Am I going to have SS involved because of this?

[Sillyoldelfbacktoself]

DD is 7, year 3.

She usually has a hot lunch at school but doesn’t like any of the options tomorrow (Pizza, Jacket Potatos and Curry she doesn’t like any of them). She will not eat the cold option of a wrap either – sensory issues around food, she can be very fussy with food - is fine everywhere else, even school have commented on her food.

I went to my dads today on my pedal bike, went shopping for lunchbox stuff (pasta, tomatoes, some fruit and some kitkats) and other stuff then dads dropped me, plus bike home (he has a bike rack on the car) but I’ve left the bags in the boot of the car. I’ve got DD back with me now (she’s been to her dads for the weekend) and dad lives an hour away anyway, there’s no way she could cycle that far. No public transport on a Sunday, no local shops open – nearest shop to me is a Tesco Metro, no corner shops or anything as I’m basically in the town centre.

I don’t own my own car as I can’t afford to (single parent). I walk and cycle everywhere and use public transport if I can’t get there under my own steam.

Dad won’t drive out to me (understandably) and I can’t get to the shop before school starts. I might be able to get there before lunchtime tomorrow but it really depends on my morning meeting and whether I can get back to my town in time.

If I email school whats likely to happen? SS report? It’s the first time it’s ever happened, usually DD will eat at least 1 of the 3 options offered by school or I can get to the shop to get stuff to make it ok.

Lesson learnt, never shop on a Sunday always do it the other days when the Tescos shut at 10pm so I can at least throw something together.

What does she eat for lunch? The school is offering some very common options. If she’s really picky then it might be best to provide her with a packed lunch everyday. At least you know she’ll actually eat.

Great news.
And don't worry it's really easy to get yourself into a state sometimes when you have a lot of other things going on.

Well done OP 👍

Do you not have pasta or rice in your cupboard. That would do for one day.

@Tractordiggerdump

Do you not have pasta or rice in your cupboard. That would do for one day.

RTFT the child has been to school, has their lunch and all is fine.

Glad it was sorted.

To avoid you ever getting in that level of panic again, whilst I understand that money might be an issue, it would be very useful to try to build up a small cupboard and a freezer drawer of things she will eat for lunch;

couple of bags of emergency pasta,
maybe make some meatballs/mini burgers with some of the mince (defrost, squish between hands, bulking out with breadcrumbs moistened with a little milk is optional if you squish it enough) if she'll eat them (once cooked, freeze them on a tray and then put them into a bag,
frubes freeze well if she likes those,
chopped up or sliced cooked chicken freezes
Cook up a small thing of ham/gammon, let it cool, slice it and freeze it in portions

Then add stuff like a jar of mayonnaise, a small loaf of bread in the freezer, maybe some frozen fruit (if she likes that) and you'll feel a lot less anxious, as even if you haven't done any shopping or are broke one week, there's enough there to give her lunches.

I'm not suggesting you buy everything at once, if you can't do that, perhaps get a couple of things each time you shop - but it will really, really, help.

Its a bit late now assuming everything went fine.

But in the future, make an emergency stash of things you can freeze *like heathy muffins or other baked goods that can be frozen. Even a loaf of bread can be frozen and it defrosts fine.

If you dont want to do that, getting to school late because you need to do food shopping is fine and schools will understand...

I do find it incredibly hard to believe you had nothing on hand you could wip up... assuming you feed your child during the day. Because it is coming across as if there is zero food in the house. If that were the case calling a local church would be benificial in situations like this as most churches will actually help you regardless of religion or lack of..
separating and freezing a bit from dinners helps as well

@Realisticmum

Its a bit late now assuming everything went fine.

But in the future, make an emergency stash of things you can freeze *like heathy muffins or other baked goods that can be frozen. Even a loaf of bread can be frozen and it defrosts fine.

If you dont want to do that, getting to school late because you need to do food shopping is fine and schools will understand...

I do find it incredibly hard to believe you had nothing on hand you could wip up... assuming you feed your child during the day. Because it is coming across as if there is zero food in the house. If that were the case calling a local church would be benificial in situations like this as most churches will actually help you regardless of religion or lack of..
separating and freezing a bit from dinners helps as well

Also i know your child doesnt eat bread - just threw it in for anyone else reading.