FabSwingers.com forum: School Meals

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

They have changed from whenever i had them,,

on offer today was Beef Chow Mein, Thai Green Curry or Jacket spud and beans..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You have slightly more choice than here, my daughters school has 2 options. 1 is vegetarian. No idea what they had as my eldest always has school dinners but we have to order 2weeks in advance!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My sons school have great food. He started hot dinners today as hes in infants but hes had sausage mash and beans. Last term they had roast gammon, etc I'm gunna dig out my school uniform and line up with them lol do u think they will notice?

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By *overs14Couple
over a year ago

norwich

My sons menu looks quite nice. They get a meat or vegetarian option or can have a jacket potato and filling. I'm just loving the idea of not having to make him a packed lunch anymore.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I never liked school dinners at Primary school, their mash was awful, that's why I don't like mash potato a lot.

The secondary school dinners were good but I mainly went home for my lunch break.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My son struggles eating school meals. He doesnt eat potato and there is only 2 or 3 days were pasta or rice are an option out of a 3 week menu.

As school meals are free for KS1 the school do not allow pack up. Ive asked they either allow him extra fruit or ill send him with some

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Does anybody remember the pudding. Chocolate toothpaste??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My son struggles eating school meals. He doesnt eat potato and there is only 2 or 3 days were pasta or rice are an option out of a 3 week menu.

As school meals are free for KS1 the school do not allow pack up. Ive asked they either allow him extra fruit or ill send him with some"

That's bad! children are not going to like everything. Or school still allows packed lunches

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"My son struggles eating school meals. He doesnt eat potato and there is only 2 or 3 days were pasta or rice are an option out of a 3 week menu.

As school meals are free for KS1 the school do not allow pack up. Ive asked they either allow him extra fruit or ill send him with some"

Yeah was my lil ones first day at School today. Think its unfair they wont allow packed lunch though

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

There also free now which they never where before

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My son struggles eating school meals. He doesnt eat potato and there is only 2 or 3 days were pasta or rice are an option out of a 3 week menu.

As school meals are free for KS1 the school do not allow pack up. Ive asked they either allow him extra fruit or ill send him with some"

Tell them he's allergic to it.

Can't they give him a bread roll? Poor little guy. x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"There also free now which they never where before"

As a parent im not complaining but think its a massive financial commitment but clearly the powers that be think its a good idea

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By *overs14Couple
over a year ago

norwich

"My son struggles eating school meals. He doesnt eat potato and there is only 2 or 3 days were pasta or rice are an option out of a 3 week menu.

As school meals are free for KS1 the school do not allow pack up. Ive asked they either allow him extra fruit or ill send him with some"

That's bad, we are still allowed to send packed lunches. My son would never eat everything on the menu. And it says on his menu there is always bread and fruit available as well as the hot meal and pudding.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"There also free now which they never where before

As a parent im not complaining but think its a massive financial commitment but clearly the powers that be think its a good idea "
there's plenty of people that can't afford to give their kids a good decent meal each day. The reason school milk was first introduced was so the kids weren't suffering from malnutrition

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Now my daughter is in secondary school it has got worse, pots of cold pasta ect.

At primary she got a proper old fashioned cooked meal. I still do an evening meal anyway.

I loved my school dinners, meat pie, and rice pudding.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I never liked school dinners at Primary school, their mash was awful, that's why I don't like mash potato a lot.

The secondary school dinners were good but I mainly went home for my lunch break."

Likewise, the mash was always really lumpy at my school when I was a kiddie. The other thing I used to hate was liver and bacon - the bacon just tasted like the liver, which I hated.

No choice, or very little choice, in those days. But I did like the rice pudding with jam, or jam rolypoly and custard for pudding!

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By *overs14Couple
over a year ago

norwich

"I never liked school dinners at Primary school, their mash was awful, that's why I don't like mash potato a lot.

The secondary school dinners were good but I mainly went home for my lunch break."

My primary school dinners were amazing. I'm not sure if it's because it was a private school or whether all schools did similar meals.

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

I always cycled home for my snap and would sis in the easy chair, with a cup of Earl Grey and a book. It was great.

Although the dog didn't think so. She was always pleased to see me (she'd have been just as happy to see a burglar), but I felt I was getting in the way of her day.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Callum eats like a pig and used to embarrass me by having about 4 helpings every lunch time, he was gettingva proper dinner in the evenings as well as he was so tiny I'm sure they thought I never fed him lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There also free now which they never where before"

Not for all children

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"There also free now which they never where before

Not for all children"
I thought they where until they where seven?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Now my daughter is in secondary school it has got worse, pots of cold pasta ect.

At primary she got a proper old fashioned cooked meal. I still do an evening meal anyway.

I loved my school dinners, meat pie, and rice pudding.

We had 3 school canteens, one that served 'food around the world' and it was a different country each day, we had one that served pasta with various sauces and the 3rd was sandwiches/rolls/panini's etc

few vending machines around also pcked with choc, cereal bars, crisps

Breakfast was served early for those who went early enough, the bacon baps were devine!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"There also free now which they never where before

Not for all childrenI thought they where until they where seven?

correct

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes until they are 7, my son is 9. We've never been entitled to free school dinners as I work even though I'm a single parent

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Yes until they are 7, my son is 9. We've never been entitled to free school dinners as I work even though I'm a single parent"
it doesn't make any difference then if you've always had to pay. I always had to pay as well. But its a good benefit for the ones that have just started school

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Yes until they are 7, my son is 9. We've never been entitled to free school dinners as I work even though I'm a single parent"

The school asked all parents to apply for Free School Meals even though we would get them anyway due to the children being young.. the only benefit i recognized to make a person elidgable was Income Support

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My son struggles eating school meals. He doesnt eat potato and there is only 2 or 3 days were pasta or rice are an option out of a 3 week menu.

As school meals are free for KS1 the school do not allow pack up. Ive asked they either allow him extra fruit or ill send him with some

Tell them he's allergic to it.

Can't they give him a bread roll? Poor little guy. x"

I have a good relationship with the school and have a meeting next week. The headteacher has a soft spot for him and would never see him go hungry.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes until they are 7, my son is 9. We've never been entitled to free school dinners as I work even though I'm a single parent"
yes the working tax credits, denies them a school meal, but free to all now, in the infants.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Now my daughter is in secondary school it has got worse, pots of cold pasta ect.

At primary she got a proper old fashioned cooked meal. I still do an evening meal anyway.

I loved my school dinners, meat pie, and rice pudding.

few vending machines around also pcked with choc, cereal bars, crisps

Breakfast was served early for those who went early enough, the bacon baps were devine!! "
that sounds good, my daughter goes to a great school, but the canteen all just grab and go food, she only has half an hour for lunch there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My son struggles eating school meals. He doesnt eat potato and there is only 2 or 3 days were pasta or rice are an option out of a 3 week menu.

As school meals are free for KS1 the school do not allow pack up. Ive asked they either allow him extra fruit or ill send him with some

Tell them he's allergic to it.

Can't they give him a bread roll? Poor little guy. x

I have a good relationship with the school and have a meeting next week. The headteacher has a soft spot for him and would never see him go hungry.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes until they are 7, my son is 9. We've never been entitled to free school dinners as I work even though I'm a single parentit doesn't make any difference then if you've always had to pay. I always had to pay as well. But its a good benefit for the ones that have just started school"

Yes I agree

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"My son struggles eating school meals. He doesnt eat potato and there is only 2 or 3 days were pasta or rice are an option out of a 3 week menu.

As school meals are free for KS1 the school do not allow pack up. Ive asked they either allow him extra fruit or ill send him with some

Tell them he's allergic to it.

Can't they give him a bread roll? Poor little guy. x

I have a good relationship with the school and have a meeting next week. The headteacher has a soft spot for him and would never see him go hungry.

if i didnt feed my child or denied her food she liked at lunchtime im dammed sure id get reported for neglect or something, so i think its unfair for a school to restrict this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My son struggles eating school meals. He doesnt eat potato and there is only 2 or 3 days were pasta or rice are an option out of a 3 week menu.

As school meals are free for KS1 the school do not allow pack up. Ive asked they either allow him extra fruit or ill send him with some

Tell them he's allergic to it.

Can't they give him a bread roll? Poor little guy. x

I have a good relationship with the school and have a meeting next week. The headteacher has a soft spot for him and would never see him go hungry.

if i didnt feed my child or denied her food she liked at lunchtime im dammed sure id get reported for neglect or something, so i think its unfair for a school to restrict this "

At one point I was told he will eat when he is hungry. He wouldnt eat anything and lost weight. He is monitored closely and we will sort something together. Even if it means taking him a hot meal every day

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