To have some sympathy with the "Jamie Oliver Burgers through the fence" mothers?

[Fridayfeeling]

We got a letter home earlier this week asking not to put crisps, chocolate, sweets in our children's lunchboxes.

How about you Fu*k off and mind your own business - a mini roll never killed anyone (especially as part of a balanced diet) !

I agree with you, but unfortuately, those who do mini rolls as part of a balanced diet are tarred with the same brush as those who provide rubbish lunches.

yanbu
I find this nannying boring

Yeah, I'm with you. Although on previous threads teachers have carefully explained how if there are no rules some poor brats get sent to school with no breakfast and are given a mars bar for lunch so I can see why schools have to end up doing this. Still rankles, though. Especially when so many schools seem to end up with half-witted rules drawn up with no rational basis. Remember someone posting here that her home-made chocolate cookies were banned but crisps were OK...

No, but my aunt did do her husband serious injury with an artic roll! Honestly!

Unfortunately you have to legislate for the lower common denominator.

The chocolate issue (certainly at primary school) is partly because it is so messy.

YANBU - the odd bit of chocolate never killed anyone. Unfortunately at DS1 school one the kids had for their packed lunch a whole packet of Jaffa cakes! Some parents really are that thick.

But surely kids need some sugar in their diet, they are such active little things. Chocolate is healthier then most sweets in terms of no nasty E numbers or salt. What can you put in to give them 'energy'?

I actually found myself having total sympathy with them when I found out the real reason they put lard through the fences - because the school were so disorganised, that the queues for the school dinners were too long and therefore the bell for afternoon lessons went before some of the children had actually eaten.

That's piss poor. To expect a child to go through the whole day without eating, was crap crap crap. The only issue I'd have with those parents, is that they chose to put crap through the fence, not proper food.

A teacher friend of mine had a child come into school with five chocolate bars for lunch. When she tried to gently explain about the importance of a balanced diet the mother said that it was balanced - they were different flavours.
Primary schools have to cope every single with teaching children who have had nothing remotely nutritious in their lunch - that is why they make rules like this. Our school has this rule as well. I really don't see why it is such a problem - if they want a cake they can have it after school.

But it really does make me want to stuff the lunchboxes full of yorkie bars.

YANBU

Since my ds's school got a new Headteacher, the letters home have become so patronising they make me want to spark fags in the playground and make my son wear high heels.

my 5 year old comes home bleating "Don't put any sugar in your cuppa tea mummy, sugar is Bahhhhhd!"

And I hate the fact that whilst brainwashing him that sugar is Bahhhhhhd, for the school meal he receives free due to our low income, he is generally finished of with 'a crunchy cookie'. A Biscuit, in other words. They ask him to not put sugar on his shreddies (how they are going to deal with the kids who get Cocopops straws I do not know) then they shove biscuits at him - sometimes after a meal of pasta, potatoes and bread. They reward clean plates with a sticker, which PISSES ME OFF.

So, forgive me if I do not rate the school's idea of "Healthy Eating"

I don't really see the problem - your dcs can eat what they like at home, including mini rolls. There;s nothing wrong with leaving off it for one meal in the day is there?

Is it more a case of you don't like being told what to do or you think your dc has a 'right' to eat chocolate if you have seen fit to give it to them? (Not meaning to sound narky, btw, just countering the question)

I agree, a bit of chocolate never did anyone any harm, but the trouble is that whereas sensible parents give it alongside other healthy stuff all some kids get is junk. By banning all the chocolate etc they are trying to make sure all the kids eat a bit healthier and just have the treats at home. Only know this cos I'm a TA.
As a parent I think its nannying and I hate the inference that I can't feed my child without interference!

They could have brought a packed lunch to school though, LittleBella.

Few too many "f's" methinks!!

that's shocking littlebella, how were they expecting the kids to last the afternoon?

and shows a bit about how the media works in this country, as well

And after the PC brainwashing about what is baaahhhd I bet the teachers are all stuffing their faces with chocolate and cakes in the staff room!

I believe in moderation an 'arctic roll' or 'jaffa cake'isnt a problem unlees its daily, I will put said Jaffa of the cakeage, and the Arctic of the Roll in childs lunchbox, AS WELL AS, a sandwich (preferably on brown bread,) and a 100% fruit juice, and a piece of fruit.

You wanna see what some kids have!

It's because of 'Healthy Schools' and all schools have to be working towards this now.

microwave you don't need added sugar in your diet you can get all the sugars you need in a balanced diet. Fruit contains natural sugars which will give energy. Carbs give energy.

Littlebella's right about the pies-through-the-fence school. They had just switched to a new school dinner system without thinking the logistics through and hadn't banked on the time it would take for the kids to go through the canteen and therefore some were queueing all lunchtime, the bell went and they had to go back to lessons. Very poor organisation by the school, but got sorted soon after and, afaik, is OK now.

You should see what some of them bring on school trips, you'd think they were going for a month in the Arctic, not a stroll round the lake!!

and as far as the balanced lunch box goes, what is the alternative - does a dinner lady inspect the boxes and, if the rest of the lunch is balanced and healthy, they allow the child to eat their mini-roll in fron tof the faces of the kids with the shite lunchboxes?