Field Trips, Fiber and PTO

Tonight, I will live through my daughters photos. She went to Bellingrath Gardens for a field trip, and I couldn't go on this one. I believe in trying to show her a little bit of what I love and encourage her to use the "eye". As all kids do, she sees things I don't see. She looks at things in ways that I have long forgotten, what is important, what is beautiful...but then she didn't get my note until after lunch...LOL! (The note said: "I love you boogie! I hope you are having fun. Take lots of pictures. Love, Mom) The rest of the pictures are of friends and her being silly during a scavenger hunt at the gardens put on by the gardens or her teachers - I'm not quite sure where the credit lies. I can't include them for obvious reasons. I will say this, my daughter has something I didn't have at her age...a digital camera and an opportunity to use it. (Yes, I sent her on a field trip with chopsticks...forks are for the lazy!)

NOW...fiber, are we getting enough? We don't get enough. As Americans quantity seems to be our dictum rather than quality. The average 50-55 pound child needs at least 14-15 grams (according to our Pediatric Gastrology Specialist with USA) per day, are they getting it? You tell me parents…
What does your child eat in a day? The average school lunch - here’s a break down of a school lunch from the Mad Monsters school:

Breaded chicken on a bun
Tater Tots
Pinto beans
Fruit
Teddy Grahams
Do your homework, take care of your kids...GIVE THEM FIBER - get them used to loving it, make it fun! I will work on some recipes. In the mean time think on fruits, veggies, whole grains, beans...

OK, off to consider the "Spring Into Art" PTO stuff I've gotten suckered into...just one more thing to put on my schedule.