It’s your child’s birthday. What to serve at the party? Sloppy joes would be good. Or maybe give them all hot dogs.
Wait.
Today’s kids, or at least a growing number, don’t really go for those old stand-bys. You might do better with chicken wings.
These are only a few of the findings from a survey that received responses from Saginaw city K-12 students, conducted by Food Service Director Payton Strobel.
Did you know:
- Bacon is a big fave, of course, but not sausages.
- If you want the young ones to eat their eggs, you’ll have to sneak them into the waffle or pancake mix. No omelets, no quiches.
- Hominy, hominy. Apparently grits are considered old folks’ food. But some students wish coffee could be included among the beverages.
- Put cheese on that burger, but don’t serve sammies all the time.
- They say kids won’t eat their veggies, and indeed “overcooked broccoli” was first on the thumbs-down list, but fresh fruits are easier to swallow. Try some parfaits.
- Bowls, like breakfast bowls and KFC-type lunch bowls, are replacing burritos and wraps as the popular way to mix food items.
Are today’s youngsters spoiled, in contrast to generations raised on “eat what’s on your plate or go hungry?” You be the judge. Strobel is an SVSU product who started his career as a dishwasher, and he reports that some of the Saginaw High students suggested cafeteria meals served on hibachi grills, prepped at the tables for their own viewing.
To view the school board discussion, click here.
