Comments on: Scouts and Food http://blog.nawbus.co.uk/?p=1000 The random thoughts of a Group Scout Leader in the UK Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:36:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Nick http://blog.nawbus.co.uk/?p=1000&cpage=1#comment-2157 Nick Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:59:30 +0000 http://blog.nawbus.co.uk/?p=1000#comment-2157 Oh the good old full English Breakfast! I think all Groups (to my knowledge) in the UK do it the same. Cooked breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and a cooked meal for tea. It's a good way of doing it as Lotta says it does set them up for the day and there isn't much messing around at lunchtime. It's always good to have a cooked evening meal, especially in the winter as it keeps everyone warm. As to coffee - great for the occasional drink, but tea is the drink of choice! Freshly brewed of course! You know you're all wrong ;-) Oh the good old full English Breakfast! I think all Groups (to my knowledge) in the UK do it the same. Cooked breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and a cooked meal for tea. It’s a good way of doing it as Lotta says it does set them up for the day and there isn’t much messing around at lunchtime. It’s always good to have a cooked evening meal, especially in the winter as it keeps everyone warm.
As to coffee – great for the occasional drink, but tea is the drink of choice! Freshly brewed of course! You know you’re all wrong ;-)

]]> By: LottaN http://blog.nawbus.co.uk/?p=1000&cpage=1#comment-2156 LottaN Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:03:28 +0000 http://blog.nawbus.co.uk/?p=1000#comment-2156 Mmmm, food, food, glorious food. The food can save a hike or a camp in cold, wet rain, and it can spoil the best of intentions. When first on camp with 22nd Oxford I was amazed: Cooked breakfast! Eggs, hamburgers, bacon, hash brownies in the morning. And tea. In our group we'd settle for cereal and some bread. Possibly some oats. And then cooked lunch, whereas in Oxford we'd have sandwhiches for lunch. I'm happy to report that the English breakfast habits have been in part adopted in Falkenberg, Sweden, as we saw the great posibilities in filling the kids up in the morning, not having to take too much time out in the middle of the day for a cooked lunch, as that leaves more time for activities. At the regional camp this summer we had a great menu. The scouts cooked for us most days, and it was varied, wholesome and tasty: Fresh veg, introducing things like quinoa, and even fish! The camp organizers gave out recipies well in advance, and if we didn't like it, we'd change it around a little bit. And the kids loved the food! And then of course, the coffee issue. There HAS to be coffee on the go ALL the time! Morning, noon and night! Organic and fair trade, of course! Mmmm, food, food, glorious food. The food can save a hike or a camp in cold, wet rain, and it can spoil the best of intentions. When first on camp with 22nd Oxford I was amazed: Cooked breakfast! Eggs, hamburgers, bacon, hash brownies in the morning. And tea. In our group we’d settle for cereal and some bread. Possibly some oats. And then cooked lunch, whereas in Oxford we’d have sandwhiches for lunch. I’m happy to report that the English breakfast habits have been in part adopted in Falkenberg, Sweden, as we saw the great posibilities in filling the kids up in the morning, not having to take too much time out in the middle of the day for a cooked lunch, as that leaves more time for activities.
At the regional camp this summer we had a great menu. The scouts cooked for us most days, and it was varied, wholesome and tasty: Fresh veg, introducing things like quinoa, and even fish! The camp organizers gave out recipies well in advance, and if we didn’t like it, we’d change it around a little bit. And the kids loved the food!
And then of course, the coffee issue. There HAS to be coffee on the go ALL the time! Morning, noon and night! Organic and fair trade, of course!

]]> By: Scouter Jeff http://blog.nawbus.co.uk/?p=1000&cpage=1#comment-2155 Scouter Jeff Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:09:53 +0000 http://blog.nawbus.co.uk/?p=1000#comment-2155 Coffee... only in the morning? I just don't get it. :-D Great post, by the way! In Scouting, - Scouter Jeff Coffee… only in the morning? I just don’t get it. :-D

Great post, by the way!

In Scouting,
– Scouter Jeff

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