Nice ham anyone?

[GrapefruitMoon]

in the news today

I see they suggest chicken as an alternative but personally I think it's even more likely to be full of nasties... (unless you lovingly roast an organic one yourself of course, purely for the dcs sarnies!)

[LilyOfTheMountain]

Okaaaay

We eat laods, though its 'nice' ham from a butcher.

The boys cant eat dairy (so no cheese), amrmite is too salty, tuna full of e,rcury

That's it! I'm giving them vitamin tablets, lard and a daily enema! Anything else is too risky

[differentDM]

If we paid attention to everything the experts said, nobody would eat or drink anything.
They also have the gall to wonder why people develop eating disorders as well!

[LilyOfTheMountain]

DS1 has an eating disorder and absolutely it is related to his SN understanding of the food rules

[oopsagainandagain]

I can relate to that, Lily...

[GrapefruitMoon]

Apparently it's just been on Newsround on CBBC so ds1 now feels he has justification for having exactly the same sandwich every single day (cheese)!

[Grandhighpoohba]

FFS, next thing they'll be telling me not to pack them a ciggie and a whiskey chaser too.

What a load of bollocks.

[TsarChasm]

Good grief..the poor old packed lunch doesn't half come under fire these days

Oh well, something else for the schools to 'ban' no doubt...I'm running out of ideas.

Maybe one small alfalfa sprout hand picked on the day of consumption and glistening with morning dew alongside two mung beans will be ok...?

[AMumInScotland]

So what exactly are we allowed to feed them these days then? It's all very well for them to bleat on about how we should be making the effort to give them a healthy lunch, but what if they won't eat salad, or yoghurt, or whatever is now meant to be "healthy"?

[Chamomile]

I am really annoyed at them aiming this advice specifically at children's lunchboxes.
Ds heard it on newsround (after I had made his ham sandwiches )and was worried about it. He doesn't like cheese and is going to get pretty sick of tuna after a week.

[GentleOtter]

Right, is it just me or are the powers that be out to kill the pork industry?
Do they not credit us with any common sense at all? Perhaps if food manufacturers stopped adding needless crud to the products then people could eat ham or other sliced meats without having cancer scares thrown at them by the media.
Several lifelong vegetarians are now at the helm of the Food and Agriculture Dept and I'm sure it is no coincidence that we are now being pressured into their life choice. (And I say that as a vegetarian of 35 years).

[MmeLindt]

LOL at the charity's children's education manager called Marni Craze.

I am sure there are worse thing to put in a child's lunchbox than ham. My two don't like cheese and I don't always have half a chicken in the freezer.

[Grandhighpoohba]

Following these rules may not make you live longer, but it will certainly make it feel longer.

Wasn't there a study a while back that showed that being overly worried about food and eating healthily increased the risk of an early death... sure I read that somewhere.

Oh and I'm sure they have already said no to tuna, mercury levels or something. Its rediculous.

[BadgersArse]

i coined the nice ham phrase

[GrapefruitMoon]

Do I owe you royalties?

[notwavingjustironing]

Technically though, Badger, is it not the intellectual copyright of the person who left the list in the trolley ?

[BadgersArse]

no i think it was from mn posters syaing give people " nice ham" to eat with their antipasti and eton fucking mess

[notwavingjustironing]

rofl

[dexter73]

We have "thick ham" which must be the same as "nice ham"!

[flimflammum]

It's not the 'powers that be', it's the media on a slow news day trying to fill space, based on something written by the 'children's education manager' of one of many cancer charities trying to justify her existence. It's white noise.

[FlyMeToDunoon]

DD1 has eaten a ham sandwich for 4 days out of five almost every school week for the last 5 years.
She is very picky!
I may as well start lashing myself with a spiky now and carry on for the rest of my life in penance.
I heard them recommend houmous instead this morning on the radio. But surely that is high in fat and salt?

[PeedOffWithNits]

FlyMe - my friend and her DH got food poisoning really badly from shop bought houmous, so I hope if you do give them that its home made??

[FlyMeToDunoon]

Oh I don't think it will be a problem as she doesn't like houmous anyway.

[TitsalinaBumsquash]

So is there a problem with "Ham" that i give my kids, as in a joint brought from the butcher than sliced? Does that count?
We dont eat the crap square stuff anyway, my DSs love a Ham and Cucumber sandwich.

[hocuspontas]

What's the problem? Is it the salt or some other nasties?

If it's the salt don't bread and spread have salt in them?

My bacon sarnies for breakfast, ham salad for lunch and gammon joint for dinner aren't a good sign are they?