To despair of DD’s School re Healthy Eating?

[Bunnylady53]

They are so hypocritical! We got a letter home today about improving healthy eating eg fruit for snack time, bringing in sugar free sweets for birthdays etc. Then what do they give DD & her classmates on their last day? A bag containing sweets! Also they give sweets out as a reward for good work & there’s always a sweet stall at the fairs. At the summer fair, they have a stall where you can win jamjars crammed with sweets. Even at film night, they have sweets. It’s like they think kids are incapable of doing anything without having to be fed! Oh & often there are fundraisers where cakes are sold. I’m not against children having stuff like this but not so often & they need to be offered alternatives way more

Exactly notso It is very hard trying to please everyone. The PTA have to make as much money as they can and the events are not every week so I don't really see the problem. My DC's school PTA used to do fun Friday where they sold ice cream at home time. Because my children ate healthily 90% of the time and had a meal cooked from scratch every night, why would i worry. As I said upthread they are now 18 and 15 , slim and have no fillings. What are you so worried about?
As for hypocrisy, the school is giving reminders about healthy eating in general and for most of the time not occasional treats. As I said before school dinners are sugar and salt restricted. Cake and pudding are bland and in very small portions. Speak to your school about sweets as reward and find out how often that happens. We have house-points and stickers at ours.