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Keribells
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In NC- child's lunch from home not acceptable.
Keribells
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A little much IMO....makes me wonder if this same school has the holiday parties and junk food issues that some of you guys are experiencing.
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Re: In NC- child's lunch from home not acceptable.
I don't entirely agree with the lunch her mother sent, but it's certainly better than chicken nuggets! And I do agree with the mother that if her child won't eat vegetables without her watching her, then I wouldn't send them either. Why waste the money or the effort. They don't know what the child is eating at home.
I do give a side-eye to some of the kids at DD's school though that get dropped off pretty much daily (same kids over and over) with a McDonald's breakfast or donuts. Or fruit snacks. Fruit snacks are not a breakfast food, I don't care if they are organic! Ugh. Apparently her school doesn't follow any guidelines like that for food brought from home. I know the lunches they provide do seem to follow the guidelines.
I read this article yesterday and I was so frustrated by it. I had a long ranty post about it but it was irritating, so to sum up how I feel about this:
1) Nothing in nugget form is going to be better than a home made turkey and cheese sandwich.
2) The government is overstepping its boundaries and I'm uncomfortable with this reaction.
3) Parents who judge other parents' food choices for their kids need to examine themselves and their parenting decisions first. In other words, myob.
Are you kidding me? I would have lost my sh!t on that school if I were that parent. wtf. I really don't think it's appropriate for the government to be dictating what parents can pack for a school lunch unless something extremely serious is happening.
Chips? Not my thing, but not "federal inspector overrides parents' wishes" worthy. Man, this story really pisses me off.
Hmm, not sure if this is directed specifically at me or not, but I will always judge when I see someone feeding their kids McDonald's or donuts every day. It's just not healthy at all. If it's whether or not they feed their kids oranges vs. apples, I could care less.
It's your prerogative to judge, but it's still none of your business.
I think it is ridiculous and definitely the state overstepping. I know in Texas they can't say anything about the food a parent sends for their own child. The rules only apply to food supplied by the school/teacher. However as a parent of a child their shouldn't you know what the rules are, no potato chips- if you don't agree with them the thing to do is not just ignore it in my opinion- do something about it if you don't agree.
I will say though that depending on what exactly the turkey sandwich consisted of (type of processed meat, type of bread, mayo, etc) a chicken nugget in Texas schools could be as healthy- they are whole grain breading and baked- and they are definitely healthier than potato chips.
I judge when I see the kids break open cheetos, "juice" and a ding dong at A's school. No, it is not my business, so I would never say or do anything, but I still judge.
The only part that makes me a little bit snippy is that no one seemed to know why the lunch didn't get approved or didn't agree on why it couldn't be approved. Otherwise, that mother should have known the rules and chosen to abide by them. If the guidelines were stated, along with the fees that would be charged for supplemental food, then too bad, pay the bill. Send the kid with half a carrot that you know she won't eat to avoid the fee, whatever. Our preschool has pretty strict rules that govern what the parents send and to my knowledge, there haven't been any issues.
I don't think this is a case of judging the mother for sending chips. It's a case of "she didn't abide by the rules" which would be fine, if the school was in agreement with the inspector regarding what the rules were...
Plain. Just plain.
Would that be grounds for child abuse charges?
What I want to know is why they gave her chicken nuggets. Her lunch wasn't protein deficient, it was vegetable deficient.
Oh, and I have a *huge* problem with the parent's wishes being overridden.
I'm sure that this will not shock any of you, but I'm totally a judger. I wouldn't say anything to the parents and I respect their right to feed their kid whatever they want, but yeah, I judge.
I believe they made her buy a tray, and it was a chicken nugget tray, which would come with veggies and fruit (at least it does here). It just sounds more sensational to say "they made her have chicken nuggets instead of a turkey sandwich"
If that is the case then I am slightly less outraged. I was picturing them throwing away her sack lunch and plopping a caf tray in front of her instead.
I still think it's ridiculous, but not quite as appallingly ridiculous.
I get the point of it. If a kid (in this case, a 4 y/o) comes to school w/ a twinkie and a coke on the daily, then NC HHS is saying they can/will charge the parent and provide the child w/ a lunch w/ a dairy, protein, fruit and veg. To be honest, I don't have a problem w/ that.
Here, someone made a mistake. NC HHS has said as much. The kid's lunch was fine and it should not have been supplemented.
I also think that this is dangerous territory given the specific dietary needs of children w/ allergies and/or intolerance.