Sentences with phrase «fighting over meals»

That niche, he says, offered more abundant sources of nutrition, so a habit of fighting over meals became less important to survival.

They nag, threaten, bribe, and sometimes fight over meals.

Not exact matches

Outdoor cats can get run over by cars, get torn apart by other animals, get into cat fights and get feline AIDs and rabies, doesn't get a meal everyday, i'm sure their life span is alot shorter.

For many families, sitting down for a meal together often means fighting over food — what's on the menu, who's eating (or not eating) what and how much.

Students of color are the largest demographic served by the National School Lunch Program, yet as we gear up for the fight over healthier school meal standards in Congress this fall, the voices of these critical stakeholders can easily be drowned out... [Continue reading]

D.C. Public Schools Fires Director of Food Services Amid Fight Over How Student Meals Are Served (The DCist.com, January 15, 2013)

Students of color are the largest demographic served by the National School Lunch Program, yet as we gear up for the fight over healthier school meal standards in Congress this fall, the voices of these critical stakeholders can easily be drowned out by politicians, lobbyists and the School Nutrition Association.

If you've been following the fight over school food, you know that the School Nutrition Association (SNA), the nation's leading organization of school food professionals, is the main force behind current efforts to weaken the new healthier meal standards.

A growing number of cities, school districts and non-profit groups are offering meals over school breaks, said Crystal FitzSimmons, director of school programs for the Food Research & Action Center, another national group that works to fight hunger.

The House of Representatives won't take up the controversial school food waiver issue until next week, but there's still news to share regarding the fight over healthier school meals:

Even without a food fight, you're more likely to discover what makes your child laugh or cry over a family meal than you are through a short text message that you had to learn how to decipher before you even knew what it meant.

A fight brakes out over a meal at the family gathering where his adult offspring accuses their father of amoral actions he committed under the Ceaușescu regime while working as a doctor where he revealed the identities of abortion - seekers to the authorities.

Over the years, the Toronto finance executive has sent back cold meals, fought for advertised sale prices and enjoyed preferred seats on airplanes (a Holy Grail - level score for complainers).

When I learned this trick I went from having fights in our lunch room to having a pieceful meal as those who pick at the other kids are busy and even when the tasks are over they still are gleaming from being able to help you.