Kasa Indian Eatery Blog

This week’s local news is rife with lively discussions around Food Trucks and their vicinity to Public and Private schools. The debate centers around a proposed state law that would enforce a 1,500-foot ban of food trucks around schools throughout California.

San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener is working hard to oppose the proposed law, arguing that this would effectively wipe out food trucks from the vast majority of SF without solving the root issues related to kids eating habits.

On the other hand, and what I’m super curious about since I have two children in San Francisco public schools, is the rationale behind this proposed law. Assemblyman Bill Monning (D-Carmel), who introduced the legislation, believes this works on his goal of reducing childhood obesity and associated health risks AND would also keep food trucks from competing financially with the school districts’ lunch programs.

Parent groups say the plan will just make it easier for kids to snack on unhealthy meals.

The result, in my opinion, is that we tighten the noose even more around small businesses, another knock down against people’s entrepreneurial spirits and greatly reduce the vitality and diversity of food in SF.

This legislation is not in touch with the reality of the situation. For one, most kids (including all elementary school kids) are not even allowed out for lunch. Then the assumptions that all food trucks serve junk food are not based in reality. And how does this legislation deal with the fact that there are already corner stores, fast food restaurants and liquor stores right next to schools with no bans?

On school lunches, wow, that program really really is an absolute farce to be called healthy food. Mr Bill so and so, you have a LONG way to go. Focus on improving school lunch instead of wasting your time on meaningless bans.

I asked my kids to write me a short blog about their experiences with school lunch at their public school. They of course are utterly unaware of all the legislation going on. Check them out.

My 10 year old son’s blog about school lunch

I think that my school really needs to change and improve their school lunch. First of all the lunches are never made at the school. It’s always made by some big company. The school doesn’t even have a kitchen, just a room where they store all the food.

Also the food is very unhealthy. 60% of the time, it’s a lunch heavy on cheese, such as pizza and macaroni and cheese this food called pizza strips. Pizza strips are basically a giant amount of melted cheese and a thin layer of bread wrapping around the cheese. The other 40% of the time it’s meals heavy on carbs and processed meat. Such as hot dogs, burgers and bagel dogs. Bagel dogs are basically bagel bread wrapped around a hot dog.

A lot of the lunch is in bad shape. Like the lunch is always cold. Once my milk came out in chunks. Another time the cheese was so hard, I could take the cheese off.

I think that no-body should eat school lunch. If nobody had school lunch a lot of people would save money. With the three dollars they spend on lunch they could walk across the street and buy a nice roast beef sandwich or a bit of mediterranean food and a drink. My main point is that schools need to improve their lunch.

My 7-year old daughter’s blog about School Lunch

Sometimes I wonder why people get excited for school lunch? I don’t, do you? It’s often unhealthy too. Once my cheese on my pizza wasn’t there and another time it looked really fake. Another time my milk had ice in it. I think they should maybe make the food the night before so it’s more fresh. Or they could make the food more healthier. I like my home lunch better because I know someone actully put an effort into it. When mama gives me money for school lunch I sometimes say ”awww’ and ‘Mamaaa’ and last but not least ‘please don’t make me’. And that’s all I’ve got to say.