I make my kids’ lunches almost every day — Nate is gluten free so it’s almost a no choice issue if I want to ensure he eats properly and Hannah – is a picky eater and prefers what I put in her lunch on most days. I have attempted to eat the school cafeteria and what they call ‘salad’ is shameful —

Nine-year-old’s lunch blog shames school into making changes

Martha Payne had some sad-ass lunches at her school in Scotland — unsatisfying food that sometimes had more hair than vegetables. So the 9-year-old decided to start a blog with photos and vital statistics about her meals. Almost immediately, the blog got international attention, including from prominent school lunch busybody Jamie Oliver. Result? Martha’s dad just met with the local council, and it announced that kids could have unlimited salad, fruit, and bread.

For each of her lunches, Martha rated taste, healthiness, and pieces of hair (usually zero but not always). But she only managed five ratings before the media attention started making the school self-conscious: