to not get this about pack lunches..

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son today was told in school he is not allowed to eat oreos at lunch time. as they are "chocolate." its hardly a flaming mars bar! and considering on the school menu os chocolate cake, ice cream etc. aibu to think ots ridiculous?

And btw - it's PACKED lunch.

jacques Long as you didn't send in anything that we'd asked you not to, we wouldn't have to remove anything. Sorted.

yes i get its PACKED LUNCH its been mentioned a million times. get over it. or does it feel good to be nasty?!

YABU the school is trying to look out for the well-being of your son and prevent/reduce the impending obesity crisis

i can just about cope with the split infinitive

Long as you didn't send in anything that we'd asked you not to, we wouldn't have to remove anything. Sorted

We have no nonsensical arbitrary rules. Sorted.

It is pack lunch not packed lunch.

im off this thread. sick of bitchy comments about "packed." who fucking cares? glad your all perfect.

Op its regional and our region is correct

PackED. The lunch was packed and transported. Therefore a packed lunch.

Um I was agreeing with you op.

Our primary school doesn’t police lunch boxes, it doesn’t offer rules on what should or shouldn’t be included (except nuts). Guess what, the vast majority of children manage to bring in sensible, balanced lunches. Except my child, who won’t eat fruit or veg!

But really who cares - regional variations and all that.

That's brill for you. I assume your school either does not have the problems of food poverty ours does, or they don't care. Some don't.

I say “pack up”. No idea where it’s from - Scottish dad, south coast, grew up in London, lived in NE, spent the last 20 years in Yorkshire.

YABU

For the perfect parents who don’t send in empty calories, what do you put a packed lunch that is suitable for fussy eaters that can be eaten quickly, and will sustain them all afternoon?

For years when I was little I thought it was "pat" lunch LOL

This really f**ks me off, they are there to teach. They shouldn’t be allowed to dicate what they can and can’t have in lunchboxes beyond no sweets or fizzies which I understand. But Oreo is classed as a biscuit. I send my kids with a twix and the school can’t say anything as it says biscuit on it. At my kids school Nutella is banned for obvious reasons which my son is a bit miffed about seeing how he’s obsessed with the s5uff and also they’ve banned bananas because of one boy that’s allergic. All schools seem to be getting tedious on school lunches.

For the perfect parents who don’t send in empty calories, what do you put a packed lunch that is suitable for fussy eaters that can be eaten quickly, and will sustain them all afternoon?

perfect parents?

no, just normal parents - nowhere near perfect here...

I sent a wrap with chicken salad and tomato salsa or mango salsa in it, an apple, a chunk of cheese to finish. Water to drink.

I sent that 5 days a week for 3 months because I had a fussy eater and that was what we negotiated to.

Yanbu
Children should be taught that biscuits are fine as part of an overall healthy diet. Banning them just stored up problems. It’s a biscuit FFS

Still blaming Jamie Oliver....

It's all about balance. If, for instance, your child is eating a chicken salad sandwich and an apple for lunch, and generally has a a balanced diet, then one small biscuit a day isn't going to do much harm.

I understand the government are trying to help the obesity crisis but more and more people are having a fucked up relationship with food.

It's strange. I work in community care with the elderly. Most of the clients have for breakfast: porridge and toast with marmalade or honey, lunch is a small hot meal with a pudding, tea is a sandwich with a piece of fruit and small cake or biscuit. They eat white bread, eggs, cheese and full fat milk. Every single day. Always have. Guess what? Most of them are slim. They just eat fairly balanced meals, everything in moderation and and smaller portions.

Yet now, we have so much food at our disposal, low fat and low sugar stuff in rammed down our throats and yet, people are getting bigger and bigger.

I have no idea why some parents think that school rules don't apply to them and their family but if you are not happy then you can always change schools. Maybe you may find one that thinks you are so special that rules don't apply to you but I very much doubt it.

Why can't schools just say, we'd prefer no chocolate bars but will allow one fun size or biscuit bar (penguin, club) in as part of a rounded lunch?
And speak privately to parents who just fill the boxes with crap?
I don't agree with everyone having to obey because of a minority.