School lunches
#47
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Re: School lunches
I have my own little lunchbox each day containing - 2 raw carrots, a tub of soup, bread roll, activia yoghurt and a muesli bar.
Go me!
However, husband is bringing back some choccy brownies tonight so just a slight deviation.
Go me!
However, husband is bringing back some choccy brownies tonight so just a slight deviation.
#48
Re: School lunches
I'm honestly amazed by some of these stories First off I've never heard of kids only getting a set amount of time to eat before playing at lunch and I've also not heard of schools having no canteen, the girls have always had school lunches. Maybe I've just been extremely lucky I also don't understand kids who don't eat veg, mine have pigged out on a majority of cooked or raw veg since they were weaned. Why don't they eat veggies?
Second-born loves tomatoes, salad and other green bits. He was the one who refused any home-made foods as a baby and toddler and would only eat Heinz's own.
Go figure
#49
Re: School lunches
Just seen on breakfast tv a tag saying free fruit to be stopped in Victorian schools, grrrrr
#50
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Location: Illawarra
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Re: School lunches
If you volunteer in your school canteen you get to see first hand what's on offer, otherwise how do you know if the chicken nuggets are 100% chicken breast or the scrag end of a chicken disguised in ruskalin? I found everything to be freezer to oven type stuff and it didn't surprise me. Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes and might volunteer for anything from one week or seven years but anyone can chuck something in an oven.
What did horrify me was the TNT's on sale. Brightly coloured frozen ice full of chemicals guaranteed to send your child hyper. I probably slowed the lines right up, "a TNT?, are you sure? wouldn't you prefer the ice cream cup? or a quenchies? the blue TNT? could you at least have the orange one?, No? here you go then" sorry teachers!
What did horrify me was the TNT's on sale. Brightly coloured frozen ice full of chemicals guaranteed to send your child hyper. I probably slowed the lines right up, "a TNT?, are you sure? wouldn't you prefer the ice cream cup? or a quenchies? the blue TNT? could you at least have the orange one?, No? here you go then" sorry teachers!
#51
Re: School lunches
The next step is to turn you into sausage sizzle kings and queens, destroying all your taste buds in the process.
And the last one is citizenship
#53
Re: School lunches
She wrote to Julia about colourings in lollies as they send her hyper (proper hyper and enraged) and she hates the feeling but hates missing out more. She got a letter back but it was spintastic and written in jargonese that a 6 year old (she's now 7) couldn't possibly understand.
Whenever I've asked about what to do in relation to getting things changed (eg. in education) the stock answer from everyone is 'Write to the state/federal MP for your area, or the Premier etc.' Need to find one who will actually act now!
#54
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Re: School lunches
Attached is our canteen menu from our Primary School in Parkdale, Melbourne.
We are not allowed to make a loss, we have to at least break even and as a result we found that 100% healthy food could not work financially, so we had to bring pies etc on to the menu otherwise the canteen would have had to close.
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We are not allowed to make a loss, we have to at least break even and as a result we found that 100% healthy food could not work financially, so we had to bring pies etc on to the menu otherwise the canteen would have had to close.
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#55
Re: School lunches
Your menu looks ok, better than ours so mine won't be eating from the canteen, no matter how much they beg!
#56
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Location: Illawarra
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Re: School lunches
Attached is our canteen menu from our Primary School in Parkdale, Melbourne.
We are not allowed to make a loss, we have to at least break even and as a result we found that 100% healthy food could not work financially, so we had to bring pies etc on to the menu otherwise the canteen would have had to close.
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We are not allowed to make a loss, we have to at least break even and as a result we found that 100% healthy food could not work financially, so we had to bring pies etc on to the menu otherwise the canteen would have had to close.
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I don't get the feeling the point of the canteen at our school is to provide healthy meals for all, it's about making money for the P&C (over $10,000 pa) which then paid for things like white boards in the classrooms, lunch for a minority and treats for the rest.
#57
Re: School lunches
In our primary school there is no canteen, but lunch orders are avaliable from the local milk bar, but its the usual pies, hot dogs and pizza options. I send him with a packed lunch. Lunch is eaten in the class room, in a circle, on the floor.
The eldest 2 are in secondary and there is a canteen, but its expensive, for the two of them it would be $16/18 a day....
So they sort themselves out and take what they want to school, at 15 and 18 they are old enough!
The eldest 2 are in secondary and there is a canteen, but its expensive, for the two of them it would be $16/18 a day....
So they sort themselves out and take what they want to school, at 15 and 18 they are old enough!
#58
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Re: School lunches
This is truly a surprise that they feed the kids this crap..
#59
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Re: School lunches
Wow, not cheap.
Attached is our canteen menu from our Primary School in Parkdale, Melbourne.
We are not allowed to make a loss, we have to at least break even and as a result we found that 100% healthy food could not work financially, so we had to bring pies etc on to the menu otherwise the canteen would have had to close.
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We are not allowed to make a loss, we have to at least break even and as a result we found that 100% healthy food could not work financially, so we had to bring pies etc on to the menu otherwise the canteen would have had to close.
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