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 :-)

[brenda]

Iwould have a word with the teacher and ask for a copy of the guidelines the school has for packed lunches. Tell her in future to speak to you directly in future if there is a problem , not the child.Sounds an officious person to me.

[poodicat]

Cant understand that the school doesnt have guidelines to the effect what they can bring and what they cant,or maybe boo they did have?

[zzxxee]

are you telling me the kids who stay for school lunch never have cake and custard for pudding ??? get a copy of the school lunch menu and compare !!!!!

[ummmm]

That's what I said zzxxee....I asked my son when I read the question. He gets pudding when he has school meals.

[zzxxee]

exactly ummmm dont get me wrong im all for healthy eating but whats wrong with a small cake bar as a treat???
its not like boo gave her child a giant slab of chocolate to take into school
crazy considering pre jamie oliver days the schools were feeding our kids turkey twizzlers !!!

[ummmm]

They'll be banning desert menus in restaurants soon.

[zzxxee]

lol ummmm why not?? they have banned everything else !!!

[carron81]

have you spoke to the teacher?

thats terrible. i could understand her maybe commenting on your daughters lunch if she had a can of coke, mars bar, cake, pack of crisps.... and that was it but to me a wee cake bar is fine.

what about the kids that stop off at the local shop on the way to school and fill themselves up with sweets

i used to live a few doors up form a primary school and i was shocked one day when i popped into the shop at the end of the street to see a young primary kid buying a can of red bull in his lunch break!!!! i cant even handle that!!!

[annie0000]

carron - i'm sure he doesn't have that every day..................just on the days he has a hangover so bad that the Irn Bru can't touch it.

[cherrychapstick]

yes boo i would go in to the school and speak to the head teacher i wouldnt say but out but explain that this should not have been said to your daughter and that they have a problem with it to speak to you or your husband there is no policy that i know of that children cannot take these things in there lunch boxes my daughter has and nothing has ever been said so it is not law and you should give her what you see fit to give her


hope it works out xx

[B00]

Mornin' all :-)

thanks for the further comments.

For now, i've decided to let to go as I don't want to cause any bad feelings. I've bought her some cereal bars as a "puddingy type" thing for after her sandwiches, so i'll see if that will appease 'em!

Thanks everyone for taking the time to give me your opinions, appreciated.

[joko]

i havent read the other answers but i think an orange is acidic and worse for teeth than chocolate...

i may be wrong but if not tell the teach to get her facts right before spouting off!