Lunch box police

[custardbear]

We had a note in the newsletter this week aski parents to refrain from putting chocolate biscuits into lunch boxes and listing a pile of healthy snacks to chose instead.

I just checked the school menu and their pudding choices include
Marble cake
Brownie
Honey cake
Scone with jam and cream
Cornflake tart
Caramel tart

WTF?! why can't my child have a healthy lunch plus a chocolate treat like a penguin etc?!

My SIL is a deputy head at a primary where the governors decided to start policing lunch boxes. They received an email from an angry parent who argued that she had an overall view of her daughters diet,was satisfied that it was appropriately balanced and would not be following the guidance of people who clearly didn't know what they were talking about. SIL was tasked with writing a firm reply explaining that it was in the best interests of the children and they were following appropriate dietary guidelines. The parent responded by posting a copy of her PhD in nutrition and (a word I can't remember), a print out of her PhD thesis on some aspect of childhood eating disorders and a letter asking for the qualifications of the people at the school who wrote the policy. Sadly not an option for the vast majority of parents but three years later and it still makes me laugh. The whole policy fell apart faster than they had put it together.

@MilduraS

My SIL is a deputy head at a primary where the governors decided to start policing lunch boxes. They received an email from an angry parent who argued that she had an overall view of her daughters diet,was satisfied that it was appropriately balanced and would not be following the guidance of people who clearly didn't know what they were talking about. SIL was tasked with writing a firm reply explaining that it was in the best interests of the children and they were following appropriate dietary guidelines. The parent responded by posting a copy of her PhD in nutrition and (a word I can't remember), a print out of her PhD thesis on some aspect of childhood eating disorders and a letter asking for the qualifications of the people at the school who wrote the policy. Sadly not an option for the vast majority of parents but three years later and it still makes me laugh. The whole policy fell apart faster than they had put it together.

This is everyone’s dream in an argument!

The only thing I can think is that the school add it as a small portion controlled treat to balance out an otherwise healthy meal but it's possible some parents would put only sweet treats in - that would be harder to
Police than just a blanket ban.

@custardbear

I've bought my DS some breadsticks today - only thing is he doesn't 'like' broken ones - I may need to send him in with a quiver to keep them from breaking 😆

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