tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10808232573387492972024-03-19T12:55:42.137-07:00MunchHealthy food for healthy familiessunshine and daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716003933180539312noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080823257338749297.post-40051040709181158422013-09-09T21:57:00.001-07:002013-09-09T22:25:15.965-07:00Should schools be responsible for what the canteen is selling to our children?<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Apparently not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In our last meeting with our school, we were told never to mention the canteen again. It is out of bounds, will not be discussed, is staying the same.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So the nuggets, hot dogs, Big M's and all the other highly processed food is staying on the menu. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">At least we have convinced them to swap the current sugar, flavour and preservative laden icy poles for a frozen fruit juice alternative.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Our articles that were appearing in the school newsletters have been cut down to two lines. My link to what is really in Chicken nuggets and Hot dogs did not survive the editing process. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Here is <a href="http://documentarylovers.com/news/hot-dogs-how-they-are-made/">how hot dogs are made</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Our battle is lost. At least we tried.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And the stupid thing is, we don't need to use the canteen anyway. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We will continue to share healthy lunch box ideas through Instagram ( link coming soon), so be sure to come and follow us there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Any other finely chopped raw veggies and herbs could be thrown in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Place on a lightly greased baking tray in a hot oven and cook until crunchy on the outside, somewhere between 5 and 10 minutes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I think they were even tastier served cold for lunch the following day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I try to balance out all our nutritional needs throughout the day. I'm not one for giving anything up, and dieting has been proven not to work. If you eat your 6 veggies, three pieces of fruit, some protein, calcium, whole grains, legumes, and try to <a href="http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/national/resource/eat-rainbow">eat the rainbow</a>, there is then not much space left for treats.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Chicken tikka curry with LOTS of veggies, a little bit of chicken, rice (brown is best) and veggie packed Riata.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Left over curry and riata are great in wraps. I made scones with tapioca flour. Not a great success, but I'll keep trying different flours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If you haven't got a blender, go out and get one! Quick morning juices and smoothies set you and your kidlets up for the day. We did orange, lime, ginger and <a href="http://www.australianspirulina.com.au/spirulina/spirulina.html">spirulina</a>, that's why it's brown. My Dad rejected it but my little girl loved it. </span></div>
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sunshine and daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716003933180539312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080823257338749297.post-24443531112830743092013-06-23T21:17:00.000-07:002013-06-23T21:33:58.658-07:00A healthy school community<!--[if !mso]>
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Lunch and Learning Behaviour in Primary Schools 2009 <a href="http://www.childrensfoodtrust.org.uk/research/behaviourandattainment/primary">http://www.childrensfoodtrust.org.uk/research/behaviourandattainment/primary</a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">With
obesity levels rising and poor diet linked to not only behavioral issues but
also chronic illness, the Australian Government is getting the message out
there that we need to be more aware of what our children are eating.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We are all so busy these days, and a lot of us think we don’t have time
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">With a little bit of forward planning, a nutritious lunch can be made in
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Make extra sushi for the following days school lunches. Most kid’s love
making and eating it. Home made popcorn can be made while you make your morning
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And for those of you who are making multiple school lunches, here are Jo’s
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We would love to see our whole school community embrace a healthy life
style. It is much easier if we all do this together. It is hard for children to
enjoy their carrots if the child next to them is eating Wizz Fizz.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The best place to start is to clear out your pantry and fridge. Get rid
of the highly processed snacks and instead stock it full of healthy fresh food,
and as a whole family make eating well a priority. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">To keep it simple, here is a quote I have pinned up in my kitchen.</span></div>
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sunshine and daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13716003933180539312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080823257338749297.post-40754073412112136312013-06-06T19:41:00.001-07:002013-08-14T21:11:38.174-07:00More quick lunch box ideas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">I was over ambitious and made sago pudding (lemons, orange juice and honey), bean and corn salad and stove popped pop corn. All of it could be prepared the night before to save time. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: small;"> Don't forget to make sure your kids start the day with a nutritious energy boost. I just put orange juice, lemon juice,ginger and a scoop of spirulina in the blender, and then mashed avocado onto sour dough toast.We avoid cereal and commercial spreads as much as possible. Have you ever taken a look at the sugar/salt/additives that are in our everyday breakfast choices?<br /><br />What you feed your children now sets them up for life.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But, as we come into winter , wouldn't it be nice if our canteen offered warming wholesome options? (see our mock canteen menu on our previous post)Home made soup to warm chilled little fingers and wholesome toasties to fuel them through an afternoon of learning?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We might just be inclined to give up if it wasn't for inspiring women who are leading the way with this cause. First lady of the U.S.A Michelle Obama and Australian fitness queen Michelle Bridges. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Michelle Obama has initiated her 'LetsMove'and'MyPlate'campaignes in order to save the children in her country from obesity. It would be so good to see something similar happening in Australia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Here is a link to <a href="http://www.dailylife.com.au/health-and-fitness/dl-wellbeing/australia-needs-a-michelle-obama-20130322-2gjrf.html">Michelle Bridges column in The Ages Sunday Life Magazine.</a> for more information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I hope our government/schools/parents do something before it is too late. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Thank goodness our school has a canteen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The only problem is that our canteen sells hot dogs, nuggets, party pies, flavoured milk and blue icy poles , which are available every day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">When you have a 7 year old, this can lead to a long morning of arguing, begging, negotiating and crying (mainly me).</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In my ideal world the canteen menu would look something like this................................</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Now we just have to convince our school council that this issue is worthy of some attention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In the mean time, here are some more lunch box ideas from Jo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Nude food (no wrapping/packaging) as well as a decent recycling system is another issue we would like to tackle.</span></div>
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Food Trust Lunch and Learning Behaviour in Primary Schools 2009</span><span style="font-family: "American Typewriter"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We all want happy, healthy kids, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So why do so many school canteens around Australia sell junk food?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Why are lunch boxes still being filled with unhealthy food?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Why is there little or no education in public schools regarding nutrition, cooking and health?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Why is the 'Healthy Canteens' guide line, just a guide line?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Why is more than 80% of Australia's population going to be obese by 2025?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">There is something seriously wrong with the way we are all eating.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Wouldn't you think that schools would consider nutrition as important as reading, writing and maths.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Why are schools and parents blind to the fact that they are cursing their children to years of ill health, eating disorders, obesity, yoyo dieting, even a shortened life span.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And it is not that hard to make healthy lunches. But it gets harder and harder to convince a child to make healthy choices the older they get.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Our aim is to make schools a place where children learn about health and wellbeing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We are two mums from Inner West Melbourne on a mission.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We are not health professionals. As well as being mothers we both run small businesses during the day, so we know how busy life can get. We just see a problem, a ticking time bomb, and think we can help.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We will post healthy lunch box ideas and updates on our mission to get the healthy eating message into our school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Tin of plain tuna mixed with raw veggies and a tub of organic stove popped corn</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">a piece of fruit and a healthy treat. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Left over rice mixed with raw veggies and a squeeze of lemon juice, a couple of pieces of fruit and a healthy treat. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Raw veggies and fresh herbs mixed with left over pasta, fruit and somehow a couple of chocolate cookies snuck in.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Wholemeal crackers with Vegemite, organic yogurt, fresh fruit, whole carrot and some sultanas.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Non of these lunches take more than 5 minutes to make. I'm sure most kids would be happy to eat this, but it is hard when their friends are eating hot dogs, chips and strawberry milk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> We would hate to see our canteen close down. It should be a place where children can learn about money, shopping, making taste choices, nutrition and even cooking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So let your kids decide what they want in their lunch box and lunch orders, lets just not give them any unhealthy options. It is as easy as that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And feel free to leave a comment. We would love to hear your stories, advice or even share your lunch box ideas and school canteen experiences.</span><br />
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