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katex · 14-11-2005, 22:27

Well, once again in the morning, I am in the unlucky position of having to find another assortment of delicacies for my grandaughter's packed lunch. If it were up to me, she would lump or like school dinners!! Packed lunches has appeared to make her more selective (fussy) announcing last week that she doesn't really like sandwiches. Being a 'won't cook and can't cook' sorta' person I find this a really stressful exercise.
At the school my son attended, it was mandatory to stay for school dinners, no packed lunches, no nipping out to the chippie at lunch; dining with other pupils with a knife and fork and with the benifit of mealtime conversation was a bonus.
The fact that they were allowed no choice, gave the school the income and the fact that they knew how many captive diners they had to feed, afforded them the privilege of a menu to die for, with at least five choices of main course every day, including meat and two veg, vegetarian, foreign foods, sandwiches, fruit, yoghurts, puddings, etc., and never ran out of the favouries. A menu fit for a royal banquet every day.
Why did we get to this state then !! There would be no need for Jamie Oliver trying to bring some sort of suitable diet back into school dinners.

14-11-2005, 22:27	#1
katex Resting in Peace Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clayton-le-Moors Posts: 10,551 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 16 times Rep Power: 11259	School Dinners Well, once again in the morning, I am in the unlucky position of having to find another assortment of delicacies for my grandaughter's packed lunch. If it were up to me, she would lump or like school dinners!! Packed lunches has appeared to make her more selective (fussy) announcing last week that she doesn't really like sandwiches. Being a 'won't cook and can't cook' sorta' person I find this a really stressful exercise. At the school my son attended, it was mandatory to stay for school dinners, no packed lunches, no nipping out to the chippie at lunch; dining with other pupils with a knife and fork and with the benifit of mealtime conversation was a bonus. The fact that they were allowed no choice, gave the school the income and the fact that they knew how many captive diners they had to feed, afforded them the privilege of a menu to die for, with at least five choices of main course every day, including meat and two veg, vegetarian, foreign foods, sandwiches, fruit, yoghurts, puddings, etc., and never ran out of the favouries. A menu fit for a royal banquet every day. Why did we get to this state then !! There would be no need for Jamie Oliver trying to bring some sort of suitable diet back into school dinners.