Tipping Cleaning Staff at Hotels/Motels

[Brandon]

If you're paying over $5 for a "school lunch" , I can't imagine that it's the kind of federally subsidized lunch that comes in a multi-section tray (like the one below). Either you're buying food items a la carte, or you're going to a private school which can charge whatever it wants. School districts set their own prices, but the average for middle school lunches nationwide is $2.54.

I buy double or triple lunch.

Rarely bought the lunch in school (whether elementary, junior high, or high school).  Usually, I brought mine with the foods I wanted and in the quantities I wanted.  Wound up being cheaper as well.

[jakeroot]

If you're paying over $5 for a "school lunch" , I can't imagine that it's the kind of federally subsidized lunch that comes in a multi-section tray (like the one below). Either you're buying food items a la carte, or you're going to a private school which can charge whatever it wants. School districts set their own prices, but the average for middle school lunches nationwide is $2.54.

I buy double or triple lunch.

Steady on, RGT. You may regret that decision when your metabolism slows.

[Roadgeekteen]

If you're paying over $5 for a "school lunch" , I can't imagine that it's the kind of federally subsidized lunch that comes in a multi-section tray (like the one below). Either you're buying food items a la carte, or you're going to a private school which can charge whatever it wants. School districts set their own prices, but the average for middle school lunches nationwide is $2.54.

I buy double or triple lunch.

Steady on, RGT. You may regret that decision when your metabolism slows.

I don't get tons of junk food.

[kkt]

Lunch for high school students in Seattle public schools is $3.25, or free if income qualified for free lunch.  The lunches are prepared in a central kitchen so they're a bit less fresh than the meal tray Briantroutman pictured.

[jakeroot]

If you're paying over $5 for a "school lunch" , I can't imagine that it's the kind of federally subsidized lunch that comes in a multi-section tray (like the one below). Either you're buying food items a la carte, or you're going to a private school which can charge whatever it wants. School districts set their own prices, but the average for middle school lunches nationwide is $2.54.

I buy double or triple lunch.

Steady on, RGT. You may regret that decision when your metabolism slows.

I don't get tons of junk food.

Too much of anything can spell danger. But I'm glad to hear you aren't just plowing through Pop Tarts and brownies.

[Roadgeekteen]

If you're paying over $5 for a "school lunch" , I can't imagine that it's the kind of federally subsidized lunch that comes in a multi-section tray (like the one below). Either you're buying food items a la carte, or you're going to a private school which can charge whatever it wants. School districts set their own prices, but the average for middle school lunches nationwide is $2.54.

I buy double or triple lunch.

Steady on, RGT. You may regret that decision when your metabolism slows.

I don't get tons of junk food.

Too much of anything can spell danger. But I'm glad to hear you aren't just plowing through Pop Tarts and brownies.

How healthy are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?

[jakeroot]

If you're paying over $5 for a "school lunch" , I can't imagine that it's the kind of federally subsidized lunch that comes in a multi-section tray (like the one below). Either you're buying food items a la carte, or you're going to a private school which can charge whatever it wants. School districts set their own prices, but the average for middle school lunches nationwide is $2.54.

I buy double or triple lunch.

Steady on, RGT. You may regret that decision when your metabolism slows.

I don't get tons of junk food.

Too much of anything can spell danger. But I'm glad to hear you aren't just plowing through Pop Tarts and brownies.

How healthy are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?

Not that bad but I think they're atrocious regardless.

Does your school sell PB&J sandwiches or do you bring them? My schools never sold such sandwhiches (most meals were cooked items).

[kphoger]

If you're paying over $5 for a "school lunch" , I can't imagine that it's the kind of federally subsidized lunch that comes in a multi-section tray (like the one below). Either you're buying food items a la carte, or you're going to a private school which can charge whatever it wants. School districts set their own prices, but the average for middle school lunches nationwide is $2.54.

I buy double or triple lunch.

Steady on, RGT. You may regret that decision when your metabolism slows.

I don't get tons of junk food.

Too much of anything can spell danger. But I'm glad to hear you aren't just plowing through Pop Tarts and brownies.

How healthy are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?

Whole wheat bread is pretty good for you, but simple white bread converts to sugar very easily.  Jelly is basically sugar in a jar.  You're better off eating plain peanut butter.

(This is from a guy who eats a PBJ, a boiled egg, and cookies every day at work for lunch, but that's just because I'm cheap.)

[hbelkins]

I would be surprised if any schools allow kids to bring PB&J sandwiches from home anymore, much less provide them as part of lunch, because of peanut allergies.

We had PB sandwiches (no J) served with chili or vegetable soup when I was in school.

Peanut butter and syrup (as in Karo syrup) sandwiches are popular around here, but I don't like them, nor do I care for PB&J. I'll take my PB straight, and often eaten straight from the jar.

[Roadgeekteen]

If you're paying over $5 for a "school lunch" , I can't imagine that it's the kind of federally subsidized lunch that comes in a multi-section tray (like the one below). Either you're buying food items a la carte, or you're going to a private school which can charge whatever it wants. School districts set their own prices, but the average for middle school lunches nationwide is $2.54.

I buy double or triple lunch.

Steady on, RGT. You may regret that decision when your metabolism slows.

I don't get tons of junk food.

Too much of anything can spell danger. But I'm glad to hear you aren't just plowing through Pop Tarts and brownies.

How healthy are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?

Not that bad but I think they're atrocious regardless.

Does your school sell PB&J sandwiches or do you bring them? My schools never sold such sandwhiches (most meals were cooked items).

They sell them.

I would be surprised if any schools allow kids to bring PB&J sandwiches from home anymore, much less provide them as part of lunch, because of peanut allergies.

We had PB sandwiches (no J) served with chili or vegetable soup when I was in school.

Peanut butter and syrup (as in Karo syrup) sandwiches are popular around here, but I don't like them, nor do I care for PB&J. I'll take my PB straight, and often eaten straight from the jar.

I am in high school, not elementry school you know.

[jakeroot]

I am in high school, not [elementary] school you know.

Your consistent spelling errors indicate otherwise.

[Roadgeekteen]

I am in high school, not [elementary] school you know.

Your consistent spelling errors indicate otherwise.

I have made a recent effort to fix spelling errors.

[jakeroot]

I am in high school, not [elementary] school you know.

Your consistent spelling errors indicate otherwise.

I have made a recent effort to fix spelling errors.

Was a bit of a low-blow on my part, there. Sorry. Good on you for making a concerted effort. Not sure why spelling bothers so many of us.

[GaryV]

If you're paying over $5 for a "school lunch" , I can't imagine that it's the kind of federally subsidized lunch that comes in a multi-section tray (like the one below). Either you're buying food items a la carte, or you're going to a private school which can charge whatever it wants. School districts set their own prices, but the average for middle school lunches nationwide is $2.54.

I buy double or triple lunch.

Steady on, RGT. You may regret that decision when your metabolism slows.

I don't get tons of junk food.

Too much of anything can spell danger. But I'm glad to hear you aren't just plowing through Pop Tarts and brownies.

How healthy are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?

Not that bad but I think they're atrocious regardless.

Does your school sell PB&J sandwiches or do you bring them? My schools never sold such sandwhiches (most meals were cooked items).

They sell them.

I would be surprised if any schools allow kids to bring PB&J sandwiches from home anymore, much less provide them as part of lunch, because of peanut allergies.

We had PB sandwiches (no J) served with chili or vegetable soup when I was in school.

Peanut butter and syrup (as in Karo syrup) sandwiches are popular around here, but I don't like them, nor do I care for PB&J. I'll take my PB straight, and often eaten straight from the jar.

I am in high school, not elementry school you know.

And HS kids don't have allergies?

My daughter would have starved.  She brought a pb sandwich to school almost every day.

[kkt]

By high school, kids with peanut allergies have been diagnosed and make a huge point of it.  They no longer have to ban peanuts just in case someone has a serious allergy who hasn't let them know.

[english si]

You're better off eating plain peanut butter.

PB's extremely calorific - not just from the 20% carbs (with twice the sugar to starch), but the 50% fat too.

I'm not sure why calories from fat should be ignored and sugar be treated as the only evil (not least as Jaime 'fatty' Oliver's crusade against sugar in the UK hasn't improved anything and created other problems). PB is no better than jelly.

Plus, a PB&J doesn't have that much jelly (or PB) so the teaspoon of sugar from the fillings are fine - providing you aren't eating tons of sugar elsewhere: moderation is the key, as always.

[Scott5114]

My understanding of nutrition as a science–which is still very much in its infancy, so I may be wrong here–is that calories from fat are better than those from carbs because they are more satiating than those from carbs, and also promote the absorption of nutrients. You're more likely to stay full longer from 100 calories of fat than 100 calories of sugar, so your total calories consumed is likely to stay lower since you won't need to eat again as quickly. Of course, calories from protein are probably the best.

[Beltway]

If you're paying over $5 for a "school lunch" , I can't imagine that it's the kind of federally subsidized lunch that comes in a multi-section tray (like the one below). Either you're buying food items a la carte, or you're going to a private school which can charge whatever it wants. School districts set their own prices, but the average for middle school lunches nationwide is $2.54.

No protein.  Uggh.

[Scott5114]

No protein.  Uggh.

I mean, there's milk, but...

[jeffandnicole]

You're better off eating plain peanut butter.

PB's extremely calorific - not just from the 20% carbs (with twice the sugar to starch), but the 50% fat too.

I'm not sure why calories from fat should be ignored and sugar be treated as the only evil (not least as Jaime 'fatty' Oliver's crusade against sugar in the UK hasn't improved anything and created other problems). PB is no better than jelly.

Plus, a PB&J doesn't have that much jelly (or PB) so the teaspoon of sugar from the fillings are fine - providing you aren't eating tons of sugar elsewhere: moderation is the key, as always.

While I've always liked PB, I probably eat more today than I ever did as a kid.  Most days when I get home from work I'll have a slice of bread and PB.  Maybe 2...if I'm real hungry.

I was also one of the few kids that got lunch as school...Every.  Single.  Day.  I never brought it, and I'm not saying maybe once in a while - I'm saying Never!  I also had a tendency to like whatever offering was available at school.  My mom will often note during a specific parent-child luncheon one day the chicken the cafeteria served was awful. No one ate it...except me!  I probably had no clue there was nothing wrong with it.  And that's still me today - If it's in front of me, I'll probably eat it!

[Beltway]

No protein.  Uggh.

I mean, there's milk, but...

There actually are minimal amounts of protein in milk and spaghetti and a few other non-meat, non-poultry, non-egg foods, but very minimal.

I don't really recall exactly what was in my school lunches (that would have been in the 1960s and early 1970s), but I do recall substantial meat/protein items such as ham, hamburger, and eggs.

[kkt]

PB's extremely calorific - not just from the 20% carbs (with twice the sugar to starch), but the 50% fat too.

Yes, and if that wasn't enough, almost all commercially sold peanut butter in the U.S. has added sugar besides.

[kphoger]

I am in high school, not [elementary] school you know.

Your consistent spelling errors indicate otherwise.

I have made a recent effort to fix spelling errors.

Was a bit of a low-blow on my part, there. Sorry. Good on you for making a concerted effort. Not sure why spelling bothers so many of us.

It's because people who care about highway stripes, numbering schemes, kerning, regulations, etc, etc... tend to be anal-retentive sticklers.

[kkt]

I am in high school, not [elementary] school you know.

Your consistent spelling errors indicate otherwise.

I have made a recent effort to fix spelling errors.

Was a bit of a low-blow on my part, there. Sorry. Good on you for making a concerted effort. Not sure why spelling bothers so many of us.

It's because people who care about highway stripes, numbering schemes, kerning, regulations, etc, etc... tend to be anal-retentive sticklers.

... sticklers who tend to answer rhetorical questions. 

[kphoger]

I am in high school, not [elementary] school you know.

Your consistent spelling errors indicate otherwise.

I have made a recent effort to fix spelling errors.

Was a bit of a low-blow on my part, there. Sorry. Good on you for making a concerted effort. Not sure why spelling bothers so many of us.

It's because people who care about highway stripes, numbering schemes, kerning, regulations, etc, etc... tend to be anal-retentive sticklers.

... sticklers who tend to answer rhetorical questions. 

I should have gone with my original "anal sticklers."  Then your reply would have been a sleazy pun instead of a jab to the gut.