pureed veggies on Oprah *gross subject matter included...sorry

[Guest guest]

I teach pre-k and one of my student's mom was telling me yesterday about this

Jessica Seinfeld person and hiding veggies in food and that she made the

chicken nuggets that were dipped in pureed broccoli and then breaded and fried.

The mom was telling me about how much her son " loved " the nuggets and she was so

happy he was eating his veggies (I " m thinking the whole time...while biting my

lip... that a few specks of broccoli fried onto meat is not " eating veggies " OR

healthy). Today she sends her son (who is 4 years old and weigh 74 pounds) to

school with those broccoli chicken nuggets in his lunch along with ranch

dressing, chips and two desserts. The kid wants to eat his desserts first. I

tell him he can't and that he has to eat the chicken first. He tells me he

doesn't like it (I can't blame him...they totally smelled like ass). I bargain

with him to eat two of the nuggets and then he can have the chips. He takes a

bite, produces the most

disgusted look on his face. I tell him to try another bite. He does and

immediately gags and pukes all over the floor. Oh joy! At the end of the day I

asked his mom to never pack those things in his lunch again. She seemed

defensive when I told her I didn't think he liked them. lol. She was telling me

that tonight she is making meatballs with butternut squash in them. I hope

those are not packed in his lunch tomorrow!

 

I'm always saddened by what is in my students' lunches. Rarely (and most never)

do they ever have fresh fruit or veggies. I try to model good nutrition by

bringing big fresh salads, fresh fruit, lots of raw veggies, and homemade soups

in my lunch. They always seem interested in what I'm eating and it's a great

oppurtunity for me to talk about eating healthy. I " m hoping it will sink in.

 

Susie

 

 

 

" zainypagan " <zainypagan

 

Thursday, October 11, 2007 10:21:08 AM

Re: pureed veggies on Oprah

 

 

In a message dated 10/10/2007 6:33:27 P.M. Central America Standard ,

mushucookie@ writes:

 

I'm still trying to figure out this message board thing, so forgive me

everyone if I make a mistake. I think it was zainypagan that sent a

message about an author on Oprah that helped you put more veggies in

kids' meals? Hey let me know if you remember the title or the author,

I'm going to try to get it here at my library. )

 

Kathryn

 

Hi Kathryn,

 

Here is the link again, just click it and it will send you to Oprahs website

and straight to the story

 

_Jessica Seinfeld's Delicious Secret with Dr. Oz_

(http://www2. oprah.com/ tows/pastshows/ 200710/tows_ past_20071008.

jhtml?promocode= HP31)

 

The name of the author of the cookbook is Jessica Seinfeld and the book is

called _Deceptively Delicious_

(http://www2. oprah.com/ foodhome/ food/jseinfeld/ about/about_ book.jhtml) ,

 

 

This weekend when I go to my sisters house I am going to watch the show

again from my sis's computer. She has dsl, we are still in the dark ages with

dial up, so watching video online with dial up is like pulling teeth.

 

 

 

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