Pringles in the packed lunch

[Pennecrayon]

This feels like an odd question but I wanted to ask here in case I am missing something. We have a few tubes of Pringles left over from Christmas and I've been putting a few in a Tupperware for DS's packed lunch. He's 7.

Last night, I got a WhatsApp from a parent who I don't know very well to ask me if I would stop putting Pringles in DS's packed lunch because it's making her son jealous. I was a bit taken aback and I didn't respond.

I think I'm entitled to put whatever I want in my DS's lunchbox (within the rules) and that's what I want to tell her. We're new to the school this year though so I don't want to upset anyone and cause dramas.

AIBU?

We would buy half a cob from an ice cream van scoop out the middle and fill with crisps and eat - he did a "cob and crisps" deal. I'm sure my mother would have been thrilled to know that but it was DELICIOUS

Lol 😂

at her. Not you. Yanbu 😘

Some very sad people in the world. Tell her to buy her kid a tube. Your child shouldn't be disadvanteged because of that silly arse.

I would have to buy some more 🤣🤣

Tell her Aldi do a decent knock off version.

You have to up your game. Little gummy pizza, Kinder egg, Whole tub of Pringles, Nutella sandwich and a can of coke should do it.

YAIBU! As loads above, some people are weird. Me and my friend have kids in separate schools and this is one of our current pet hates. Get this: my 8year old (very skinny!) boy was forbidden (yes, actually blocked) to eat his chocolate chip brioche I packed as an elevenses snack for him, by a teacher! (The tiny finger brioche you get at Tesco) I went in to talk to the teacher thinking this must be a misunderstanding and she was incredulous, uttering the word 'brioche' back to me like it was... I don't know... a family sized Mars Bar. I made all sorts of points about: letting an 8 year old go hungry till lunch is unacceptable, the fact he is so skinny he can't be satisfied with an apple, etc etc. She was adamant. My friend had a near word by word encounter at her school. Luckily the head teacher agreed with me (yep, I had to take it to her just to make sure my kid won't go hungry again :). So just stay strong and proceed until apprehended (by someone in charge at the school... Not you by the sound of it but I reckon a lot of people are happy if they can fill up lunch boxes with anything reasonable at the moment! I feel that passes a lot of people by :(

For goodness sake buy more pringles!!! Or monster munch if you really want to pass her off

I gave my kid a small portion of "proper corn" healthy pop corn for midmorning snack, teacher claimed it's not healthy. Mean while peers are munching quadruple chocolate breakfast bars.

Ask her what other things would make her DS jealous—on the basis that you would try to avoid them, then deliberately add them to your son’s lunch from now on.

Defiantly don't respond. What a bizarre way to carry on. Lesson for their son on that fact that I life you can't always have what everybody else has.

Parents are weird. Jealous or their kids can’t have everything they see or want

My (nursery age) DD came home the other day saying she was jealous because one of the other kids at nursery had those pom bear crisps for her lunch, so my DD stole some of them!! I said "did you ask first if you could take them?" and she said "yes", so I said "and did [other kid] say yes?" "no...." "did she say no?" "yes..."

So I told her very firmly that you don't take other children's food even if you really want it, and she's not to steal anyone else's lunch again. I absolutely did NOT contact the other kid's parent to tell them not to give their kid anything mine might fancy - that would be absolutely nuts!!😂

That mother is being ridiculous. As long as it’s within the school’s lunch policy you can put whatever you like in your child’s lunch box!

There are two possible answers:

1. My entire family have complex dietary needs and the specific chemical make-up of Pringles gives us nutrient combination which we struggle to absorb in other ways. For this reason DS’s nutrionalist has advised a daily portion.

2. My son is required to consume a small portion of Pringles daily for religious reasons. The Pringles have been “blessed” by our religious leader prior to being added to his lunchbox.

sit back and see what happens… 🍿(not Pringles)

I knew this was a journo post. Showed up in the papers in a number of hours.

"We need to act to improve children’s health in the UK. Right now, the floodgates of unhealthy food options are open wide, and these options are overwhelming children and families."Kieron Boyle, Chief Executive of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity. And the Stats commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn03336/#:~:text=10.1%25%20of%20reception%20age%20children,and%20published%20by%20NHS%20Digital. I can see why parents might find pringles in a packed lunch box an issue

Definitely buy more Pringles 😂

Tell her they are £1.60 at Tesco. Jesus wept!

This!!
please buy some more

🤣🤣🤣 ask her how she can possibly have time to entertain things like Pringle jealousy!

Or ignore the psycho and feed your kid what you like!

Keep your sense of humour, she is joking! Isn't she?!!!

😂😂😂😂

That mum needs to mind her own business, take it up with the school if she has a problem with their packed lunch policy & also teach her son not to watch other people’s business & that the green eyed monster is an ugly quality to display.
Our school has a one pack of crisps a week policy & crisp day is a Friday so the kids at your kids school are lucky they can have crisps every day.

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