tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post115841665182681747..comments2023-11-22T05:51:28.934+00:00Comments on Frank Chalk: Healthy Eating AgainMr Chalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02300002644366743672noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-48721133889737493572008-10-10T07:37:00.000+00:002008-10-10T07:37:00.000+00:00Nothing wrong with Jamie Oliver's campaign - when ...Nothing wrong with Jamie Oliver's campaign - when I started to work in schools some 10 years ago, I was shocked to see the poor quality of the food there. Even cup cakes were "jazzed up" with blue food colouring to make them more appealing to the little E-numbers addicted kids. The problem is the way Jamie's suggestions were implemented. With a sledgehammer. "Healthy Eating" has become a mantra that has crept into every subject. Maths...weigh out ingrediets to create a healty meal. Same in DT. The kids are sick and tired of it because they get it thrown at them left, right and centre. A more non-nanny-state approach would maybe have taken longer but would have achieved more.<BR/>Same goes for all issues environmental. Whilst the kids are banged up in derelict buildings without double glazing every teacher has to go on and on and on about all things eco...worksheets are churned out in such numbers that surely schools kill half of all rainforest and food in schools is sold in plastic bags, packets and pouches that will haunt the environment for hundreds of years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-27063094515526968102007-11-07T10:29:00.000+00:002007-11-07T10:29:00.000+00:00Healthy eating and good dieting is all what we nee...Healthy eating and <A HREF="http://amolife.com/healthy-food/dieting-or-not.html" REL="nofollow">good dieting</A> is all what we need to be healthy and beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-37928420470541833382007-08-04T21:24:00.000+00:002007-08-04T21:24:00.000+00:00School lunches determine the health of our childre...School lunches determine the health of our children! They should feature traditional freshly-made dishes, including meats, yogurts, soups, and of course <A HREF="http://allwomenstalk.com/6-tips-for-making-healthy-salads/" REL="nofollow">healthy salads</A><BR/>! Junk food should be eliminated from school canteens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158956301373174552006-09-22T20:18:00.000+00:002006-09-22T20:18:00.000+00:00I have no problem with these two harridans feeding...I have no problem with these two harridans feeding their own spawn chips and fizz, but I don't like the idea that they do it to other children at the request of the <I>children</I>, who after all are too young for any other kind of responsibility (but that's another issue).<BR/><BR/>If they clear it with the other children's parents first, then I'm past caring. I just know that my friends who have youngsters wouldn't be amused if they thought they were giving their kids money for a guaranteed healthy lunch at school, and found that those two were standing outside the railings saying "go on, have chips instead..."Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639094548415759560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158922122619864502006-09-22T10:48:00.000+00:002006-09-22T10:48:00.000+00:00Our school meals have greatly improved this year. ...Our school meals have greatly improved this year. Delicious in fact!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158607230476753472006-09-18T19:20:00.000+00:002006-09-18T19:20:00.000+00:00It's good that the school provides healthy food (i...It's good that the school provides healthy food (if indeed it does). But parents are entitled to decide what is best for their children, so the food supplied is not the issue, but the school's prohibitions on obtaining food elsewhere. <BR/><BR/>PS: I bought, read and enjoyed the book. Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158579379026013262006-09-18T11:36:00.000+00:002006-09-18T11:36:00.000+00:00I'm a Police Officer - the other day I stopped a ...I'm a Police Officer - the other day I stopped a couple of young lads out of school at lunch time outside the local chippy. "Should you be here?" I asked. Boy says "The problem with this healthy food Officer is that it's F***ing Sh** !"<BR/>Jamie Oliver has a bit more work to do I thinkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158575160614975102006-09-18T10:26:00.000+00:002006-09-18T10:26:00.000+00:00Mr Chalk, how could you. 'It's' canteen??????? If ...Mr Chalk, how could you. 'It's' canteen??????? If we can't rely on you to keep up standards, upon whom can we rely?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158526977094549922006-09-17T21:02:00.000+00:002006-09-17T21:02:00.000+00:00I read in some of the coverage of this story that ...I read in some of the coverage of this story that the real issue was that this school had cut the lunch "hour" to 30 mins and that the children found it difficult to get served and eat in this time.<BR/><BR/>This would put a different spin on the story - as with most things there are probably more complexities here than the original - hilariously reaction of these parents!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158513148447600362006-09-17T17:12:00.000+00:002006-09-17T17:12:00.000+00:00The meals at the school are very good, and were 'h...The meals at the school are very good, and were 'healthy' long before Government edicts. I would eat one myself. <BR/>What is 'healthy food' anyway? <BR/>Sorry, this should have read 'at the school I work at'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158513040435967692006-09-17T17:10:00.000+00:002006-09-17T17:10:00.000+00:00The meals at the school are very good, and were 'h...The meals at the school are very good, and were 'healthy' long before Government edicts. I would eat one myself. <BR/>What is 'healthy food' anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158423876603430762006-09-16T16:24:00.001+00:002006-09-16T16:24:00.001+00:00I wonder if these 'concerned' parents would sit in...I wonder if these 'concerned' parents would sit in afternoon lessons where the kids are 'e' numbered up to the hilt! Our canteen has been through this difficult transformation and the kids have started to accept the change. Afternoon lessons are becoming easier!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158423875173099432006-09-16T16:24:00.000+00:002006-09-16T16:24:00.000+00:00I wonder if these 'concerned' parents would sit in...I wonder if these 'concerned' parents would sit in afternoon lessons where the kids are 'e' numbered up to the hilt! Our canteen has been through this difficult transformation and the kids have started to accept the change. Afternoon lessons are becoming easier!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158423687316124992006-09-16T16:21:00.000+00:002006-09-16T16:21:00.000+00:00Saw this (or a very similar story) on the local ne...Saw this (or a very similar story) on the local news last week. The kids were hanging through the railings shouting orders and these women were raking the money off them. Local chippys were laughing all the way to the bank! It was a well run business if you ask me, they even had special containers for transporting food! I wonder if there are any laws and regulations about provinding such a service?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158422020398709912006-09-16T15:53:00.000+00:002006-09-16T15:53:00.000+00:00im amazed by this and yet sympathetic too!the scho...im amazed by this and yet sympathetic too!<BR/><BR/>the school dinners are crap,but surely it would be better to ensure that the children brung in packed lunches and force the contractors to sort it out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158420249848231092006-09-16T15:24:00.000+00:002006-09-16T15:24:00.000+00:00If the food in the canteen is so bad, maybe these ...If the food in the canteen is so bad, maybe these two should cook the kids something decent and bring it in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158420165664179112006-09-16T15:22:00.000+00:002006-09-16T15:22:00.000+00:00sandwiches, baked potatoes, fish and chips... soun...sandwiches, baked potatoes, fish and chips... sounds pretty healthy to me. <BR/><BR/>Our school encourages the kids to bring in sandwiches and sells baked spuds in the canteen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158417790254624142006-09-16T14:43:00.000+00:002006-09-16T14:43:00.000+00:00My generation (I'm 56) ate loads of fat and stodge...My generation (I'm 56) ate loads of fat and stodge but we used up far more energy in every aspect of our lives from mowing a lawn to walking to school. <BR/><BR/>Nowadays the kids expend very little, unless they play sport. Houses shops and all buildings are stiflingly hot, they go everywhere in cars and labour saving devices enable them to spend every waking minute in front of the TV/computer. <BR/><BR/>Many could probably get by hardly eating at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158417333411599792006-09-16T14:35:00.001+00:002006-09-16T14:35:00.001+00:00God look at those horrors!God look at those horrors!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-1158417313433425262006-09-16T14:35:00.000+00:002006-09-16T14:35:00.000+00:00The problem is that the school meals are privatise...The problem is that the school meals are privatised now and they really are poor. Our canteen charges more than local outlets too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com