okay, another school lunch dilema ....

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but would you be pissed off if your kids swapped snacks/lunches at school? I ask because lots of kids in my daughter's class have crap for lunch every day - chocolate spread sandwiches seem to be the norm. I know this is true as I am lunch supervisor in dd's class! Often I find that she has swapped her healthyish mid-morning snack for choc dippers or choc spread on bagel. DH thinks I am anal for getting in a tizz about this and that swapping at school is all part of the fun. I think I am probably anal too but get pissed off at all the crap she seems to manage to consume btwn breakfast and 10.30!! Should I just get a life? Alergies not an issue btw, more principle. Opinions ???

Dd's school have a rule that they can only eat what's in their box - probably due to allegies etc. I don't thik you're being anal if it's happening on a regular basis. I wouldn't be Ok about it tbh.

Was thinking of having a quiet word with the class teacher (who is lovely) and asking if she could mention it in class. I have no issue at all with what other parents give their kids for lunch and snack and am not opposed to sweets and treats at home, but would just prefer dd to eat the stuff I give her at school (which is always stuff she likes anyway) as opposed to Nutella and crisps

i know at our school (where i am a dinner lady) children are not allowed to swap lunches strictly because of allegies. It is something that we have to 'police' a lot as many of the younger children do it without even realising it (they think that they are just being nice and sharing!) Also in our school we are only allowed to have fruit at playtime, and we are also trying to introduce a fruit tuck shop where the children can come in and purchase what fruit that they would like.

I pack my dd a lunch bag (there's plenty in it) it's usually healthy, but she comes home telling me she's had this that and the other. I tell her every day not to swap food. I gave her a plum in her bag the other day, as I know that she knows there is a stone in it and she's ok with it, but was very worried that she may swap it with someone else who could choke on it. Seems to be getting better now though. We mentioned it to the teacher but she just shrugged...

No you're not being 'anal'. I wouldn't be happy with that. I give my kids what I consider a balanced lunch - they do have crisps occasionally but the rest is fruit and sandwiches. If I found they were swapping the fruit for eg for other things I would be annoyed. Ok one in a while but not all the time. I'm not aware of this happening at out school mind you.

I think you should speak to the teacher about this.

I would be upset too, and not just from my worried mum allergies point of view.
DS Is a fussy eater but I try very hard to make sure he eats reasonably healthily and would be upset to find he was eating other things regularly.
I don't ban all sweets/squash etc but I do regulate them IYSWIM.

I just got the weekly school newsletter and in it it reminds parents that they are not to send in chocolates,sweets or fizzy drinks. I think crisps are also frowned heavily on too.

The school does have a policy of no sharing/swapping but that is partly die to allergies and partly due to religious preferences about food too. I'm actually quite surprised that all schools don't

I had to laugh today though as dd swapped something in her lunch for an organic carrot juice, so maybe its not all downhill!! I don't think she enjoyed it but drank it for a dare! The kid's mother probably paid a fortune for it