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to think that my DSs should be allowed to eat what I give them at breaktime?

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lonelymom · 25/09/2008 17:47

My DSs school seems to have an unwritten rule that they are ONLY allowed fruit at breaktime. Problem is one of my DSs only eats bananas unsupervised. Any other fruit and I have to stand over him saying 'Git it down yer throat NOW!'. Anyway as his bananas have been coming home uneaten and bashed (even though he has a 'bananaguard' being the height of coolness that he is) I started to give him 'schoolbars' and apple crisps but he is coming home saying that his teacher will not let him eat them and he has to put them back in his bag . Now come on - these are a form of fruit , they contain lots of fruit anyway. I am furious about the apple crisps as these are essentially dried apple slices dipped in lemon juice. I have spoken to his teacher about this a few times and she has said that it's OK so I don't know what the hells going on. This nanny state we live in makes me bloody angry. I am a grown adult who should be able to decide what my kid eats!! If I want to give him a Mars Bar, I should be able to, fgs. By the way, my other DS (in a different class) gets to eat his.

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onthewarpath · 04/11/2008 07:23

Yorkiegirl What do you do when school policy is introduced several years after your children have started there? Do you change the school?
I think schools are right to encourage healthy eating but they should definitely be a bit more supple.
3 of my DCs who are in school now, are becomming complete freaks as they think that to be healthy you need to eat only fruits and veg. I find myself having to explain to them or having to find a reason for cooking things like pasta or potatoes and heaven forbid I should use a bit of fresh cream in a sauce. Utter madness.

Yorkiegirl · 04/11/2008 07:45

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