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What do you feed your kids if they have a school dinner?
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WantToBeSE
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I know that in just over a week the summer holidays will start and this wont be as relevant, but i am just wondering.
My kids have a school meal everyday (free school meals), and i also normally do a hot meal in the evening, but i am wondering if this is necessary. The kids dont often eat the full meal, yet just sandwiches and snacks dont really fill them up.
What would you/do you, do?
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My kids have a school meal everyday (free school meals), and i also normally do a hot meal in the evening, but i am wondering if this is necessary. The kids dont often eat the full meal, yet just sandwiches and snacks dont really fill them up.
What would you/do you, do?
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If sandwiches don't fill them up of course they need a full meal, school meals are generally very poor quality and I wouldn't rely on them as my childs main meal of the day.
Why don't you just give them a smaller portion?0 -
My DS starts school next term and I've been thinking about this. He will go to school club 2 days and they do a light tea there, so he will just want supper on those days. On the 3rd he has swimming so again, I think 2 smaller snack meals so he doesn't sink (!) and on the remaining two days we'll just carry on as normal (I don't work those 2 days currently) with a proper meal.
There's nothing to say you have to do a full on meal every night. Why not try 3 meal nights and 2 lighter supper nights? Might fit better around any clubs etc.Bossymoo
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If sandwiches don't fill them up of course they need a full meal, school meals are generally very poor quality and I wouldn't rely on them as my childs main meal of the day.
Why don't you just give them a smaller portion?
My childrens school has won several awards for their fantastic school dinners, all locally sourced and made from scratch. So i am not worried about the quality, and the kids love them.0 -
My DS starts school next term and I've been thinking about this. He will go to school club 2 days and they do a light tea there, so he will just want supper on those days. On the 3rd he has swimming so again, I think 2 smaller snack meals so he doesn't sink (!) and on the remaining two days we'll just carry on as normal (I don't work those 2 days currently) with a proper meal.
There's nothing to say you have to do a full on meal every night. Why not try 3 meal nights and 2 lighter supper nights? Might fit better around any clubs etc.
Good suggestion, thanks bossymoo
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My 8yr old has a fantastic school dinner but is starving come 3.30 so he always has a proper tea as well!
I hoped he wouldn't want much but that was wishful thinking lol0 -
WantToBeSE wrote: »My childrens school has won several awards for their fantastic school dinners, all locally sourced and made from scratch. So i am not worried about the quality, and the kids love them.
The local (welsh) school here has too - and that's where I hope DD will go. Children up to year 1 have to have school dinners.
I'm expecting to give her crackers/crumpets and cheese/ham with fruit and yoghurt, beans/egg/cheese on toast type dinners, with cereal/banana before bed if needed.
DD isn't a massive eater and I don't think 2 big cooked dinners a day are necessary.Trying to be a man is a waste of a woman0 -
I'd be asking the school to check that they eat a substantial part of their dinner - my son had a phase of school dinners in primary school. I assumed he was enjoying them (he didn't say he wasn't) until a TA took me aside and told me I wasn't getting value for money - he wasn't eating much. He went back on to packed lunches.
I work as a dinnerlady in the same school and we always pass messages to the class teacher if a child doesn't eat much of the lunch.
School dinners are highly regulated now - gone are the days of chips with everything, turkey twizzlers and orange squash. Most of the dinners we served are made in school ......... but sometimes it really isn't appealing...:jFlylady and proud of it:j0 -
Thanks cyclingyorkie
Ii am quite confident that they are eating enough, they are just quite active and eat a LOT!
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I liken it to having lunch at work. Giving me enough of an energy boost until teatime when I get home.:A:dance:1+1+1=1:dance::A
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In my experience, meals are of high quality but portions aren't huge (unless the cook bends the rules and gives seconds;)). Plus there's the issue of whether children finish them or not.
As OP said her children often don't finish their food then they appear not to need a second full meal.
I'd do one of two things: if you're cooking in the evening anyway (for yourself/partner) then give them a smaller portion. If you're not then do a light meal. I'd suggest things like beans/eggs on toast or fish finger sandwiches. If that's not enough do HM soup to start.
My DD always enjoyed a plate of 'bits', so I'd do cucumber, carrot, beetroot, some mayo/ketchup to dip, perhaps a handful of crisps, some cheese, a bit of ham or a frankfurter, a couple of crackers, a cut up apple or some grapes. Maybe not all of these things but a good plateful from whatever I had in.0
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