Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Primary education

Join our Primary Education forum to discuss starting school and helping your child get the most out of it.

Would you be happy with these puddings on your dc's school dinner menu?

65 replies

katalex · 16/10/2009 11:49

These are the choices on dd's 4 week rolling school dinner menu. I can't help thinking that there is too much sugar and fat. They offer fruit or yoghurt every day but my dd is never going to choose to eat fruit when there is cake on the menu. In fact, she would probably go without a pudding if it was only fruit on offer. Dd tells me that she isn't made to eat her vegetables before having her pudding (which is what she has to do at home).

How does this compare to your dc's menu? Please tell me if you think this isn't really an issue and I'm worrying unnecessarily.

Giant oat cookie or fresh fruit salad
Bakewell tart or jam puff
Syrup sponge and custard or fruit pots
Apple goodie and custard or meringue nests
Danish pastry or mandarin and kiwi pots
Lemon iced sponge or ice cream
Flapjack or cheese and biscuits
Ground rice or fruit pots
Jelly and cream or chocolate mousse
Jam sponge and custard or melon medley
Rice crispie cake or fruit pots
Chocolate marble sponge with chocolate sauce or cheese and biscuits
Rice pudding or strawberry mousse
Peach and apple crumble with custard or fruit pots
Gateaux or arctic roll
Jam tart and custard or fruit cocktail
Trifle or fruit pots
Cheesecake or oat cookies
Muffins or fruit pots
Canadian ginger with lemon sauce or meringue nests

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Ixia · 22/10/2009 11:00

pudding doesn't always have to be savoury

Sorry, meant to say, pudding doesn't always have to be sweet.

katalex · 22/10/2009 11:40

Good to see some other points of view.

I was a bit at the 'meet the teacher' session the other day though. She said that she had to mention that packed lunches must be healthy. Apparently they are allowed to have crisps but no chocolate. I don't see how crisps can be considered healthy with the amount of fat and salt in them.

Dd was complaining the other day that packed lunch kids can have juice for lunch but school dinner kids can only have milk or water. Dd just won't drink water and I'd much rather she had no added sugar squash than become dehydrated. Her teacher was telling us that they are only allowed to drink water during the day and, at home time, when they are sat down with their bags and coats, the kids with packed lunches get their juice out and start drinking it like there's no tomorrow. They're not allowed to let them drink juice during school time and have to make them put it away. There seem to be some mixed messages.

OP posts:
deepdarkwood · 22/10/2009 11:42

Given the predictions that 90 per cent of today?s children will be overweight or obese adults by 2050, I would be uncomfortable with any school menu that always had a stodge/sweet type pudding available.

The mentality that leads you to a 'proper' pudding after every meal has got to be a dangerous one imo. I'd prefer cake/pud choices 2/3 times a week, with a other days less sugar/obviously 'treaty' choice - cheese/fruit/yoghurts etc. Or the option of going back for seconds of first course

buy1get1free · 22/10/2009 13:13

I can remember having those puddings at school ... I'm 45 and have never been obese - well, not in the mirror I look into anyway . Their portions are so small, I don't feel it presents a real threat. Your main concern should be the rest of the crap they put in ie: artificial colours, flavours, additives & preservatives etc - they are really bad!

zebramummy · 22/10/2009 20:57

well said bogof!!

MacaroonIncident · 22/10/2009 20:57

all delicious
its balance oyu know

MacaroonIncident · 22/10/2009 20:58

also I disgree that crisps are the worst
at my secondary they DONT sell crisps but do sell pizza dn pies

wtf is that about

MacaroonIncident · 22/10/2009 20:59

and I agree with paggy
balance
excercise not hysteria over a pudding

Ixia · 22/10/2009 21:33

It is about balance...but is a pudding every day really balanced? I'm sorry but I don't think so.

MacaroonIncident · 23/10/2009 09:53

god yes

Ixia · 23/10/2009 10:20

Macaroonincident - lol, you sound like puddings are your lifeblood.

LauraIngallsWilder · 23/10/2009 10:23

Katalex - my kids school dinner pudding menu is similar to that
That is why they didnt have school dinners

MacaroonIncident · 23/10/2009 10:24

nah.
mine hardly LIKE any puddings dont liek apple anythign, will eat a jam tart, no to jam roly poly crumbles etcetc
no to treacle tart

Lio · 23/10/2009 10:28

They sound v similar to ours and I am very happy with the meals the school provides.

dizzyday07 · 23/10/2009 10:31

My DD's puddings seem to be simlar to IslandofSodor's. Se does say that she tries them but the feedback is she likes te custard but not the cake!

There is always fruit salad and yoghurt as alternatives as well as cheese and crackers.

The kids have to raise their and when they've finished their main course so that the helpers check how much they've had before they can move onto pudding.

They also have fruit every morning break and milk twice a week.

We were invited to lunch last week and I couldn't believe how much food DD ate!! And she's still always ravenous at hometime

New posts on this thread. Refresh page