Parent Bloggers: Tales from the School Cafeteria

When I took this blog blast, I wondered what I'd be able to say.  Tales from the School Cafeteria? Hello, I WORK in the school cafeteria and I try really hard not to talk about my work on my websites. 

Food fights? Unrequited Love? Pizza Friday? Stand-Off with the Lunch Lady?" (Tell us your favorite School Cafeteria Story... yours or your kid's)

I don't really have any stories - none of my kids has been involved in a food fight, except for the time that Mackenzie gave a boy back his food that he'd handed to her.  He moved and she spilled it on him.  They both got in trouble.  There's no Unrequited Love, and no Stand Off with the Lunch Lady.  If anything, I have a standoff with the kids, when they bring me their trays.  I've tried and tried to get them to drop their silverware first, tray second, and then go out the door. Move from right to left, no one gets food in their hair, no one spills their trays.  Yeah, yeah - they don't listen to me any better than they do to you.  Sorry.

My kids each have their favorite meals to buy - nachos, pizza, toasted cheese sandwich with tomato soup.  My oldest goes to a different school and buys the same lunch twice a week - three pieces of pizza and a soda.  NOT my favorite choice of lunch for him.

There are two new sites that I think are pretty cool.  School Menu is geared for kids and Family Everyday is for parents.

The kid site, School Menu, is really cute and I plan to let my kids spend time on it this summer during the long, hot days of summer.  I especially like the games for them - it's hard to find games that are nutrition oriented, and these ones are pretty good.  My son Gabe is going to be thrilled when he sees that Fetch, with Ruff Ruffman is on this site - that's one of his favorites.

The parent site, Family Everyday, has good, concise information.  There were some good recipes and an especially informative article concerning the myths about school lunches. 

Check out School Menu and its parental counterpart Family Everyday, two sites that work together with School Food Services Directors to provide and promote healthy eating and physical fitness for kids and their parents. School Menu www.schoolmenu.com and Family Everyday -- www.familyeveryday.com]

Comments

[Laura Lohr]

Great twist to have a post WRITTEN BY THE LUNCH LADY! Teh he!