Aibu to think the school lunch DD had today was a joke?

[ICameOnTheJitney]

Seriously....noodles and a beef burger with no bun...the other veg on offer was potatoes and cauli....followed bu "A cookie as big as my face" according to DD aged 5. Is that crap or am I fussy? She usually has a packed lunch....

[MrsSchadenfreude]

When my DDs were at school in France, they had fabulous school lunches, cooked on the premises. Three courses - soup/salad, a hot main course and fruit or a yogurt for pudding. The main course would often be something like duck with gratin dauphinois and green beans. But we paid around £10 a day for this.

I gave up on school lunches at the DDs' UK primary school when they were younger. It was the serving of it on a plastic prison tray, with custard from the pudding slopping into the main course, and the plastic cutlery that did it for me. Oh and the fact that a couple of times DD1 went without because by the time her class arrived, there was nothing left except dry plastic bread, because the caterers seemed incapable of getting the quantities right.

[penguin73]

Glass....We go up to Scotland a lot as DH is Scottish and now works there and every time we go the macaroni pies take me by surprise - that's just wrong!!!!

[RalphtheTimid]

For the past 6 years i have eaten a school meal with my grandchild at the yearly grandparent lunch at school.

I am very grateful that these meals were tiny.

[bigbrick]

That's not a healthy meal.

[tulipgrower]

You are being fussy.

My DS1 would have loved this meal. (He hates gravy, sauce or any other slop on his food. He also doesn't like "mixed up" food, i.e. curry, stew, shepherds pie, pizza, ...) It's balanced enough for me, if the quality of the produce is good.

DS2 ate a nutella sandwich with salami on top for breakfast today. I think its quite positive to experiment with different combinations of food when you're a kid.

[StuntGirl]

It's an odd combination, although not a terrible one, but I suppose it depends did your daughter choose it herself fom the available options, or was it the dregs of what was left?

If it was what was left is this likely to repeat itself everyday due the time they go in for dinner, or is it a rare occurance?

Are the school meals good quality? Or processed crap?

Based off those answers I'd decide whether or not to move her to packed lunches where I could ensure her meals were a suitable standard.

I do think you're getting rather hysterical over nothing. Speak to the school by all means if you're concerned, but the dramatics aren't really neccessary.

[jacks365]

I rarely serve burgers in buns I don't think its needed. My children would choose noodles over a type of potato to go with burger and yes they all love cauliflower. There is nothing wrong with that menu in theory but it does depend on the quality.

[Yamyoid]

I think it's crap but my ds is another one that would like it.

Last week he didn't get any chocolate sponge because there was none left

[MoominMammasHandbag]

What would you like your child to be eating at lunchtime OP?
How much choice would you like your child to have?
I think this thread very clearly illustrates how hard it is to please everyone with school lunches nowadays. I can't remember my Mum showing much interest in what I'd eaten for dinner.

[hettienne]

DS's school doesn't have a choice. You either have the meat or veggie option. He gets two courses, something like chicken curry and rice or fish, mash and peas plus a pudding of cake and custard or fruit. Everyone gets a full meal, on a plate, with metal cutlery.

[Rhino71]

my daughter has fish or burger and noodles every lunchtime ( or so she tells me). from reception age they pick themselves, unless you are there to supervise, you cant do a damn thing about it. She has a full breakfast and dinner, or maybe sandwiches at night with fruit and a cake.

[ringaringarosy]

i dont get how its so hard for them to serve something that is healthy and half decent,some protein,carbs and veg/salad with fruit and a yogurt is so easy!

[bamboostalks]

People need to chill out a bit about school dinners. Most of us had them and they were crap, we're all fine now. There is such an obsession about food at the moment, it is dull, dull dull. Schools are there for teaching and learning and there is all this angst about their lunch. It is not the be all and end all of every day.

[Wheresmycaffeinedrip]

But ring , they are getting fed, it meets minimum requirements apparently ergo we are being fussy

[Wheresmycaffeinedrip]

Yes school is there for teaching, that's why I give a packed lunch because it's My job to feed my child. But they offer a service and they should make sure that it's decent or not bother and just provide packed lunches instead. Not serve rubbish.

[TheBigJessie]

greensleeves my husband took the children out for a treat to a recently opened cafe, and had much the same experience! One of the highlights was "we're out of bread" apparently.

I walk past this cafe most days- it's not doing well...

[ringaringarosy]

Education isnt just about being taught to read and write,it comes from everything,and lets not forget schools are always telling kids what foods are "good" and "bad" eating a healthy and interesting meal and being introduced to new foods is education in my eyes.It doesnt have to be anything mad,just serve healthy versions of things that most kids like and add in the odd "exotic" thing every now and again.

and we are not fine,most of us are overweight if not obese,and most peple i know are always ill and everyone has allergies these days,i would put that down to the amount of processed crap and additives that there are in things,that werent around 100 or so years ago.

[StuntGirl]

Seriously ring? You can't see from this thread alone what an uphill battle schools have in feeding children?

[Retropear]

Well I raise you a burger none liked,wedges(like a wedge shape makes them healthier)followed by sponge pudding(too filling according to dd)and pink custard(full of lumps and horrible).

I asked where the veg was to be told it was sweet corn but it was chewy so they got given bread if they didn't like it.

Said dinners have some kind of food award.

Quite proud of my 3 as they all said they left it which was why they were hungry.

So that was a waste of £6.30.

[Wheresmycaffeinedrip]

retro that sounds awful. Bread instead of sweet corn. How the hell do u screw up sweet corn? Poor kids having to eat that daily :(

[steeking]

OOh- I HATE those prison trays!

[Mummyoftheyear]

My son's school only have school lunches. I was really pleased when another school mum told me about Aladdin & Thermos food flasks. I make hot lunch (yesterday's dinner/ day before) in the winter.

[Feminine]

op I'd like to tell you something...

I quite often cook the meal you have complained about.

I can make that combo taste really nice.

All food groups are there. I don't see what is wrong.

[Sallystyle]

My DD had a burger with no bun yesterday, with cauliflower but spaghetti hoops instead of noodles.

Noodles should only be served in a stir fry or with meatballs and sauce, not a burger!

[NellysKnickers]

DS1 once had a plate of sweetcorn two days running, despite the headmistress assuring me they would cater for his allergies without s problem! At least it was healthy I suppose. When I complained I was told that was what he chose. He was 4. He is now at a different school where the lunches are fab but he insists on packed lunch now.