Preschooler’s Homemade Lunch Replaced with Cafeteria “Nuggets”

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  1. PapaG

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    A turkey and cheese sandwich, a banana, potato chips, and apple juice don't meet US standards, but processed chicken nuggets do?

    God Bless Ammmurrrrrrica!

    http://www.carolinajournal.com/exclusives/display_exclusive.html?id=8762

     
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    God, I love the USA. Most retarded story ever. If that happened to my child, I would walk into the school/daycare, and pull my child out so freaking fast. One, to declare the child's actual meal is not nutritious enough..... I'd get it if it were soda and a twinkie... I really would. But that meal was decent. It's hard to get young kids to eat a balanced meal when they don't have adults watching over them, but that meal was not bad.

    But it's a slap in the face for parents to be told how to parent, in this case. The government is going to step in and tell me how to parent, and then I get charged for it? "Help" is forced upon me, and I have to pay for it? And it's worse than what it replaced? WTF is wrong with this system?
     
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    Nothing wrong with the system.

    Simply one state "agent" was hired to fill a position she totally lacked the intelligence/skills to handle. I guarantee she was hired through the affirmative action process.
     
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    Well, then.... I'd say there IS something wrong with the system. And it sounds like you agree.
     
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    The racist/sexist hiring system nearly all state and federal agencies are forced to use, yes.

    Not something that reflects on the elementary school, or the USDA guidelines though.
     
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    Personally, that system sounds pretty damn flawed, though. Affirmative action is one thing. But to let someone so incompetent into that system? Plus, it pissed me off that we're spending money on these types of programs. So you can tell me I'm not feeding my child properly? Simply stooopid.
     
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    Not only to tell you that you're feeding your child incorrectly, but to then also replace a turkey and cheese on white wheat sandwich with three processed chicken nuggets. On top of it, you get charged for the chicken nuggets!
     
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    I'd be pissed off if some school employee went thru my kids lunch and determined what I gave them wasnt good enough. I'm the parent!!
     
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    The mandate for the schools to provide food for students if they deem meals brought to be insufficient--bad policy (blame congress)
    The determination by the agent of the lunch not meeting the requirements--poor interpretation of bad policy (blame the agent)
    The provision of chicken nuggets as a replacement item--poor execution of bad policy (blame the lunch lady)
    The "note" about the lunch-swap sent to the parent/grandparent--poor communication of bad policy (blame the administrators)

    The fact that this story will probably bring about a modification/clarification of this rule, as well as increased awareness by parents thereof--good result from poor interpretation/execution/communication of bad policy.
     
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    The article does say she was given other food, but chose not to eat it (semantics, I know). I ask the school, "What's healthier?" Who knows the child better - the parent or the food Nazi? Even if the school offers healthier foods than I offer my children, I know what my child will and won't eat (especially when I'm not present to "encourage" her proper eating), so that just annoys me further.

    So, you make my child eat your food, and charge me for it. My child ate less food (studies show that improper diet, or not eating enough, has a big impact on a child's ability to focus and learn), and I'd say the chicken nuggets are likely the least healthy food item listed in that article. Thanks for course-correcting, government!! Now go f*** yourself!
     
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    Way to break it down, play-by-play. You forgot the part where the child should have told the agent not to "f*** with my meal!!"
     
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    LOL! Repped for the mental image of a 4-year-old profanely telling off a gub'mint employee. Sounds like it would make for an awesome Youtube video.
     
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    Anyone else find it ironic that the food offered was a chicken nugget? I realize it's likely healthier due to it coming from one of the school's food sources, but after that whole story came out about the 17-year old girl who ate nothing but Chicken McNuggets, and how she almost died last week..... I've seen a lot written about Chicken McNuggets and chicken nuggets, how they're prepared, what's in them, etc.... And they still don't (generally) seem all that great to me.
     
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    I get the image of that close-up of the little boy, at the soccer game, flipping the bird.

    I repped you as well for breaking it all down. I should have just added my F-off to the end of your breakdown. Would have made a perfect "Priceless" addition, like the Visa or Mastercard commercials.
     
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    I remember seeing an episode of "Jamie Oliver's food revolution" where he had a bunch of elementary school kids watch him remove all the good parts from a chicken, then grind up everything else (feet, ligaments, etc) and form them into nuggets, and the kids--despite seeing what nasty stuff was used--still said they'd rather have the nuggets than the good chicken meat.

    Edit: Found the video:

    [video=youtube;S9B7im8aQjo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9B7im8aQjo&feature=related[/video]

    This is why you don't allow a 4-year-old to choose what he/she is going to eat for lunch.
     
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    LEAVE MY FUCKING LUNCH ALONE!

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    Good find, PG. That's exactly the photo I was referencing above.
     
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    And most likely promoted to program director.

    God Bless Ammmurrrrrrica!
     
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    With Maris promoted to some job where he can put his own magical spin on anything, like the any good spokesperson or publicist can do. Welcome to the "Maris Spin Zone!!"
     
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    Oh how I wish that was my child this happened to.
     
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