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You are here: Home / Lifestyle / School Lunch Iron Chef

January 19, 2010

School Lunch Iron Chef

Today the Child Nutrition Program invited some of the community members in the medical field to a "show and tell" lunch featuring some of the new menu items we’ve been developing, a demo of the new Robot-Coupe choppers the community donated and update the group on some of the awesome changes they have made on the menus.

We started bright and early with the high school managers and a demo from the Robot-Coupe company on how to operate the new machines, which are basically giant food processors!!

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Ready to chop:

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I gave it a whirl :mgreen:

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It’s amazing how much time these will save chopping!

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Everything was fine and dandy until the room filled with raw onion smell 👿

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So thankful for the person who brought in coffee for the group!

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After the demo, Amy and I started working on our My Pyramid display featuring all of the great foods they serve.

I must add, that while this school system is BY FAR way ahead of the game, everything on the menu isn’t healthy. I’ve browsed the ingredient lists of all of the items they serve and raised my eyebrows at quite a few, namely the items you’d expect (pizza, chicken nuggets, etc.) but also the meats, which gave me a new understanding of the phrase "all-beef patty." But the bottom line is that given the $2.65 cents – INCLUDING LABOR – they have per student to serve, their efforts are nothing but amazing.

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After set-up, we were all assigned a food to prepare for the luncheon

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The infamous TONY!

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The luncheon menu was all vegetarian and featured foods that are either ON the menu or in the development stage to be on upcoming menus. The spread was absolutely gorgeous!

Whole wheat rolls, fruit, black bean salsa, corn chips

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Whole baked sweet potatoes ( <3 ) and roasted squash and peppers

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Whole wheat penne pasta salad in a homemade dressing

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Roasted potatoes, carrots and sweet potatoes and vegetable barley soup

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A spinach salad (that I made!) with homemade ranch!! They are hoping to re-introduce homemade salad dressings to the menu. They are healthier, cheaper and taste so much better!

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I didn’t have enough slots to fill my tray!

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I had a taste of everything but the barley soup – because I knew I was having that for dinner! Half a sweet potato, a few chips and salsa, a roll, veggies, pasta salad and real salad. I don’t really like ranch dressing but Jim’s was fantastic!

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I went back for fruity dessert

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I spent last week making Iron Chef name tags for everyone who attended with a tagline and famous chef. I was Robin Miller 🙂

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Back to the office –> to a meeting –> hour commute =

4:00 snack time – a Probar Fruition bar in peach.

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I got home just in time with enough daylight left to bike to the gym.

Why I Love North Carolina: Balmy, 60* days in January (after a week in the ‘teens!) where I can bike without gloves or a coat and not be cold!

I had a great workout – 30 minutes on the ET and a quick weight session before coming home to….

Mushroom, Beef + Barley Soup!

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New acronym: TGFM [Thank God For Matt]

Not only did he take out the trash, unload the dishwasher and get us a NEW BATHROOM FLOOR!! (OK, I was in on that, but so glad he’s been coordinating it!) but he made me dinner.

I don’t have time to recount his whole recipe, but it contained:

  • Button mushrooms
  • Shitake mushrooms
  • 1 portabello mushroom
  • 1/2 a piece of grass-fed beef tenderloin from our freezer
  • Chicken stock
  • Garlic
  • Barley
  • Carrot + celery
  • Thyme, rosemary and pepper

I’m pretty sure you could find a comparable recipe online somewhere. He meant for it to have more broth, but I thought it was perfect. Although I requested sherry or red wine next time for a hint of alcohol flava!

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My hunk also baked and served me a hunk of Great Harvest Flax Oat Bran. Best. Bread. Ever!

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This One’s For The Girls

New Breathe post: Embrace The Cycle

"The Conventional Of The Future"

Love this video that was sent to me today. Organic needs our help!

I’ve got emails to answer> and then I’m off to get in bed before 9 because I’m getting up early for some OATMEAL!!

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  1. Hillary @ Nutrition Nut on the Run says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:05 pm

    I really enjoyed reading your Breathe article. I am trying to be more “in tune” with my cycle. This helped a lot. Sweet oatmeal dreams…

    Reply
  2. Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:24 pm

    I LOVE how many healthy things you guys are doing for the school. It is really inspiring for future kids!

    Reply
  3. Megan says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:25 pm

    That lunch looks way more delicious than anything I’ve EVER seen come out of a school cafeteria!!

    What are the vending machines like at that school? (Sorry if you’ve mentioned it previously!)

    Thanks!
    Megan (Virtual Intern, Mitzi Dulan, R.D.)

    Reply
    • Kath says

      January 20, 2010 at 5:39 am

      I haven’t seen a vending machine yet – I don’t know if they have them. But they are supposed to be locked during school hours by law, I think.

      Reply
  4. Estela @ Weekly Bite says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:28 pm

    You are eating some seriously good food! So lucky 🙂

    Have a great night! See you at breakfast 🙂

    Reply
  5. Lara (Thinspired) says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:28 pm

    I am so, so impressed with the foods served at this school! Nothing that was ever made in my school cafeteria even remotely resembled that. I remember iceburg “salad” drenched in ranch, tater tots, frankenstein hotdogs and greasy pizza. That spread is lovely!

    Reply
  6. Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    Wow! Amazing that all that wonderful produce could someday be what our children are eating every day in school.

    Homemade ranch dressing is my favorite!! SO much better than the bottled stuff 🙂

    Reply
  7. The Paris Food Blague says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:30 pm

    i am so excited about this school food. you must be so proud to be a part of it!

    oh, and stop rubbing it in about North Carolina. I will stop reading your blog.

    No, just kidding! great post!

    Reply
  8. Steph says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:32 pm

    Just wanted to stop by and say THANK YOU for exposing me to Great Harvest.. they recently built one within 30 minutes from my house and I went there today.. had a veggie sandwich on Dakota bread and I have to say YUM! I also got a loaf of Dakota bread.. because you mentioned it the other day here. I also tried a muffin, but it was a chocolate one.. they were out of Pumpkin 🙁
    Thanks again 😉 I look forward to hearing about your progress with your store!

    Reply
    • Kath says

      January 20, 2010 at 5:42 am

      Aw how fun!! You must go back for a fruity muffin like Carrot Raisin Walnut. See if they have website with their menu published.

      Reply
  9. Lauren @ eater not a runner says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:32 pm

    That is so great that he made you such a nice dinner! And I wish my school had been more like that. We had pizza and ice cream!

    Reply
  10. Food Makes Fun Fuel says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:36 pm

    Yum! That looks great! And I never would have guessed homemade salad dressings being cheaper

    Reply
  11. Brittany says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:41 pm

    I love that schools are putting so much effort into making healthy food for kids! It must be SO much fun to be apart of!

    Reply
  12. Karla says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:47 pm

    Interesting article you wrote! I definitely can relate to those cycles. I haven’t quite figure out if there are certain months i feel firmer or fluffier but there probably are fluctuations. Great food for thought!

    Reply
  13. Stef says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:47 pm

    that school’s effort is such an inspiration! sure they’re not perfect, but those are HUGE improvements over traditional school lunch fare. how awesome that you get to be a part of that! and love your green top, and your name tag..go robin miller!

    Reply
  14. Mae @ OhhMay says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:50 pm

    I hope more schools fall in these foot prints. While just a few items might have raised an eyebrow there, nearly all of the food served in the cafeteria here had me shocked. It’s not healthy!
    There are no 100% whole grain options. There are NO vegetarian/ vegan options and cost is always the luch program’s excuse.
    $2.65?! With these options?! That is truely amazing. 🙂

    Reply
  15. Eve (Nutrition by Eve) says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:50 pm

    That lunch is stunning! I’m very impress with the options they have and how you are helping out! It really makes you think about cooking on a budget when you see how much they can spend. I agree TGFM! You’re lucky to have him 🙂

    Reply
  16. Gracie @ Girl Meets Health says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    Oh my goodness – that spread looks so fresh and crisp and DELICIOUS! It’s like, my dream buffet =)

    Reply
  17. Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:55 pm

    Wow, what an amazing spread of healthy foods! Awesome!

    Reply
  18. Kaite@ Two Lives, One Lifestyle says

    January 19, 2010 at 8:58 pm

    It’s great to see a school incorporating so many healthful foods. I’m sure for some kids, they are trying more vegetables/fruits/grains at school than ay home thanks to your efforts!

    Reply
  19. Sarah (OC2Seattle) says

    January 19, 2010 at 9:03 pm

    I want one of those Robo choppers!

    Reply
  20. Teri says

    January 19, 2010 at 9:07 pm

    I just started following your blog a little bit ago and I love what you are doing at the school! So important and I love that that school is trying to improve.

    I’m also a fellow NC-er (Winston-Salem); this weather has been awesome! I moved here from Utah 1.5 years ago and I LOVE the “winters” here!

    Reply
  21. Eileen says

    January 19, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    That soup looks GREAT! What a good guy.

    Major thumbs-up to the lunch buffet. It looks so amazing, and if any of those kids think they won’t eat the healthy stuff, I predict your hard work will go a long way toward turning them around!

    Reply
  22. Jessica @ The Process of Healing says

    January 19, 2010 at 9:19 pm

    How cool that you can get such healthy things in a school cafeteria!! And you don’t have to worry about packing your own lunch.
    P.S. Love love your Breathe Magazine articles!

    Reply
  23. ashleigh says

    January 19, 2010 at 9:22 pm

    Your internship looks like SO MUCH FUN and that its a great fit for you!!

    Reply
  24. Maggie says

    January 19, 2010 at 9:24 pm

    Wow! So great that the kids are getting all those nutritious foods. And TGFM? So so sweet–love it! I’m totally with Sarah, too. I want a Robo-Chopper!

    Reply
  25. Kristen @ Change of Pace says

    January 19, 2010 at 9:25 pm

    I need one of those choppers in my kitchen! Then I’d have no excuse to not use fresh veggies 🙂

    Reply
  26. amanda says

    January 19, 2010 at 9:37 pm

    I agree, I also need one of those choppers in my kitchen! The food looks very good that everyone prepared.

    Reply
  27. Christy says

    January 19, 2010 at 9:38 pm

    Yippee for sweet potatoes! 😀 & The MyPyramid spread is so pretty with tons of awesome colors!!

    Reply
  28. Heather (The Single Dish) says

    January 19, 2010 at 9:43 pm

    I had a sweet potato for dinner! Yummy. Your barley soup looks great, I make that a lot and take it with me to work for lunch- really sticks with me for the entire afternoon!

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  29. Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says

    January 19, 2010 at 9:45 pm

    That lunch spread looks awesome, as does the barley soup! Dustin isn’t allowed in the kitchen, he doesn’t have the skills Matt has LOL. 🙂

    Jenn

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  30. Lauren says

    January 19, 2010 at 9:46 pm

    I really never would have imagined that any cafeterias in America were this up-to-date. The ones around here still serve pizzas and hotdogs in plastic wrappers. Yuck!

    Reply
  31. Kerry says

    January 19, 2010 at 9:49 pm

    It is amazing what the schools can do for that amount of money. Thanks for showcasing their tremendous efforts, it’s opened my eyes a lot to school based nutrition.

    Reply
  32. Run Sarah says

    January 19, 2010 at 10:05 pm

    Everything looks amazing – and on such a small budget too!

    Reply
  33. Deva (Voracious Vorilee) says

    January 19, 2010 at 10:07 pm

    That is a great looking lunch. I am wondering more what you mean about the all-beef patties- are there a lot of fillers?

    Reply
    • Kath says

      January 20, 2010 at 5:42 am

      Soy protein isolate…it’s in everything.

      Reply
  34. Cynthia (It All Changes) says

    January 19, 2010 at 10:10 pm

    I love all the healthy options and especially that they are so hearty and vegetarian.

    Reply
  35. Erin (Travel, Eat, Repeat) says

    January 19, 2010 at 10:11 pm

    Your system is definitely ahead of others but hopefully the fresh, homemade trend will catch on. I don’t have kids yet but remembering what they served when I was in school, I wouldn’t ever allow my kids to eat at the cafeteria with the kind of crap they used to dole out. My parents never let me either!

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  36. Ellen says

    January 19, 2010 at 10:13 pm

    definitely impressive school food! a big difference from what many schools feed. have you heard of the teacher that is eating school lunch everyday and blogging about it? http://fedupwithschoollunch.blogspot.com

    speaking of “all beef patty,” have you seen this article? http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-12-08-school-lunch-standards_N.htm

    disturbing to say the least. check them out if you get a chance.

    Reply
    • Kath says

      January 20, 2010 at 5:42 am

      I saw that!

      Reply
  37. Rachel says

    January 19, 2010 at 10:23 pm

    Wow all of those veggies look amazing! Baked sweet potatoes are my favorite! And I’m seriously jealous of your North Carolina weather.

    Reply
  38. Danielle (Coffee Run) says

    January 19, 2010 at 10:26 pm

    I’m so glad to see all the changes being made to school lunches. I remember when I was in school, kids would order trays of nachos for lunch. Everything you pictured looks delicious!

    Reply
  39. amanda@thegrainsofparadise says

    January 19, 2010 at 10:29 pm

    I’m impressed. What a beautiful lunch spread! So, easy to prove that a vegetarian diet can be filling, healthy and super tasty!

    Reply
  40. lindsey says

    January 19, 2010 at 10:36 pm

    hello north carolina! i love it 🙂 i’m from kinston! if you even know where that is, it’s so small!

    ♥ lindsey

    Reply
    • Kath says

      January 20, 2010 at 5:43 am

      I do know Kinston 🙂 But I’ve never been there. Just passed through.

      Reply
  41. Michele | aka Raw Juice Girl says

    January 19, 2010 at 10:37 pm

    Wow. Lots of rainbow colors in there!

    And it looks like you’re having so much fun!!!

    🙂

    Reply
  42. lynn (The Actors Diet) says

    January 19, 2010 at 11:03 pm

    what an interesting peek into school lunches! yeah, i don’t wanna know about that all beef patty.

    Reply
  43. Jenna says

    January 19, 2010 at 11:04 pm

    School lunch looks so great!
    I am super jealous of that great harvest bread!

    Reply
  44. Jamie says

    January 19, 2010 at 11:50 pm

    Wow, that “catered” food looks UNREAL! why can’t every event have such good-looking, healthy, and tasty food? And I’m also jealous of the mega-chopper – just think of how many stir fry’s you could make!

    Reply
  45. Mandy @ University Cooking says

    January 20, 2010 at 12:21 am

    I’m getting so jealous of these school lunch spreads!. They look fantastic 🙂

    Reply
  46. Heather (Heather's Dish) says

    January 20, 2010 at 12:34 am

    what a great lunch + dinner combo! i’d love a huge chopping machine like that at home 🙂

    Reply
  47. Freya @ foodfitnessandfreya.wordpress.com says

    January 20, 2010 at 3:32 am

    what an amazing spread! gosh if I were a kid at that shcool, I wouldn’t know where to start! I’d probably get really fat with all the delicious food 😛

    Reply
  48. Lisa @bakebikeblog says

    January 20, 2010 at 5:03 am

    oh my. what awesome food! Love the whole baked sweet potatoes 🙂

    Reply
  49. Laura says

    January 20, 2010 at 5:54 am

    Good morning Kath! I hope you managed to have a good sleep last night 😉 I just wondered, after you were talking about the dubious pizzas/burgers/chicken nuggets and the very low cost of head budgets reminded me of Jamie Oliver’s campaign for better food in U.K. schools, and wondered if you might want to see his foundation website?
    http://www.jamieoliver.com/school-dinners
    Being green, I don’t know if you have heard of Jamie Oliver or not, probably much more than I realise (!!), but he is a really famous chef in the U.K. and a few years ago began the school dinners campaign, which has resulted in new guidelines for our schools (is also involved in promoting local, natural foodstuffs)- the website has tips on how to ‘healthify’ school menus from school kitchen managers etc so I wondered if it might be worth a peruse? Have a good day blazing the trail!

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    • Kath says

      January 20, 2010 at 5:59 am

      Thanks Laura! I love Jamie – and his accent 🙂 I watched a video of his where he presented broccoli and all the kids said “ewww” and then he fed them broccoli brownies (or some similar experiment) and they all said “mmmm”. That drives me crazy! I’m thinking about doing something similar if I can squeeze it into the next 2 weeks.

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      • Laura says

        January 20, 2010 at 6:45 am

        Thats probably one of the nicer ‘experiments’ he did- did you see the one where he showed the students how chicken nuggets are made- complete with separated chicken skin and solidified animal fat if I remember correctly- definitely 90% put me off turkey drumsticks… yes, one of the myriad of different regional accents, my Grampy had a similar one to Jamie’s Essex one- his was East/”Saurf’ (South) Londonish- I couldn’t understand all of his cockney slang, you can buy whole books translating them. I’ll stop nattering now, and get back to some real work 😉

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        • Kath says

          January 20, 2010 at 7:05 pm

          I’ve seen that one too. Loved it.

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  50. Simply Life says

    January 20, 2010 at 7:47 am

    wow this is the first time I’ve ever actually wanted to eat at a school lunch!

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  51. Angie says

    January 20, 2010 at 7:51 am

    Kath you are amazing! You are making the dietetic internship look SO much more fun than I remember!!

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  52. JENNA says

    January 20, 2010 at 9:20 am

    hey Kath, your internship looks so interesting! I’m astonished to see how healthy the school lunches are (i don’t remember my school being that good/healthy…i guess its been awhile though…eekk), I was wondering the food you served here, was that for your meeting or do that serve this to the kids as well (fresh salads, roasted veggies)…gosh, you have me dying to find out if schools in this area are that healthy. Is this a public school you are at or private? I’m not trying to be nosy i’m just really curious about it and if schools from state to state are trying to make more of an effort.

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    • Kath says

      January 20, 2010 at 7:07 pm

      It’s a public school system in the middle of NC with some great inspiring leadership 🙂 All of the food you saw is either already served or being tested for serving in the actual cafeteria. It looks pretty impressive all at once, but remember that there are also tater tots, pizza and other “traditional” foods served alongside the healthy vegetables. Last year they focused a lot on sides – this year’s plan is to tackle some of the entrees and research more environmentally friendly serving trays.

      Reply
  53. Jen Papaya says

    January 20, 2010 at 9:41 am

    I think it is fantastic what ya’ll are doing for the lunches for these schools! SO many kids aren’t getting a single bite of healthy food at home – if we can give them one wholesome meal a day, that can make a huge difference. I wonder if anyone is doing anything about school lunches here in NY – I saw a lady put PEPSI in her infants bottle the other day on the subway. SODA for a BABY. I could have cried.

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  54. Emily says

    January 20, 2010 at 9:50 am

    My first KERF comment! Just wanted to let you know the Robot-Coupe was featured in the Salisbury Post this morning if you haven’t already seen the article:

    http://www.salisburypost.com/News/012010-food-chopper-demonstration

    Reply
    • Kath says

      January 20, 2010 at 7:07 pm

      We saw it!!! And I”m quoted! How on earth did you find it!?

      Reply
      • Emily says

        January 21, 2010 at 7:14 am

        I just moved to Salisbury last month and apparently the Post is a *must*! 😛

        Reply
  55. Pauline says

    January 20, 2010 at 10:20 am

    Hi Kath, first I saw the photo with the raw onions on it, and I said to myself: “I’m wondering when Kath is going to mention them” and there… it was :-)). I share the same distaste as you, I HATE onions and their smell. I’m so glad that your recipes are ONION-free!! 🙂

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  56. Jil says

    January 20, 2010 at 10:30 am

    That’s an amazing lunch spread — oh yes, I remember back when my school cafeteria proudly displayed “grade D but edible” boxes in the cafeteria…joy. You’ve got such a good hubby and that barley looks awesome!

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  57. Jessica says

    January 20, 2010 at 11:04 am

    I am so completely jealous of the meals that these kids get to eat in their high school cafeteria. i often resorted to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in high school because they seemed to be the safest thing to eat in the cafeteria.

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  58. Kara says

    January 20, 2010 at 11:13 am

    Hi Kath,

    I’m the one who asked for the ingredients for the Costco Cranberry Cinnamon goat cheese a couple weeks ago. I ended up making it using the ingredients you gave — OH MY. We are loving it. We’ve had it on apple slices, on salad, on crackers…SO YUMMY! My almost-11 yo daughter has really taken an interest in knowing what goes into what she eats, and she was impressed. 🙂

    I’m good friends with the “lunch lady” at our school, and forwarded your blog site on to her. This post is great and will give her some good ideas! (And I’m sure she’ll salivate over the chopper!)

    Kara

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    • Kath says

      January 20, 2010 at 7:08 pm

      Awesome!!

      Reply
  59. Laura says

    January 20, 2010 at 11:14 am

    What does “:mgreen:” mean?? I have been a blog reader for quite a while now but have never been able to figure it out….it is really bugging me!! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Kath says

      January 20, 2010 at 7:08 pm

      It means your browser doesn’t translate the code into a cute grinning smiley face 🙁

      Reply
      • Laura says

        January 22, 2010 at 8:24 am

        Ohhh that makes a lot more sense….I could never figure out why you were always writing that!!

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  60. Heather @ Get Healthy With Heather says

    January 20, 2010 at 12:03 pm

    Looks like it was a lot of fun iron chef lunch style 8) I wish my schools growing up were so ahead of the game with nutritious meals

    Reply
  61. Megan says

    January 20, 2010 at 1:11 pm

    Whoaaa…those school lunches don’t look ANYTHING like the crap they used to serve at my school!! We’d have like nachos w/ fake cheese sauce and chicken nuggets and pizza dipped in ranch…ewww

    Reply
  62. Tracey says

    January 20, 2010 at 3:46 pm

    All of that food looks so good! My mouth is watering, time to hit up my kithcen!

    Reply
  63. BroccoliHut says

    January 20, 2010 at 7:22 pm

    Loving all those beautiful fruits and veggies!! I think if I were at the event, I would pretend to be Ellie Krieger:)

    Reply
  64. Lauren says

    January 21, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    Ok, I’m going to sound like such an old mom (which I’m not even a mom-just a worry wort), but be careful with driving+eating+taking pictures. Somehow I noticed the speedometer in that pic with the fruition bar. We don’t want anything to happen to one of our favorite bloggers (or anyone else!) Ok mom schpeal over 😉

    Reply
  65. Indie says

    January 22, 2010 at 12:06 pm

    Hahah you were driving at a speed of 90 when u took that picture of the bar….

    Reply
  66. Sandy says

    January 25, 2010 at 9:19 pm

    HAHA i never noticed that but ur speedometer totally reads 90mph…. lol be careful kath!! 😀 but we appreciate ur hard work 😉

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