to think this is NOT an unhealthy lunch

[ohhifruit]

DStS's teacher (he is in Junior school) pulled me aside after school to say his lunch was deemed 'an unhealthy lunch' and their first step was to give me a 'verbal warning' before writing to me. She even said 'I'm sure you can understand why we think this.'

This is what he had -

• Small pot of home made hummus
  
• Large wholemeal pitta cut into strips
  
• A hardboiled egg
  
• A handful of celery sticks
  
• A handful of carrot sticks
  
• A small pot of raisins
  
• Matchbox sized lump of chedder (which he saved to eat on the way home)
  
• Satusuma
  
• Small yoghurt
  

We've given him sandwiches and he never touches them but dippy types of food are always eaten and he reports how much he enjoys them. He isn't messy, almost to a fault, so I can't see them being bothered about a 'bits and bobs' lunch making a mess.

Is this unhealthy? I am racking my mind to figure out how on earth this is unhealthy? She wouldn't specify, I expect because it wasn't her who saw his lunch but rather it was reported back via lunch time staff.
I feel really annoyed to be told off by the teacher, she was pretty sneery and it wasn't until I got home I realised I should have asked to speak to the head.

[Topaz25]

I hate the 'lunchbox police'! Definitely ask for clarification, it could be a misunderstanding or something stupid like the yogurt not being low fat.

[Littleturkish]

Bonsoire please clarify what you actually mean by low protein and balancing lunch/dinner with protein in both- as there is LOADS there!!

I reckon it was the egg. Smelly egg in the lunchbox and the midday assistants have kicked off. This is their way to get to you. Don't let them, OP! Stay strong!

[BornToFolk]

Must drive veggies spare.

It does!

I was all busy calculating the protein and then I see that CorusKate has already done it.

My 6 year old can get most of his daily protein requirements (19.7g) from a cheese sandwich (17g). If he has a glass of milk (5g) with that, he's over. He does eat protein at every meal, as I know it helps you to feel satisfied, but doesn't need masses.

It's actually really easy to get enough protein from a balanced vegetarian diet.

Anyway, OP, I'm sure there must be some mix up at the school. Even if they have weird ideas about protein, they can't seriously think that's unhealthy enough to warrant a "verbal warning"

[GingerRodgers]

Op I have to know what re outcome of this is!

Where's bonsoir sloped off to?

[Caitlin17]

I've got a feeling of déjà vue about this thread. I'm sure I read the exact list of ingredients in another thread and thought it's healthy but not much fun and a bit low on calories.

[Crowler]

I don't know about that. If you were on a diet, you'd probably have to steer clear of bread and hommous. And, it's pretty delicious.

[DinahLady]

I hate the 'lunchbox police'! Definitely ask for clarification, it could be a misunderstanding or something stupid like the yogurt not being low fat.

See, that I don't get either. When people say their schools ask for low fat, so called diet yoghurts.
Kids NEED the full fat version of stuff like yoghurts and a healthy balanced diet. Surely a low fat one rammed with sweeteners and whatnot is infinitely more unhealthy for them than a 'normal' one?

[Floggingmolly]

She gave you a verbal warning; but claimed she couldn't comment on what the complaint actually was? I'm another one for stealth boast (why?)
I'm out!

[Crowler]

How can a school possibly request low-fat yogurt? Surely this is not true.

[Caitlin17]

Each to their own. I can't stand cold hard boiled eggs or anything wholemeal. I'd eat the rest but don't think I'd particularly be enthusiastic about it.

Raisins are fine in cakes but as a sweet are a waste of calories. If you're going to use up calories on sweets might as well use them on something nicer than raisins.

[Caitlin17]

BTW my post has nothing to do with whether it's nutritional or not, simply whether I'd eat it.

[Crowler]

Raisins are foul, I agree. I weep when I find them in chicken.

[Pipbin]

As has been said before on other lunchbox thread, too many people confuse and adult weight loss diet with a healthy diet for children. Children shouldn't be eating fat free yoghurts.

Protein ignorance drives be nuts as a vegi too. It doesn't have to be meat.

Tomorrow I shall pick one lunch box at random in my class and tweet the contents. We have no lunch box police here!
But if I had my way I would ban those sodding yogurts in tubes, they are only ever going to end in a mess.

[MostlyMama]

I'd have laughed all the way out of the door. Verbal warning, who is she really?

[HanSolo]

Fairy bread is bread with hundreds and thousands sprinkled on... my DC have never had/heard of this... I just know from pinterest

I think it's an aussie thing?

[SaucyJack]

The sensible answer is probably because you didn't put a sandwich in, and the untrained midday meals idiot supervisor was incapable of getting her tiny brain around the concept of cut-up pitta strips instead.

[whois]

Sounds like a perfect lunch to me.

Also, please make me lunch, sounds lovely!

[TheRealAmandaClarke]

taken the jam out of my donut beckandcall

[Spaghettio]

Recipe for fairy bread:

Very fresh white bread.
Lashings of butter/spread
Hundreds and Thousands

A staple at children's parties in Australia. (basically bread, butter and sugar - what's not to like?)

[TwoAndTwoEqualsChaos]

This reminds me: can anyone tell me the final outcome of the thread with the BLT sandwich taken possibly eaten by a dinner lady?

[DorisAllTheDay]

I too am looking forward to tomorrow's update. But I wouldn't advise the OP to go in all guns blazing as some have suggested. It's quite possibly a simple misunderstanding, and there's been a mix-up over whose lunch was whose. Once that's (hopefully) cleared up, you might want to have a word about the use of the phrase 'verbal warning' as it's not helpful. If the teacher is a sensible human being then both problems could be cleared up easily, with good humour and no drama.

If the teacher comes up with ridiculous reasons why the lunch wasn't healthy and won't back down from them and/or can't see the problem with telling a parent they are getting a 'verbal warning', that's the time to escalate things and go to the HT.

[FunkyBoldRibena]

Really really want to find out her response tomorrow.

[DinahLady]

Recipe for fairy bread:Very fresh white bread.Lashings of butter/spread.Hundreds and Thousands.A staple at children's parties in Australia. (basically bread, butter and sugar - what's not to like?)

I've only ever heard of this on Pinterest where I spend far too much time. Saw a picture and was a bit [shocked] and Oh. Em. Gee. Looked AMAZING, lol

[Fillybuster]

Shamelessly marking place.

Completely and utterly fascinated to see what the teacher has to say tomorrow!