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

[lonelymom]

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.

Yorkiegirl - Actually, the point I was trying to make was that since when did schools (aka the State) have the right to dictate what kids should and should not eat! It did not cross my mind to find a school that's policy allowed the occasional schoolbar. Of course, fruit is better for them but as an adult with the responsibility for my kids, I feel it is up to me to ensure they are not obese (which they are not even close to). No Combustiblelemon, he would not have forgotten to eat them as all the kids sit in the classroom to eat before going outside and he loves apple crisps (he ate them as soon as he got home!). If kids are coming into school with loads of junk, then I think it's better to have a word/note in the individual parents ear, rather than make a blanket ban. Thanks NormaSnorks for your input, I am working on his eating habits when he is at home but can't do anything about it when he's not. Not all kids eat everything you know. Anyway, my DSs come out of school a couple of times a week (not just once in a while) with packets of Haribos/lollies that some parents send their kids in with to hand out and that is acceptable (I personally hate this). I was just wondering if all schools were like this.

Yorkiegirl - Actually, the point I was trying to make was that since when did schools (aka the State) have the right to dictate what kids should and should not eat! It did not cross my mind to find a school that's policy allowed the occasional schoolbar. Of course, fruit is better for them but as an adult with the responsibility for my kids, I feel it is up to me to ensure they are not obese (which they are not even close to). No Combustiblelemon, he would not have forgotten to eat them as all the kids sit in the classroom to eat before going outside and he loves apple crisps (he ate them as soon as he got home!). If kids are coming into school with loads of junk, then I think it's better to have a word/note in the individual parents ear, rather than make a blanket ban. Thanks NormaSnorks for your input, I am working on his eating habits when he is at home but can't do anything about it when he's not. Not all kids eat everything you know. Anyway, my DSs come out of school a couple of times a week (not just once in a while) with packets of Haribos/lollies that some parents send their kids in with to hand out and that is acceptable (I personally hate this). I was just wondering if all schools were like this.

Yorkiegirl - Actually, the point I was trying to make was that since when did schools (aka the State) have the right to dictate what kids should and should not eat! It did not cross my mind to find a school that's policy allowed the occasional schoolbar. Of course, fruit is better for them but as an adult with the responsibility for my kids, I feel it is up to me to ensure they are not obese(which they are not even close to)and have a decent diet. Schools are there to educate them not parent them. No Combustiblelemon, he would not have forgotten to eat them as all the kids sit in the classroom to eat before going outside and he loves apple crisps (he ate them as soon as he got home!). If kids are coming into school with loads of junk (and their behaviour/concentration is impaired because of it), then I think it's better to have a word/note in the individual parents ear, rather than make a blanket ban. Thanks NormaSnorks for your input, I am working on his eating habits when he is at home but can't do anything about it when he's not. Not all kids eat everything you know. Anyway, my DSs come out of school a couple of times a week (not just once in a while) with packets of Haribos/lollies that some parents send their kids in with to hand out and that is acceptable (I personally hate this). I was just wondering if all schools were like this.

Bugger - ignore the first two posts, DS was jumping on me (the grapes he just ate must have given him a sugar rush).

my daughter has dyspraxia, a condition which causes her to have very poor coordination and motor skills both gross and fine.

but even she can eat sliced up apples and grapes unsupervised.

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DS1's school has 2 days a week where the only snack for breaktime allowed is fresh fruit.

However - as I'm hopeless at remembering what day of the week it is when I wake up in the mornings, and therefore have no hope of remembering which 2 days are the "fruit only" days, so he takes fruit everyday.

lonelygirl - imo the health of children should be of paramount importance to the government and parents alike

lonelygirl - imo the health of children should be of paramount importance to the government and parents alike

It seems strange to me that everyone knows that fruit and veg are good for you and yet when the schools encourage it people complain!!

Personally I think schools have every right to dictate what is eaten on their premises and in their time. They aren't saying "you can only bring in a kiwi fruit which weighs precisely 475g" are they? They're saying fruit. Any fruit.

You may well be perfectly capable of deciding what your children eat and ensuring they have a balanced diet. A good number of other parents aren't and you can't have one child eating non-fruit and another having to have fruit because their parents are deemed nutritionally ignorant.

having said that, I can't imagine why the apple crisps weren't allowed.

he can seriously only eat bananas? what kind of assistance do you give him at home??

Oh get a life will you - I'm talking about fruit bars and dried apple (crisps). Expat - I did not say that he could not eat them unsupervised but WOULD not. Don't know why I bothered really, with the mindset (small) of some people posting on this site.

is it so bad he is only allowed to eat fresh fruit? might be a good way of getting him to eat some- either he eats it or goes hungry....??

well if he WILL not then let him get on with it. he'll eat or be hungry, a banana less a day won't kill him

i agree, Soupy.

a school has every right to dictate what goes on on their own premises.

don't like it, find another school or home educate.

I think its a good idea to allow only healthy snacks. prehaps school need to make it clear what is acceptable.

oh god we werent even allowed volvic flavoured water!!!

its so pathetic. i cant see the point unless they are only eating crisps and chocolate e.t.c but one choccie bar isnt going to make a difference

if they are going to enforce these rules they need to write it down and send a letter of what they can it and what they cant

In my area it is written down in a letter, and the infants get free fruit or veg. I don't see the problem, when I was at school we didn't take a snack of any sort. They can have apple crisps or whatever when they get home.

well I think that "fresh fruit" is pretty self explanatory isn't it??

flavoured water is often full of artificial sweetners that can send some kids off their tits.

i know it affects DD1's dyspraxia a lot - it causes her muscle spasms to worsen.

a school has every right to dictate what goes on on their own premises>>

yes in the way of behaviour and studying. And given how badly many are at that they should probably concentrate on it and leave the diet to the parents.

you can't have one child eating non-fruit and another having to have fruit>>

Why the fuck not? Maybe it will serve as an example and the kid will ask for 'fruit like the others have'

The whole idea that kids will be emotionally scarred for life if someone has something they can't have is stupid. I don't know what loon introduced it, but its leaking over into many areas and producing kids who don't understand what 'No' means.

research has shown that diet can have a major affect on concentration levels.

So can hunger.