It was posted online after a mother had to send her six-year-old son to school with three lunch baskets filled with “crazy” amounts of food to “make the teachers happy”.
Sam cooks an extra lunch for his son after his school teacher gives him sugary snacks and accuses him of “not cooking enough for him.”
He has two “feeding breaks” at his son’s school, and he usually packs half a sandwich, crackers or pretzels, and two containers of fruit or vegetables for him.
It was posted online after the mother sent her six-year-old son to school with three lunch baskets filled with “crazy” amounts of food to “make the teachers happy”.
His son’s teacher keeps a bowl of “fresh snacks” in the classroom for kids who are still hungry after lunch, but often used for “emergencies.”
Your child and other kids often say they’re hungry, so they can offer them a sweetened applesauce, a tube of yogurt, Rice Krispies or a cereal and chocolate bar.
“I have enough trouble eating one of those foods but last Friday they gave him FOUR sugary snacks at school,” Sam wrote.
Mom says that her son has two “baby food breaks” at his school and often sends him two containers each containing half a sandwich, crackers or pretzels, and fruit or vegetables.
On this day, his son consumed 33 grams of sugar; believes that children her age should not have more than 19 to 24 grams of sugar per day.
He sent a message to the teacher asking him to support his food choices and have lunch every day.
The teacher said, “Well, what should I do if he’s still hungry, collect more food if you don’t want him to eat the school snacks.”
The mother sought advice from other parents about the situation and was enraged.
“You do a great job limiting sugar for your kids, there’s no reason kids NEED sugar. I would keep doing what you are doing,” one mother wrote.
“If it offers snacks, it should be healthy options. I would talk to the director,” another wrote.
The mother immediately sought advice from other parents regarding the situation, and some agreed that the cookie bowl was not the right item in the classroom.
Some admitted that they were jealous and wanted a bowl of snacks for their kids so they wouldn’t have to plan extra snacks in the morning.
One parent wrote, “I wish my child’s school had a snack tray because carrying lunch and two snacks every day is very difficult for me financially.”
“Maybe some parents can donate a class of healthy snacks,” said another.
Source: Daily Mail
