tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290686625206941400.post2545297339689745008..comments2023-11-02T00:43:54.607-07:00Comments on Normalarkey: School Lunches on AutopilotNancy Davis Khohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136583645715478665noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290686625206941400.post-53902632035451028592011-04-13T07:16:38.340-07:002011-04-13T07:16:38.340-07:00Why on earth are cereal bars not allowed?Why on earth are cereal bars not allowed?Nancy Davis Khohttp://www.nancydaviskho.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290686625206941400.post-2626691336433593712011-04-12T20:18:41.592-07:002011-04-12T20:18:41.592-07:00"What fresh hell is this?" ~ best line e..."What fresh hell is this?" ~ best line ever & exactly what I think every time I look at Isabel's lunch box. Eva eats the same thing every day, and every bit of it; edamame, hard boiled egg, wheat bread with butter (cut in half, always) piece of fruit. I tried sneaking contraband like gold fish and cereal bars into her lunch for kicks but was politely reminded in a cheery Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290686625206941400.post-58853574766839145332011-04-12T15:37:37.456-07:002011-04-12T15:37:37.456-07:00How come nobody else got slabs of Underwood liverw...How come nobody else got slabs of Underwood liverwurst between slices of bread? My mother staunchly refused to buy any sort of faux cake treat or chips - but of course, the apple was a constant (did our mothers all know each other? is there some contract one signs while in labor?), which I was smart enough to keep in the bag as I chucked it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290686625206941400.post-13296668703070920962011-04-12T13:38:10.506-07:002011-04-12T13:38:10.506-07:00I used to envy girls like you. My mom was "ah...I used to envy girls like you. My mom was "ahead of her time"in the fifties and made us sandwiches on whole wheat bread, home made oatmeal and raisin cookies and fruit. I lusted after Twinkies and snowballs and kool-aid. In fact, at least once, I faked an excuse to go back to the cloakroom and proceeded to furtively eat a classmate's twinkie! I blush to think about it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290686625206941400.post-89303139776535868702011-04-12T13:12:46.394-07:002011-04-12T13:12:46.394-07:00Growing up my mother made us sandwiches of peanut ...Growing up my mother made us sandwiches of peanut butter & jelly OR bologna & mayonnaise on Wonder Bread (you know, the white bread that sticks to your guts), an apple (which made it in the trash, too) and Hostess Ding-Dongs (unless my brother, sister, and I ate them all on Sunday night). That was it. She would say, "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit." My Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283084724957115477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290686625206941400.post-14456039040987925702011-04-12T12:32:08.862-07:002011-04-12T12:32:08.862-07:00More proof that we were separated at birth, Maria ...More proof that we were separated at birth, Maria - glad my principal didn't know yours, though. I just read today that Flower Foods agreed to buy Tastykakes, thereby securing the future of artifically-colored lunchbox pastries for another generation.<br /><br />Ed - the empty lunch box - I'm jealous. Every day my kids take their fruit on a round trip journey from home to school and back Nancy Davis Khohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136583645715478665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290686625206941400.post-57669007684315152742011-04-12T11:48:14.410-07:002011-04-12T11:48:14.410-07:00Just yesterday, Ethan asked if we could get the &q...Just yesterday, Ethan asked if we could get the "Swiss Rolls" for his lunches. "No," I replied, "Even though I got them just about everyday in my lunch. I might consider it if they were called 'Yodels' like they were back east." I too used to jettison my fruit, until the Principal found me doing it and made an example of me in front of the entire cafeteria.Marianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290686625206941400.post-81500880883003587432011-04-12T11:34:50.755-07:002011-04-12T11:34:50.755-07:00It was a peanut butter and banana sandwich today +...It was a peanut butter and banana sandwich today + fruit snacks + cheese curls + cookies and fruit. Usually some variation and the lunch box usually comes home empty.Ed Keatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596625853015826743noreply@blogger.com