Living with Diabetes

Jaime’s School Lunch Project

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I’m hooked. Okay, I’ll admit I’m a TLC junkie anyway, but being both a diabetic AND a teacher, Jamie’s School Lunch Project was guaranteed to grap me. I’m DVRing it right now.

Here’s the deal. Jamie Oliver, a chef, decides to tackle the British health issues at a “source”. School lunches. I’ll be upfront, I don’t think our lunches are as bad as the ones they were showing. My favorite of the school lunch items is our salads. We have various versions of Chef Salad — Southwest, with chicken, corn and beans in it, Tuna salad and Chicken Salad. They are super and cost 1.25. The key is shaking them in the box with dressing. Kids taught me that several years ago.

We have lots of versions of TexMex food, burritos, tacos, etc. Those are some of our biggest sellers.

However, our lunches are high fat, high carb and high salt. They could be better.

Any back to Jaime. He actually DID get Great Britian to put more money into their school lunches and they are doing a better job.

FYI: I am a victim of school lunch myself. For years, the only way I would eat rice is if it had brown sugar and cinnimon on it. Not the healthiest way to eat it.

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2 responses to “Jaime’s School Lunch Project”

  1. NEIL KIRK Avatar
    NEIL KIRK

    I Have been a diabetic since childhood. Not serious at first, just periods of high glucose levels. Then a 40 I had to start treating myself. Now my son, age 8, came home from school, glucose on day one 330, day two 429. Oh no, I thought. I gave him a shot of insulin brought him back to normal in two hours. Took him to the doctor A1c normal. He said he had been eating hotdogs at school. Now, we watch his diet and tell the school no more pizza or hotdogs for our child. His glucose levels shoot up from the stinking school lunches. on our diet, his glucose levels come back normal. With 75 percent of my family diabetic, testing is a family affair, all my children get a test once a month by me.

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  2. NEIL KIRK Avatar
    NEIL KIRK

    I Have been a diabetic since childhood. Not serious at first, just periods of high glucose levels. Then a 40 I had to start treating myself. Now my son, age 8, came home from school, glucose on day one 330, day two 429. Oh no, I thought. I gave him a shot of insulin brought him back to normal in two hours. Took him to the doctor A1c normal. He said he had been eating hotdogs at school. Now, we watch his diet and tell the school no more pizza or hotdogs for our child. His glucose levels shoot up from the stinking school lunches. on our diet, his glucose levels come back normal. With 75 percent of my family diabetic, testing is a family affair, all my children get a test once a month by me.

    Reply

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