School Meals Blog :9 year old girl and her parents :In the News

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/09/article-0-130186CA000005DC-883_638x403.jpg
Looks OK to me
Eat your Food and stop being a Trouble Maker


9 year olds should not be trouble makers online


School meal shockers: Croquettes, an ice lolly and cucumber... lunch for pupils as exposed online by nine-year-old campaigner Martha

Martha Payne began adding daily photos of school lunches to own blog site
Site chalked up 40,000 hits yesterday
Campaign to improve school dinners echoes Jamie Oliver's efforts


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2142121/School-meal-shockers-Croquettes-ice-lolly-cucumber--lunch-pupils-captured-girl-9.html#ixzz1uS08GSqt

[King Gizzard]

Doesn't look healthy though does it? The cucumbers on their own is a bit of a piss take ''here's a terribly unwholesome meal but don't worry we've added cucumber so it's alright''

[Vanessa]

That's not a lunch! :o

[King Gizzard]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/10/article-2142121-130186E6000005DC-633_640x388.jpg

[Vanessa]

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It's not enough. :bawling:

[Omah]

I eat anything (usually), but I wouldn't eat that rubbish ..... :yuk:

[Vanessa]

I eat anything (usually), but I wouldn't eat that rubbish ..... :yuk:

It's not proper food. These kids need something healthy. Like pasta. :blush:

[Omah]

It's not proper food. These kids need something healthy. Like pasta. :blush:

One of those meals IS pasta :

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/10/article-2142121-1304C225000005DC-237_634x452.jpg

Today's dinner was carrot and coriander soup followed by mince pasta. I did remember my mouthfuls but as the soup was so hot I burnt my mouth and had to take many little sips! The soup was brilliant. We don't have Carrot and coriander soup very often but its the first time I've tried it and I love it! The mince pasta was the same as spaghetti bolognese but with different shaped pasta and more sweetcorn than last time. I dont know why they call it mince pasta and not just spagbol!

I wouldn't feed it to a dog ..... :hmph:

[Vanessa]

One of those meals IS pasta :

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/10/article-2142121-1304C225000005DC-237_634x452.jpg



I wouldn't feed it to a dog ..... :hmph:

Yes, but that's not how you make it! That looks horrible! :o:nono:

[Kizzy]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/09/article-0-130186CA000005DC-883_638x403.jpg
Looks OK to me
Eat your Food and stop being a Trouble Maker


9 year olds should not be trouble makers online


School meal shockers: Croquettes, an ice lolly and cucumber... lunch for pupils as exposed online by nine-year-old campaigner Martha

Martha Payne began adding daily photos of school lunches to own blog site
Site chalked up 40,000 hits yesterday
Campaign to improve school dinners echoes Jamie Oliver's efforts


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2142121/School-meal-shockers-Croquettes-ice-lolly-cucumber--lunch-pupils-captured-girl-9.html#ixzz1uS08GSqt

She is a person arista, she has as much right to use the internet as you or I. Well done to her! I posted something similar a month or so ago, relating to the cost and the quality of food privided to primary schools...Its disgusting the meal cost £2 and I only see at the most 30p worth of food on the plate...
Times that profit by the number of primary schools in the UK and it is a money making scam by the contracted suppliers.
Hopefully now thanks to the efforts of this little girl people will become aware of how schools are failing in their duty of care to children by allowing this to continue.
I would sugget everyone boycott them, no meals bought= no profits.

[Vanessa]

She is a person arista, she has as much right to use the internet as you or I. Well done to her! I posted something similar a month or so ago, relating to the cost and the quality of food privided to primary schools...Its disgusting the meal cost £2 and I only see at the most 30p worth of food on the plate...
Times that profit by the number of primary schools in the UK and it is a money making scam by the contracted suppliers.
Hopefully now thanks to the efforts of this little girl people will become aware of how schools are failing in their duty of care to children by allowing this to continue.
I would sugget everyone boycott them, no meals bought= no profits.

A packed lunch is better than this rubbish! :mad:

[arista]

She is a person arista, she has as much right to use the internet as you or I. Well done to her! I posted something similar a month or so ago, relating to the cost and the quality of food privided to primary schools...Its disgusting the meal cost £2 and I only see at the most 30p worth of food on the plate...
Times that profit by the number of primary schools in the UK and it is a money making scam by the contracted suppliers.
Hopefully now thanks to the efforts of this little girl people will become aware of how schools are failing in their duty of care to children by allowing this to continue.
I would sugget everyone boycott them, no meals bought= no profits.



No Kizzy her Parents are Militant

[arista]

One of those meals IS pasta :

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/10/article-2142121-1304C225000005DC-237_634x452.jpg



I wouldn't feed it to a dog ..... :hmph:

Bloody Right
Dogs Eat Horse Meat in tins.


If you went back to just after the War
kids got Far Less than
that great meal.

[Kizzy]

No Kizzy her Parents are Militant

No, they are are not, they have every right to highlight this, militant? exposing poor nutrition...Whats next plans to topple the government?...

[Kizzy]

Bloody Right
Dogs Eat Horse Meat in tins.


If you went back to just after the War
kids got Far Less than
that great meal.

They got a nutritionally balanced filling meal...for free.
Not charged £8-10pw for rubbish.
Im sorry arista but your view on this issue is in my opinion slightly warped.

[arista]

Making that 9 year old
posting Proper Meals Online - Trouble Making Militants Parents

Those Food Meals are Enough for a 9 year old.
Years ago they had much less.

[arista]

They got a nutritionally balanced filling meal...for free.
Not charged £8-10pw for rubbish.
Im sorry arista but your view on this issue is in my opinion slightly warped.



No Kizzy
Times Are Hard

We do not want Trouble Making Online kids

[Vanessa]

Kids need to eat healthy food. That's not good enough. :nono:

[Omah]

Making that 9 year old
posting Proper Meals Online - Trouble Making Militants Parents

Those Food Meals are Enough for a 9 year old.
Years ago they had much less.

It doesn't look like it here :

http://rememberwhen.gazettelive.co.uk/meal%20time_0003%20495.jpg

:joker:

[Niamh.]

If that girl and her parents have such an issue with school dinners..........why not make her a packed lunch, they are her parents after all, it's their job.

[Kizzy]

Wow, I'm just going to stop trying as you can't even make a reasoned argument arista...
Its not good enough vanessa no, and to bleed a tenner off working parents for this crap should be criminal.
Someone ring jamie!

[Vanessa]

Wow, I'm just going to stop trying as you can't even make a reasoned argument arista...
Its not good enough vanessa no, and to bleed a tenner off working parents for this crap should be criminal.
Someone ring jamie!

It seems to me that school dinners were better before. Now kids hardly get anything. :sad:

[Kazanne]

She would do well to remember some kids DIE for this kind of food,it would be a feast to them,she needs to stop moaning,stop being greedy ,it may not look much,but no one will starve,what does she (her parents)expect,if they are that bothered send her with a packed lunch,sorry does that sound mean,lol.and as Arista said,if you look up the food that was available years ago it was not so good,but they survived.

[Vanessa]

She would do well to remember some kids DIE for this kind of food,it would be a feast to them,she needs to stop moaning,stop being greedy ,it may not look much,but no one will starve,what does she (her parents)expect,if they are that bothered send her with a packed lunch,sorry does that sound mean,lol.and as Arista said,if you look up the food that was available years ago it was not so good,but they survived.

Are you sure? It seems to me that school dinners were better before. :suspect:

[Kizzy]

If that girl and her parents have such an issue with school dinners..........why not make her a packed lunch, they are her parents after all, it's their job.

Yes that is one soloution but its not really the issue niamh, It's hoodwinking parents who pay for meals by giving the child insufficient inferior food.

[Omah]

http://www.educationengland.org.uk/articles/22food.html

By 1951, 49 per cent of the school population ate school meals and 84 per cent drank school milk.

Despite food rationing (which lasted until 1954) children in 1950 had healthier diets than their counterparts in the 1990s, according to a study by the Medical Research Council (James Meikle The Guardian 30 November 1999). Post-war four year olds had higher calcium and iron intakes through greater consumption of bread and milk, greens and potatoes. They ate and drank less sugar than children today. The government planners responsible for rationing and nutrition had done 'a stunningly good job' said the study's Director Michael Wadsworth. 'Not only did everyone get enough to eat, they got the right things ... This study shows that food and nutrient intake at the time was better than today. The higher amounts of bread, milk and vegetables consumed in 1950 are closer to the healthy eating guidelines in the 1990s. The children's higher calcium intake could have potential benefits for their bone health in later life while their vegetable consumption may protect them against heart and respiratory disease and some forms of cancer.'

Post-war children had higher calorie and fat intakes than four year olds forty years later, 'but it is also likely that the children would have been more active and consequently would have needed more energy than children today.'

The typical daily diet of a child in 1950 consisted of eggs or cereal with bread and butter for breakfast; meat, potatoes, a vegetable and a pudding for lunch; bread, butter and jam, cake and sometimes biscuits for tea; and milk last thing at night. Strawberries and rhubarb were the most frequently consumed fruits; fresh peas, lettuce and tomatoes the most commonly eaten vegetables.

No burgers, crisps or coke ..... :nono:

[Vanessa]

Yes that is one soloution but its not really the issue niamh, It's hoodwinking parents who pay for meals by giving the child insufficient inferior food.

They could offer chicken or fish with vegetables. That would be healthier. :blush:

[Kazanne]

Are you sure? It seems to me that school dinners were better before. :suspect:

I meant in the times of rationing etc,as Arista pointed out,I actually remember really liking my school dinners back in the 90s:hugesmile:

[Vanessa]

I meant in the times of rationing etc,as Arista pointed out,I actually remember really liking my school dinners back in the 90s:hugesmile:

I think they could offer better meals. It doesn't have to be expensive.

[Kizzy]

Found this pic of a school in islington in 2010...Notice the difference in the meal?
http://islingtonblogs.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a7ce0198970b0133f60e1c00970b-800wi

[Omah]

http://www.educationengland.org.uk/articles/22food.html

Thatcher's overwhelming desire to slash public spending became much clearer when she became Prime Minister in 1979. During her first year in power she finally killed off the provision of school milk. But she was to go on to do much greater damage.

Her right-wing government was bent on an orgy of privatisation of public services. Having disposed of school milk, the Tories went on to inflict a double blow on the school meals service itself. First, the 1980 Education Act abolished the minimum nutritional standards for school meals and removed the statutory obligation on LEAs to provide a meals service, requiring them only to provide food for children of families on supplementary benefit or family income supplement who were eligible for free meals. This disastrous decision was compounded by the introduction of Commercial Competitive Tendering, which obliged local authorities to choose the most 'competitive' (for which read 'cheap') catering on offer. As a result, private companies took over many school kitchens and, in order to maximise profit and eliminate waste, they persuaded schools to go over to free-choice cafeteria systems. The result, according to the Coronary Prevention Group, was the 'easy option of providing popular fast-food items such as burgers and chips' (Joanna Blythman The Guardian 23 July 1999).

Thatcher hadn't finished yet. The 1986 Social Security Act (which came into force in 1988) resulted in thousands of children losing their entitlement to free school meals.

Bliddy Thatcher ..... :mad:

[Vanessa]

Found this pic of a school in islington in 2010...Notice the difference in the meal?
http://islingtonblogs.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a7ce0198970b0133f60e1c00970b-800wi

That looks much better. :pipe:

[Kazanne]

http://www.educationengland.org.uk/articles/22food.html



Bliddy Thatcher ..... :mad:

Oh dear,when in doubt,blame the Tories!

[Omah]

Found this pic of a school in islington in 2010...Notice the difference in the meal?
http://islingtonblogs.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a7ce0198970b0133f60e1c00970b-800wi

This one doesn't look so good :

http://islingtonblogs.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a7ce0198970b0133f39d467d970b-800wi

Perhaps they have special dietary requirements .... :conf:

[Omah]

Oh dear,when in doubt,blame the Tories!

Facts are facts ..... :pipe:

[arista]

She would do well to remember some kids DIE for this kind of food,it would be a feast to them,she needs to stop moaning,stop being greedy ,it may not look much,but no one will starve,what does she (her parents)expect,if they are that bothered send her with a packed lunch,sorry does that sound mean,lol.and as Arista said,if you look up the food that was available years ago it was not so good,but they survived.


Bang On Right

[arista]

Oh dear,when in doubt,blame the Tories!

Yes Omah is good at that

[Kizzy]

Oh dear,when in doubt,blame the Tories!

He is only quoting facts kezanne, you can't argue with facts...
Schools now have to account for meals as part of their budget due to the changes made then. So the less money they spend on food the more they generate a profit from the money charged for them.

[Kizzy]

[B]


Bang On Right

Can I just remind you we do not live in a third world country or the 1950's....Thankyou, please stick to the issue.

[Niamh.]

Yes that is one soloution but its not really the issue niamh, It's hoodwinking parents who pay for meals by giving the child insufficient inferior food.

I don't agree, they don't like the food that's been offered, give her a packed lunch.........Simples. It takes 5 minutes to make a nice healthy sandwich and pack some fruit in a lunch box. I think parents are just being lazy tbh.

[arista]

I don't agree, they don't like the food that's been offered, give her a packed lunch.........Simples. It takes 5 minutes to make a nice healthy sandwich and pack some fruit in a lunch box. I think parents are just being lazy tbh.


Yes and some are Militant

[Omah]

http://www.educationengland.org.uk/articles/22food.html

Thatcher couldn't have destroyed the nutritional basis of school meals at a worse moment. The eighties and nineties saw a number of significant changes in British society. There were social changes, with greater mobility, more working mothers and Thatcher's own emphasis on the individual rather than the group. There were technological changes, including big increases in the use of the freezer and the microwave (leading to a reduction in home cooking), and the video and the computer (leading to a more sedentary lifestyle for many children). Commercial pressures resulted in the rise of the big supermarkets and a huge increase in television advertising. There was a rapid widening of the poverty gap, caused by Tory tax cuts and by their cynical use of unemployment as a political and economic tool. In education, the selling of school fields led to a decrease in physical activity, while the National Curriculum's effective abolition of Home Economics resulted in children leaving school with little interest in or understanding of food preparation. All these factors led to a huge change in the nation's diet, with much less fresh food being cooked at home and a much greater reliance on ready-made (and higher profit) meals.

Bliddy Tories - nothing changes - they're only interested in the pursuit of money at the expense of others - bliddy granny-bashing tax-evading millionaires ..... :yuk:

[arista]

Wow, I'm just going to stop trying as you can't even make a reasoned argument arista...
Its not good enough vanessa no, and to bleed a tenner off working parents for this crap should be criminal.
Someone ring jamie!


Jamie agrees with these meals


Times are Real Hard

[Kizzy]

Jamie agrees with these meals


Times are Real Hard

Are you filling in for micheal arista?...
As omah has correctly stated food for children at school is now no more than a money making scam.
Yes the soloution is packed lunch i dont dispute that for a moment and any parent who found they were paying £2 a day for that junk would agree.

However it exposes to dark side of schools in my opinion, the way they use school meals as a way to exploit parents and childrens health by providing this substandard meal.

[arista]

"filling in"


No I have been here a long time
I am not a newbie.

[MTVN]

Her Dad seems a nice chap

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/10/article-2142121-130275FB000005DC-319_634x830.jpg

[Vicky.]

Those meals look absolutely disgusting.

We were lucky enough to be able to pick what we wanted at school from quite a lrage selection (all different prices mind) and the dinners in general were great. i dont think this kid is just trying to cause trouble...she wouldnt be able to cause trouble simply by posting her school meals if there wasnt something wrong with them tbh

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/09/article-0-130274EF000005DC-616_638x417.jpg

She is a Trouble Maker

[Vanessa]

Those meals look absolutely disgusting.

We were lucky enough to be able to pick what we wanted at school from quite a lrage selection (all different prices mind) and the dinners in general were great. i dont think this kid is just trying to cause trouble...she wouldnt be able to cause trouble simply by posting her school meals if there wasnt something wrong with them tbh

I agree! There's hardly any food in them! :nono:

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/09/article-0-130186CA000005DC-883_638x403.jpg

Less is better.

This Meal is a Good meal for a 9 year old.

[MTVN]

They're probably quite big meals really, but she goes and eats half of it first and then takes a picture

[Vicky.]

Yes that is one soloution but its not really the issue niamh, It's hoodwinking parents who pay for meals by giving the child insufficient inferior food.

Indeed. Then this child tries to show people this and gets blasted for being greedy/selfish...

We had an issue slightly like this a year or so ago with gavins oldest son. he was coming in from school starving...while we were paying for dinners for him. He wouldnt talk to us about it so we asked the teachers, who told us that he was eating plenty at dinnertime and he must just be hungry because he played football a lot and was burning it off...which seemed a reasonable answer. The next term his sister started at the school. Thats when we found out what was going on...he wasnt eating ANYTHING at lunchtime. He was drinking his juice (and having his milk and biscuits through the day) but that was it.

Had we known this we would have put him on packed lunches...which he is on now. However the teachers blatantly lied to our faces about what was going on. Surely they must have noticed a child throwing their entire dinner away everyday. I cant say if it was the schools fault or not, gavs daughter LOVES the dinners there so it cant really be the quality of the food or anything, but they should have told us either way that he was not eating instead of leading us to believe he was and havin us continue to pay for meals that were getting wasted and having a hungry child.

[Vicky.]

I don't agree, they don't like the food that's been offered, give her a packed lunch.........Simples. It takes 5 minutes to make a nice healthy sandwich and pack some fruit in a lunch box. I think parents are just being lazy tbh.

Meh, I see your point but if you are paying 2 quid a day for hot meals you expect your child to get something half decent at least. not a burger that looks like its been dropped into a pile of sawdust, a couple of tiny croquettes and a token slice of cucumber :laugh:

[Vicky.]

They're probably quite big meals really, but she goes and eats half of it first and then takes a picture

:joker:

[arista]

Vicky thats a shame that yours/Gavs child
had problems. Thats not nice

But this is about a 9 year olds Blog
thats making trouble
in hard times

Ch5's Matt Wright
said this morning
its enough for a 9 year old

[Vicky.]

Vicky thats a shame that yours/Gavs child
had problems. Thats not nice

But this is about a 9 year olds Blog
thats making trouble
in hard times

How is it just making trouble though? All shes doing is posting photos of her meals. Noone would say anything if there wasnt some kind of problem with the meals would they :S

If she was posting a decent meal everyday...no-one would bat an eyelid.

[Niamh.]

Indeed. Then this child tries to show people this and gets blasted for being greedy/selfish...

We had an issue slightly like this a year or so ago with gavins oldest son. he was coming in from school starving...while we were paying for dinners for him. He wouldnt talk to us about it so we asked the teachers, who told us that he was eating plenty at dinnertime and he must just be hungry because he played football a lot and was burning it off...which seemed a reasonable answer. The next term his sister started at the school. Thats when we found out what was going on...he wasnt eating ANYTHING at lunchtime. He was drinking his juice (and having his milk and biscuits through the day) but that was it.

Had we known this we would have put him on packed lunches...which he is on now. However the teachers blatantly lied to our faces about what was going on. Surely they must have noticed a child throwing their entire dinner away everyday. I cant say if it was the schools fault or not, gavs daughter LOVES the dinners there so it cant really be the quality of the food or anything, but they should have told us either way that he was not eating instead of leading us to believe he was and havin us continue to pay for meals that were getting wasted and having a hungry child.

Sorry Vicky but I strongly disagree with that. It is not and it should not be the teachers or the cafeteria staffs responsibility to check whether kids are eating all their lunch or not. Kids will be kids, I had war with my daughter for two years for not eating her lunch and throwing it away after school. That happens with kids whether it's a packed lunch or not and teachers have enough to be doing then to check who's eating what, in fairness.

[Niamh.]

Meh, I see your point but if you are paying 2 quid a day for hot meals you expect your child to get something half decent at least. not a burger that looks like its been dropped into a pile of sawdust, a couple of tiny croquettes and a token slice of cucumber :laugh:

lol, you wouldn't get a bag of crisps and a drink here for 2 quid not to mind a hot meal!

[arista]

How is it just making trouble though? All shes doing is posting photos of her meals. Noone would say anything if there wasnt some kind of problem with the meals would they :S

If she was posting a decent meal everyday...no-one would bat an eyelid.


She is now going Worldwide thanks to the D.Mail.

Some of us see it as a decent meal for a 9 year old

[Vicky.]

Sorry Vicky but I strongly disagree with that. It is not and it should not be the teachers or the cafeteria staffs responsibility to check whether kids are eating all their lunch or not. Kids will be kids, I had war with my daughter for two years for not eating her lunch and throwing it away after school. That happens with kids whether it's a packed lunch or not and teachers have enough to be doing then to check who's eating what, in fairness.

Fully agree. However over the space of a month or so Im sure someone would have noticed that he was eating NOTHING at all

And if they didnt know, which would be fair enough I guess, why lie about it and assure us he was eating all his meals and blame his hunger on his sports etc etc...

[Vicky.]

She is now going Worldwide thanks to the D.Mail.

Some of us see it as a decent meal for a 9 year old

Martha, whose mother Rebecca is a GP, began the blog because she is interested in writing.

With permission from teachers, she photographed her £2 lunches and wrote about them.



Seems the teachers never saw her as a troublemaker either :spin:

[Niamh.]

Fully agree. However over the space of a month or so Im sure someone would have noticed.

And if they didnt know, which would be fair enough, why lie about it and assure us he was eating all his meals etc etc...

I don't know, maybe they actually did think he was eating them and didn't see him binning them?

[Vicky.]

I don't know, maybe they actually did think he was eating them and didn't see him binning them?

If they didnt know, they shouldnt lie. Simple as.

[Vicky.]

(Now feels the need to point out that the school is under a different headteacher now and has vastly improved in all areas. They do seem to know what the kids get up to now)

Not just slagging them off, will give credit where its due :laugh:

[arista]

Seems the teachers never saw her as a troublemaker either :spin:


Yes Teachers Union.


Trouble Makers

[Niamh.]

If they didnt know, they shouldnt lie. Simple as.

I said maybe they did think he was eating them......that's not a lie.

[Vicky.]

I said maybe they did think he was eating them......that's not a lie.

It IS a lie to make out as if you know he is eating them...when you dont actually know and its just a guess. IMO anyway

[Niamh.]

It IS a lie to make out as if you know he is eating them...when you dont actually know and its just a guess. IMO anyway

We won't fall out over it anyway :laugh:

[Vicky.]

Of course not :love:

[Kazanne]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/09/article-0-130274EF000005DC-616_638x417.jpg

She is a Trouble Maker

she doesn't look exactly starved and suffering from malnutrition,does she,lol.

[Vanessa]

she doesn't look exactly starved and suffering from malnutrition,does she,lol.

That's not the point. The meals aren't good value for money at all. There's hardly any food in them! :nono:

[Kazanne]

That's not the point. The meals aren't good value for money at all. There's hardly any food in them! :nono:

blimey how much does one want,she even got a lolly:hugesmile:

[Vanessa]

blimey how much does one want,she even got a lolly:hugesmile:

Kids need healthy food. Like meat and vegetables for example. And fruit. :pipe:

[Kazanne]

Kids need healthy food. Like meat and vegetables for example. And fruit. :pipe:

I have kids,I know they need healthy food,you can make a healthy meal from £2 a day,the school is being lazy or the parents.

[Vanessa]

I have kids,I know they need healthy food,you can make a healthy meal from £2 a day,the school is being lazy or the parents.

I agree. I wouldn't want my nephews to eat that rubbish. :(

[arista]

she doesn't look exactly starved and suffering from malnutrition,does she,lol.


Bang On Right.

[Vanessa]

Bang On Right.

Fruit and vegetables aren't expensive. The school is being lazy. :nono:

[arista]

Fruit and vegetables aren't expensive. The school is being lazy. :nono:

Its a fair meal for a 9 year old.


Times are hard,
that meal is good enough.

[Vicky.]

she doesn't look exactly starved and suffering from malnutrition,does she,lol.

Maybe because she gets fed well at home.

Its really not the point though. I fail to see why people are happy for children to be fed this crap when murderers and the likes are better fed.

Ah well, at least the prisoners are healthy, will stop people bleating about their human rights and that :)

Yes, the parents of this particular child could probably afford to just switch to packed lunches (and I dont see why they havent tbh...though personally I think a hot meal is healthier), but a lot cant...as they get the school meals for free. And yes, some get school meals for free because the parents are nothing but workshy scroungers, but many are in that situation through no fault of their own...no reason for their kids to have to eat what I, to be quite honest, wouldnt feed to a dog.

The quantity there is probably enough for a 9 year old, but the quality is not. I doubt a piece of fruit costs much more than an icelolly...if it was healthy stuff instead of just empty calories I doubt so many people would be pissed off by this. And the teachers have the nerve to complain about kids being hyperactive or lethargic...feeding them this **** wont help things at all

Luckily its not in all schools...thats the one good thing about it all.

[Vanessa]

Its a fair meal for a 9 year old.


Times are hard,
that meal is good enough.

No, it's not. Sorry, but i can't agree. I wouldn't want my nephew eating that rubbish! :eek:

[Vanessa]

Maybe because she gets fed well at home.

Its really not the point though. I fail to see why people are happy for children to be fed this crap when murderers and the likes are better fed.

Ah well, at least the prisoners are healthy, will stop people bleating about their human rights and that :)

Yes, the parents of this particular child could probably afford to just switch to packed lunches (and I dont see why they havent tbh...though personally I think a hot meal is healthier), but a lot cant...as they get the school meals for free. And yes, some get school meals for free because the parents are nothing but workshy scroungers, but many are in that situation through no fault of their own...no reason for their kids to have to eat what I, to be quite honest, wouldnt feed to a dog.

The quantity there is probably enough for a 9 year old, but the quality is not. I doubt a piece of fruit costs much more than an icelolly...if it was healthy stuff instead of just empty calories I doubt so many people would be pissed off by this. And the teachers have the nerve to complain about kids being hyperactive or lethargic...feeding them this **** wont help things at all

Luckily its not in all schools...thats the one good thing about it all.

I know. They need fruit and vegetables. Not fast food! :nono:

[Vicky.]

Its a fair meal for a 9 year old.


Times are hard,
that meal is good enough.

That meal is just a bunch of empty calories and chemicals.

The day they had soup though, I would say that was a more fair meal...as its a lot healthier than the others (ignoring the clumped together pasta :laugh: )

[Vanessa]

That meal is just a bunch of empty calories and chemicals.

The day they had soup though, I would say that was a more fair meal...as its a lot healthier than the others (ignoring the clumped together pasta :laugh: )

Pasta can be healthy, but it has to be simple. :blush:

[Vicky.]

http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/adultprison.pdf

(page 9 onwards unless you want to read it all)

A bit offtopic, but compare that to what you see on the schoolchilds plate :)

or even easier, google image prison meals, gives a better comparison.

[MTVN]

Sorry Vicky, I don't see the relevance of the comparison, prison meals are supplied by the State and according to this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4832552.stm) article at a cost of £1.68 per meal (not read that link you posted because it isn't loading so don't know if it gives a different figure) which is cheaper than what the school charge per meal, it's the schools fault that they're not spending that money wisely

[Vanessa]

Sorry Vicky, I don't see the relevance of the comparison, prison meals are supplied by the State and according to this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4832552.stm) article at a cost of £1.68 per meal (not read that link you posted because it isn't loading so don't know if it gives a different figure) which is cheaper than what the school charge per meal, it's the schools fault that they're not spending that money wisely

I agree. It's a disgrace. For £2 they should be getting a decent meal. :mad:

[Marc]

Wow. I guess kids can kind of get used to the small portions? On one hand it makes them less greedy, but on the other hand the profit being made on each child's dinner is a joke.

[Vicky.]

Sorry Vicky, I don't see the relevance of the comparison, prison meals are supplied by the State and according to this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4832552.stm) article at a cost of £1.68 per meal (not read that link you posted because it isn't loading so don't know if it gives a different figure) which is cheaper than what the school charge per meal, it's the schools fault that they're not spending that money wisely

If its cheaper than what the school charge, then why is there much more and why is it also healthier :suspect:

I know its the schools fault...just fancied drawing a comparison :pipe:

Kids v prisoners. Whos better looked after

[Vanessa]

Wow. I guess kids can kind of get used to the small portions? On one hand it makes them less greedy, but on the other hand the profit being made on each child's dinner is a joke.

There's hardly any food in each portion. It's all about profits. :nono:

[Marc]

If its cheaper than what the school charge, then why is there much more and why is it also healthier :suspect:

I know its the schools fault...just fancied drawing a comparison :pipe:

Kids v prisoners. Whos better looked after

In some places, they're the same thing :pipe:

[Vicky.]

In some places, they're the same thing :pipe:

True true :joker:

[Marc]

There's hardly any food in each portion. It's all about profits. :nono:

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070517000106/uncyclopedia/images/3/3d/Some_fat_kid.JPG

Gross.

[Marc]

True true :joker:

Rightio :pipe:

Now, how much profit do the schools/private companies make on kids dinners?

[MTVN]

If its cheaper than what the school charge, then why is there much more and why is it also healthier :suspect:

I know its the schools fault...just fancied drawing a comparison :pipe:

Kids v prisoners. Whos better looked after

Because they spend it more wisely I guess :shrug:

[Vicky.]

There's hardly any food in each portion. It's all about profits. :nono:

Its not the amount thats the problem, to me anyway. Its what there actually is. Mostly processed fatty crap

Ironically, if you send your child to school with a biscuit in their packed lunch, they get it took off them too as its unhealthy. Makes perfect sense :laugh:

[Vanessa]

Its not the amount thats the problem, to me anyway. Its what there actually is. Mostly processed fatty crap

Ironically, if you send your child to school with a biscuit in their packed lunch, they get it took off them too as its unhealthy. Makes perfect sense :laugh:

I agree. They need to provide healthier meals. It would cost them less to make that that rubbish! :blush:

[arista]

No, it's not. Sorry, but i can't agree. I wouldn't want my nephew eating that rubbish! :eek:

If possible, at some point,
let him see the Photo on the first post.

[Marc]

Healthy food is expensive tbh :idc:

[Vicky.]

Rightio :pipe:

Now, how much profit do the schools/private companies make on kids dinners?

**** knows, but I would guess at probably around £1 per meal or so.

[Vanessa]

If possible, at some point,
let him see the Photo on the first post.

School dinners in my country are healthy. They offer a good menu. At least it's not processed crap. :nono:

[Vanessa]

Healthy food is expensive tbh :idc:

Fruit and vegetables are quite cheap. :blush:

[Marc]

**** knows, but I would guess at probably around £1 per meal or so.

Who does that go to? The School or the company?

[Vicky.]

No idea :laugh:

[Vanessa]

No idea :laugh:

They probably share the profits! :mad:

[Niamh.]

**** knows, but I would guess at probably around £1 per meal or so.

But if it's a private company they have to make a profit, otherwise there would be no point in doing it.

I don't know, maybe it's cos our primary schools don't have canteens, it just seems strange that people expect schools to be responsible for kids diets, that should be the parents job imo.

[Vanessa]

But if it's a private company they have to make a profit, otherwise there would be no point in doing it.

I don't know, maybe it's cos our primary schools don't have canteens, it just seems strange that people expect schools to be responsible for kids diets, that should be the parents job imo.

I agree, but i don't like kids eating processed junk. It's wrong. :bawling:

[Kazanne]

but if it's a private company they have to make a profit, otherwise there would be no point in doing it.

I don't know, maybe it's cos our primary schools don't have canteens, it just seems strange that people expect schools to be responsible for kids diets, that should be the parents job imo.

this^

[Marc]

But if it's a private company they have to make a profit, otherwise there would be no point in doing it.

I don't know, maybe it's cos our primary schools don't have canteens, it just seems strange that people expect schools to be responsible for kids diets, that should be the parents job imo.

I'm sorry Niamh, but Irish people don't actually count when we're talking about stuff on this forum, ever. xox

[Ammi]

Rightio :pipe:

Now, how much profit do the schools/private companies make on kids dinners?

..very very little I would think..certainly the primary schools here take no money for the lunches at all..it isn't the schools who provide them..in some cases..certainly primary schools they are provided by the local council catering authority and in upper schools I believe by privately owned companies...if people think that the schools profit in any way they are quite simply misinformed.....
..it would be interesting to see whether those meals actually do represent what that particular school offers as I have never known a school not provide various salad items or vegetables...whether the child chooses to take it is a different matter entirely....but I do know that the meals are generally well balanced..as well as possible for £2..and they also bear in mind what children will actually eat as well..and what the parents want too.....
..there is not much you can buy for £2 in the way of a lunch so I personally feel that what they get is reasonable and there is an alternative...packed lunch..that way you know exactly what your child is eating and how much it cost

[Vicky.]

But if it's a private company they have to make a profit, otherwise there would be no point in doing it.

I don't know, maybe it's cos our primary schools don't have canteens, it just seems strange that people expect schools to be responsible for kids diets, that should be the parents job imo.

It IS the parents job, but when they are at school theres nowt you can do about it. Kids arent allowed to come home for lunch anymore (at seniors they get half an hour or so out of school...so technically they could come home but I mean younger kids)

A lot of parents probably dont even know about the junk their kids are eating...its not often you ge a full answer from a kid when you ask what they had for lunch, and a lot would hear 'cucumber' and think thats fine...not knowing it was 2./3 slices :laugh:. And some cant even afford to change it, not everyone can afford to make packed lunches daily...so their kids HAVE to eat what the school provide. Which IMO should be healthy...especially with everyone so up in arms about obese children etc.

[Niamh.]

I'm sorry Niamh, but Irish people don't actually count when we're talking about stuff on this forum, ever. xox

http://i.imgur.com/KpzRB.jpg

[MTVN]

Think they should just be grateful they get any dinners at all, our primary school didn't offer any :idc:

[Ammi]

Think they should just be grateful they get any dinners at all, our primary school didn't offer any :idc:

..why was that MTVN..?

..but yes you're right

[arista]

Who does that go to? The School or the company?

Profit goes to the Company
and School.

Is not the same in every school.

[Vicky.]

I think a lot of the problems are coming from school kitchens shutting down. My school had its own kitchen and everything we bought was freshly made.

My brothers school still has a ktichen and they have a variety of choices. Their school even sends a menu home a month in advance informing the parents of the choices that will be available for that month...which is a fantastic idea I think. And the stuff on it always sounds gorgeous too :love:

[arista]

Think they should just be grateful they get any dinners at all, our primary school didn't offer any :idc:


Bang On Right

[Niamh.]

It IS the parents job, but when they are at school theres nowt you can do about it. Kids arent allowed to come home for lunch anymore (at seniors they get half an hour or so out of school...so technically they could come home but I mean younger kids)

A lot of parents probably dont even know about the junk their kids are eating...its not often you ge a full answer from a kid when you ask what they had for lunch, and a lot would hear 'cucumber' and think thats fine...not knowing it was 2./3 slices :laugh:. And some cant even afford to change it, not everyone can afford to make packed lunches daily...so their kids HAVE to eat what the school provide. Which IMO should be healthy...especially with everyone so up in arms about obese children etc.

It's not expensive to make packed lunches though.

[Ammi]

Profit goes to the Company
and School.

Is not the same in every school.

..no profit whatsoever goes to the schools here Arista

[MTVN]

..why was that MTVN..?

..but yes you're right

Not sure, probably because it was such a tiny school and everyone just brought a packed lunch

[Vicky.]

It's not expensive to make packed lunches though.

I;m not saying it is. But some people (through no fault of their own, not talking about scroungers and that) cant afford to pay the extra tenner or so a week...and get free school meals.

[Ammi]

It's not expensive to make packed lunches though.

..it's no more expensive than a school lunch and then you know exactly what and how much your child is eating

[Vanessa]

I think a lot of the problems are coming from school kitchens shutting down. My school had its own kitchen and everything we bought was freshly made.

My brothers school still has a ktichen and they have a variety of choices. Their school even sends a menu home a month in advance informing the parents of the choices that will be available for that month...which is a fantastic idea I think. And the stuff on it always sounds gorgeous too :love:

That's how it should be in every school. :thumbs:

[Vicky.]

Not sure, probably because it was such a tiny school and everyone just brought a packed lunch

Yeah schools are only obligated to provide hot meals if the parents want them

I went to a quite small junior school and there was only about 20 of us that actually got hot meals :laugh:

[Ammi]

Not sure, probably because it was such a tiny school and everyone just brought a packed lunch

..tbh I think school meals will all go eventually

[Niamh.]

I;m not saying it is. But some people (through no fault of their own, not talking about scroungers and that) cant afford to pay the extra tenner or so a week...and get free school meals.

Oh right ok, I wasn't taking that into account, as I said, we don't have school dinners here at all

[Ammi]

That's how it should be in every school. :thumbs:

..it actually is in many many schools Vanessa..only people don't write that online very much

[Vicky.]

..it actually is in many many schools Vanessa..only people don't write that online very much

Yup, you only tend to hear about the bad things, noone would be interested in reading about a school that does things right unfortunately

[InOne]

The pic in the OP looks like prison food. Thought Jamie Oliver was meant to have made them all healthy? I remember in the younger days of primary school, the staff would walk around and make sure we were eating our meals

[Ammi]

Yup, you only tend to hear about the bad things, noone would be interested in reading about a school that does things right unfortunately

...every day I see what children in my school eat for £2..and it really is well balanced..I mean £2 is nothing so they're never going to get huge portions and there are always salad/vegetables but children hardly ever take them..I think I can count on one hand the children who eat vegetables...

..what worries me though is if school meals stop because people don't want them or they are not cost effective for the local authorities..then obviously schools will still offer free school meals to those who are eligable..but they will probably have to be delivered from outside of the school..and that will effect their quality so for the people who really do need that hot lunch...they will deteriote badly..which is very sad and wrong..

[Ammi]

The pic in the OP looks like prison food. Thought Jamie Oliver was meant to have made them all healthy? I remember in the younger days of primary school, the staff would walk around and make sure we were eating our meals

..well they do that in my school Joe..but children can be quite clever too..sneaking food into the bins or on the floor under the table when no one's looking..children are quite inventive

[InOne]

..well they do that in my school Joe..but children can be quite clever too..sneaking food into the bins or on the floor under the table when no one's looking..children are quite inventive

Yeah I just used to mush my plate around a bit and then ask to turn over lol

[Ammi]

Yeah I just used to mush my plate around a bit and then ask to turn over lol

..I imagine that girl in the OP..had thrown the rest of the salad under the table because she only likes cucumber..those kids aren't stupid

[Vicky.]

Ammi...at your school do they use proper plates?

I have never seen a prison style plate used for school children before...seems wrong somehow though I dont know how :S


Ahhh just had word from the kids' mother(gav got a bit worried and wanted to know exactly what his daughter had on her school meals today...:laugh: )

Today

Jacket potato + beans
Pasta
Sponge cake and custard

Then she went back for seconds...a ham salad sandwich

Wish all schools were like this :laugh:

[Vanessa]

Ammi...at your school do they use proper plates?

I have never seen a prison style plate used for school children before...seems wrong somehow though I dont know how :S


Ahhh just had word from the kids' mother(gav got a bit worried and wanted to know exactly what his daughter had on her school meals today...:laugh: )

Today

Jacket potato + beans
Pasta
Sponge cake and custard

Then she went back for seconds...a ham salad sandwich

Wish all schools were like this :laugh:

That sounds good. Healthy and balanced. :blush:

[Ammi]

Ammi...at your school do they use proper plates?

I have never seen a prison style plate used for school children before...seems wrong somehow though I dont know how :S


Ahhh just had word from the kids' mother(gav got a bit worried and wanted to know exactly what his daughter had on her school meals today...:laugh: )

Today

Jacket potato + beans
Pasta
Sponge cake and custard

Then she went back for seconds...a ham salad sandwich

Wish all schools were like this :laugh:

..yes proper plates..those trays went out quite a few years ago..they're awful
..and every day there is a salad choice or vegetables too..and the parents are always advised of the menus so they can plan when their child has lunch..

...I have to say though..the busiest lunch days..not only at our school but all of the others in the area are the ones where they have something like pizza/burger/sausage and chips...and sometimes we have to remove certain healthier meals..say pasta meals from the menu because the children refuse to eat them..and replace them with something they will eat..

..I appreciate what Jamie Oliver tried to do but in my experience unfortunately the majority of children/parents would rather eat meals or have their children eat meals less healthier because then they are assured they will actually eat them..and many children are not persuaded at home to try vegetables/pasta/rice so they will never eat it at school...sad

[Vanessa]

..yes proper plates..those trays went out quite a few years ago..they're awful
..and every day there is a salad choice or vegetables too..and the parents are always advised of the menus so they can plan when their child has lunch..

...I have to say though..the busiest lunch days..not only at our school but all of the others in the area are the ones where they have something like pizza/burger/sausage and chips...and sometimes we have to remove certain healthier meals..say pasta meals from the menu because the children refuse to eat them..and replace them with something they will eat..

..I appreciate what Jamie Oliver tried to do but in my experience unfortunately the majority of children/parents would rather eat meals or have their children eat meals less healthier because then they are assured they will actually eat them..and many children are not persuaded at home to try vegetables/pasta/rice so they will never eat it at school...sad

Their parents should encourage the kids to eat more fruit and veg. :blush:

[arista]

..no profit whatsoever goes to the schools here Arista


OK


But some schools share profits
under new contracts.


Times Are Hard

[arista]

No Vicky

They are White trays
Airline Contracts.

Prisons use Blue Plastic, I think.

[Niamh.]

Ammi...at your school do they use proper plates?

I have never seen a prison style plate used for school children before...seems wrong somehow though I dont know how :S


Ahhh just had word from the kids' mother(gav got a bit worried and wanted to know exactly what his daughter had on her school meals today...:laugh: )

Today

Jacket potato + beans
Pasta
Sponge cake and custard

Then she went back for seconds...a ham salad sandwich

Wish all schools were like this :laugh:

All that for £2? That's great value

[Vicky.]

..yes proper plates..those trays went out quite a few years ago..they're awful
..and every day there is a salad choice or vegetables too..and the parents are always advised of the menus so they can plan when their child has lunch..

...I have to say though..the busiest lunch days..not only at our school but all of the others in the area are the ones where they have something like pizza/burger/sausage and chips...and sometimes we have to remove certain healthier meals..say pasta meals from the menu because the children refuse to eat them..and replace them with something they will eat..

..I appreciate what Jamie Oliver tried to do but in my experience unfortunately the majority of children/parents would rather eat meals or have their children eat meals less healthier because then they are assured they will actually eat them..and many children are not persuaded at home to try vegetables/pasta/rice so they will never eat it at school...sad

Yeah I get that a lot of kids simply wont eat healthy, but at least the option is there I suppose.

Gavs daughter is the total opposite to how it sems most other kids are. shes constantly eating fruit and that (at our house anyway) and she tells her mother off if there is not veg on her plate for her tea :joker: We often have the mother twisting onto us on the phone about his daughter refusing to eat her hotdogs and chips until she makes some beans/peas and carrots or something to go with it. I think its hilarious...the mother doesnt. But she should feed her kids right and then she wuldnt have this problem.

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/09/article-0-130186CA000005DC-883_638x403.jpg

Many non trouble making 9 year olds
Love these Airline trays type

[Vicky.]

All that for £2? That's great value

£2.40 the meals are there.

But yeah, fantastic value I think

[Mystic Mock]

I like everything on that tray except for the cobs.

Also I think nobody should be forced to eat something they don't like, that's to strict when people do that to there children imo.

[Ammi]

OK


But some schools share profits
under new contracts.


Times Are Hard

..only the free schools..they're a completely different matter..they're the only ones who will be run more like a private company and they're less accountable so I believe they will make profits..bu that has nothing to do with local authority schools...money isn't even paid to the school at all..it goes directly to the local authority catering division..in fact if anything..a lot of primary schools organise 'special occassion' lunches from time to time and that comes out of their budget..so they're making a loss if you like..
..it's not an accurate picture to think that the majority of primary schools profit from school meals

[Vanessa]

I like everything on that tray except for the cobs.

Also I think nobody should be forced to eat something they don't like, that's to strict when people do that to there children imo.

I agree, but no processed junk. They should have healthier opitons like fish fingers. That burger looks anemic! :o

[Vicky.]

Our teachers used to sit at their own teachers table in the middle of the dinner hall and eat the exact same stuff as we did at lunchtime. I wonder if the teachers in that school do the same thing, I doubt it somehow :laugh:

Come to think of it, the teachers used to queue with us too...everything was the same as what we did :)

[Ammi]

..schools can't always offer an alternative when they're only say cooking 25-35 lunches a day..then that really wouldn't be cost effective..that £2 which parents pay..has to cover the cost of everything..kitchen salaries too...

...it's just not realistic

[arista]

..I imagine that girl in the OP..had thrown the rest of the salad under the table because she only likes cucumber..those kids aren't stupid


True
and Some are Trouble Makers
with Militant Parents.

[Ammi]

Our teachers used to sit at their own teachers table in the middle of the dinner hall and eat the exact same stuff as we did at lunchtime. I wonder if the teachers in that school do the same thing, I doubt it somehow :laugh:

Come to think of it, the teachers used to queue with us too...everything was the same as what we did :)

..yeah staff do have their lunches with the children sometime..I have to say I personally always bring my own lunch..but then I don't like a hot dinner at lunchtime..but the staff that do want one eat exactly the same as the children and they all say it's quite nice lol

[Ammi]

True
and Some are Trouble Makers
with Militant Parents.

..I prefer to call the children inventive Arista..
..some parents might possible fit that description though..I really wouldn't like to say

[Vicky.]

Still failing to see how the child is a troublemaker for taking photos of her school meals for a blog. Even asking permission to do so, its not like she did it sneakily to try and cause crap for the school. Hell she even praises some of the meals...she thinks the burger effort is 7/10 :S

[arista]

..I prefer to call the children inventive Arista..
..some parents might possible fit that description though..I really wouldn't like to say


OK.

[arista]

Still failing to see how the child is a troublemaker for taking photos of her school meals for a blog. Even asking permission to do so, its not like she did it sneakily to try and cause crap for the school. Hell she even praises some of the meals...she thinks the burger effort is 7/10 :S


OK Vicky I will Edit the Title.
I hope thats enough.

[Ammi]

Still failing to see how the child is a troublemaker for taking photos of her school meals for a blog. Even asking permission to do so, its not like she did it sneakily to try and cause crap for the school. Hell she even praises some of the meals...she thinks the burger effort is 7/10 :S

..I think that's just Arista's endearing term for them Vicky
..oh see he's editing the title..I think he loves children..probably make a great father

[Ammi]

..if I was headteacher at that school..I'd just say..'well done you for making a blog..you'll have to show me how sometime..'

[Vicky.]

OK Vicky I will Edit the Title.
I hope thats enough.

Haha you didnt have to do that :laugh:

I just really didnt understand how you could class her as a troublemaker thats all. I do, however, think the parents are using this for attention. They cant be that horrified or they would be making packed lunches (assuming the school allows them, some dont) as with the mother being a doctor, they can surely afford to do that, as they will be paying £2 per day now.

[arista]

..if I was headteacher at that school..I'd just say..'well done you for making a blog..you'll have to show me how sometime..'


I hope Ch4 News Debate this.


And I hope it gets onto
Have I Got News For You
which is recorded tonight for tomorrow
nights broadcast.

[Niamh.]

Haha you didnt have to do that :laugh:

I just really didnt understand how you could class her as a troublemaker thats all. I do, however, think the parents are using this for attention. They cant be that horrified or they would be making packed lunches (assuming the school allows them, some dont) as with the mother being a doctor, they can surely afford to do that, as they will be paying £2 per day now.

Exactly.

[arista]

Haha you didnt have to do that :laugh:

I just really didnt understand how you could class her as a troublemaker thats all. I do, however, think the parents are using this for attention. They cant be that horrified or they would be making packed lunches (assuming the school allows them, some dont) as with the mother being a doctor, they can surely afford to do that, as they will be paying £2 per day now.


Aminis term is better, of course

I use Trouble Maker
as Contracts at Schools
get Changed or Ended

[Ammi]

I hope Ch4 News Debate this.


And I hope it gets onto
Have I Got News For Youwhich is recorded tonight for tomorrow
nights broadcast.

..haha I hope so too

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/10/article-2142121-13035ED6000005DC-292_636x372.jpg

[Kizzy]

Its not endearing in the slightest, accusing children of being troublemakers and parents as militant for posting a picture of a school meal is offensive and wrong! Are we living in an era where we cannot air our view on anything without being berated for it....Just put up and shut up?....pfffft

[Vanessa]

Its not endearing in the slightest, accusing children of being troublemakers and parents as militant for posting a picture of a school meal is offensive and wrong! Are we living in an ere where we cannot air our view on anything without being berated for it....Just put up and shut up?....pfffft

Agreed. I think the blog is actually a good idea. :blush:

[Jack_]

If you think that's a sufficient lunch, you're an idiot quite frankly. It's pittance for what you have to pay, I'd be more understanding if the prices weren't so ridiculous for a portion so small. There's hardly anything on that plate.

She would do well to remember some kids DIE for this kind of food,it would be a feast to them,she needs to stop moaning,stop being greedy ,it may not look much,but no one will starve,what does she (her parents)expect,if they are that bothered send her with a packed lunch,sorry does that sound mean,lol.and as Arista said,if you look up the food that was available years ago it was not so good,but they survived.

SHE'S 9 YEARS OLD. NINE.

You're ranting as if she's some spoilt 16 year old girl.

[Kizzy]

Exactly! entrail burger, chemicals on a stick and dried potato starch....mmmmmm tasty....NOT!

[Kizzy]

Found this article, quite interesting
http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/20/04/2012/343300/Are-school-caterers-skimping-on-portion-sizes-to-cut.htm

[Vicky.]

Found this article, quite interesting
http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/20/04/2012/343300/Are-school-caterers-skimping-on-portion-sizes-to-cut.htm
Parents of primary school children are very much encouraged to see what they're having for a school meal. It's a very transparent process. They'll have either seen the facilities or tried the food for themselves. You'd be found out straight away if you tried to reduce portion sizes to cut costs," he explained.

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Erm...since when?

Yeah sometimes they have opening days at schools..but all they need to do is make sure the food is spot on on that day D:

[InOne]

It was all so much more simple back in the 90's.

[arista]

It was all so much more simple back in the 90's.


Yes and the School Budget was better.

[arista]

Matt Wright Ch5HD
on his show was given the tray of food
with the lolly.
Yesterday he said it was OK
on the Paper Review.





Its Eat what you want day.
The producer got him the same school meal on the
white tray.