It would almost be funny if it wasn't sickening, how things only get done when publicity and TV celebrities get involved.
How come fruits and salads are suddenly possible now when they were not before?
Nine-year-old’s lunch blog shames school into making changes
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#22I get the impression that had she been American, the school would have suspended her for her actions.
Beat me to it. Agreed. There's no way we'd put up with that kind of insolence over here.
You know. I can read the arrogance in your statement, and I think that's exactly how the school would respond, with exactly that tone. I think that was your point.
It's terrible that we would respond in such a way, rather than fixing our ways and feeding children a healthy lunch when they get the assisted lunch plan (this is often given to kids that honestly cannot afford other food, and may be their only real meal of the day).
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#23Please, sir, may I have no more?
Yes, Dickens would seem to describe how the school views the children. "Please, sir, I want some more" is all that they should be saying.
Slightly off topic, but Dickens is a fantastic writer, I haven't read anyone as good as him (or even close) at writing engaging stories. Shakespeare is better with languages, but Dickens writes better.
And if you want to read him, gutenberg has him (http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/730).
Highly recommended.
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#24If you watched Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution show to this point, it was quite depressing how little was done about it on the American show. We unfortunately live in a world where we value money over people's health.
I have heard the argument that with a fully private healthcare system there is no financial benefit to lobbying/pushing for a healthier society as the healthcare sector can only make money off people who are ill - therefore it comes down to who can afford to shout the loudest at those in charge. I guess until there is a way to profit off prevention rather than cure there will always be this sort of conflict of interests.
This is of course a mute point for this child as Scotland (for now, lets see how the independence referendum goes) is NHS (national health service) based.
And I agree, Jamie's Food Revolution has highlighted this issue very well. The poor attitude toward health seems universal however as one of the most poignant scenes in any of his shows is the one of UK parents passing deep fried fish and chips through the school fence at lunch time!
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#25Wow. Fantastic result for a young blogger. However I don't think the new meal looks that much better, apart from the sprinkle of salad. Before: Pizza, Corn, Potato Chip, Cupcake After: Pasta, Potato, Cake, Salad
Exactly. The bar should be set a LOT higher.
I agree, but credit where credit is due: for immediate short-term changes that won't break the tight budget it's not a bad start.
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#26Good. Looking at the utter shit they feed children in the UK under the guise of school dinners, it's nice to see someone documenting it. I send my children in with a proper packed lunch and their friends take the piss out of them because it's NOT processed shit. I don't get humans sometimes.
> "I don't get humans sometimes."
We pick on people that are different - not people that are better or worse. The quality of the food your children have is not why they're singled out.
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#27And this is in Scotland. Can you imagine what it is like in the poorest countries in the world? This is why we need a permanent, open Internet on all nations, because as soon as the truth comes out, someone does something about it.
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#28If you watched Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution show to this point, it was quite depressing how little was done about it on the American show. We unfortunately live in a world where we value money over people's health.
My question is: where are the parents in this? I don't know about the UK, but in North America there are few things a school fears more than angry parents. A group of angry parents can rain hellfire down on a school board and principal.
Why is there no outrage that their children are being served slop?
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#29I just want to point out a MUCH more serious attrocity being committed here: This poor, sweet child is so under-educated in the UK that she doesn't even understand the difference between "dinner" and "lunch".. We must rectify this injustice! Will someone think of the children!!!
;)
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#30As a vegetarian growing up in England, I remember having non-packed lunch at primary school only once: I was given a hamburger, and told to take the burger out. At the time I just took it in my stride, but on reflection...
I became vegetarian when I went to University and had my very own Baby Belling. My school dinners in the UK were cooked in a kitchen in the school by cooks my Mum knew, the veg and meat were bought locally and there was always meat and two veg except Fridays when there was fish. I quite liked them. I have fond memories of those chocolate brick puddings with the minty custard served from metallic effect jugs (60s we a…
School dinners in the 80s: healthy, fun and £1. In 1990 the kitchen was closed down and we all had to eat packed lunch in a classroom. Decided there and then never to vote Tory.