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Notes From the Field: Carbo-Loading (But Without the Marathon)
I visited my children’s cafeteria again on Friday. Here’s what was served: In case you can’t tell, the entree is a breaded chicken parmigiana cutlet served atop whole grain spaghetti, along with...
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Notes From the Field: Frito Pie and Mashed Potatoes
Last week I chose a random day to visit my children’s cafeteria and here’s what was being served: To the right is pepperoni pizza, to the left is Frito Pie, and both were served with mashed potatoes,...
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Notes From the Field: The Sad Fate of a Salad on Pizza Day
I popped into my kids’ lunch room last week when they were serving a choice of two entrees: cheese pizza, or a chef salad with cheese, turkey, and what I believe was turkey ham (the salad didn’t have...
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Notes From the Field: Kids Eat Chicken That’s Not a Nugget; Jaws Drop.
I got to the lunch room late last week, so my “source” had already eaten much of her lunch: The entree was a new item on our menu this year: BBQ chicken. That’s right – an actual whole piece of...
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Notes From the Field: Bok Choy and a Forthcoming Rant
I was unable to make it to the lunch room last week but my fellow Houston ISD/Aramark Food Services Parent Advisory Committee member, Donna Gershenwald, took a photo at her own child’s school. She...
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Notes From the Field: What Did This Spinach Do to Deserve Such a Fate?
On today’s menu, the kids had a choice of chili mac with a dinner roll or a chicken corn dog; steamed spinach; apple sauce; and the new banana chocolate chip cake the PAC tasted last month. Here’s a...
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Last week I toured a Houston middle school for the first time with my husband and daughter. Now, ever since I started blogging about school food, I’ve been hearing from middle school parents, “If you...
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“Notes From the Field” – Grapes! Broccoli! Hooray!
I was so busy with the Lunch Line event last week that I was unable to get to a cafeteria to take photos, but my fellow Houston ISD/Aramark Food Services Parent Advisory Council member Stephanie...
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Notes From the Field: Sweet Potatoes and Fruit Bars
I’m a little late with the Notes From the Field feature this week — I guess all that Palin/school treats debate distracted me! At any rate, I popped into my kids’ lunch room this week to check out two...
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“National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day” Is Tomorrow
The School Nutrition Association, the association of school food service workers, has proclaimed this week National School Lunch Week and tomorrow, October 12th, is “National Take Your Parents to Lunch...
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