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Neither are fancy, but both are oh-so-good!

Carrot Soufflé
Serves 10

3-1/2 lbs peeled carrots
1-1/2 lbs sugar
1 TBS baking powder
1 TBS vanilla
1/4 cup flour
6 eggs
1/2 lb butter, softened
powdered sugar

Steam or boil carrots until extra soft. Drain well.
While carrots are warm, add sugar, baking powder and vanilla.
Whip with mixer until smooth.
Add flour and mix well.
Whip eggs and add to carrot mixture. Blend well.
Add softened margarine to mixture and blend well.
Pour mixture into baking dish about half full as the souffle will rise.
Bake in 350ºF oven about 1 hour or until top is a light golden brown.
Sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar over top before serving.

Corn Pudding

2 16 oz cans creamed corn
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup flour
3 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk

Mix all ingredients and beat until smooth. Pour into a 9”x13” baking pan. Bake at 350˚F for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and center is firm to touch.

Hilarious.
I just happen to be eating a McD's Cheeseburger right now! I missed lunch and had the hubby bring me one, well actually two, to work.
Tastes pretty good when you're really hungry!

The last time I was in Israel I stayed at a hotel that offered a breakfast buffet. The food was nothing less than amazing. They had cheeses and spreads from all over the middle east, a large assortment of fresh baked bread, familiar and exotic fresh fruit, and the most delicious yogurts I can remember having. It was very different from the breakfast buffets I have been to here in the US (less animal fat, less protein, less fried potatoes, less sweetened simple starches). In any case, most of us at that hotel ate smaller portions and seemed to be just as satisfied since the food was so fresh and tasty.

I only drank chocolate milk as a child with lunch. I would have preferred water overall, but it was never an option. The chocolate also covered up that 'this will turn in a few hours if I don't drink it' taste, which was common in schools.

@omnomnom... Woo hoo! Your mom's badass!! Falling out of a tree? Holy Hanna.

I even use milk instead of water to make my oatmeal. Why not beef up the nutritive value of oatmeal while I'm at it?? Milk is an excellent source of calcium and it enriches many foods.

Think it's tough to get kids to drink milk? Try getting them to eat kale. Barbed wire would probably be more palatable to kids.

Milk is probably on the balance pretty neutral. I don't think it's an important part of anyone's diet, and the calcium benefits are generally pretty overblown. Few children have calcium deficiencies in developed nations, and you can get plenty via vegetable sources.

On the other hand, I don't think it has many major flaws. Chocolate milk is sugary but not heinously so, and the amounts served in most cafeterias are modest. So I'm going to say this is a non-issue. Leave it there for kids who want it, but provide other options for kids that don't (water, ideally).

@Cassaendra - Nope, not joking. I think it's awful that industries control what children eat or drink in school (and quite a few long-held nutritional beliefs). No one needs milk. There are very good plant-based sources of calcium, and too much animal protein in the diet can actually hurt bone development. Encouraging children to drink milk with every meal is ludicrous.

I like what PCRM had to say: http://www.pcrm.org/news/release091109.html

And for those saying that they have never broken bones - traditional East Asian cuisine does not include dairy, and the people eating it did not see their bones turn into noodles.

I'm not going to try and convince anyone that we need milk because if you believe otherwise, nothing I have to say will make a difference. We will all perpetuate our beliefs to the next generation and let the chips fall where they may.

But this I know...

My brother and I not only drank oceans of milk as kids, my dad worked for Polly-O Dairy AND we're Italian so cheese factored into our diets quite regularly. Milk (unflavored) was my beverage of choice until I was 12 years old and then I switched to diet soda - then water (fizzy or flat).

* My brother has never broken a bone (and he's quite active).

* I have never broken a bone (and I'm quite active). I'm 50, workout regularly with cardio and do weight bearing exercise. I've played sports on and off throughout my entire life. I sit up straight and I stand up straight. I have never broken a bone.

Do I still drink milk? You better believe it.

My mom works in a school cafeteria. From what she tells me they make for the kids, chocolate milk is the least of the evils. Half their menu comes breaded in a bag. Get rid of the processed meat products (like chicken nuggets), trade the fake cheese for real, stop selling cookies and brownies, and dump the Gatorade.

we had to drink regular milk with school lunch and since it goes horribly with Asian dishes (exp. white rice.. blech) I used to finish milk after I was done with lunch, as a "dessert." Chocolate milk would've been much nicer for that. but then they probably didn't have enough money to upgrade or nutritionists didn't like the idea or something.

OK, who brought up keeping SPAM in schools?

I don't think kids need milk, period.