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Permalink Reply by Natalie ._c- on January 2, 2011 at 6:28pm

Well, I used to eat school lunch, but it was before I had diabetes. It wasn't very nutritious, and ALWAYS had french fries, which I cannot stand to this day! Then when I did develop diabetes, I didn't know enough not to eat it -- but I did do a lot of salads instead of the regular meal.

The cold plate you describe would be OK, if you left over the crackers. The fruit would be better for you than the crackers!

If you push a child in a wheelchair to lunch, you could say "Sweetie, could you hold my lunch for me?" and put the lunch in the child's lap. It might make them feel good to be able to help you!

Good luck, and keep up the good work!

Permalink Reply by brnyrbr on January 2, 2011 at 9:12pm

School Lunches have improved somewhat. Ours bakes everything but some of the meat is still pretty high in fat.

If the the ladies like you they give you really big portions.

This group really likes me.

 

Natalie you've given me an idea.

On days I eat a cold plate I could take a whole wheat round and put the tuna or chicken salad on it.

The fruit servings are far to large but I could take my own fruit or perhaps some baby carrot and lf dip

Thank you very much

brn

Permalink Reply by Angie on January 13, 2011 at 3:40pm

I used to eat school lunches, but they got too expensive for one. Then I noticed that they began to really elevate my blood sugar. They just aren't very healthy at my school. They are usually loaded with carbs, and make you feel like a nap after eating them. So I just usually take a lean cuisine or a smart ones! Much better for you and easier on the blood sugar. I wouldn't eat the school lunches any longer. Just my two cents.......

Permalink Reply by Marcia Skidmore on January 17, 2011 at 8:42pm

Our school lunches are not appetizing and not designed for health. My sugar would go nuts! Our PTA has stepped in and twice a month they arranged for the local high school restaurant program to come in with a salad bar. That I can do because it is fresh, not sprayed with preservatives (our lunches are not made at school, trucked in prepared and put in a heating cabinet at school) and I can choose the ingredients. Otherwise our meals are not diabetic friendly, lost of grease, fried. The only ala carte you can buy are cookies, grammies, and things like that. Out of my homeroom of 28, only 3 or 4 regularly buy - except every Wednesday Pizza Day and that sells no matter how greasy/gross. Its Pizza!

Most of the teachers have microwaves in their rooms and heat up frozen meals, left overs or they bring salads. sandwiches, etc. But we don't eat with the kids downstairs. Because I tutor/help kids at lunch/recess most days I just have a bag of celery or other home made snack and later at my planning period have a second snack that's more a lunch. I miss the school I student taught at - the cafeteria lady used to have a crock pot of soup once a week for adults only. That was nice.

The other part of our "Healthy Living" program with PTA is that they have banned all soft drinks from the vending machines - just water and juice. They sponsor family walks, Purell dispensers in the cafeteria and winter rewards when the kids arrive at school dressed correctly (coats buttoned, hats, gloves). All steps in the right direction.

Hope that helps. I vote for pack-a-lunch-healthy-girl. Every fall I buy myself a new, fun lunch box. This year is Sponge Bob. Good Luck!