day - try to mix it up with quesadillas [processed cheese on white > flour?], > hamburgers [???], chicken patties [?!] and so on. " oh, and by the way, he > learned today that " whole milk is required in this state to be fed at > every > state-funded school's meal. " (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) > > the class was instructed to come up with a week of meals. my husband's > meals included such breakfasts as sprouted oat groats with homemade seed > milk, raisins and walnuts, snacks such as sprouted grain crackers and > dehydrated, sugar- and sulfate-free fruit or fresh fruit, and lunches like > almond butter or seed cheese and vegetables on homemade whole-grain bread > with a salad on the side tossed with a simple vinaigrette. the meals from > the other kids were things like english muffin pizzas, canned green beans, > and string cheese, with of course the state-mandated whole milk. WTH?! > > it occurred to me, scanning my husband's materials for this class, that > most > kids don't even stand a chance at being healthy. the deck is stacked > against them at every turn. it just breaks my heart. > > i just wanted to share with people i knew would understand. > > chandelle > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Hi Missie, This is great! I will definitely look into it. At my daughter's former school, the parents were willing to spend $250,000 for air conditioning, but not healthy food; it was beyond infuriating. Robin Missie Ward <mszzzi wrote: Robin, I just got some info from a CSA in Naperville that works on some of those initiatives (not just for naperville, but also has some good resources in general) http://www.greenearthinstitute.org/nutrition/index.html When I was working as a school photographer this past fall, one of the schools on the south side made all of their lunches from scratch. Apparently they had just started doing it as part of a school initiative - when I was there, they had zucchini cooked with tomatoes as a side...it was really very good! (we got to have some, which was not typical as to how a work day would go, but the Principal was super nice to us and brought us food and drinks) They also had pasta and sauce, but it had meatballs and cheese, so I don't know how that was, but the side was amazing. I wanted to come there every day for lunch, but the Principal said that no, I didn't as it wasn't always like that. LOL. Guess it was just a good day - but still - I couldn't believe it, because you could tell it was made FRESH - not frozen or prepackaged. Missie On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 12:56 PM, robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: > I've found them to be a good resource, though they are not vegetarian. > The inertia in a school system the size of Chicago's is mind-boggling. There > is an organization testing healthy foods in a couple of Chicago school; I > will try to dig up their information. > > Robin > > Gayle <dilemma5 <dilemma5%40earthlink.net>> wrote: > I read some adverse stuff about " Two Angry Moms " but I can't remember what > it was. I know it made me shy away from them a bit and then I never got a > chance to check further into it as things in my own life went rather haywire > at the time. Does anyone know about anything negative associated with them? > Anyone have any contact/experience with them? I not only want to help change > the food given in our local schools for my own children's sake (maybe I can > eventually look forward to not having to pack their lunch every day) but I > am a teacher as well in an inner city school with almost 100% free lunch. > These kids rarely get good nutrition when they are home, if they get > anything at all. Most of their so-called " nutrition " comes from the free > breakfast and lunch they get at school. It does little more than fill their > tummies which isn't all bad but it would be soooo much better if the food > also benefitted them in other ways. What our school district passes off as > food is > shameful. So, I'd like to know more about Two Angry Moms " , other than what > their website says - if any of you can help me with info, I'd appreciate it. > > God's Peace, > Gayle > > - > robin koloms > <%40> > Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:44 PM > Re: food at school > > Two Anry Moms (http://www.angrymoms.org/) is an organization trying to > break the cycle of bad foods. > > chandelle' <earthmother213 <earthmother213%40gmail.com>> wrote: > wow, i just have to express my support to those of you with kids in > conventional/public schools. i had no idea how hard you really have it > when > it comes to food. > > my husband is a waldorf teacher. he is vegan and his assistant is a > raw-foodist. it's actually in the school's mission statement to feed > healthy, whole, organic food to the children. the kids at this school have > beautifully healthy food to eat. our son's birthday was last week and he > received a homemade raw-food cake with an all-fruit, sugar-free filling > and > a sprouted grain crust. amazing stuff! > > my husband is taking over the directorship of the school so all week he > will > be in a childcare licensing program required by the state. he was there > for > 8 hours today and most of the day was spent discussing food. the most > popular and commonly served meals, according to this class, are > white-flour > spaghetti with meatballs and hotdogs, but " they shouldn't be served every > day - try to mix it up with quesadillas [processed cheese on white > flour?], > hamburgers [???], chicken patties [?!] and so on. " oh, and by the way, he > learned today that " whole milk is required in this state to be fed at > every > state-funded school's meal. " (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) > > the class was instructed to come up with a week of meals. my husband's > meals included such breakfasts as sprouted oat groats with homemade seed > milk, raisins and walnuts, snacks such as sprouted grain crackers and > dehydrated, sugar- and sulfate-free fruit or fresh fruit, and lunches like > almond butter or seed cheese and vegetables on homemade whole-grain bread > with a salad on the side tossed with a simple vinaigrette. the meals from > the other kids were things like english muffin pizzas, canned green beans, > and string cheese, with of course the state-mandated whole milk. WTH?! > > it occurred to me, scanning my husband's materials for this class, that > most > kids don't even stand a chance at being healthy. the deck is stacked > against them at every turn. it just breaks my heart. > > i just wanted to share with people i knew would understand. > > chandelle > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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