Grist calls itself “the most recognizable voice in environmental journalism.” They might want to add “the most recognizable voice in crisis creation.” But that might be redundant.
It reports that Slow Food USA will launch a new Time for Lunch campaign with a series of “Eat-Ins” across the fruited plain.
All you need to know about this effort can be found in the names of the participating organizations – Sustainable Table, The Center for Ecoliteracy, Roots of Change, and Edible Communities among others.
What’s the goal? Exactly what you thought – to muscle Congress into doubling the federal contribution to school lunches from $1 to $2 per meal.
“Modeled on the sit-ins of the 60s,” Grist reports, “these Eat-Ins are potluck picnics to raise awareness. They are a call to action for our kids, alongside Slow Food’s signature celebration of local, sustainable, traditional food. Here’s a simple salad that’s delicious and ample enough to bring to an Eat-In near you.
Anchovy, Goat Cheese and Romaine Salad
8 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon kosher salt
40 anchovy fillets—rinsed and chopped
6 ounces red wine vinegar
1 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon black pepper
6 heads romaine lettuce—rinsed and coarsely chopped
12 ounces fresh goat cheese—crumbled
1 cup red onion—mincedPlace garlic, salt, and anchovy fillets in food processor; pulse until chopped. Add red wine vinegar, and then puree. Slowly add in olive oil while motor is running. Add black pepper. Toss greens with vinaigrette. Garnish with goat cheese and red onion.
Mmmmmm. Looks like next Tuesday is Anchovy, Goat Cheese and Romaine Salad day in the cafeteria.
Can’t wait to see the kids line up for that one.
Source: Grist.org
This post was last modified on October 18, 2023
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Grist calls itself “the most recognizable voice in environmental journalism.”
I call it the closest word to 'gristle' that is not actually 'gristle'.
I wonder how many of you people defending unhealthy lunches have big guts and are one at least three medications to monitor basic bodily functions.
Not I.
I am not trying to defend unhealthy lunches, I am defending my right to feed myself and my kids what I want without the liberal guilt machine coming down on me. As an avid consumer of the Baked to a Delicate Crunch Cheetos, keep your hands off my Cheetos!
unfortunatly making kids eat salad gona take more then just showing them a nice salad. there is an education that have to be done. and to all parents that bash the school after for telling their kid that mc do is manufacturing poisonous food. "gosh you freak. if you do not whant to educate your kids.... someone else will HAVE TO. cause they will be our future on this earth. some parents are dumber then 5 year old childrens.
my neighbor children is 10 years old and don't beleive msm. (no he dosn't go to weird conspiracy websites.) he told me that he thinks the Media are lying all the time to make you buy their "salad". i would talk to his parents and they are the kind of "govt pocket slaves,really sticking to the "govt is by us for us. now go stfu" and shamefully my familly is the same. ...they call themselves experianced enough to know what they talk about....
there is one thing i hate more then liers and is people that WILLFULLY IGNORE REALITY. "for the love of money"--damn them all to hell.---->in what i beleive in ...hell dosnt exist so..>.< --to me hell is reality. because it hurts more then it do good.
Why can't the kids bring their own lunches? I went to private schools. The elementary school didn't have a cafeteria, so we brought our own. In Jr. High and High school, I still brought my own lunch, even though hot lunches were available. When I used to work outside the home, I brought my lunch most of the time - couldn't afford $5-$6 a day for lunch. All you need is tomato soup, a peanut butter sandwich and an apple.
There was a story not long ago about how parents at a school were up in arms because their little darlings were given cheese sandwiches for lunch, as opposed to hot lunches, because they were behind in their payments for the lunches. So, do they think parents are going to make their little dears eat healthy food, after they come home whining because they didn't get a soda at lunch?
Make 'em bring their own, and spend the money on books for the school library, or to give teachers a raise, or something useful.
We try to keep personal comments out of our articles (that is, no "I" or "me"), but I don't mind putting something personal here in the comments section.
My wife teaches autistic kids at a public school. She is horrified by the waste in the cafeteria. As the kids (all the kids, not just her special needs kids) go through the line, the cafeteria ladies tell them they must take the "good" food. So every kid ends up with a salad and milk, fruits and vegetables on their tray.
Unfortunately, the kids don't want that food. She estimates that 70-80% of all the "good" food goes straight into the trash.
Apparently, you can lead a kid to salad, but you can't make him eat.
As a mom who would go eat lunch with her daughters, I can second your wife's statements. It is ridiculous the amount of food that was thrown out! I know you can't have options for the kids, especially at that age, they would never get lunches done in time. But allowing them to decline something, they are never going to eat anyway, just seems logical. If I was there, they were told to eat what was on the tray, but when I wasn't who knows what my kids threw out.
I read the article from the attached link. It states that they want to do away with high fat, high salt lunches. Aren't anchovies like 80% salt content?
I don't want surprises in my salad. Usually surprises in my salad means someone didn't clean off all the cabbage worms.
Ha, funny! Okay how about this one I heard "dinosaur broccoli trees?" I think dinosaur-loving kids would enjoys that one!
What kid would eat that? I was an extremely picky eater growing up - I'm still can be one - And I don't see myself as a kid eating onions, vinegar, and goat cheese!
Though I believe that children should eat better these days. I saw on 20/20 that instead of labeling peas "peas" you should name them "power peas," and more children ate the "power peas" even though they were the same friggin' thing! So instead of "Romanie Salad" how about "Salad Surpise!?"
I do happen to enjoy anchovies on Cesar Salad and Pizza, but if they served that s**t when I was in high school every student with access to transportation would be at Taco Bell, and then would probably ditch the rest of the afternoon.
"Edible Communities" immediately makes me imagine myself as Godzilla, stomping through Tokyo, devouring all that I see with pickled ginger and soy sauce.