Is Soreen Malt Loaf healthy?

VestanPance

Even if they follow government guidelines they'll be hideously out of date in terms of what they preach on nutrition.

I can't believe they actually inspect lunch boxes these days. :eek:

candygirl

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

And the medical qualifications of the person who told your child off are precisely what?

Does the school insurance cover their staff giving medical advice?

I bet it was a busy body dinner lady;).They used to think they ran the school back in the day:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Spendless

What did they actually say to her becles? I've been here long enough to know that this is the school that you used to have similar problems with with the boys. Depending on how crabby I was feeling I'd be tempted to write 'If the school lunchtime staff have a problem with Charlotte's lunch can they address me, as she is 4 and doesn't make her own pack up' Is this the school that thought it acceptable for her to spend most of nursery session eating so she was so full she wouldn't eat her tea?

Carl31

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

And the medical qualifications of the person who told your child off are precisely what?

Does the school insurance cover their staff giving medical advice?

To be fair, there are kids that go in with lunch boxes full of crisps and chocolate, its pretty decent that theyre bothering to check, at least someones looking out for the kids

Damned if you do etc...

Welshwoofs

I expect they class it as cake as it's packed full of sugar. In order of volume, the ingredients are:

Wheat flour
Water
Raisins
Starch
Sugar syrup (inc colouring E150c)
Malt flour 5%
Malt extract 4.5%
Dried Whey
Vegetable fat
Salt
Yeast
Preservatives E282

It's 65.6g carbs per 100g so pretty stodgy stuff.

If your daughter is also having fruit and a yogurt, then it's quite a lot of sugar when also combined with the malt loaf.

Of course the school should just give a list of what they deem acceptable.

puddy

but the satsuma and grapes were ok which are nearly 100% sugar?

custardy

healthy or not
its rank!

gingin_2

I love it too, and think it's a fine choice for a packed lunch.

It's not good to make a little one feel guilty about food choices at that age, especially when you can assume a four year old isn't making her own lunch. they should have really taken it up with you if they really had an issue with it.

It reminds me of the homemade guacamole saga, does anyone else remember it?

puddy

gingin wrote: »

I love it too, and think it's a good choice for a packed lunch.

It's not good to make a little one feel guilty about food choices at that age, especially when you can assume a four year old isn't making her own lunch. they should have really taken it up with you if they really had an issue with it.

It reminds me of the homemade guacamole saga, does anyone else remember it?

avocado?? very high in fat,, tut tut

i am playing devils avocado by the way

Welshwoofs

puddy wrote: »

but the satsuma and grapes were ok which are nearly 100% sugar?

Fructose is not digested as easy as glucose.