Do you always put sandwiches in your childrens lunchbox because the school have just phoned to complain to me.

[ConnieDescending]

They do usually have a roll/ sandwich but I have sent them with other picnic type foods before and its never been a problem.

Today they had a piece of quiche each, little pot of colesaw and a couple of cherry tomatoes and the school phoned to say they have to have sandwiches or a roll.

Asked them why and there was some mubbling about cutlery but I had put a picnic fork in like I do a plastic spoon for a yoghurt.

Did suprise me as they take something other than sandwiches at least once a week. Can anyone think of a reason why they are now stopping this because I'm a bit annoyed and the more I think about it the more pissed off I'm getting.

Well, I just phoned them back and they are going to call me later apparently.

Crazy!

As long as you are providing a lunch (and a fairly healthy one at that) who are they to declare what you can and cannot feed your children?

NO not you iota! I meant ConnieDescending (always makes me think of CunningLinguist)

I just don't get how they can impose rules over what you feed your own child

LOLOL, they are having a laugh, surely? they should be impressed at the fact that your child will eat quiche, for starters. give 'em hell, connie.

real kids don't eat quiche

I am gobsmacked that they would tell you you HAVE to pack bread. Extraordinary!

Could it be that some parents have been sending in eg just crisps or just a packet of biscuits so they've imposed this rule to protect the undernourished one, but don't have the wit to adapt it to children like yours??

I would send them in with quiche EVERY day

let's see how far they will take it

never let it be said that we don't have time for political activism!

No Way!!
they are taking the piss surely

Dd rarely takes sandwiches.
She usually has some cooked chicken nibbles (pop chicken or chicken strips) some cucumber, a slice of swiss roll , a carrot and sometimes crisps (she isn't a fan as a rule) but this week she has been taking a bagel or sausage roll.

are you being serious?

send them in with dairylea lunchables

Thats ridiculous!

We send DD with pasta or rice salad, slice of (homemade of course )pizza with tomato and cucumber salad and various things like that.

Imagine the monotony of a sandwich/roll every school day from aged 4-16

Crazy!!!! I don't give mine sandwiches every day as it's so boring, especially if they only like one or two fillings. Ds1 took a couple of potatoes and some chunks of cheese today.

What a ridiculous rule! I trust you are being called in along with all the kids who have crisps, chocolate spread on white and a fruitshoot! Can't wait to hear their explanation. Are you being called in today?

Obviously he didn't just have potato and cheese - that was just his sandwich equivalent.

They were obviously bored or they have a "lets see what we can moan about this week" list.

I cant believe they would waste their time calling you about this.

What complete muppets. If you're giving your child a healthy lunch, what do they have to complain about FGS?

What about kids that can't eat bread? Do they have to have sandwiches too?

Do schools actually know anything about nutrition?

Just asking coz at ours they ahev to bring a healthy Snack (only fruit or plain biscuits allowed- I usually send dried fruit to save on tupperware).

the current most popular item is.....

Peperami.

Obv. a lack of netters at trhe school, but firtunatley my noys wisedd up enough to know that they are NOT a healthy snack (the term 'when you have peperami in your lunchbox is used in our house as a substitute for when hell freezes over, and the kids get it)

(DS1 asked his friend who takes in 2 a day the other day, 'which part is in your mouth now? The wee wee or the eyeball? LOL)

Connie

Take no prisoners, that is ridiculous.

So.... in order to satisfy the school they are to have a narrow remit of food and this could quite possibly lead to them becoming entrenched in their views on food.

Sorry that statement is not very well constructed but I know what I mean.

How ridiculous - tell them they only have sandwiches twice a week due to the high salt content in bread, that will shut them up. And wht if your children had a wheat allergy or something?

They PHONED?
To tell you THIS?

My reaction would have been, "Excuse me, do you have too much fucking time on your hands?"