I am stirring the pot!

I told you I was going to see how the kids did with school lunch yesterday.  Boy 1 and Princess said it was okay.  Boy 2 said it was good, but he was still hungry after he finished everything.  He said he was so happy to eat his granola bar at 2pm.   Still hungry after eating everything on the tray.  This morning I asked who wants cold lunch the two olders said they would try the soft shell taco and banana.  Boy 2 said no way, I want "Peanut Butter and Jelly, chips and cookies"  I sent 1 peanut butter and jelly sandwich (327 calories) 1 small bag of sunchips(140 calories) and 3 two inch cookies (160 calories) along with $0.35 for milk.  Without the milk I sent a total of 627 calories that is 127 more than the recommended amount of calories.

So, boy 3 and I have been in the barn and I do my best thinking there.  Boy 2 is 7 and weighs 42lbs that is 13 lbs less than the national average.  The suggested number of calories burned in P.E. class for 30 minutes for a 7 year old is 112 calories, this does not include recess and he has two of those.  So do I think his 127 calories are better for him, heck ya! Do I think that our school will take this away from him, hope not!  Is this another reason there are more parents choosing to homeschool, oh I think so!  Will I serve popcorn as a snack after school today-YES!

Now, lets discuss this no meat two days a week.  I know that my family is very lucky to have farm grown beef, pork and chicken in the freezer.  I do understand that quite a few people can not afford this, so why in the world would we take this out of school lunch?  I understand there are a lot of kids that eat free or reduce lunch (30.5 million at the end of 2007) and this is their only time to eat MEAT!
Isn't the USDA suppose to be for the farmer, ALL farmers whether they grow veggies, fruits or animals?  Why is the USDA doing this, they are not just hurting the kids who need to eat, they are also hurting the farmer.

Sorry I am on my soap box about this, but it has really gotten to me!

Have A Great Day:)

PS: Tomorrow is all about heifers!