To think a leftover happy meal isn’t the worst packed lunch you could have?

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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teachers-share-students-worst-packed-36878989.amp

Hear me out first. Of course the article is pretty terrible, children being sent into school with only packets of biscuits for lunch, stories of children having no milk for their cereal and bringing in energy drinks.

But one example was a child took a leftover happy meal to school. Aibu to think that this isn’t the worst thing you could have?

No I have never sent my child into school with a cold takeaway for their lunch, and it would be concerning if it was happening all the time. But I would eat leftover McDonald’s if I hadn’t eaten it the night before. It’s probably no worse than taking a ham sandwich and a packet of crisps (which would be deemed as acceptable).

When I was a child most kids took meat paste sandwiches and a wagon wheel and that was a completely normal lunch.

The child having any lunch in the first place is a step ahead of many children sadly.

Theres many takeaways i would eat the next day (reheated) but mdconalds is not one of them.

If you are voting yabu what exactly is it about the McDonald’s that is so terrible?

Is it that you wouldn’t eat McDonald’s at all or is it because it’s cold?

I don't know, cold McDonalds is pretty disgusting and just a depressing lunch. It's a lot better than sending them in with nothing I suppose but I would still be a bit concerned if I saw it happening on a regular basis.

Left over happy meal is really bad it isn't the same as a freshly put together ham sandwich. It is neglectful lazy parenting, yes i fully understand parenting struggles, but surely this Is a reason that children should have free school lunches.

I mean if the bar is "well it's better than nothing" then sure. It's still shit though.

I enjoy McDonald’s but a cold one is pretty rank (imo!)

It isn't about the McDonald's.

No sorry. If you can afford a Happy Meal you can afford a loaf of bread to last the week, some sliced ham or cheese, an apple and possibly some nuts or crisps which is healthier.

Theres no nutritional content at all in a Happy Meal, its just fat and salt. Also I think sending a child into school with last night’s cold, slimy leftovers suggests such a lack of care. Its one thing if its just bought but someone’s rejected food is pitiful. Yes it’s marginally better than nothing but if you can afford bread and basic groceries you can do better than this.

McDonald’s is rank when it’s fresh, I doubt it improves after being in the fridge overnight.

Ok but presuming that the child usually has a nice balanced lunch, but on this occasion they had a McDonald’s that they didn’t eat the night before.

Presuming it’s been refrigerated it’s not going to do any harm.

I doubt parents who are sending kids in with take away food put it in the fridge.

I guess if you haven’t heard of parenting, a happy meal seems an ok packed lunch.

Sending a child in with a hot McDonald’s would be unacceptable, so a cold one is even worse.
Plain bread and butter/marg would be better.

But the truth is that a large proportion of the population do like McDonald’s.

If you can eat it for dinner why not for lunch.

Leftover Chinese, Indian, pizza, great.

Leftover burger, even if it's a good one, yuck.

Fresh for lunch, every now and then, ok.

Cold, claggy and because you couldn't be bothered to make your kid a fresh lunch, bad parenting.

Probably the fact it's cold McDonald's doesn't travel well from the counter to the table never mind lunch next day.

Now cold pizza on the other hand is fine

You are presuming a lot, honestly theyshould just bin uneaten burger and chips and make a sandwich. It is the same as sending uneaten home cooked burger and chips in isn't it ?

Occasionally, and if the kid actually likes it , then there’s no issue.

I agree. Lazy parenting. ^

Does burger and chips ever feature on school lunch menus these days?

The worst packed lunch is lunch.

anything after that is better and may be necessary

It certainly does

cheeseburger and chips alternates with pork sausage and chips

Because by then it will be cold and disgusting.