School Meals v Packed Lunch

likabu_2

jellyhead wrote:

fruit winders? .

Sorry, I have only skimmed the thread, going back for a proper read now, but what are fruit winders please?

Lisa

jellyhead

made by kelloggs, it's like a fruity chewy thing, flat and rolled up. i don't know how to describe it lol! http://www.kelloggs.co.uk/products/product.asp?id=78
they are like sweets, but contain some squished fruit.


here's the second link that came up when i googled - tooth rot award! http://www.foodcomm.org.uk/parentsjury/toothrot.htm

Rachie_B

ive never bought them ive always thought of them as sweets rather than a fruit alternative ?!! do some kids really have these instead of fresh fruit !!!!

funky-footprints

probably some parents think of them as healthy ! probably the same lot that thing junk food adds should not be on tv before 9pm as it influences thier grovery purchases ? ? ? my two have had them at nannies house, couldnt exactly flip over it as it was only the once ! thankfully my daughter thought them gusting !!!

jellyhead

my son likes fruit winders not every day, and they are in the treats box.

today i went to asda and i bought (oooh, we play this game on long car journeys lol!!) a great stuff pack of fruit for £1.18. it's 4 little individual pots of fruit, 1 of kiwi, 1 of pineapple, 1 of mango (i'm having that one!) and one of melon. expensive for what it is (only 240g), but good for when you're feeling lazy. i bought it because the school trips require a carrier bag for the packed lunch, with a bottle of water and everything in a disposable container. they just throw the rubbish away. he usually takes his fruit in a plastic pot, avent via cups at the moment and i don't want the lid throwing away.

anyway, these are little lunchbox sized packs, maybe other children will start bringing them into school, mind you they are hidden away in the fruit and veg aisle, not all parents venture up there!

joannasmum

funky-footprints wrote:

joannasmum ..be prepared for the fact that your daughter will in the future go to birthday parties, or got to tea at a friends house and you wont be there, normally those children that are never allowed 'rubbish' swamp thier plates with the 'rubbish' first, its quite an education having 5 years old home for tea !!!!
My husbands sister isnt allowed anything bad yet unsupervised she is an absolute sod !!! a little in moderation never harmed anyone !!!

I know that when she get older we will have to relax the rules alittle but currently I'm in control of her diet so I'm not keen on people that are supposed to care about her going against me.

Spendless

jellyhead wrote:

my son likes fruit winders not every day, and they are in the treats box.

today i went to asda and i bought (oooh, we play this game on long car journeys lol!!) a great stuff pack of fruit for £1.18. it's 4 little individual pots of fruit, 1 of kiwi, 1 of pineapple, 1 of mango (i'm having that one!) and one of melon. expensive for what it is (only 240g), but good for when you're feeling lazy. i bought it because the school trips require a carrier bag for the packed lunch, with a bottle of water and everything in a disposable container. they just throw the rubbish away. he usually takes his fruit in a plastic pot, avent via cups at the moment and i don't want the lid throwing away.

anyway, these are little lunchbox sized packs, maybe other children will start bringing them into school, mind you they are hidden away in the fruit and veg aisle, not all parents venture up there!

Are they called 'dole' jellyhead? If they are I have bought one today for Mr Spendless cos we have a real problem with his packed lunch for the following day when he is away o/n and it costs us a small fortune in food from services. I won't let DS take my avent cups and lids either when he goes to his holiday playschemes and takes a packed lunch with him:D

I let the kids have the smarties and it didn't have the usual effect. I tipped them out and the colours are now 'wishy washy' compared to how they used to be. I thought then perhaps they are telling the truth not just fudging the facts over the colours:D . Never thought of giving coke as part of a meal -good idea. Didn't know about the lollies though [STRIKE]perhaps I'll arrange a night out and feed the kids coke and lollies beforehand to get my revenge on husband constantly watching footie[/STRIKE];)

jellyhead

is world cup widowhood getting to you?

i've seen (and eaten) dole pots and these are different, they are not in syrup, they have an expiry date of 2 days away (i should have checked that when i bought them lol!) and are just chopped fresh fruit. nothing else added. it's part of asda's 'great stuff' kids range. i haven't seen them before and i am in that aisle every week.

i bought the dole pots while i was pregnant and constantly munching fruit, i also bought 'fridge fruit' which is a big tub of peach slices in syrup. i realise that buying it fresh and chopping it myself would have been cheaper, but there's also the convenience/i'm starving aspect of it - people with no willpower want instant gratification so if the fruit's not already peeled and sliced for them they will reach for the hobnobs instead :rotfl:

susiesue_2

kids back at school tomorrow:j and have both decided they want a packed lunch. as they are both fussy eaters, i need some good ideas as to what to put in. they both HATE salad, but DS will eat carrot sticks and sliced cucumber. DD won't eat anything she suspects as being healthy!

HELP!!

getcarter

My son lives on cheese and marmite sanwiches on the 1/2 and 1/2 bread, a banana, a yogurt, a little choc bar and a drink.

Os on pitta pocket with ham or turkey.