Comments on: Don’t Overlook Lunch with Back to School Plans http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/ Diet Column - bringing you all the best diet news and opinions Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kinsey http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-3222 Kinsey Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:08:42 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/#comment-3222 Thank you Ann and Jack very much! Please let me know Jack if you have any questions and I wish you luck with weight watchers! Thank you Ann and Jack very much! Please let me know Jack if you have any questions and I wish you luck with weight watchers!

]]> By: Jack Lowrey http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-3210 Jack Lowrey Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:38:04 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/#comment-3210 I forgot to tell you I am on weight watchers diet. So I will read your information a lot. I forgot to tell you I am on weight watchers diet. So I will read your information a lot.

]]> By: Jack Lowrey http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-3209 Jack Lowrey Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:36:40 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/#comment-3209 Kinsey I am so proud of you and I love your www.dietsinreview.com. I sent it to the family. Jack Kinsey I am so proud of you and I love your http://www.dietsinreview.com. I sent it to the family. Jack

]]> By: Ann http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-3207 Ann Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:19:40 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/#comment-3207 Such wonderful advise Kinsey! Parents take the time to make the meals and guarantee that your children will be eating healthy and know that they will be getting what nutrition is needed to succeed in whatever they are taking on! Such wonderful advise Kinsey! Parents take the time to make the meals and guarantee that your children will be eating healthy and know that they will be getting what nutrition is needed to succeed in whatever they are taking on!

]]> By: Kinsey http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-3206 Kinsey Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:56:08 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/#comment-3206 Vending machines are another problem. While I was doing one of my rotations for my internship with the Florida Dept. of Education (DOE), I was told that schools are not “supposed" to have the vending machines plugged in while the school is serving lunch. I can tell you that rarely does a school follow that rule! When I was in high school we could buy soda, chips, candy, and any junk food we wanted during the school day. The only time the machines were unplugged was when the school was getting evaluated by DOE to see if they were incompliance. Packing your child snacks and educating them on healthy snacking and reading food labels is the only way to break the vending machine trend, because schools will not take them out…because vending machines provide them with money! Vending machines are another problem. While I was doing one of my rotations for my internship with the Florida Dept. of Education (DOE), I was told that schools are not “supposed” to have the vending machines plugged in while the school is serving lunch. I can tell you that rarely does a school follow that rule! When I was in high school we could buy soda, chips, candy, and any junk food we wanted during the school day. The only time the machines were unplugged was when the school was getting evaluated by DOE to see if they were incompliance. Packing your child snacks and educating them on healthy snacking and reading food labels is the only way to break the vending machine trend, because schools will not take them out…because vending machines provide them with money!

]]> By: Brandi http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-3201 Brandi Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:43:59 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/#comment-3201 Yesterday I was with a young lady that I mentor. We stopped somewhere and she brought a bag of Ritz cheese crackers and a bag of Salsa Sun Chips and asked which was a better snack. I told her that neither was a "good" snack- but if she had to have one, I would show her how to tell. She's 11- so we made it a quick lesson. I showed her how to compare calories, sugar and the first five ingredients on the label. She chose the Sun Chips. I think it's so important to just provide these kids with information. They're hungry for it if you'll just show them. It was a simple two-minute conversation that will likely impact how she chooses her next snack. Yesterday I was with a young lady that I mentor. We stopped somewhere and she brought a bag of Ritz cheese crackers and a bag of Salsa Sun Chips and asked which was a better snack. I told her that neither was a “good” snack- but if she had to have one, I would show her how to tell. She’s 11- so we made it a quick lesson. I showed her how to compare calories, sugar and the first five ingredients on the label. She chose the Sun Chips.

I think it’s so important to just provide these kids with information. They’re hungry for it if you’ll just show them. It was a simple two-minute conversation that will likely impact how she chooses her next snack.

]]> By: Yuri | EatingforEnergy.ca http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-3200 Yuri | EatingforEnergy.ca Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:39:02 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/dont-overlook-lunch-with-back-to-school-plans/#comment-3200 Thanks for the great post. More parents need to be aware of the nonsense that kids are being subjected at school cafeterias and vending machines. I would also add that getting the kids involved in preparing their lunches can help them make healthy eating a more regular habit. Thanks for the great post. More parents need to be aware of the nonsense that kids are being subjected at school cafeterias and vending machines.

I would also add that getting the kids involved in preparing their lunches can help them make healthy eating a more regular habit.

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