Wednesday, September 30, 2009

School Lunch

My daughter has never been a big eater, that is no new news. I suppose I am lucky that she didn't get her mommy's sweet tooth, but sometimes I wish she had, at least then she could keep her weight up. The pediatrician told me yet again today that her growth percentage is low. So I am hoping that the school lunch she is getting will help her increase that percentage. Now many of my friends back home may think what? School lunch, you mean that awful slop they put on your tray from the school cafeteria? How could that possibly help! But one of the advantages of being in a small town in Italy is that for a whopping 2.50 Euros a day my daughter is offered (who knows how much she will actually eat) a full four course meal made from scratch, not pre-prepared, frozen and reheated, FRESH MADE DAILY! Yesterday she was served a plate of pasta al ragu' (bolognese), steamed flounder, salad, fresh fruit and a piece of crostata. Now if things had been this way for me back in the day, I probably would have bought lunch everyday! Now here's to hoping she eats it!

3 comments:

  1. HeatherVSeptember 30, 2009 at 6:30 AM

    Well, she only managed to eat the pasta today, we'll see how it goes tomorrow with vegetable minestrone, omelette, vegetables and fruit.

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  2. kari bellSeptember 30, 2009 at 12:48 PM

    so glad you are blogging. I'm obsessed with them. That's amazing the fresh, healthy food that the school provides! Maybe eventually she'll take a tiny bite.

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  3. HeatherVOctober 1, 2009 at 7:39 AM

    That is what I am hoping, but so far she is only eating the pasta.

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