Should the school dinner be the same size for all year groups? In other words - is a portion for a reception child that is 4yo meant to be the same size as for a (very tall - 4ft9) 9yo in Y5? DS1 is coming home every day ready to chew his own arm off.
I give him a good-sized breakfast, cereal with fruit. He takes a piece of fruit and a cereal bar for breaktime, but he is still coming out starving - and grumpy because he is hungry.
I can't afford to do packed lunch, as I get free school meals. Even DS2 (almost 8yo, in Y3, not a great eater) is starting to complain some days that he is hungry - he gets the same breakfast as DS1, and the same snack.
Admittedly, today, DS1 DIDN'T get the full dinner - he has a lunchtime club, was first in the hall, got Jacket potatoes with beans and sweetcorn - DS2 went in later and got the above PLUS meatballs (DS1 says there were no meatballs for him) but even when he HAS been given the full amount of food he is still starving.
Surely a portion of food that is dished up to a 4yo (that gets fully eaten by a 4yo) is not going to be the right sized portion for a 9yo?
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CardyMow · 26/09/2011 18:29
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