September 08, 2008

The School Lunch Dilemma


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Okay, this got a little choppy, but when I held up the potato chips there was a longer story there. Hey, it's hard to fit it all in, in under 70 seconds.

My cousin Margo is a schoolteacher. She teaches elementary kids on a military base. According to her, lunch is a big problem, as the families are poor and the kids don't get adequate nutrition. She actually has kids who come to class with a bag of chips for lunch.

The harried quality of this video captures how I feel on the mornings I forget to make something the night before. Other times, I really enjoy putting the meal together. It's like an airplane meal. Little bit of protein, little bit of fruit, etc.

What are your favorite things to put in your kids' lunch?

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