| Higher lunch price equals more quality, school officials say
BATAVIA -- School officials are predicting that hiking the price of student lunches actually will get more students to buy them. The Board of Education has unanimously agreed to raise the price from $1.85 to $2.05 in all district schools. The extra money will enable Sodexho, the district's new catering service, to offer more fresh produce and healthier menu items that will tempt both students and parents, said Leah Swanquist, assistant director for buildings and grounds. "We're going to be offering a better quality of food. Additionally, whole grain breads will be used when possible. There's even a whole grain pizza crust," Swanquist said. Students at Rotolo Middle School will be able to choose two side dishes with a lunch purchase. The rotating side dish menu will include salads, fresh fruit, cooked and raw vegetables, bagels and cold cereal.
Mum is the word at CBS over mom’s claims
Perhaps her claims are legitimate, but Janis Miles is not talking unless CBS gives her the okay. The Fayetteville mother reportedly told authorities her 12-year-old daughter was injured during the filming of the upcoming “Kid Nation" children's reality show on CBS, an experience she claims borders on abuse and neglect. Filmed near Santa Fe, New Mexico, over a 40-day period during April and May, the reality show is being advertised as “kids on their own, without adults present." Miles was quoted as saying her daughter Divad was sprayed on her face with grease while cooking potatoes on a wood stove and suffered a rash that caused scarring. Miles was also cited as claiming that four other children required medical attention after accidentally drinking bleach. Miles was reported as saying there was no adult supervision present at the time of the incidents and that the injuries bordered on abuse and neglect.
Here's the beef
Mr. Beef
"Without comparison, the best place for Italian beef in Chicago. One has to take into account, though, that Italian beef is just about the most unhealthy, messy food ever invented. So if you are ready to eat an extraordinarily filling meal and then take a nap afterward and wake up two pounds heavier, look no further than Mr. Beef. It's the only place worth the masochism." --E.E.
"The beef is great, the giardinera is homemade, too. The sandwich should be slightly bigger. I could eat two, sometimes I think about it. Too bad you can't get one and a half." ?Dan L.
Portillo's Hot Dogs/Barnelli's Pasta Bowl
"The best Italian beef in the city. For big eaters, order the big beef and substitute fries with a big Chicago dog!" ?Christian V.
Max's Famous Italian Beef
"Man, the beef here is the only place in the whole city that's as good as Mr.
Think small
Maybe the best thing about Govind Armstrong's new cookbook is that he gives you permission "not" to be Govind Armstrong, big-name chef and co-owner of Table 8 in Los Angeles and Miami Beach. It lets you off the hook if you can't find Santa Barbara spot prawns -- supermarket shrimp will work. If you're making crisp goat cheese with lavender honey and pumpkin seed oil, "There's no need to purchase the finest chevre at market; an inexpensive goat cheese log will do just fine." The philosophy behind Small Bites, Big Nights (Clarkson Potter, $30) is that hosts should enjoy the party as much as their guests. Big flavor with not too much fuss -- unless you really do want to challenge yourself. Armstrong gives you that option, too. Bottom line: "I want you to get this book dirty," he said in a telephone interview.
Navigating nutrition when dinner is at the drive-through
With the start of school come extracurricular activities. And with sports practice, piano lessons and tutoring on the late-afternoon and evening schedule, families invariably find themselves dining on the run. But those grab-and-go dinners don't have to be a nutritional train wreck. Choose wisely, and you can score healthful meals that your kids will enjoy and you can feel good about. ''If you take a few minutes to think about it, it's easy,'' says Ronni Litz Julien, a Miami Beach registered dietitian, mother and author of What Should I Feed My Children? (Book-mart Press, $14.99). ``The important thing is that parents need to model what they want their children to eat.'' Julien and other nutrition professionals agree that cooking at home is not only more economical but also tends to be more healthful.
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