Consider yourself a Gokase School Lunch expert, pat yourself on the back, and award yourself one giant, red and white star if you answered: "Yes, of course! It's family-meal day!"
For those of you who are still rookies, here are the hints, once again:
Bread, not rice; a spoon as well as chopsticks; dessert.
Today's salad was not very good, because of all the beans and the ham, but I found a willing "customer," so it didn't go to waste.
You can't really go wrong with bread, so that roll alone is worth a couple of points.
As for the main dish, well, it included potatoes (the right kind, not the "alien" kind!), broccoli (always a good choice), carrots (also a good choice), and good-size chunks of my favorite fish, salmon! Can you guess what that means? Yes, indeed, I got seconds! I'm not saying the food was fantastic, but heck, if I get seconds, you know it was good.
The dessert was not one of my favorites, since it wasn't cake or yogurt, but rather what is called "zeri" (rhymes with "Jerry"), so I gave that away. (That's going to cost a point or two...)
As with all family meals, the main problem I have is all the waste involved. Why do we need both a spoon and chopsticks? And why do we need that plate for the bread? (How about using the zeri as a plate, instead?) And what's with the extra paper spoon just for the dessert (see the second picture)?
Our school prides itself on what is called "Forestopia," which basically is a program that is supposed to teach the kids (and teachers!) to have an appreciation for nature. Why, then, all the waste, folks?
When the new "lunch lady" arrived here last year, one of the first things I discussed with her was all this waste and how to easily eliminate it. Unfortunately, my speech fell on deaf ears.
Anyway, for all of you who are reading this, be sure to do your part to eliminate waste. OK? Thanks!
Total points: 6
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