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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:03 PM Original message |
What School Lunch in France Can Teach us Back Home in the U.S. |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. That lunch looks very good |
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caraher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
75. $9.50 or so |
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forty6 (849 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:12 AM Response to Reply #75 |
90. Definitely TOO MUCH to spend upon our kids, we only pay about $1.59 a day ............ |
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Moostache (905 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #90 |
119. This society does NOT care! |
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mntleo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #90 |
125. Food stamps allow even less per meal |
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lark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #125 |
148. Spent the summer in France |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #90 |
144. Ummm.... It's closer to $55/day. What teachers make isn't the entirety of spending by far. |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #75 |
143. you can't convert prices from Euro to Dollar for things like this. |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well that will never fit in the toaster! |
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RichGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 11:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
83. Can't squeeze all that in a hot pocket. |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
127. ROFLOL!!! |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. Recommend |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. The French have a basic respect for good, fresh food...so do the Italians |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #4 |
116. The French have a basic respect for good, fresh food. |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. Five course, restaurant quality meals & 1 hr. for lunch @$2.50 per child |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. i often eat at the cafeteria when i teach here in france |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. I have a friend who teaches elementary school ESL in Germany. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
41. The article states $9.50 US per meal. Families kick in 3 Euros., the state pays the difference. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 02:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
142. Good article, and here is the important point: |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
7. How can the person that wrote that piece be a Republican? |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
35. I was surprised to read that too. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #7 |
114. Hell, if the repukes find out he's into road biking, he's toast. |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. US kids will throw it away. Taint McD's or or store bought junk. n/t |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Actually, I just showed it to my 4th grader and she said it looks delicious. |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
9. Remember the reality-type show with the celeb chef making school lunches? |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. Jamie Oliver |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. That was heartbreaking |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:19 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. and the little girl's mom who sent her to school with |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. My daughter knows sisters who bring stuff like that to school every day. |
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Foo Fighter (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:36 AM Response to Reply #30 |
95. I caught a few of those shows. They seemed to be coming around at the end |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #24 |
58. I think a large part of it has to do with nutritional regulations regarding what can be served. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
10. That looks delicious! |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
11. wow- I want that for dinner! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
53. too bad more Americans don't travel to Europe. They'd be totally surprised. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 09:44 PM Response to Reply #53 |
77. I find American ignorance about the rest of the world |
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Golden Raisin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:57 PM Response to Reply #77 |
136. That's why we've |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #136 |
146. although I think more Americans traveled abroad the last |
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Tabasco_Dave (744 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 11:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
78. I took some Tilapia out of the freezer after i saw that photo |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
13. None of it is unhealthy in and of itself, but there are WAY too many carbs on that tray, |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
37. There's nothing wrong with carbs. nt |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. There's plenty wrong with that much excess in carbs at one meal. |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Not from my perspective. I eat a very high carb diet being a vegan, and I'm very healthy. nt |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 07:13 PM Response to Reply #51 |
66. too many carbs WILL catch up to you |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. That's just not true. Most vegetables are all carb, and you can eat as much as you want |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:03 AM Response to Reply #68 |
86. It's amazing what people will believe. |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:55 AM Response to Reply #68 |
98. There's a huge difference between the carbs in the beans on that plate... |
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jbnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 02:11 PM Response to Reply #98 |
138. Not sure what your issue is. |
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RichGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 11:45 PM Response to Reply #49 |
84. The French are not fat. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 09:28 AM Response to Reply #49 |
108. The potatoes and bread? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #49 |
115. The potatoes are complex carbs with fiber to accompany them. |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #49 |
121. There's plenty wrong with that much excess in carbs at one meal. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 07:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
61. What, potatoes and bread? |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 07:45 PM Response to Reply #13 |
72. In terms of weight gain and loss, a calorie is a calorie |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #72 |
122. actually thats not true anymore |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 09:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
74. Yeah, anytime I see the French, I think, "Golly they really need to watch their carbs." |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 09:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
76. Sure. For a population that waddles or drives everywhere it goes |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:00 AM Response to Reply #13 |
85. Sigh. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
147. Those are not bad carbs. |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
14. Looks good, but |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. In some parts of Europe, lunch is the big meal of the day. Not sure if that's true in France. n/t |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. In europe Lunch is dinner and dinner is lunch |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. all that is what is available for students to choose. It doesn't automatically all get put on their |
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remember2000forever (594 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #14 |
36. Europeans, traditionally have a large, long lunch.. |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
45. This is for middle school students. |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #14 |
55. Like Brunch? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
59. Kids are growing, adults are not, they need the food. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:05 AM Response to Reply #14 |
87. why wouldn't a kid like that? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
15. Compare that to this |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. What are those wormy looking things in the second picture? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Noodles |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 04:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I think it's pasta. n/t |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Beef-a-Roni |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Probably Taco Bell quality beef ... :^( |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. I work in the schools |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Nope it is not |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 07:03 PM Response to Reply #34 |
62. And folks of Amerindian genetic background in Mexico will not do well with an American diet. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 07:09 PM Response to Reply #34 |
65. Here's a photo essay from a few years ago: what the world eats |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Mexico just surpassed the US as the fattest country. 30% of Mexicans are obese. nt |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #40 |
54. We have been taking turns for the last five years |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
60. Yup, they stick a half of a fruit on a plate full of shit and call it a "balanced meal" |
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wildflower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #15 |
134. Wow, that is a lot of starch and sugar |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
21. In Vermont we're doing a lot of local foods in schools, but I guarantee |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. I'm really hoping the Slow Food movement has some legs. |
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Ysabel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. here too :) |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
25. We can blame a lot of American school lunches on |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. I used to work in the cafeteria in NY schools |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #33 |
118. In PA it is vastly different. Teachers' meals are exactly the same as students'; indeed, in my |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
38. Compare to this: |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
39. $9.50 per lunch vs. $2.50 for USA student lunches. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 05:56 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. You'd have to adjust for differences ... i.e., French lunch is dinner .... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. Isn't it all about what a culture expects? Our culture doesn't expect much. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #50 |
63. Their "culture" is taxing for social programs. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 07:25 PM Response to Reply #63 |
69. This is our greatest SIN, in my opinion, in America. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 11:20 PM Response to Reply #63 |
79. I wish we stopped calling it capitalism because it is not |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 11:31 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. Yes it is. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:15 AM Response to Reply #82 |
91. Which is not what Adam Smith described and that is my point |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:35 AM Response to Reply #91 |
94. I know you like Adam Smith. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:40 AM Response to Reply #94 |
96. There were monopolies |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:49 AM Response to Reply #96 |
97. I'm a Marxist Nadin. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:17 AM Response to Reply #97 |
99. Ok, I know Marx too |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:23 AM Response to Reply #99 |
100. Great day so far! |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 05:17 AM Response to Reply #79 |
104. Moribund Capitalism is still capitalism |
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ctaylors6 (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #39 |
117. My first thought: avocado is so expensive |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
43. One question: What th hell are "haricot verts"? |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:03 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Green beans. :) |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Green beans nt |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:08 AM Response to Reply #43 |
88. You've probably heard the term, |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
48. Looks good -- although it seems like too much food for lunch. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. But in many European countries, lunch IS the big meal of the day |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
56. In an American that lunch would be |
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LongTomH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
57. K&R |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
64. As Ronnie Raygun said...."Ketsup is a vegetable"..... |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
67. i'm guessing they probably walk more in France which can help with the carbs in that meal |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 07:27 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Much as I love what is pictured, I don't think I could EVER eat that much for any meal, much less |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 11:22 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. Realize this is the main meal for growing kids |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:10 AM Response to Reply #70 |
89. My metabolism is screwy. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #70 |
111. See post #109 |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #67 |
109. The potatoes are quite small and not fried. I believe that they're boiled |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
71. no chicken nuggets - this looks delicious |
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James48 (517 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
73. I had to look up "haricot verts" |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-30-11 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
81. marmar |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
92. I don't know. I can't complain about my son's school lunches. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
93. Meanwhile, in the States..."More testicles means more iron." |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
101. The author's last name is Cook? Very fitting with this article. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #101 |
152. France's Ag lobby is actually worse than ours. |
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DaveinJapan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 04:44 AM Response to Original message |
102. That French menu looks nice, but my (Japanese) wife immediately said |
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DaveinJapan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 05:07 AM Response to Reply #102 |
103. More on Japanese kids meals... |
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masmdu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:30 PM Response to Reply #103 |
130. Looks yummy. Nice memories...I was in Japan from 95-2000...Kyushu..Where are you? |
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DaveinJapan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 12:56 AM Response to Reply #130 |
160. Near Tokyo. And yes, I think it looks yummy, too! |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
105. I remember reading that German POWs held by Americans in WWII |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
106. 90 minutes for lunch!! The kids here complain they spend 10 minutes in line and 10 minutes eating |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 11:22 AM Response to Reply #106 |
113. My kids constantly say they don't have enough time to eat lunch. |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 12:01 AM Response to Reply #113 |
156. The answer the teachers give is "if he didn't spend his time talking.." |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 01:05 AM Response to Reply #156 |
157. Yep -- exactly. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
107. More, and of other countries: |
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firehorse (547 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
110. I went to school in France, and thats exactly what my lunch looked like daily |
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JamesJ (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
112. Not just the nutrition |
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ctaylors6 (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #112 |
120. I had the opposite thought - I think the brown things |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
123. Here's a related question... |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
124. What is that next to the avocado? |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #124 |
126. Looks like cheese in a wrapper. (Perhaps soft cheese?) |
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yellerpup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:22 PM Response to Reply #124 |
128. A wedge of cheese. |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
129. One problem..... |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
131. That not only looks edible, it looks enjoyable. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #131 |
132. School lunches have always been what kids normally eat |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 05:22 PM Response to Reply #132 |
155. Pollan pointed out some interesting stuff about the way the French eat |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 08:13 AM Response to Reply #155 |
158. Valid point there about the plate size ... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #158 |
159. Time urgency is what social anthropologists used to call it. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #131 |
137. It certainly looks better than my meals here at home! |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
133. If poor children eat healthy... |
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JohnnyRingo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
135. Meanwhile, back in the states conservatives defend the snack and soda machines.... |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
139. I wouldn't mind a bento box.. |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #139 |
150. +1 for Calvin and Hobbes! |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
140. curious how much waste they have ... i.e., are the kids actually eating this? |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #140 |
145. Green beans were my favourite food as a kid! |
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swilton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
141. Highly Recommended Movie on the Same Subject |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
149. Eff that! We could buy a lotta depleted uranium or shell casings with that money! |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
151. That looks wonderful, but most American kids wouldn't eat it -not at school, nor |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #151 |
153. Set government free to explain to them the rotting teeth and bad complexions produced by our fatty, |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-31-11 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
154. I don't even like fish or avocado, but.... |
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