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For more on the school lunch issue, see Grist’s extensive coverage of the topic<\/a>, particularly Tom Philpott’s recent piece “Why even the childless should care about school lunches<\/a>.”<\/p>\n Photo courtesy Mrs. Q<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today’s menu: Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, a breadstick, chocolate milk, and a blue-raspberry icee thing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As far as school lunches go, this one is pretty good. The meat sauce Photo courtesy Mrs. Q<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chicken patty with peas, two slices of bread, fruit cup, and chocolate milk.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There was sauce on the patty. I guess it was tomato sauce, but it was Photo courtesy Mrs. Q<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Peanut butter and jelly graham cracker sandwich, apple juice, fruit cup (peaches), and milk.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I could barely eat this meal, so I didn’t. And then I was deliriously ravenous driving to get my little one.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And then it got worse.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I got sick when I got home. I can’t say what exactly did it. Whether it I noticed a LOT of kids with packed lunches today. Maybe they knew Photo courtesy Mrs. QCheese croissant, broccoli, fruit jello, and milk (not pictured).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stale. Enough said.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy Mrs. Q<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hamburger, wheat bun, fries, pear, and milk.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I was happy to eat fruit Photo courtesy Mrs. Q Bagel dog (turkey), tater tots, apple, and milk.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A dear friend of mine had a family member who owned an apple orchard. She told me, “Never <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Photo courtesy Mrs. Q Meatloaf, bread, fruit cup, mystery greens (!), and milk<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To qualify for the label “meatloaf,” I think meat should be baked in a <\/p>\n And I was so thrilled to see what I assumed to be spinach! I was Photo courtesy Mrs. Q<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mac and cheese, mixed veggies, breadstick, fruit cup, and milk.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I can’t tell how the mac and cheese looks in the photo (I think it Photo courtesy Mrs. Q“Tex-Mex,” beans, tortilla chips, and banana.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What “Tex-Mex” refers to is taco meat over <\/p>\n I took a close-up of the beans, which are darker on the top (at first <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Photo courtesy Mrs. QChicken nuggets, carrots, corn muffin, fruit jello, and milk.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I can’t remember how this meal tasted. Even just a couple hours after I <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Photo courtesy Mrs. QCheese sandwich, tater tots, pretzels, fruit icee, and milk (not pictured).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I ate most of the cheese sandwich. In case you were wondering the tater <\/p>\n Then the fruit icee bar! The packaging has been Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n USDA Inspector General: meat supply routinely tainted with harmful residues<\/a><\/p>\n What I learned at Michelle Obama’s historic obesity summit<\/a><\/p>\n
\nover penne was passable, and the green beans were OK too. I ate all
\nof main stuff, but I only took one bite of the breadstick, which was
\ntoo chewy yet semi-hard, and the blue raspberry thingy…I took one
\nsuck and knew it was not for me. Of course, I drank all the chocolate
\nmilk.<\/p>\n
\ntasteless and of course you can see that it was burnt. The fruit cup
\nwas partially frozen. In fact, I stabbed it with my spork.<\/p>\n
\nwas the lunch (I ate only half of one sandwich) or the not eating enough
\n (also family history of vertigo) or taking a vitamin toward the end of
\n the day without much in my stomach or just plain getting sick…<\/p>\n
\nsomething I didn’t.<\/p>\n
\ntoday!<\/p>\n
\neat around the stem because when they spray, the pesticide collects in
\nthe top.” It wasn’t soon after that I started eating only organic
\napples. Of course, I don’t have a choice in this project. I try to sample every
\nfood, but I find it really hard to take a bite of the apple.<\/p>\n
\nloaf pan and then sliced. So given that definition, it is obvious that
\nwhat I ate today is not meatloaf, but instead a meat patty.<\/p>\n
\nfloored. But then when I took a bite, they were so very bitter. After
\nwork I chatted with my mom about it, and she thinks they are collard
\ngreens. But I’m not sure it was. All I
\ncan say is that this was the first time I could not finish my veggies
\nduring this experiment.<\/p>\n
\nlooks ok, but my husband doesn’t agree). What I can tell you was that
\nit was very cheesy. It’s probably something the kids really enjoyed.
\nYou know, it wasn’t that bad and I’m not trying to be nice. All I’m doing is comparing this meal
\nto the other school lunches that I’ve eaten and I can say that this
\nranks a little higher than most. I was able to eat everything but the
\nfruit cup.<\/p>\n
\nrice with a little cheese on top. I enjoy comfort food and this is nice.<\/p>\n
\nglance you think “black beans”) and lighter on the inside (then you
\nthink “pinto beans”). I don’t know what kind of beans they were, but
\nI’ve always liked refried beans. They were OK.<\/p>\n
\nconsumed it, I have no idea what flavors were present. I don’t remember
\na texture jumping out at me. I don’t remember eating the corn muffin. It’s like I blocked it out. The other day I ate the fruit jello and I thought it was fabulous<\/a>.
\nToday I took a couple sporkfuls and that was it. Could my taste buds
\nhave amnesia? Or worse have they deserted me? Whatever the case the
\nlittle buds that remain in my mouth may need therapy.<\/p>\n
\ntots count as the veggie here. Yes, I’ll say it again—tater tots (or
\nfries for that matter) count as a veggie. I know. I was shocked too but
\nnow I just shrug.<\/p>\n
\nupgraded. AND it is 100% juice so that’s an improvement. I was able on
\nit suck on it and I didn’t pucker up from a massive influx of sweet
\nhitting my taste buds.<\/p>\n