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Does cheese grow on trees?

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Actually, if you eat processed food the first paragraph of that article could be right. The children are only as daft as we make 'em.
 
Hi,Catherinecherub :)

I might be wrong , children seem to know more about nutrition than many adults.
It used to be "ask your father" now its "ask Google"

However it is scary that we expect young children to answer trick questions. Point being "does cheese come from trees, cows or the sea?"

Do not know why I am thinking this way today." Hey surveys leave the kids alone"

Roy :)
 
StephenM said:
Everyone knows it is harvested on the moon! :D Spaghetti grows on tree!
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I thought Santa Claus brought it. Did they ask the children about Santa.
 
Squire Fulwood said:
StephenM said:
Everyone knows it is harvested on the moon! :D Spaghetti grows on tree!
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I thought Santa Claus brought it. Did they ask the children about Santa.
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No no Santa Claus was born on 25th December and likes to share his birthday presents. That's what Christmas is right?!?
 
I am sure that catherinecherub didn't mean for this to become a jokey posting. But here's my bit.
I used to live in Hemel Hempstead, which is known as 'Treacle Bumpstead', the name given to Hemel because of the treacle mines that were prominant in the area. That was until the terrible treacle mine disaster in the 1870s. Oh it was awfull. All the mines were shut and some clever soul invented artificial treacle. Nothing like real treacle of course......
Hemel is also where most of the hemp was grown for the Royal Navy of old. Locals would get of their heads eating raw treacle and smoking dope.
Lee.
 
On a positive note Catherine it was encouraging that 77% of the children knew about the '5-a-day' and wanted to cook more at home, disappointing that many didn't get their 5-a-day and some even miss breakfast.

I do wonder if Home Economics isn't compulsory now in primary and secondary education, my own children were taught at both stages and enjoyed the experience, I blame Wallace & Gromit for the cheese coming from the moon :lol:
 
Better get planting cheese trees!
 
I expected some frivolity with the title I gave the article. :lol: :lol: :lol:
I asked a little boy who was in the local shop with his mum, "where does cheese come from?" He replied, "The Farm Shop" When I asked him where tomatoes came from he replied that they came from the 'sunny shed".
(4yr. old speak for greenhouse).

I wish all kids were allowed to cook at school as it is a fun thing to do.
 
catherinecherub said:
I expected some frivolity with the title I gave the article. :lol: :lol: :lol:
I asked a little boy who was in the local shop with his mum, "where does cheese come from?" He replied, "The Farm Shop" When I asked him where tomatoes came from he replied that they came from the 'sunny shed".
(4yr. old speak for greenhouse).

I wish all kids were allowed to cook at school as it is a fun thing to do.
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Ahhh bless. It's pity that, in time, his answer may likely be 'from a McDonalds Burger'!!
 
I think the frivolity was justified.

A survey found that children didn't know where cheese comes from and it's due to poor education. We just educate them in the wrong things e.g.

Santa Clause brings you presents. The tooth fairy puts money under your pillow. Ugly ducklings grow into swans. Children are found under gooseberry bushes. Geese lay golden eggs. Witches have gingerbread houses and eat children (I like that one). All of these and more are the examples of the sound education we give our children.

...and they don't know where cheese comes from ..........bloody disgrace I call it.
 
I did Domestic Science (cooking) at school and while it didnt turn me into a great chef it certainly didnt do me any harm. And both my youngest boys did it too, the youngest is 18 now and pretty much relies on his mum still because he can lol but my 23 year old cooks for himself now as he is never around when we eat and he doesnt starve.

I notice that the study included children of 5 to 16 so I have to wonder if the 3rd of the study group who didnt appear to know much were the youngest children in the group the 5 to 8 year olds?

Or am I just being over optimistic :D
 
I cooked a bit at school but chose to quit that class after 2nd year in secondary school. I found them patronising.

I've just been talking about my "sheltered" childhood in another post. But I had my mum at home all day as she was lucky enough to not have to work. I ate carrots straight from the ground by just brushing the dirt off ( I still do when I can!) we grew our own fruit and veg and shared it with our neighbours. My mum had the time to cook nutritious meals every night, and even with 4 kids took the time to teach each and everyone one of us how to make a wide variety of dishes. I'm no major chef, but I can make a mean lasagne from scratch. I left home at 17, just 6 years ago, and I think I've bought only a handful of ready meals in that time!

But that's the thing, we had time to do that. I will never deny I was fortunate (I don't like the term spoilt, makes me sound like a brat which my mother ensured we weren't, but I never wanted for the necessities). But many kids have 2 working parents now who just are too tired to teach at home, and that's a real shame.
 
I remember reading about the treacle mines at school. In Southeast London they drilled many ink wells before WW1, but they all closed down after the advent of ball point pens. :crazy:
 
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