Kids snacks at private schools
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Anonymous
| My child is in kindergarten at one of the Big3 DC private schools. I have been constantly surprised at the low quality of the snacks they give to the kids. There is usually a fruit option, but also potato chips, cheez its, and other unhealthy garbage that I don't want my kid eating every single day (or maybe even twice a day, if there is an afternoon snack). I know they end up eating that stuff at birthday parties, but it feels different to have it incorporated into their diet everyday. What is the experience like for snacks at other schools? |
Anonymous
| They are cheap, have a long shelf life, and good for their budget. Most schools use them. |
Anonymous
| Based on what I saw when we were looking at schools, I believe that was Georgetown Day who provided that level of snacks, the other schools seemed to offer much healthier options and I thought it was a parent preference sort of thing... may be worth having a conversation with the school admin about because it did seem like an interesting point of difference that made me feel a little unsure, but like not enough to change the school's ranking on our list... |
Anonymous
| This is what you get for being poor. If you wanted healthy snacks, you should have done well enough to make it in New York. |
Anonymous
| Little kids, little problems. Nobody obsesses over diet more than the parents of the youngest kids who have nothing else to worry about. |
Anonymous
Many schools with a tuition of 60k or more offer junk food for snacks. |
Anonymous
OP gave a very thin window of potential school, not an overarching price point... |
Anonymous
Because despite the hefty price tag, the kids are the same and like and eat the same junk as others kids. They are just giving the kids what they like and will eat. |
Anonymous
| Can you opt out? I'd send kid with his own snack M-Th and let him eat school snack on Fridays. |
Anonymous
| Our K8 used to have snacks along those lines about 10 years ago. They improved vastly after parents petitioned. It might be worth a try to reach out. |
Anonymous
| I’m with you OP. Petition it. |
Anonymous
| Either bring your own snacks or shut up about the complementary snacks. All the complaining by stay at home moms with nothing better to do will just make them eliminate the snacks altogether for everyone. |
Anonymous
Would you rather they do not provide any complementary snacks? Your complaining is beyond obnoxious. Either bring snacks yourself or keep your mouth shut. |
Anonymous
| The snacks are not "complementary." It's a private school. |
Anonymous
Something that is part of the tuition is not complementary. |