What could be worse than pink slime?

Some of the lunches they serve to kids in Scotland, apparently. And a tad pinch of censorship.

The Huffington Post alerted me to "NeverSeconds," a blog written by nine-year-old Martha Payne, who has been chronicling the rather yucky-looking lunches she is served at Lochgilphead Primary School . 

Just like mum makes...? (Courtesy of NeverSeconds)

Certainly, no one can last the day on three slices of cucumber, a small bare cheeseburger, two croquettes (like fat French fries) and a damn Popsicle. Payne is supported by her parents and has gotten permission from her school to photograph the meals, which she pays two pounds for every day. She rates the dinners based on how healthy and filling they are on the blog, and has received over 300,000 hits (and a tweet to her dad from Jamie Oliver).

After Martha's interview on BBC ran (it begins around 29:00 on the link), the council in charge of school meals blocked her blog from the public sector it runs across Arglye and Butte in Scotland. I don't think they understand how well-read this young girl's blog is. One of the councilors also accused her and her parents of lying, and claimed Martha chose to put only certain foods on her plate and complain. I don't know why this young girl would want to deliberately falsify info. Seems like something her school may want to do, though! At any rate, some members of the council are going to visit the school tomorrow and try the lunch there. I'm eager to see what they are given to eat. Will it be better than standard fare? Most definitely. I need to brush up on my UK censorship laws, because this seems to be quite unfair.

Here there be nastiness!