Jam sandwiches at wraparound care

Diabetic jam has been mentioned as a sugar-free alternative, but will contain artificial sweeteners, which have their own health implications. Unless you’re buying for someone who is actually diabetic, I would go for naturally sugar-free jams, such as St. Dalfour, which does a wide range of really lovely jams and a marmalade (called orange fruit spread!) sweetened only with apple juice.

Yes I mean I wouldn't get het up about it but maybe report to the school that it doesn't confirm to their healthy eating policy.

Exactly. All she can do is choose not to come back to it - or go to MNHQ and get it deleted because she doesn't like the responses. 🙄

The cheese has calcium and the ham has iron.

What annoys me about this is that the school expect busy working parents to spend time and money preparing expensive healthy lunches but can’t be bothered with the time and expense of providing these for kids after school.

Lol yeah, how dare a school expect a parent to, y'know, parent. Shocking. You should complain to your MP about it

There are a lot of comments on this thread about if you eat healthy at home it will balance out.
My children eat breakfast at school, school dinners, and then tea at after school club. They only eat at home at the weekends and in school holidays, apart from some supper when they get back from school. I really wouldn't be very happy with a daily jam sandwich.

I can't imagine ever feeding my own 4 years old a jam sandwich 4 times a week.
But there's a difference between choice at home and a standard care provider.
And how big is this sandwich?
It's up to you how you solve this issue but, whatever you do in this life, please put aside this notion of talking to a 4 year old about balanced and healthy eating.
You eat healthy at home and when out and about, you feed healthy food to your family, you engage your children in food preparation. You lead by example and that's how they learn. It's not even healthy eating, it's normal eating. Not rocket science, you don't need specialist nutrition professionals. You just eat normal food. Kids will copy the behaviour.
Normal should be normal and within healthy parameters. There's too much fuss about pointing the obvious and calling it healthy this and that. There shouldn't even be such a big discussion and trend about healthy eating.
It's part of normal life, not an art, it doesn't need overthinking.

She is 4, and it is an after school snack. Everything in moderation etc. Glad I am old and brought my kids up in an era with less anxiety around food. We are all healthy and none of us have fillings.

And you can't 'close a thread' just because you don't like the answers not going your way.

Definitely has but my dads diabetic and lives with us and he's Definitely too lazy to pick the right jam if there was multiples

OP what is important seems to be -
That your child has a healthy diet OVERALL.
That as a family you can access the childcare you need.
That your child has access to a snack in wraparound care.

Seems like all Ok from that point of view.

I get that a jam sandwich may not seem as ideal as a houmous or organic chicken wholemeal wrap. But it doesn't really matter as you seem very clued up about food and nutrition and do better at home. And school lunches are OK.

I would dispute that jam and / or additives are giving children ADHD. I don't think so, I think living in a world so unsuited to humans ( think screens, constant pressure, pollution and highly processed food as part of this ) is more likely.

Also eating disorders have risen monumentally and are lighting the lives of children. Best not to tell children about 'good' and 'bad' foods and start giving them any uncomfortable feelings about eating carbohydrates or any food group come to that in primary school.

Don't worry about it is what I would say .

Shes not full of Jam, she’s full of bread.

YABU. They are probably trying to keep the ASC costs and fees as low as possible so it’s affordable for all parents.

How much do you pay per afternoon? If you are worried about the snacks then send your child with extra “healthy” snacks. Agree with other posters also… jam is probably the veggie / vegan / low allergy option.

@thisishowloweenoh my god, fairy bread! I also used to make fairy toast but it was chocolate spread and sprinkles 😄 My son loved it.

@Simplesbest , I'd check the ingredients. It's probably got nasty chemicals in it.

None of this is the school’s job.

How dare schools expect their pupils’ parents to parent.

Yet you mentioned ham & cheese sandwiches? Are you expecting expensive farm shop quality ingredients on organic sourdough to be served? Because the cheese and ham they are likely to serve are Upfs!
If you have a strict diet for your child, you should provide it and not expect others to meet your somewhat strange expectations.

It’s just a jam sandwich. You’re overreacting.

Can't understand the poll result. This is absolutely not OK. Jam sandwiches shouldn't even be on the menu and even more so when there is cake to follow. Honestly the cake should be a once a week thing. Leave the parents to provide the sweet treats for kids, not use up all their 'allowance' at day care.

There's a Flouncers Corner for posters like you @JBeanGarden 🤣

Considering cheese and marmalade myself!

YABU for sticking a four year old in wrap around care for 4 days a week.

Poor kid!

Dd’s Italian friend (in Italy) used to give her dcs just Oreos for breakfast. Every day!

I now want a jam sandwich with some cheese.

‘She’s full of jam!’ has made me laugh a bit too much.

😂😂
I had been tempted to post about the French children’s ‘tea’ of a bar of chocolate stuck in a baguette!!