To just send in a pack of these?!

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Daughter’s school literally just sent a message home tonight - please send in your child’s favourite food or snack for tomorrow for food class.

I am not sitting here at 8pm cooking bloody curry on a school night, AIBU to just send her in with a pack of naan breads or something since this is one of her favourite things to eat or is that being too stingy?!

100% reasonable.

That's totally fine.

Isn't food class where they learn to cook, not eat food?

Yea that's fine it.says food or snack

They're not going to want people turning up with things that need to be kept in a fridge. No need for it to be their number one favourite food. It would help if they said what the purpose was - if it's looking at nutritional information or food miles then they'd probably prefer something in a packet.

I'd send in a packet of wotsits 🤣

‘Food or snack’ and only notice given is the night before, they’re only expecting something you’ve got to hand - fruit, crackers, biscuits, naan bread all totally acceptable!

Nothing wrong with that.

I'd reply and tell them I need at least a week's notice to prepare proper food.

Oh FGS. Of course they don't mean send in a curry! (Or a roast chicken or fish fingers ...)

Clearly they mean something easy to bring in, not necessarily for eating & certainly not for heating up.

I do agree as per PP that some clarification around the purpose from the teacher would help.