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my 4 year old son has just started school is 8 pound a week about right for school dinners just seems a bit steep to me
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My kids have to pay �2.20 and its typical shcool canteen food (the stuff they make songs about).... None of this made from scratch and local produce for mine, hence they rarely take dinners, only in winter time!!!!
ps... this is a school which insists the kids have to eat fruit for break because it is healthy and then offer them deep fried chips for lunch!!!!!!!!!!!!
ps... this is a school which insists the kids have to eat fruit for break because it is healthy and then offer them deep fried chips for lunch!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey B00! You've been banned to the dungeons? Tut what you done now?? ;o)
My daughters both have packed lunch (or at least the younger one will when she starts school next week) as I can't afford for them to have school dinners all the time. I admit it is quite steep (I know that some parents aren't happy that it has gone up by so much, this shows by the numbers I have cooked for today and yesterday) Although from time to time the eldest one has been allowed to have a week of dinners, but not often. She always has them if there is a special day like teddy bears picnic or Xmas dinner :o)
My daughters both have packed lunch (or at least the younger one will when she starts school next week) as I can't afford for them to have school dinners all the time. I admit it is quite steep (I know that some parents aren't happy that it has gone up by so much, this shows by the numbers I have cooked for today and yesterday) Although from time to time the eldest one has been allowed to have a week of dinners, but not often. She always has them if there is a special day like teddy bears picnic or Xmas dinner :o)
My daughter's school charge �1.20 per day but i'm not impressed with a lot of the unhealthy choices, which is why I very rarely send her school dinners.They do offer a three course meal though which is superb but I just wish that sometimes the food could be healthier. Still at that price, I suppose I can't really grumble compared to what some schools serve up and in fairness, the starters are usually quite healthy.
At her last school (we moved two years ago), the dinners cost �1.30 per day but the quality in food was astounding for that price. Not only did they have nutritious, healthy meals, they also had a food trolley filled with fresh fruit and veg which they could help themselves too and were allowed to choose from a variety of breads ranging from wholemeal and pitta bread to ciabatta. This also included fruit juice , milk or flavoured milk. �9 though? �2.20 per day? Makes me realise how lucky I am.
At her last school (we moved two years ago), the dinners cost �1.30 per day but the quality in food was astounding for that price. Not only did they have nutritious, healthy meals, they also had a food trolley filled with fresh fruit and veg which they could help themselves too and were allowed to choose from a variety of breads ranging from wholemeal and pitta bread to ciabatta. This also included fruit juice , milk or flavoured milk. �9 though? �2.20 per day? Makes me realise how lucky I am.
It is �1.85 a day at our school - they follow the "Hungry for Success" programme which provides heathly choices including fish etc. They are very good, but are cooked offsite, which tends to mean that they are a bit overcooked by the time they arrive. My kids being fussy little things take packed lunch which considering the amount they eat, probably costs me just as much!
Our's probably work about the same as Annie's, as I think we live not too far from each other. My girls only have a dinner once a week, packed lunches the rest of the time.
Their school has a rule that once they've finished the ' main' part of their food, be it school dinner or packed lunch, they are allowed to take sweets or crisps out into the playground but nothing else. That means that because the girls want to have as much playtime as possible I'm not popular with them if I give them fruit or home baking because they have to stay inside with it. Just seems a bit at odds with the healthy eating policy.
Their school has a rule that once they've finished the ' main' part of their food, be it school dinner or packed lunch, they are allowed to take sweets or crisps out into the playground but nothing else. That means that because the girls want to have as much playtime as possible I'm not popular with them if I give them fruit or home baking because they have to stay inside with it. Just seems a bit at odds with the healthy eating policy.
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