Kids eat in color post about not criticizing school lunches

[Anonymous]

So, I am supposed to feed my child healthy foods (but not actually call foods good or bad) make sure they have a good relationship with food, make sure they don’t get fat but also make sure not to fat shame or mention anything about obesity. Cooool. Now I am supposed to say nothing if my kids asks why we pack his lunch rather than buy because criticizing school lunch is shaming poor kids.

I can’t keep up.

[Anonymous]

I don’t try to keep up. It’s pointless and in the real world (outside of DCUM/ Instagram), no one is paying attention to these ridiculous new “rules” for not offending someone.

[Anonymous]

Now?

Insulting other people's lunches has always been rude.

If your kid asks say "I choose to pack your lunch." If he asks why you can say that it's more cost effective, or you believe what you send is more balanced or healthier, or it's what's works for your family. You don't need to say anything bad about school lunch.

Or you can say that you can budget for him to choose to buy once a week, and he'll probably learn that school lunch doesn't taste that great. Making it forbidden might backfire.

[Anonymous]

Do you seriously need an Instagram account to tell you that you shouldn't teach your kids to shame the lunches that other kids eat?

[Anonymous]

Huh? None of this sounds complicated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So, I am supposed to feed my child healthy foods (but not actually call foods good or bad) make sure they have a good relationship with food, make sure they don’t get fat but also make sure not to fat shame or mention anything about obesity. Cooool. Now I am supposed to say nothing if my kids asks why we pack his lunch rather than buy because criticizing school lunch is shaming poor kids.

I can’t keep up.

You’re old enough to have a child but still haven’t figured this out?

[Anonymous]

I doubt if it’s that hard to make sure your kid is not a jerk to other kids, OP. That’s actually your biggest job as a parent. And having your kid buy the school Lunch occasionally is not at all unhealthy, your little organic Whole Foods connoisseur will be just fine.

[Anonymous]

Is the target audience for Kids Eat in Color moms who have anxiety about food and feeding their kids?

[Anonymous]

I do find her preachy. And I think she self-promotes here which is annoying.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s racist and classist NOT to be more outraged by school lunches. It’s a problem that persists because the people that care just opt out of the system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you seriously need an Instagram account to tell you that you shouldn't teach your kids to shame the lunches that other kids eat?

+1 come on

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s racist and classist NOT to be more outraged by school lunches. It’s a problem that persists because the people that care just opt out of the system.

I’m not outraged because I don’t find school lunches outrageous… they’re fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s racist and classist NOT to be more outraged by school lunches. It’s a problem that persists because the people that care just opt out of the system.

This could be said about public schools altogether these days. It’s therefore racist to send your kids to private school.

[Anonymous]

I have eaten lunch with my elementary schooler in the cafeteria. Most kids’ lunches from home are not any healthier than the school lunch.

[Anonymous]

Gosh. It’s ok to have hurt feelings once in a while. It builds resiliency.