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Junk food at school

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Letsgetdrunkontheminibar · 05/01/2026 13:44

I thankfully send my 7 yo with a packed lunch which he asks for but am getting really pissed off with special days at school like today for example we have an email titled ‘Nugget day’ and it’s a menu for a weeks time when they’ll have chicken nuggets, chips and beans and chocolate cake for dessert. WTF? Friday’s are already fish fingers and chips day so why do they do this? Surely a day of promoting different foods from around the world or new fruit and veg they may not have tried. What is this teaching our kids? My husband wants to email the school!

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VikaOlson · 05/01/2026 13:51

Letsgetdrunkontheminibar · 05/01/2026 13:44

I thankfully send my 7 yo with a packed lunch which he asks for but am getting really pissed off with special days at school like today for example we have an email titled ‘Nugget day’ and it’s a menu for a weeks time when they’ll have chicken nuggets, chips and beans and chocolate cake for dessert. WTF? Friday’s are already fish fingers and chips day so why do they do this? Surely a day of promoting different foods from around the world or new fruit and veg they may not have tried. What is this teaching our kids? My husband wants to email the school!

I wonder if it's a headcount day that sets their funding, so they need as many children as possible picking school dinners that day.

DurhamDurham · 05/01/2026 13:51

I honestly couldn’t bother myself to get worked up about this. It’s in a week’s time so clearly doesn’t happen on a daily basis. As long as your child eats healthy meals the majority of the time they’ll be fine.

My girls are grown up but they would have loved this when they were little. It would have been much talked about when they got home.

BoredZelda · 05/01/2026 13:50

He wants to email the school about what they are choosing to feed other children?

As the parent of a disabled child, I’d love for this to have been my only issue with the school when my child was 7. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Meadowfinch · 05/01/2026 13:49

My ds has always eaten school meals, but I cook from scratch at home. We never have takeaway or junk at home.

He gets a good balance of foods, and plenty of fruit/veg, I didn't worry about it.

PevenseygirlQQ · 05/01/2026 13:48

If your child has packed lunch whats the problem?

I don’t think 1 day a week of chips will cause to many health issues tbh, I was of the turkey twizzler generation for school dinners and I’ve survived.

sprigatito · 05/01/2026 13:48

I agree that “Nugget Day” is fucking bizarre, but I wouldn’t care enough to email the school about it. I had ND kids, so tended to save the big guns for actual glaring safeguarding failures and illegal practice.

ffsnewusername · 05/01/2026 13:45

Your child doesn’t take part in this, so what does it have to do with you?

Pick your battles, you will just look daft to the school.

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