Does anyone else think this is getting way out of control?

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  • • mom207052 replied
    • 03 Feb 2021 , 9:57 pm

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  Yes. I don’t think schools have or should have policing rights in parent-provided lunches. They look after their remit (the school) and leave the parenting to us

If Greek yoghurt, carrots and Vegemite cruskits are banned they might be better off providing a list of what you are allowed to put in the lunchboxes.

Oh boy, I’m trying to be more health conscious this year.
But sandwiches, chips and chocolate bars are usually found in my kids lunchboxes.

I have 3 kids and they all have different favour when selecting foods for their lunch box.

My youngest son’s lunch box would never have passed the healthy eating policies. He would take a vegemite sandwich (his choice) which always came back home, a piece of fruit and a couple of muesli bars. Sometimes he’d come home and his lunchbox was empty but then I found out he was throwing the sandwich and fruit in the bin. He would only eat once he got home.

I do not deem these foods unhealthy at all. I think some schools are going overboard …. do they supply something else for the child if they are not allowed to eat what they have because it is deemed unhealthy??

Absolute bull dust! I bet no one would question fruit and yet even fruit is something high in sugar to be eaten in moderation. For goodness sake yoghurt is healthy and kids require dairy in their diet for healthy bones- where else are they going to get it!

I’ve never faced this type of policies at any schools my kids attended, so don’t fear too much. However I had once a temporary foster child who’s child care center phoned me about what they thought was an unhealthy nutella sandwich; however it was a multigrain sandwich with a homemade raw chocolate spread without sugar and without nuts….

Sometimes there is a difference between a child eating and not eating tho, for example children with ASD

Are the schools giving the kids something else to eat then rather than letting them go hungry?

I’m really confused – these seem healthy and balanced. I am not looking forward to this..

This is what stresses me if my child’s kinder next year is overly strict.

i would have thought yoghurt and vegemite biscuits was healthy.

I am just scared of preparing lunch boxes.

I’m screwed when my eldest starts school then. He won’t eat anything green. I thought my biggest problem was going to be that he can’t have peanut butter on his sandwiches. I reckon I will regularly be in trouble for his lunches. I will be packing what he will eat. No point sending him to school with food he won’t eat.

Geez! Thank God my son is no longer at school. This is ridiculous. And particularly when there are so many kids sent to school without any food.

How ridiculous! If that’s some of what you had in her lunchbox your doing nothing wrong. You’re doing good!

I don’t think anything homemade should be sent home as they are unaware what is in it (I make healthy muffins no sugar) and I think the food choices should be left up to the parents not the shool/care facility. Unless the whole lunch is processed foods like packet chips I don’t think they should have a say.

I seriously can’t believe that. Unless a child is coming to school with zero nutrition in their lunch boxes, or unless the school decides they would like to provide lunch to the kids – they shouldn’t have a say. Yoghurt is healthy!

I don’t believe its up to teachers to police lunch boxes. It is parents responsibility. If Yogurt is deemed unhealthy then we are all unhealthy. I think the schools should teach and leave dietary issues up to the parents. It has gone too far now.