tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post1078677805342115020..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Brown baggin' itUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49229318158014700042008-02-25T21:22:00.000-08:002008-02-25T21:22:00.000-08:00I couldn't eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches ...I couldn't eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches again until I was forty.<BR/><BR/>And my mom went through a home-made bread and a carob-only phase, and now I'm doing the same thing to my kids! Just rerunning those old tapes, doncha know.<BR/><BR/>Where's a Lil Debbie snack cake when you need her? I miss my Ding-Dongs. I have to go to Seven-Eleven now.Susan M.B. Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188989826167040019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-86181969197095269112008-02-22T18:35:00.000-08:002008-02-22T18:35:00.000-08:00I wonder if anyone will know what era I was in ele...I wonder if anyone will know what era I was in elementary school by this description:<BR/><BR/>I had a Dawn Doll lunch box. The kind that was made from vinyl-covered carboard. And a matching Thermos with glass inside. My mom was constantly worried I'd break it and die from drinking glass shards.<BR/><BR/>She packed Wonder bread sandwiches with American cheese and Miracle Whip sometimes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-15456480530289897382008-02-22T09:32:00.000-08:002008-02-22T09:32:00.000-08:00I had to eat school lunch until 5th grade. My mom...I had to eat school lunch until 5th grade. My mom was not going to get up in the morning. Then when I started junior high, my Dad kind of forced/encouraged her to make my lunch. The reason was our school district had one cafeteria. They would make the meals and then drive 30 miles with them in a heated trailer. My dad never could figure out how that was sanitary. By the time I got to high Fresh and Feistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820234357609699762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-47821425773837008612008-02-22T06:01:00.000-08:002008-02-22T06:01:00.000-08:00I think I was traumatized my first day of Kinderga...I think I was traumatized my first day of Kindergarten. I was sent with money and the lunch was something that was awful. The lunch room monitor told me I couldn't go out for recess until I ate everything. I sat there and cried and cried. My Grandma took me out that afternoon for my first lunch box. It was a blue plastic Snoopy. I carried it all that year with my lukewarm bologna sandwich Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-27431094501722359652008-02-22T05:26:00.000-08:002008-02-22T05:26:00.000-08:00you left what is done as adults by those of us who...you left what is done as adults by those of us who actually were homeschooled. but then, there aren't many of us so i will say:<BR/>since i work at a school and they feed us, i eat there. >.>~amy~https://www.blogger.com/profile/13217446548958110794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-41480116549172194562008-02-21T21:17:00.000-08:002008-02-21T21:17:00.000-08:00I loved the idea of Space Food Sticks more than th...I loved the <I>idea</I> of Space Food Sticks more than the sticks themselves which had a weird texture. They were the only pre-packaged things Mum put in our lunch boxes.Taphophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010309734967633575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-20163842273065390952008-02-21T15:20:00.000-08:002008-02-21T15:20:00.000-08:00I had one of those soft side insulated bags elemen...I had one of those soft side insulated bags elementary through high school. Now I just reuse something like the bag my bread comes in. But yes, I did and do pack lunch every day.<BR/><BR/>Similarly, dinner was always something my mom cooked. Now, I only eat out or get take-out if its an evening with friends.crstn85https://www.blogger.com/profile/13549871309834864781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-27024610348197888352008-02-21T15:01:00.000-08:002008-02-21T15:01:00.000-08:00I brown-bagged in school and canvas-bag now. When...I brown-bagged in school and canvas-bag now. When I was a teacher for a time in TX, I saw that the school lunches have declined in quality since we were in school in the 80's. The "veggies" consisted of either fries, a garnish cup (iceberg, tomato slice, pickles) or some canned fruit. Many many students ate pizza and fries daily for lunch. No hot food available, unless you consider nachos (Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469568872806907154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-2249759049557534182008-02-21T13:27:00.000-08:002008-02-21T13:27:00.000-08:00I had a combination of brown-bagging and cafeteria...I had a combination of brown-bagging and cafeteria lunches in school. I now live close enough to work that I can walk home for lunch, though I occasionally pack a lunch if it's to cold/wet to walk home comfortably :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-54886596598770740782008-02-21T13:10:00.000-08:002008-02-21T13:10:00.000-08:00I made my own lunch and made my dad's, too, everyd...I made my own lunch and made my dad's, too, everyday. He had a physical job, so he got two sandwiches, and I had a sandwich assembly line. I used to spell out the names of the boys I liked in mustard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-19871174768556493772008-02-21T11:38:00.000-08:002008-02-21T11:38:00.000-08:00Anonymous -- KS v Kentucky was supposed to be a pl...Anonymous -- KS v Kentucky was supposed to be a play upon alliteration, not a factual comparison of agricultural production. My apologies for attributing corn to your wheat-producing state.Natural Louisvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02077556427666746717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-83266063422381701232008-02-21T11:35:00.000-08:002008-02-21T11:35:00.000-08:00"(as if we were in Kansas instead of Kentucky)."Um..."(as if we were in Kansas instead of Kentucky)."<BR/><BR/>Umm... we actually grow mostly wheat, not corn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-86597902479903632612008-02-21T11:13:00.000-08:002008-02-21T11:13:00.000-08:00My mom always packed the worst lunches. It usuall...My mom always packed the worst lunches. It usually consisted of a ham sandwhich with no lettuce or tomato and enought mustard to take care of the hot dogs at any baseball game. I also got an apple that was usually mushy. I did get to go home for lunch too and that was better. Sometimes I could con our ironing lady into making me french toast. In High School, we had a culinary vocational Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608401479867877240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-63850210674226981182008-02-21T11:09:00.000-08:002008-02-21T11:09:00.000-08:00I was on the free lunch program and the food was r...I was on the free lunch program and the food was really gross -- soggy pizza, lethargic veggies, corn with every meal (as if we were in Kansas instead of Kentucky).<BR/><BR/>Luckily the spices in the school sausage made my eyes swell shut, so I got to skip the bracing school breakfast. Our bus usually didn't make it in time for the breakfast, anyway.<BR/><BR/>I always come home from work for Natural Louisvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02077556427666746717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69283853243980907602008-02-21T10:09:00.000-08:002008-02-21T10:09:00.000-08:00I brown-bagged it as a child and do both at work. ...I brown-bagged it as a child and do both at work. <BR/><BR/>And my family was part of a focus group that tested the freeze-dried ice cream back in the sixties.<BR/><BR/>We drank a lot of Tang back in the day too (because of astronauts, of course).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-42326900272684152692008-02-21T09:07:00.000-08:002008-02-21T09:07:00.000-08:00At my elementary school there was no cafeteria, an...At my elementary school there was no cafeteria, and few kids went home (it was Catholic school so they came from all over town). Instead, we enterprising young children developed a whole Trade Economy based on what was in your lunch box. My mother made fantastic chocolate chip cookies - she *never* packed any processed food. But we did get tired of cookies and longed for Twinkies and other Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-38351687222777848852008-02-21T08:14:00.000-08:002008-02-21T08:14:00.000-08:00Wow, my first response was to say, no we never had...Wow, my first response was to say, no we never had anything like space sticks. Then I watched that first commercial and the whole thing came flooding back. Yes we ate the chocolate ones and I *think* they were good. I can't really remember though.<BR/>Mostly I had cafeteria food growing up. Now we pack our kids lunches, except Friday is pizza day at school so they buy on Fri.<BR/>Cindy in FLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-8834799371725376642008-02-21T08:01:00.000-08:002008-02-21T08:01:00.000-08:00I was lucky enough to be able to eat lunch at home...I was lucky enough to be able to eat lunch at home from elementary all the way through high school. My mom would make all of our lunches and they were always tasty and healthy. I'm sure this is part of why I really don't like to go out for lunch much anymore because I just don't want to be spending 7-8 bucks for lunch everyday when I can make my self a good lunch for 2-3 bucks, if that.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-31914793422941357382008-02-21T07:51:00.000-08:002008-02-21T07:51:00.000-08:00I used to pack ramen noodles in a thermos. Gettin...I used to pack ramen noodles in a thermos. Getting to eat soup at lunch was awesome, being teased not so much. I always had to pack my own lunch and my brothers lunch, my mom wasn't domestic like that.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-53932060640847997842008-02-21T07:41:00.000-08:002008-02-21T07:41:00.000-08:00i remember both being on the free lunch program (a...i remember both being on the free lunch program (and thus eating a lot of school-provided food) and having lunch boxes and bags and taking lunch a lot.<BR/><BR/>the school food was generally "ok" in my kid-mind. chicken nuggets and mashed potatoes day was a favorite, as was grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup day.<BR/><BR/>favorites that my mom packed for me included cream cheese and jelly anna jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768260820751313904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49932827435690554352008-02-21T07:20:00.000-08:002008-02-21T07:20:00.000-08:00I never thought about a correlation, but I was def...I never thought about a correlation, but I was definitely a "hot lunch" eater in school and now prefer to buy something wherever I am to eating a cold homemade packed lunch.<BR/><BR/>My mom was a terrible cook, and I loved our school's food. Maybe it was better than other places! Or maybe I just had a low standard because of my mom's cooking. <BR/><BR/>I love having other people (even in Lisa Zahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491596171533559615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-31477206210429578272008-02-21T07:16:00.000-08:002008-02-21T07:16:00.000-08:00Just ducky, the money in the foil *is* sort of biz...Just ducky, the money in the foil *is* sort of bizarre. :)<BR/><BR/>I ate hot lunch at school and hated it. There were a couple of things that were OK, but man, it couldn't have been good for us. Though, I doubt my mom knew enough at the time to pack us anything better.<BR/><BR/>Before I homeschooled my daughter, I always sent her with a packed lunch. Some days were better than others, but Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882235346307802213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-6004453578151641182008-02-21T07:07:00.000-08:002008-02-21T07:07:00.000-08:00I actually went home for lunch through elementary ...I actually went home for lunch through elementary school...<BR/><BR/>I doubt they let kids out these days, but my school didn't have hot lunch. Brown bag was the only option, or to go home.Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632546869870977212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69604746713991392282008-02-21T07:02:00.000-08:002008-02-21T07:02:00.000-08:00I brown bagged when in school and I brown bag now....I brown bagged when in school and I brown bag now. I've always moved around alot. When I lived close to school or work, I went home to eat lunch. Or had someone bring it for me(like a maid servant). When I live far from work or school I brown bagged lunch. Eating at the cafeteria has always been rare - both in school and now. Junk food has been pretty much non-existent during my life so I never Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-85611407759565430722008-02-21T07:01:00.001-08:002008-02-21T07:01:00.001-08:00I was told to have school lunches until one fatefu...I was told to have school lunches until one fateful day in the 3rd grade when the *hot* lunch was spilled all over me. I think I had my own lunch, or skipped lunch, every day after that. In high school, I'd always try to get off campus and get espresso for lunch... Now... Some days I bring a lunch, others I am lucky to run out the door with my wallet and a coat. I keep a stash of granola bars Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273431755984995387noreply@blogger.com