Lunch box surprise

Parents cleaning out their child's lunchbox at the end of the school day could be in for a nasty surprise — a scolding note from teacher alongside the half-eaten sandwiches and empty crisp packets.
The School Food Trust wants teachers to send out warning letters to parents who fail to comply with school healthy-eating policies. And in advice that could be seen as patronising, the government-funded body suggests further that they send congratulatory letters to those who pack healthy lunches for their children.

I wonder how much taxpayer's money the 'school food trust' soak up to come out with these 'gems'.

I'd be tempted to send a letter back telling them what their failings are as teachers.

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They can nob off, I use to eat all sorts of crap at school as I'm the fussiest eater on the planet.......my mum literally had to give me what I would eat as there wasnt much I would eat bless her.....I was a right pain in the ****

I have started eating carrots recently though.......the only veg I eat

You big fanny! Eat some bloody veg

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I'd send em a letter back saying F off, my son ain't fat and never will be....its genetic
he gets school meals paid for by me anyway...even then he don't eat much and is a waste of money...lunchboxes are worse

where is this think tank, and how much do they pay em?? bloody idiots

Nanny state nonsense - Im just glad my kids are grown up!

My youngest's day nursery (half day) refuse to let the kids eat anything they don't deem as 'healthy' - that's a pretty effective way to deal with it. Send healthy food, or your child brings it home again & doesn't actually have a snack in the mornings.

That said, there is some food we class as healthy that the staff don't. Like the organic fruit bars from Tesco...

The eldest two have breakfast and lunch at school, subsidised by the LEA.

The kids are always eating healthy food anyway, the favourite at the moment is peas, taken fresh from the pods, raw.

If they took the time to send us a "congratulations" letter, I'd be sorely dissapointed that they wasted their time, and politely ask the school not to bother again. Their time can be better spent elsewhere IMO.

A quick google gives their funding
http://www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/Up...statements.pdf

£15 million to start up with an additional £7 million a year to run, their greatest expense being 'issue profiling and campaiging' (£2million)
Start up recruitment costs £581,000
and a Chief Exec taking £80k/year (with 20k /year pension contribution)

We are passionate about our task and have set ourselves four key goals that we will strive to achieve over the next three years:

• Ensure all schools meet the food based and nutrient based standards for lunch and non-lunch food
• Increase the uptake of school meals
• Reduce diet-related inequalities in childhood through food education and school based initiatives
• Improve food skills through food education, and school and community initiatives

Sounds like a breeze to me! I think I need to start looking for a job in the Government sector. That's your money folks

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

That's your money folks

It's not though really is it?

We'd have to pay the same taxes regardless of where it's getting spent. It's just the office jockey who decides where to spend it that should get shot!

IMO, there should be the death penalty brought back, and anyone who works in finances for the govenment should be given the choice:
- If you sign that contract, and don't make a visible improvement to the economy based on this set of criteria, you will be deemed guilty of breach of contract, which for public sector work carries a sentence of death.

That should sort the men from the boys

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Originally Posted by Baph

My youngest's day nursery (half day) refuse to let the kids eat anything they don't deem as 'healthy' - that's a pretty effective way to deal with it. Send healthy food, or your child brings it home again & doesn't actually have a snack in the mornings.

I simply dont understand what right they have to do that.

If a parent gives their child something to eat at lunch, the school/nursery have no right to take that food from the child. It completely undermines the parent and their decisions.

Very wrong in my opinion.

Originally Posted by Baph

It's not though really is it?

Well it could be diverted to take care of the huge debt that NuLabour has drummed up, so I'd say it was. The government spent over £100 billion on these quangos last year [here]. A huge turn around is needed to halt the crazy spending; work for works sake just doesn't work (ironic ey?)