[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Marc

Healthy food is expensive tbh

Fruit and vegetables are quite cheap.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

**** 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

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

No idea

They probably share the profits!

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

**** 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]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by niamh.

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]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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]

Originally Posted by Marc

Rightio

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.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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 . 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.]

Originally Posted by Marc

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

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[MTVN]

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

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by MTVN

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

..why was that MTVN..?

..but yes you're right

[arista]

Originally Posted by Marc

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

[arista]

Originally Posted by MTVN

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

Bang On Right

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

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 . 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]

Originally Posted by arista

Profit goes to the Company
and School.

Is not the same in every school.

..no profit whatsoever goes to the schools here Arista

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..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.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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]

Originally Posted by 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

That's how it should be in every school.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

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

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by MTVN

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.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

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