To send a boiled egg to school?

[MsChatterbox]

I've just read that boiled eggs last for a week in the fridge. WIBU to cook 5 eggs on a Sunday and send my son in with one each day for his morning snack?

In his words he's "so lucky" any time I give him an egg so I'm not concerned about that... Just about if you would think that by Friday if the egg would still be okay? Taking into consideration being out of the fridge for 2 hours or so before it's eaten...

YABU - that's a terrible idea and the egg will be nasty by then

YANBU - go ahead and feed your egg fanatic 4 year old that cheap snack every day and save time on prep (🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻)

No don’t turn him into the stinky egg boy!

Boiled egg and soldiers for breakfast so he gets his egg fix and then baby bell or cheese string for morning snack.

Why would it give him tummy ache?

Honestly, your little boys sounds really cute, but what is cute amd endearing to us as adults can be a point of ridicule for children. Don't make matters worse by giving him a smelly snack each day. Over 30 years later I still remember the exact names and situations of some smelly egg incidents from my childhood. I work in a school and whether its right or wrong, whiping out an egg each day is highly likely to draw negative attention to him.

At least you wouldn't have to shell out for a uniform.

Don't do that to your son. He will be ripped to pieces when the smell of his eggs hit the classroom

No one will want to sit next to him.

I wouldn't do that to him.

I boil three eggs at the beginning of the week and bring one in each day of my working week with my packed lunch. I peel each on the morning. I wouldn’t eat it at my desk, but I am confident that when I eat it in the canteen it is not overpowering the aroma of everything else people are eating in there.

Know what you mean I had a vision of a little egg in school uniform waiting by the gates.

Hard boiled eggs are great - one of my favourite snacks. OH boils some up regularly and leaves them in the fridge for me (along with boiled new potatoes which I also eat cold - have done since I was pregnant so a long time).

Eggs do smell.

While adults might be mature enough to cope and not say anything, primary aged kids can be brutal and will no doubt do a lot of over exaggerated "ewww!" noises every single day.

Personally I wouldn't put a little boy through that unless it was unavoidable. Let him have the eggs at home and send him with something a bit more neutral!

Ridiculed for eating eggs ffs
hes 4… his friends are 4 🙄

What if all his friends like eggs? Why is it assumed everyone hates eggs!

Yep - the prime age for jokes about smelly, farty eggs.

I can remember getting a rough time in primary school for taking an egg in so I’d probably go for the babybel, at least at first.

I boiled some eggs that were about to go out of date 3 days ago. They’re in the fridge still - would they still be ok to eat?

I didn’t know they lasted as long as 5 days. If they do then send him in with them. Though I’d play it safe and cook them on a Sunday and a weds

Yanbu.

I boil eggs on a Sunday and me and ds eat them throughout the week.

I do peel mine at work but I even have a nice little clip lock box that's egg sized to take it to work in

They are also a great source of protein and keep that hunger at bay.

Baby bel is also a good call. I take cheese cubes and grapes as well.

If you decide not to do the egg for morning snack it would make a great snack to meet him after school with!

My 11yo takes an egg to school most days. She's not constipated (bizarre comment) and no one makes fun of her for the smell. It's an easy, relatively cheap and healthy snack. Winner!

I would occasionally take a hard boiled egg to work and even when I opened my bag up my co workers would joke about the smell so I don't do it often. Is a good snack though!!!
May mean your boy gets teased at school as kids can be mean.

Please god dont do that to the other kids and teacher.
I work with young people. One little lad brought in hard boiled egg sandwiches every day through the summer. Nobody would sit with him for lunch and he was made fun of. One of the adults physically heaved and gagged every day and had to leave the room. Its was disgusting working in that smell..
Please dont do it.

Schools get pretty warm and snacks will usually (not in all schools) be kept in a basket to hand out during snack time. A room temp boiled egg will get quite smelly.
Schools in England will be receiving free milk and fruit) vegetables for reception. The children love the sugar snap peas and bananas!

Most boiled eggs don't really smell, especially if fresh.
I'd not do 5 at once for the week though - I'd do them each morning, or the evening before. You want eggs fresh.

I can't be worrying about a bit of a smell. Most food smells to some extent. I hate the smell of banana, esp if just past it's best. But they are common to have in schools and no one complains.

In our schools we have a very diverse catchment and the children bring in all manner of food, some with very strong smells. It is never an issue with the children.

Fresh eggs which are not overcooked don't have a "rank" or "disgusting" smell and are a good snack food. Perhaps people should learn to cook eggs properly.

I used to cook them twice a week rather than once but we went through a lot of eggs when all the kids were at school.

The bento moulds can be fun and if he is with kids whose parents have taught them that eggs are "disgusting and smelly" the shapes can distract.

20 years working in Reception class 👋🏻

Fruit only at my school - we also have a few with severe egg allergies so I’d check the policy first 🍳

Thanks everyone for your input! I didn't expect so many replies! I've mulled it over and whilst I agree with you that it is a good nutritious snack I just don't want to give him a reason to be teased as so many have pointed out. He's very sensitive and would probably tell me he never wants to eat an egg ever again. Dippy eggs for breakfast it is!

Just to hijack for a moment, I actually haven't boiled an egg in many years. What is the best method and timing for a very lightly cooked yolk and fully cooked whites?

If you want it dippable, I make sure water is boiling before, then 5.5 minutes once refrigerated temp eggs are in. No submersion in cold water after. Hard boiled I would do 10 minutes and submersion in cold water.