Banning packed lunches -- seriously?...
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I think something like 90% of them are school provided lunches Akmom, haha.
Are microwaves the norm at schools in America? My kid's high school has one in their lounge area, but that's because it's an alternative school and has a lounge area. Your regular public and private schools, primary and high, just don't have them.
Are microwaves the norm at schools in America? My kid's high school has one in their lounge area, but that's because it's an alternative school and has a lounge area. Your regular public and private schools, primary and high, just don't have them.
Man, I have no idea what I would do if Hayleigh's school had a cafeteria. They have a morning breakfast program for low income parents. But all the kids bring their own packed lunches from home. Must be a Canadian thing eh 
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Yeah, if only they could store their packed lunches outside! That would indeed keep them frozen most of the year. I always worry that her milk will get too warm. I tell her not to drink it if the ice pack is melted.
My daughter's school cafeteria has a microwave, but it's a 30-second limit per student. You can't pack them a frozen burrito or anything. But they can at least heat up their meal if it's supposed to be hot.
My daughter's school cafeteria has a microwave, but it's a 30-second limit per student. You can't pack them a frozen burrito or anything. But they can at least heat up their meal if it's supposed to be hot.
Haha, we're the opposite here. I wish the younger kids could keep their bags inside the classrooms with the aircon. They're out in the corridor with glass windows on the bag hooks with no aircon. During summer we have to be really careful about what he pack. No yoghurt, no cheese, no egg. I always freeze their water bottes for them and put it on top of their food, but that usually comes out of their bags by recess anyway.
Summer lunches are always so dull because of it. You know what doesn't go off in the heat? Plain vegemite sandwich and whole fruit.
Summer lunches are always so dull because of it. You know what doesn't go off in the heat? Plain vegemite sandwich and whole fruit.
That's very unfortunate. Most parents are responsible enough to pack healthy lunches with plastic utensils.TabascoNatalie said:
I think they're Lunchables.
I think they're crap too, it's just as easy to make a way healthier version of your own, however I feel like I have to point out that the sugar is so high because they always put either a small candy bar or a couple of cookies (like oreos) in the package. Also, the two red circles around ingredients on the bottom of the list on the left are probably all belonging completely to the candy/cookies (they have it blocked off by "trans fats", but if you read upwards you can see that everything else in the box [juice/meat/cheese/crackers] have already been listed). I'm not a nutrition label expert haha, but that is the way it looks.
Just saying, it's kind of common sense that candy/cookies aren't "healthy" lol, and they are high in sugar and all that other garbage.
I think they're crap too, it's just as easy to make a way healthier version of your own, however I feel like I have to point out that the sugar is so high because they always put either a small candy bar or a couple of cookies (like oreos) in the package. Also, the two red circles around ingredients on the bottom of the list on the left are probably all belonging completely to the candy/cookies (they have it blocked off by "trans fats", but if you read upwards you can see that everything else in the box [juice/meat/cheese/crackers] have already been listed). I'm not a nutrition label expert haha, but that is the way it looks.
Just saying, it's kind of common sense that candy/cookies aren't "healthy" lol, and they are high in sugar and all that other garbage.
Ahh. Going on the bottom circle of ingredients I'm going to say M&Ms.
We used to have something like that, I think they were called Snackabouts, but no lollies or drinks, I'm pretty sure they had chicken loaf, cheese, crackers and dried apricots. We never bought them though because they contained meat.
When the older ones were little there were these things called Mexigos that had corn chips, salsa, cream cheese and guacamole. I have to admit that we bought those a few times, but I wasn't too keen on them because they were long life products and long life cream cheese and avocado grossed me out.
Both seemed to have fizzled out, I haven't seen either one in the shops for years.
We used to have something like that, I think they were called Snackabouts, but no lollies or drinks, I'm pretty sure they had chicken loaf, cheese, crackers and dried apricots. We never bought them though because they contained meat.
When the older ones were little there were these things called Mexigos that had corn chips, salsa, cream cheese and guacamole. I have to admit that we bought those a few times, but I wasn't too keen on them because they were long life products and long life cream cheese and avocado grossed me out.
Both seemed to have fizzled out, I haven't seen either one in the shops for years.
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Ah Lunchables... what a joke. The first time I saw those, I thought, who would buy that?
It's just a lot of money for a small amount of crackers. I mean, you can buy a whole box of full-size Ritz crackers for that price. We eat them with smoked salmon and cream cheese.
And how hard is it to put some dried fruit in there, instead of candy? Why would anyone want to send their kids to school with candy? Some of these products are way behind the times. I mean, I can think of a lot of alterations that would make it healthy and still "convenient," and they could probably get away with charging ridiculous prices for it. But nobody buys Lunchables any more!
It's just a lot of money for a small amount of crackers. I mean, you can buy a whole box of full-size Ritz crackers for that price. We eat them with smoked salmon and cream cheese.
And how hard is it to put some dried fruit in there, instead of candy? Why would anyone want to send their kids to school with candy? Some of these products are way behind the times. I mean, I can think of a lot of alterations that would make it healthy and still "convenient," and they could probably get away with charging ridiculous prices for it. But nobody buys Lunchables any more!
Someone has to be buying them in order for them to still be available for sale.
Some parents do pack terrible lunches, my younger kid's school wouldn't have to have sent a letter home stating that redbull, V and mother are inappropriate for lunch if there wasn't someone packing energy drinks for their kid.
Some parents do pack terrible lunches, my younger kid's school wouldn't have to have sent a letter home stating that redbull, V and mother are inappropriate for lunch if there wasn't someone packing energy drinks for their kid.
I bet any money that some people just literally don't even look at the label or even know what's in it. Even more sad, probably a lot of them don't care.
It pisses me off, because that stuff is really bad for you. I mean, caffeine alone is a drug. It effects your brain, and is addicting. I mean, the energy drink cans literally say not for children on the back of them.
It pisses me off, because that stuff is really bad for you. I mean, caffeine alone is a drug. It effects your brain, and is addicting. I mean, the energy drink cans literally say not for children on the back of them.
Having to eat school food would be a lot healthier for some children. Some parents don't know how to pack a good lunch and it's true that some just don't care.
I'll never forget the lunches I used to take to school back in grade 7 and 8. Anyone know what canned sardines are? I used to love sardine sandwiches, so my mother almost always made that for my lunch, but for some reason others in school didn't like that. Other kids would even move away from me when I was eating because you can smell sardines.
I'll never forget the lunches I used to take to school back in grade 7 and 8. Anyone know what canned sardines are? I used to love sardine sandwiches, so my mother almost always made that for my lunch, but for some reason others in school didn't like that. Other kids would even move away from me when I was eating because you can smell sardines.