37p

Yeh thats one thing with sandwiches but even then can struggle with the variety n what about in winter u cant take a warm prep meal or soup, its ok to bring em home for lunch if u are in but those whom work cant, so even parents choice is limited.



Tinkerbelle said:
Excuse me for being numb again :o were does Jamie Oliver come by the sum of 37p. When my kids were on school dinners it cost me £1.50 a day or £7.50 a week and even after that the teachers said the meals were subsidized on top? With the exception of my eldest my kids are now on pack lunches at least then you know what they are eating.
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Most kids probably do get free school meals anyway n are probably the majority it still doesn't change the figure or what the meals are tho.



Neil said:
The 37p must be a subsidy. Without it you would be paying £1.85 per week extra for your school meals. I think Jamie Oliver is being a little stupid trying to make meals for 37p. He must believe that kids should get free school meals.
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accystanmac said:
Yeh thats one thing with sandwiches but even then can struggle with the variety n what about in winter u cant take a warm prep meal or soup, its ok to bring em home for lunch if u are in but those whom work cant, so even parents choice is limited.
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Yep I agree, I said this In another post!!! Thats why I put Mine on school dinners because I hate them not having something warm to eat for dinner in winter. Summer isn't too bad, but winter needs warm food in them.
 
Thing i also have noticed as well in my job the amount of kids that dont have breakfast [i know some ppl dont n are fine not aving a go] n complain of being hungry n lathargic n having nothing for 1st break, teachers keep a couple of bags of crisp or fruit as extra's for these kids in order they can maintain till dinner.
 
accystanmac said:
Thing i also have noticed as well in my job the amount of kids that dont have breakfast [i know some ppl dont n are fine not aving a go] n complain of being hungry n lathargic n having nothing for 1st break, teachers keep a couple of bags of crisp or fruit as extra's for these kids in order they can maintain till dinner.
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I don't eat breakfast, Just not a breakfast person but, I am a adult and can make my own mind up. Poor kids, they must be starving by dinner time. I would be gutted if I sent my kids to school with no breakfast.........what are these people thinking??
 
So true Slinky, i was warned in off training that we may come across cases n yes there is quite a few which u can spot straight away these poor kids have parents that dont really care or can be arsed to even give em a snack for break.
 
accystanmac said:
Most kids probably do get free school meals anyway n are probably the majority
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That is a wild quote, can you substanciate it with some LEA figures.

When kids get free meals who pays for them?
 
accystanmac said:
Thing i also have noticed as well in my job the amount of kids that dont have breakfast [i know some ppl dont n are fine not aving a go] n complain of being hungry n lathargic n having nothing for 1st break, teachers keep a couple of bags of crisp or fruit as extra's for these kids in order they can maintain till dinner.
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I'm not a breakfast person either (must be a family thing :D lol) but poor kids that is just pure neglect not to give them at least a bowl of cereal or toast before they go to school. But saying that my eldest has just decided she's not a breakfast person, it makes her feel sick she says, I've told her the benefits of eating breakfast but force feeding a 12 year old that is the same size as me is getting to be a struggle these days lol!

As for a hot meal at dinner times my kids change their eating habits as often as their undies! First they want a school dinner because their friend is on dinners then they want to be on packed lunches because they have a new friend that is on packed lunches! Their choice, mum just goes with the flow and tries to remember who wants what and on what day ;) !
 
Something u'll not get accurate figures for dont forget its gov ran thing, tho for every family living on benefits like IS the children are entitled to free school meals...how many families are on IS in this town dont take much to say majority in primary schools. Who pays for em ....well obviously the tax payer does in taxes.
 
prisoners get allowed £1.40 a meal i think it said on jamies website

absolutely disgusting that children get less
 
Bloody heck no wonder there is an up serge in inmates n wondered why they wanna go back gee something tells me priorities are all wrong!!!!
 
it should be tother way round crims get less than children, crims had a choice but kids dont arrgghh thats infuriating
 
if you think about it criminals also get a btter shot at a good education as well

how many criminals get free college courses and probably dont have to share their teacher with 40 other pupils like our kids do
 
Because of Jamie Olivers highlighting of the school dinner issue, the Government today announced an extra £220 million to be spread over three years to improve school dinners.

The election approaches-
Let them eat cake!
Thanks Tony.
 
Tinkerbelle said:
Excuse me for being numb again :o were does Jamie Oliver come by the sum of 37p. When my kids were on school dinners it cost me £1.50 a day or £7.50 a week and even after that the teachers said the meals were subsidized on top? With the exception of my eldest my kids are now on pack lunches at least then you know what they are eating.
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accystanmac said:
Something u'll not get accurate figures for dont forget its gov ran thing, tho for every family living on benefits like IS the children are entitled to free school meals...how many families are on IS in this town dont take much to say majority in primary schools. Who pays for em ....well obviously the tax payer does in taxes.
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It sounds to me like Tinks is paying for more than her fair share. If the IS or whoever pay 37p per meal per child, why is she paying £1.50. i think Jamie Oliver is only telling us the facts he wants us to hear. What is the real figure that IS ( if that is who pays it ) pay for each meal? Does anybody know?
 
The 37p is the lowest average cost of producing a meal, most spent more than the 37p.
Like l posted earlier, in a school of a thousand kids this equals £370 per meal which allows better buying power whole sale, especially if they buy in weekly/monthly.
Jamie has used a bit of spin, must have picked it up from his mate Tony, but at least it's worked.
Luv'erly Jubberly, sorted.
 
The government have offered another £280m towards school meals. Which is over 3 years. Equates to about £3.50 extra per child per year, or less than 10p a week or 2p per day. Big fat hairy deal! And they think it's going to be an vote-grabber for parents!
 
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