Jam sandwiches at wraparound care

Actually I lie, according to google it’s an amorphous solid.

Isn’t glass also technically one of those

(veers off topic)

But the savoury options are no better.

Someone would be emailing to complain about the ham, which is worse.

what is your vegetarian/dairy free option, other than a carrot stick.

hence why this ASC offers a choice.

Non-Newtonian liquid according to Google! How educational.

You seem very willing to accept the economic circumstances that necessitate full time child care, but not apply this to the price of food

The answer is to not offer the jam sandwiches and only offer the savoury options and carrots sticks that they are already offering anyways - problem solved.

Hence why OP is writing emails.

And I cringe at your grasp of economic reality.

other than sending in own snacks, which is perfectly feasible and has been suggested, what is your alternative suggestion that would be the same price, cater to allergies/vegetarian etc and does not need massive preparation/storage /refrigeration and has long shelf life.

The answer is not bloody chia seeds.

I came here to say this! I would prefer jam to ham any day!

H, J or C, pretty standard. During Covid we prepared packed lunches for children on FSM to collect. The parents could choose weekly though. It was accompanied by whatever crisps, fruit, yoghurt, or biscuits we could lay our hands on. Also a healthy eating school. Maybe you could suggest a parents tickbox system.

You seem to be absolutely missing the point of OP’s thread.

It’s not about taking your DC to Greggs once in a while because you’re tired of cooking. It’s not about feeding them chicken nuggets from time to time because you’re out of time to cook dinner from scratch. It’s not about taking them out for a cake at the weekend. It’s not about giving them the occasional treat. It’s not about baking them a homemade dessert made with ingredients our grannies had in their cupboards.

It’s about feeding them crap 4 days a week at a childcare setting that they HAVE to attend in order for the parents to work such long hours because the economy is so dire.

It’s about the expectations from parents to provide a healthy lunch box, but then turning around and not following their own rules when it comes to wraparound.

It’s about feeding growing children food with 0 nutrition, which is just empty calories when they need healthy fats, protein and good carbs.

I cringe at your comprehension skills.

I mean jam is a fairly melty solid.

Hmm chia seeds? Maybe they represent false consciousness.

And the chia seeds?

Capitalism.

"All that is solid melts into air..." (Marx).

What is it about then?

Ham and cheese are less healthy than jam.

It’s NEVER about the jam.

618 posts about jam.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE JAM!!

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 about the chia seed jam.

It will be cheapest/value white bread and the cheapest/value strawberry jam. It will have cost around £1 for the whole lot. Maybe £2 depending on numbers.

They'll have been given a slice of bread and a scraping of jam.

And as the parent of teenagers, when I look around at the mental health struggles of many of their friends, I bet they skew heavily in favour of those parents who would have worried about the jam.

OP: wahhhj my child is being fed a ham sandwich 4 times a week

MN: send your own food in

OP: <disappears>

My son has jam sandwiches everyday for lunch.
I know, shockingly bad parenting from me. I feel awful and can barely sleep. Please MN help me. Why am I such a shit mum and human being? Why MN why!

It’s also striking that people are so defensive about wrap around care as ‘having no choice’ and make peace with that.

In terms of emotional development, the best thing for a baby is one or two loving caregivers to develop secure attachment. There is also research looking at it is this causing an increase in ADHD, rather than diet.

The best thing for a 4 year old is to come home to an involved, caring parent (or closest thing).

But the world doesn’t work like that anymore. We have careers we want to keep and mortgages/bills that need paying.

For some it’s a choice, for some it’s a necessity but we all make compromises.

This thread seems to take a lot of guilt about the emotional and developmental consequences of long days in childcare, and project it onto the jam.

OMG. A dippy bowl? With 4 year olds?

Hygiene?!

Is this your first child?
as an experienced parents of teenagers, as you get older you will realise that as long as they’re happy and enjoying being in childcare for larger amounts of time, they will not drop dead if they eat the odd jam sandwich or chocolate sponge cake for their afternoon tea.

If your child is settled happy and not stressed about being there. I would Class that is a win. The rest of the 24 hours in a day you can feed them healthy balanced food.

It’s just a case of priorities, with experience you’ll realise this and become less neurotic. Honestly, the children laid back parents are gonna assure you.

Diet exercise sleep are the ultimate priorities in children, but also is the ultimate relaxed parents who know when to pick their battles. Leave it be