School stopping my child eating chocolate

mad_bad_spender

Lifeisbutadream wrote: »

But you say that they dont allow the diluted juice which claim to be sugar free - does that mean they allow the ones with sugar?

And if they are sending in original bottles they have too much money!

Also - just to be really picky - what if you sent natural fruit juice in, say an Oasis bottle?

They dont allow any type of diluting juice, no idea why they allow fresh fruit juice and not diluting juice but as i said it doesnt affect me as dd drinks water regardless, i cant picture them tasting all the bottles of juice so no idea what they would do?

RadoJo

mad_bad_spender wrote: »

the staff are very hypocritical though and have plenty treats in the staff room which the older kids have picked up on and have deemed to be unfair and i would back them all the way on this, it cant be one rule for the kids and another for the staff

Surely that's their right - as much as staff probably don't wear uniforms, are allowed into the staffroom etc, ALL school rules are for kids and not staff. I don't think kids should be taught that they are entitled to do whatever they can see someone else doing! Plus I'm pretty sure that teachers already have enough restrictions on them without being told that they can't eat their choice of food - who would police that?

faithcecilia

I don't have kids, so won't give a comment on any specific situation.

But when I was little we lived in quite a run down area where virtually everyone got free school dinners - I only remember one or two going home at lunch time, packed lunches wasn't an option. I was actually talking about this with a friend the other day, and if a healthy lunch was an absolute 100% government priority, it would make so much sense to make school dinners compulsary - as they effectively were when I was little (and I'm not 30 yet!). We were not allowed snacks at playtime, got given 1/3 pint of milk (also from the government) late morning, a 2 course lunch, nothing afternoon playtime, and only water to drink. There wasn't a choice on the dinners either - it was meat or non-meat (high muslim population).

Its not a perfect solution - i don't think there is one - but it certainly stopped arguments about who had what.

spidystrider

I think it is all going too far also. It should not be up to the school to dictate what a child can and cannot eat. That is the choice of the parents.

pelirocco

wornoutmumoftwo wrote: »

I wouldn't dare put chocolate in my children's lunch box - and yes, I'm one of the brainwashed parents. My children know what is and isn't allowed in lunch boxes and I'm happy to comply with the school.

I always pack a sandwich, fruit, yogurt and packet of crisps (meant to be walker light but I refuse to buy brand names).

I understand where this healthy eating thing comes from, and as a member of two school parents committee have had many an argument about healthy eating - way I see it, if you teach kids something is "bad" they'll just want it more. I believe they should be taught to eat "not so good for you" food in balance with healthy food - what I try to teach my children.

Oh, and I got it trouble once - for putting in one small mouth sized winnie the pooh GM free/ addictive free biscuit at the nursery - been ever so good since.

A lot of yoghurts are packed with sugar , I saw post on another thread where a school deemed squash to be the drink of the devil but fruit juice as ok , when in fact undiluted fruit juice cause decay in teeth

Lifeisbutadream

pelirocco wrote: »

A lot of yoghurts are packed with sugar , I saw post on another thread where a school deemed squash to be the drink of the devil but fruit juice as ok , when in fact undiluted fruit juice cause decay in teeth

Plus a lot of people seem to think 'sugar free' is OK, when it causes as much tooth decay as sugared varieties, plus the all the added unnatural chemical sweeteners.

The best drink is actually diluted freshly sqeezed juice or water, but unless a school is going to ban all drinks except water, I really don't understand the meaning behind it.

pelirocco

Do schools still have tuck shops btw ?

Ivory_Tinkler

Do schools really think that by being strict at lunchtime, 5 days per week for 40 weeks or so of the year, this is going to stop some parents from feeding their children chocolate, cakes and pop for the mealtimes not spent in school?

Lifeisbutadream

Ivory_Tinkler wrote: »

Do schools really think that by being strict at lunchtime, 5 days per week for 40 weeks or so of the year, this is going to stop some parents from feeding their children chocolate, cakes and pop for the mealtimes not spent in school?

And do they really think that all parents who give their children the odd treat, are bad parents?

culpepper

I can see why you might be angry about the violation of the lunchbox.
One teacher at the school mine attended before we home schooled, quizzed the children about their last nights evening meal and commented on who had had an unhealthy dinner. She also went through the lunch boxes and identified 'unhealthy' foods. This same teacher asked the class who had had cereal for breakfast and my son said he had had oats which she said was not a cereal (presumably because it didnt have 'kellogs' written on the box).
I think schools with a policy of no chocolate should send a note home to the parents explaining so and advising that they will remove any they see during the day and return it at home time.
My son once had his lunch box hidden and was allowed to eat the school meal of pizza , chips and treacle tart for pudding. Think of the carb overload in that lot.