Packed lunch

[B00]

Just wanted to run some thing past you guys as i'm not sure whether to be really annoyed and go into school tomorrow to say something or just to let it go....

My 5 year old has a packed lunch for school, and today I sent her off with a cheese sandwich, a yoghurt, an orange (already cut up for her) and a cake bar type thing. On the way home from school she came out with "I'm not allowed chocolate (the cake bar) as Mrs A...... says it's bad for your teeth"..!! Now I know schools are trying to promote healthy eating etc, and apart from the offending choc bar, I thought I had this pretty well covered with todays dinner.

I'm A-annoyed that the teacher saw fit to *** off my daughters lunch to her and B- not say it to me instead and C- worried that it could cause hang ups regarding food to an impressionable 5 year old.

I mean c'mon, it was one measly chocolate cake bar, nothing serious- right?

Should I go into school tomorrow and tactfully (well try to be tactful) tell the teacher to butt out of what I put in my daughters lunch bag?

Opinions please :-)

[B00]

PS
Told Mr Boo too, who was also steaming about it, but he doesn't know what I should do either- so he's a massive help!

[redcrx]

i hope it wasnt white bread B00 :)

i dont see exactky what the problem is with a cake bar, its not as if it was a bar of dairymilk is it, and as you say the rest was ok.

[redcrx]

id ask the teacher for their policy on what is allowed in school, wait til she cant produce it and then have words.

[B00]

Well actually yes, it was a white Warby's bread roll- should I expect a call from Social Services now? ;-)

[Androcles]

Send a note to the teacher asking her to describe exactly what nutritional training she has had and to provide a written criticism of the food value of the offending bar........ Bet the result is silence!

[jackthehat]

I'd be all for telling her to butt out.................however, I believe that the 'healthy eating police' will probably have facts, figures and 'school policy' on their side with which to confound you :o(

Ask wha the school policy is, where it is written down, how it has been communicated to parents and if she can't give you a satisfactory answer, THEN tell her to sling her hook !! :o)

[redcrx]

they wont call, theyll just break down your door in the middle of the night :)

Ive been at nursery when little CRX asked what was on menu, he was told and said he'd like a chocolate instead and the "teacher" looked at him like he'd asked for heroin! "oh no, we dont have that here, its bad for you, not healthy.....blah blah"

sometimes they can take things just that bit too far

[boxtops]

Agree with recrx, there ought to be a sheet at the school saying what is and what is not acceptable in a lunch box. This sounds a bit draconian for a 5-year-old to handle!

[B00]

I think im more annoyed that she said this to my little one, i mean she's a fussy enough eater as it is and id rather her not having any hang up's where food is concerned, even if the hang up is a chocolate ruddy cake bar!

It just annoys me of all the things for teachers to stick their sticky beaks into regarding children- its a 5 year old's butty bag? A twisted part of me is so tempted to buy a 2lb bag of dolly mixtures, tip it in and send her off to school with it tomorrow- like to see and hear the reaction to that one ;-)

[redcrx]

think of the sugar rush from that lol. she'd be expelled and youd be sent to mummy training camp lol

[theonlyone]

All this packed lunch policy ...pack the box with fruit , pasta ,
and then you are a bad Mum , not enough protein .

[ummmm]

So if she has school dinners they don't do puddings?

My sons school does...so same difference.

[B00]

lol yeah probably Red.

Ya know, this is what i love about this site. I wrote this post with steam of anger almost blowing out my ears, and whilst i'm still annoyed I can sort of see a funny side to it.

cheers guys xx

[sherrardk]

I have had a number of similar incidents. The latest one came when I sent my son in with a treat for break time (can't remember what it was) and I was told he could not have it for break as it was unhealthy but he could have it with his lunch!!

[B00]

Gets on your nerves doesn't it sherradk? Seems to me that if teachers actually stuck to what they're supposed to be doing, which is teaching, everyone would be happier!

[Riss]

Yes I would cheeky cow.

[redcrx]

ive sent cakes in on special occasions, even made the teachers chocolate truffles at xmas, didnt here a peep out of them then lol

[sherrardk]

Gets right on your nerves - I wrote a letter asking for information on their healthy eating policy and the head came up to a me a couple of days later with a scrap of paper with the number of the LEAs healthy eating co-ordinator on it (he is spineless!!!). (Had a bad day - feel like a good old rant.)

[B00]

Glad to be of help then sherradk- lol.

I'm actually all for teachers looking out for the well-being of our kids etc etc, but to nosy at a 5 year olds childs lunch bax is OTT in my opinion, and I hate the implication that im a bad parent for putting in a cake bar.

[redcrx]

just to say that this made me smile

"worried that it could cause hang ups regarding food to an impressionable 5 year old", your 5 year old is totally different to my 4 year old lad then. in fact i cant see many kids accepting that chocolate shouldnt be eaten :)