Not exact matches
We go to church, we participate in leadership meetings to shape the conversations
of our communities, we pray for our friends, we
make meals, I write posts and articles and books about God, we wash our minivans, we set up the sprinkler for the neighbourhood
kids and hand
out freezies to hopeful hands, we go to work, we talk about the people we know.
I almost always
make this a day in advance, a cooking technique that should really be applied to all chilis, and while it reheats and the
kids chill
out, I prep a bunch
of toppings to
make it a
meal everyone gets excited about.
I recently just
made a chocolate crepe cake,
out of oat flour and other «breakfast - worthy» ingredients (but seriously who are we
kidding what isn't worthy
of the first
meal of the day?).
They're pretty much designed for busy parents; lots
of them offer healthy, delicious, easy - to -
make meals, that don't suck the life
out of you and cause you to dissolve into a puddle
of frustrated tears when your
kids throw your perfect creation across the room because they refuse to eat.
The fun monster design will not only excite your
kid but will inspire him to bring
out the monster in him during
meal times.The frame is
made of plastic and most
of the other padded parts are machine washable.
And when the rest
of us pack our
kids lunch and opt
out of the school
meal system, we absolve ourselves
of responsibility to
make sure every
kid in DC gets great food.
We can't guarantee that your shirt will
make it
out of the
meal unscathed, but these food (or art) smocks will help preserve your
kid's shirt beyond one
meal.
Pizza and fries offered as part
of a balanced school
meal are not problematic, but a child being able to regularly
make lunch
out of foods like pizza and fries — and nothing else — would undermine the goals
of the Healthy, Hunger - Free
Kids Act.
Woldow recognizes that SNA
makes these recommendations with an eye to the fiscal bottom line
of school
meal programs, and that schools need more federal funding to carry
out the mandates
of the Healthy, Hunger - Free
Kids Act.
Not only does this system mean that
kids can no longer
make a lunch
out of a bag
of Cheetos (unless they bring it from home), it also reduces the very real social stigma created when
kids with money in their pockets can buy enticing junk food while poorer
kids have to eat the comparatively «uncool» school
meal.
This means
kids could (and likely will)
make an entire
meal out of such foods on a regular basis, without the addition
of items like milk, fruit and vegetables to nutritionally round
out the
meal.
Clearly such foods are not offering the «highest level
of nutrition» possible, but as long as they're sold in our lunch rooms,
kids like the one above will
make an entire
meal out of them — to the detriment
of their own health and their ability to learn effectively in the classroom.
In response to the news item, Rush Limbaugh had a particularly offensive broadcast (although with El Rushbo, it's kinda hard to
make such distinctions) in which he opined that «one
of the benefits
of school being
out [is]... your
kids losing weight because they're starving to death
out there because there's no school
meal being provided» He then suggested, among other things, that hungry
kids should Dumpster - dive for food.
On issues big and small, from smarter approaches, to «differentiating instruction» so advanced
kids aren't bored and struggling
kids aren't left behind, to figuring
out how to
make recess less Lord
of the Flies, to working on getting youngsters more exercise and healthier school
meals, and on and on?
Those worries aren't unfounded and bringing your
kids in the kitchen requires ground rules to protect them, but if you keep tasks at age - appropriate levels, even toddlers can get help
out and start learning the basics
of making meals.
• Managed and cared for children at employer's house • Bathed, clothed and nourished infants and children • Prepared formulas and changed diapers
of infants • Watched over children's activities during
meals and rest periods • Involved children in activities such as games, crafts, reading and
outings to give fun and exercise • Prepared and served
meals for children • Performed housekeeping duties • Observed
kids and
made reports for agency • Took toddlers to and from school and to appointments