BBC doc on children’s eating - school lunches?

[Fishfingerschipsandcoleslaw]

Just watched the BBC doc ‘What are we feeding our kids?’ I was thinking the best way to avoid processed food is to avoid school dinners? (in our circumstances - not a criticism of anyone or getting into how it might be some children’s only meal of the day etc - I fully realise and acknowledge it is an issue of privilege) However it would still have to main meal of the day. Does anyone have any ideas for a decent meal that is lunch-box-able (not allowed flasks) that goes with a sandwich/wrap/hot cross bun and fruit/veg at pick up? Or is it impossible? Or better they get a dinner even if it’s a bit over processed. (Context - age 6 so free meals still, good eater, no issues but can always choose what they like therefore always have cake/pudding rather than fruit/yoghurt alongside the dinner of gammon and chips or pasta and meatballs)

Ok obviously wrong forum 🤦‍♀️

Ok well last time I ask for help on here!! Parents for parents obviously! Just ok not the clique.

Opened this to share recipes and meal ideas.

Shove it up your clique.

This is the wrong part of the forum to ask to be honest, AIBU is more for asking about dilemmas/debates you have. However sometimes it is the busiest part of the site so I can see why you would post here! There was a big thread about the show on the board telly addicts, there may be some suggestions on there? However there is also a food board too. I hope that you get some suggestions

We'll that was fucking rude.

May be naive here but I thought school lunches weren’t processed and were cooked on site from scratch?

Ooh angry much.

How are you getting free school meals at six?

Fight, Fight Fight!

@Onceuponatime1818

May be naive here but I thought school lunches weren’t processed and were cooked on site from scratch?

They usually are cooked from scratch. Depends who the school has contracted. Some use private firms, some use the council.

Some use mixes for bread and cake. But most is fresh and not ultra processed.

It's one of the reasons they aren't always popular, less salt and sugar.

YABU to be so rude. Maybe ask this to be moved to a more appropriate board?

Well you are very rude!
Ive only just seen this. I opened it up because I was interested.
People have things to do or jobs to go to you know.
We don't all hang around on Mumsnet all day just in case Fishfingerschipsandcoleslaw happens to post and we all need to jump to it and answer immediately!

Hilarious mega flounce😄

@idontlikealdi you get free meals from Reception to year 2 in my children's school and the surrounding area.
@Fishfingerschipsandcoleslaw that programme also struck a chord with me but yes there was a thread on it when it was aired.

@HazeyJaneII

There were about 4 threads on this.

What a dramatic reaction from you 🤣

None of the schools around here cook meals on site any more and the lunches at my dc's secondary have really gone down hill since covid. I only allow it as a once a week treat but there is no option of vegetables anymore (used to be peas and baked beans), it's basically processed meat - sausage/sausage roll/fish fingers - and chips in a pot together.

I think it's really difficult to make a healthy main meal as a packed lunch op and would require a lot of prepping and probably refrigerating. Why can't their evening meal be their main meal?

Lol to the flounce
I think I watched that show or similar a while back? Was it a repeat or is there a new one? We made some changes to reduce our sugar at home. These include changing yoghurt, baking own bread in a machine, changing snack choices. But have decided that 6yo will still have the cooked lunch at school. Ultimately for us free hot food to fuel them through the day won out! Dd eats plenty of healthy things. I think its something we're lucky to get.

Maybe if people stopped posting non aibus in aibu, they wouldn't have to get angry they are being ignored

@Tal45

None of the schools around here cook meals on site any more and the lunches at my dc's secondary have really gone down hill since covid. I only allow it as a once a week treat but there is no option of vegetables anymore (used to be peas and baked beans), it's basically processed meat - sausage/sausage roll/fish fingers - and chips in a pot together.

I think it's really difficult to make a healthy main meal as a packed lunch op and would require a lot of prepping and probably refrigerating. Why can't their evening meal be their main meal?

That's a real shame.

I know we parents have enough to do, and now we have upf to worry about too, but could parents pressure the school in any way? MP? Papers?

Poor kids, we make the evening meal the main meal too, but some kids don't get that.

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