2.3 School Lunch Menu Reboot

Cover art for episode 2.3 School Lunch Menu Reboot with guest, TB.

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On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast, we welcome “TB”, one of Son’s friends from school to talk about rebooting the school lunch menu.

TB is a vegetarian and the boys talk about school lunches and what menu options are available for vegetarians. At the end of the episode we play a quick game thanks to an Instacart quiz on fun food trivia.

Here’s what Son and TB cover on this episode:

  • School lunches need a big change
  • Options for vegetarians range from cheese pizza, grilled cheese sandwiches, sunbutter and jelly sandwiches and tuna subs
Image of a healthy, well-rounded lunch option for vegetarian students.
ParentMap.com published a list of vegetarian and vegan-friendly lunch options for students. Courtesy of parentmap.com.
  • Eating habits and portion sizes are getting so super-sized
  • Shout out to Olive Garden for a free Tour of Italy, please!
Image of the Olive Garden's Tour of Italy which offers lasagna, fettuccine alfredo and chicken parmesan in a single, super-sized entree.
Olive Garden’s famous Tour of Italy offers lasagne, fettuccine alfredo and chicken parmesan in a single entree. Image courtesy of olivegarden.com.
  • Too much cheese leads to our gas and potty talk side tangent
  • Son talks about a traumatic food experience from daycare. We also talked about this in our previous episode on food allergies.

Thanks to TB for being a guest on our show. The boys had a really great time talking about their experiences with lunch at school and changes that could be made to the school lunch menu. We hope to have him back on for future episodes of The Middle School Mind!


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2.12 The Goodbye Episode The Middle School Mind

As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. After months of deliberation and soul-searching Father and Son publish their last and final episode of The Middle School Mind podcast. After nearly 18 months and over 35+ episodes, on this episode: We say goodbye to our listeners We talk about what's next for Son We hear from some of our past guests Of course we get a little silly And we play one last game So sit back, relax, grab the Kleenex and stick around for our very special goodbye episode. We think kid's voices are under represented in the podcast space. Even though we are leaving, we encourage you to visit Kids Listen. This organization is a grassroots organization of advocates for high-quality audio content for children. The Middle School Mind is a proud member of Kids Listen and, with our show ending, we encourage kids and families to find other interesting and engaging podcasts for kids. Through this adventure, we connected with the creator of Sound Carrot. This website was founded by a father/daughter team with the goal to help younger listeners find amazing children's podcasts. We hope this resource helps parents and kids find other kid's voices that you want to listen to and hear more from. We also believe that kids can create their own podcasts! Last summer we launched a three-part series encouraging kids to make their own kids' podcasts. You can find the episodes here: 1.20 Make Your Own Kid Podcast 1 1.21 Make Your Own Kid Podcast 2 1.22 Make Your Own Kid Podcast 3 Thank you to The Middle School Mind listeners and even our future listeners. We enjoyed making these episodes together and sharing them with you. This time was special for us and we will look back at this show as an amazing point in time where we talked about what was on Son's mind or relevant pop culture during this time. If you loved listening to the show and want to connect with us, e-mail us at: middleschoolmind.podcast@gmail.com. We are happy to connect if you want to talk about creating your own podcast for your child or, potentially, if you are interested in having your middle schooler take over The Middle School Mind, let's chat. We always knew that The Middle School Mind was going to last at most, 3 years, with Son and I. But amazing shows like Star Trek had Star Trek: The Next Generation and Saved By The Bell had Saved By The Bell: The New Class introduced a new cast of characters while providing new stories and fresh perspectives. It would be amazing to have a Mother/Daughter voice leading the show or a parent/child from a different part of the country or even a completely different country! It's the unique perspectives that help us all learn and appreciate each other. Enjoy The Goodbye Episode and thank you for being part of our show. Sincerely, Father & Son — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themiddleschoolmind/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themiddleschoolmind/support
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