Jamie Oliver has bolluxed up school meals - fewer kids eat them since his show

[TheDullWitch]

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/12/nfood112.xml

Maybe people just don't want to change.

already discussing it here, although we've gone for a slightly less emotive OP Main thrust of discussion here is over-simplification of the issue by a journalist on the radio

link here

I read somewhere yesterday that they didn't feel the decline in the uptake of school dinners was anything to do with Jamie, must find the article.

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here just someones opinion.

Sorry didn't see thread - thought it would be in InTheNews.

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I know they 'seem' cheap and they are really, but when you have 3 kids and they all want to eat school dinners full time its bloody expenisve! i dont think it has anything to do with twat boy

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we sampled the ones this week at dd1's school

fab, lots of variety, cooked on the premises and organic (not that I care)

BUT she is a fussy little madam so will be on packed lunch

Bloody hell - that is expensive!

Am I right in assuming uptake has fallen because everyone now knows how crap school dinners are, rather than not liking JO?s healthy food?

I have one who will only eat school dinners which is fine but ds has to have them only occassionally else i would be bankrupt

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i give the twins £1.50 per day.

they can't get a lot with that - and they despise jamie oliver as he has outlawed cheap yet filling shit like sausage roll - with a healthy sandwich - they have nothing - NOTHING left for a drink.

i could give them more - but i'm tight.

used to be 3 kids at 1.50 - as cod says that adds up to 4.50 per day £22.5 per week.

they could make their own sandwiches of course - but thats SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO uncool

the media are dicks arent they? it just goes to show they dont look at anything ina normal perspective at all

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In France they cost less than a euro per 3 or 4 course meal - and this includes brie and all kinds of lovely french food.

I can cook at home for les than £2 per head

no packed lunch in our house, i give them no choice

Do you factor in the cost of your labour doing so?

its fair enough they have to charge £1.85-£2 a meal because they have to employ staff BUT that is still alot of money when you ahve more than one child

subsidising is a good idea

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DS has them because as a working mother (well 3 days a week) I think I am better off paying out the £7.75/week than I would be making him a packed lunch every night. Also on Tuesday (swimming lesson at 5.30) and Wednesday (football practice at 6) he only has a sandwich for tea so needs a proper dinner at midday IMO.

And for some bizarre reason I detest making sandwiches. If I have a hoarde of children around at a lunchtime in the holidays I am far more likely to give them tuna pasta or something.

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