The school newsletter last week had an article trying to encourage parents to send in healthier snacks for their DC at playtime.
I find this is such a minefield as my DD isn't always hungry at playtime so whatever I send needs to be able to last being in a school bag for a few days and still be edible.
This rules out many of the suggestions such as vegetable sticks and houmous, yogurt and crackers and cheese. These should all be low fat too which I don't buy anyway. Also suggest fruit salad but again, this will go off and many whole pieces of fruit get bruised etc. And then as at many schools, nuts aren't allowed so that rules out sending in whole nuts or naked bars.
Some of the other suggestions I found quite strange such as toast, crumpets and bread.
They used to have a tuck shop selling healthier snacks but it stopped in Covid and now can't start up again because the school is now cashless. I did suggest parents paying in advance for fruit and vegetable snacks like they get in Infants but the school have said logistically this is not practical.
Anyone have any good suggestions for robust healthier snacks? I appreciate what the school are doing but ultimately if my healthy weight and healthy eating DD has a pack of snack a jacks or mini cookies a couple of times a week, I'm not that bothered.
AIBU?
These playtime snacks are not practical?
UndertheCedartree · 10/05/2022 17:33
Am I being unreasonable?
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POLLSoggyPaper · 10/05/2022 17:35
Why do they need to last a couple of days in a bag?
Flopisfatteningbingforchristmas · 10/05/2022 17:35
Why can’t you just send in a new snack every day? There are not many none nut healthy snacks which are going to last a few days. You get health bars they tend to have lots of dried fruit which is really bad for teeth.
nearlyspringyay · 10/05/2022 17:36
Why do they need to last? Just shove a banana / apple / orange in.
WeddingShedding · 10/05/2022 17:37
Oatcakes? They come in packets. Unsalted rice cakes? In a bag? Or an apple, apples last forever.
toots111 · 10/05/2022 17:38
Do they even need a snack at playtime in juniors? Id just send in an apple. No need to overthink. Job done.
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ShakespearesSisters · 10/05/2022 17:39
Sending in a new peice of fruit to be sacrificed in a school bag just to look like being healthy is soud destroying.
They end up bruised and then the kid won't eat them.
What about a mini pack of breadsticks?
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