Is Soreen Malt Loaf healthy?

fsdss

DUTR wrote: »

Why not scan it and post it on here, for all to see, why should some things that benefit many be kept secretly to PM?

i wouldn't know where to start to do that!....bit of a technophobe I'm afraid...i'm still on a brick of a phone lol..but if you pm me instructions of how to do it i will try my hardest when i go back to work on Tues

thanks to the poster who put on the change for life one though...mine is slightly different as its not a change for life one

Edit sorry....here is the link (i can do that lol)

http://www.lnds.nhs.uk/Library/LNDSpackedlunchleafletlo.pdf

easy

fsdss wrote: »

i wouldn't know where to start to do that!....bit of a technophobe I'm afraid...i'm still on a brick of a phone lol..but if you pm me instructions of how to do it i will try my hardest when i go back to work on Tues

thanks to the poster who put on the change for life one though...mine is slightly different as its not a change for life one

Edit sorry....here is the link (i can do that lol)

http://www.lnds.nhs.uk/Library/LNDSpackedlunchleafletlo.pdf

No that can't be right. This list of suggestions includes Jaffa Cakes, Fairy Cakes and [gasp] chocolate chip cookies !!! As well as the dreaded malt loaf :eek:

No, seriously that looks like a really sensible set of menu suggestions. Every day has a good mixture, with a nice treat - one day even suggests a small packet of crisps.

I would have thought most of that was do-able for most parents (with a few adaptations for cost here and there), and enjoyable for most kids.

thunderbird

Mrs.W wrote: »

Last year my DD's primary school became a nut-free zone. Lunch boxes that contain 'banned' items like chocolate spread are confiscated and the kids given a school dinner. The parents are then billed for the meal.

Sorry, I haven't read the whole thread but saw this comment and it annoyed me.

My son has a peanut allergy and I don't think making areas nut-free helps at all. It doesn't represent the real world and gives the child a false sense of security. When ds was at primary school his allergy was discussed and explained and pupils were advised that the safe option was not to share food. No problems.

fsdss

easy wrote: »

No that can't be right. This list of suggestions includes Jaffa Cakes, Fairy Cakes and [gasp] chocolate chip cookies !!! As well as the dreaded malt loaf :eek:

i see your point.....but it does say "occasionally" which is they key word IMO but im not a dietician...so cannot challenge.

i wish a big fat cream slice was healthy...i would have one daily then (except for one every quarter) lol

Looby_Lou

thunderbird wrote: »

Sorry, I haven't read the whole thread but saw this comment and it annoyed me.

My son has a peanut allergy and I don't think making areas nut-free helps at all. It doesn't represent the real world and gives the child a false sense of security. When ds was at primary school his allergy was discussed and explained and pupils were advised that the safe option was not to share food. No problems.

My sons school not only bans all nut products, but has requested that the kids don't have any sort of breakfast cereal that contains nuts - before they come to school!

moomoomama27

Looby_Lou wrote: »

My sons school not only bans all nut products, but has requested that the kids don't have any sort of breakfast cereal that contains nuts - before they come to school!

Wow I've never heard that one! Our school is nut free lunchboxes, but they've not said anything about things consumed before. Could it be that there's a severley allergic child at your school? I'm not sure how they'd be able to know for sure people were following this rule! Most cereals have the potential of nut traces don't they?

Ames

After this thread made me crave malt loaf I can (not very scientifically) confirm that Soreen's much better than Tesco value.

[Deleted User]

Looby_Lou wrote: »

My sons school not only bans all nut products, but has requested that the kids don't have any sort of breakfast cereal that contains nuts - before they come to school!

I am really surprised at this and couldn't possibly see how it would be adhered to over a whole school. Assuming its an average primary school, I can't see the parents of 200+ pupils examing the labels of every cereal or bread product they buy for a child they don't even know or see. Or for those in a rush who possibly give their child a cereal bar, chocolate bar or similar who contain nuts.

Or for arguments sake, my daughter is actively encouraged to eat peanuts and peanut based products like peanut butter and bamba (a peanut healthy snack) 3 times a week minimum. She is part of a peanut allergy study based in a London hospital following a 5 year commitment to it. So despite a ban at her nusery of no nuts, i have to spread her nut exposure throughout the week when she's not there. Undoubtably there will be times when she's had a peanut product before a nursery session.

How can this be monitored? The study my daughter is on is nationwide and has been running over 5 years already, so plenty of other children would have been in contact with "study" children.

This is not a critisicism, merely an observational interest.

Mojisola

Deleted_User wrote: »

I am really surprised at this and couldn't possibly see how it would be adhered to over a whole school. Assuming its an average primary school, I can't see the parents of 200+ pupils examing the labels of every cereal or bread product they buy for a child they don't even know or see. Or for those in a rush who possibly give their child a cereal bar, chocolate bar or similar who contain nuts.

I suspect it's been done for two reasons - one, some parents will comply and so the overall risk is reduced; two, if the allergic person does have a bad reaction, the school can show that they have used due diligence in reducing the possible exposure (in other words - it's not our fault, gov!)

samwich1979

Ive not read the whole thread but omg can schools really tell you what to feed your kids these days??
I think it is totally wrong and when my son starts school god help any teacher/dinner lady who says anything about his lunch...............

Who do they think they are? I know whats best for my child thank you very much! :mad: