Why can't each player just bring their own snack??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agreed. I hate the snack thing. Here we are rapidly degrading our environment, and facing a coming diabetes crisis, and yet we think kids can't go an hour or two without something salty to eat and something sweet to drink. Gah. It infuriates me! But when i tried to suggest maybe we should just eliminate the snack thing, I got shot down. People want individually-wrapped snacks too, "because lots of kids just grab it and get in the car". So, nothing team-building about it. Not like they hang out together and have their snacks. No, it's a grab-fest and then they disperse. 8 year olds are too old for juice pouches or boxes. If every kid brings water, that's plenty. One person could bring orange slices for half time. No way does every kid need an individually wrapped snack and a juice pouch.

I hate the snack thing, too. Partially because my kids play multiple sports, and partially because of the grab fest you mentioned. What's the point? THere doesn't seem to be one anymore, and the last time I brought fruit as a snack, the coach (and several parents) complained to me because the (organic) strawberries and cut up oranges were messy in the car. Hey, FY, sorry I was trying to keep it healthy. Jeez. Solved it by telling DS not to eat any snacks from anyone, and opting out.

Yeah, I'm that Mom. Whatever.

[Anonymous]

Hey PP: are you one of the moms that led the effort to ban birthday treats at school as well? Just curious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey PP: are you one of the moms that led the effort to ban birthday treats at school as well? Just curious.

No, and I don't even see the correlation between the two. Birthdays aren't exactly randomly assigned to you, and the kids all sit there and participate. What you bring is pretty standard (at our school anyway). And if you have multiple birthdays in one day (rare, unlike sports events at our house) it's sorted out so that the kids don't eat 3 cupcakes in one day/at one sitting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think a hardboiled egg would be an awesome snack. They are yum and also the protein keeps my hunger at bay a lot longer than pita chips or a bag of carrots, etc. PP, keep bringing the hardboiled egg. I'd be looking longingly over at it.

My kids would be all over the hard boiled eggs!! They love them, but I don't have them very often because I am kind of lazy. I don't see why anyone would be snarky about that.

[Anonymous]

I am sick of community school supplies, sports snack rotations and the gift collection for the teacher gift. If you want to do something, feel free, but stop pressuring everyone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey PP: are you one of the moms that led the effort to ban birthday treats at school as well? Just curious.

I'm not the PP, but I also think the group snack thing is over the top.

A birthday treat is a different story. You're celebrating your kid's birthday with classmates at the school and the kids get to enjoy a special treat. Plus, this doesn't go on much into the higher grades anyway.

Totally different situation than a bunch of soccer kids grabbing a bag of cheez-its and getting in the car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agreed. I hate the snack thing. Here we are rapidly degrading our environment, and facing a coming diabetes crisis, and yet we think kids can't go an hour or two without something salty to eat and something sweet to drink. Gah. It infuriates me! But when i tried to suggest maybe we should just eliminate the snack thing, I got shot down. People want individually-wrapped snacks too, "because lots of kids just grab it and get in the car". So, nothing team-building about it. Not like they hang out together and have their snacks. No, it's a grab-fest and then they disperse. 8 year olds are too old for juice pouches or boxes. If every kid brings water, that's plenty. One person could bring orange slices for half time. No way does every kid need an individually wrapped snack and a juice pouch.

Sounds like post-game snacks on these teams are about parent convenience -- i.e. we know we have to go straight from here to Home Depot, a doctor's appointment and to pick up with little sister from some other activity, so let's make sure Johnny has a bag of cheez-its and juice so he doesn't complain about hunger for the next 2 hrs.

Much different from middle school and high school, where lots of teams have parents clubs that do full team dinners before games. It's a TON of work but it's actual good food and serves a significant bonding purpose for the team.

[Anonymous]

How can there be five pages of posts on this thread and not one reference to that "Everybody Loves Raymond" episode?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My son has done 2 seasons of soccer and 3 of little league. Why on earth do they force us to bring snacks for the entire team on a rotating basis? I'd rather just bring my kid's own snack to each game. I have had to deal with parents saying nasty things about what I've brought (which is no different than what other parents have brought). Kids who have allergies yet still won't eat what I've brought even though I've bent over backwards for their allergies. I even seen a parent go ape crazy on his child when I gave the kid an extra snack. Then there are games with nothing is brought for the team. Really... is all this drama necessary? Why can't I just bring my own snack and drink for my child to each game and be done with it?

Lots of kids with allergies are taught never to take food from other people or share in a group snack. There's no way you would be able to figure out what is safe for each of them to eat or not - so while it was great that you avoided the allergan in order to avoid a contact allergy from someone else eating it near them, please don't be mad because the kid didn't eat your snack. An innocent error could kill an allergic kid. Cut them some slack.

OP here ... I had abided his list of no no foods. Not that the food was something his was allergic too, but it was something the kid didn't like it so his parent had a hissy about what I had brought. Which goes back to my point... bring your OWN snack!

I find it hard to believe that all of these other parents throw "hissy" fits because their kids didn't like your snack, especially a parent of a kid with food allergies, who is much more focused on whether it is safe than if it tastes good. Which leads me to wonder: What was the snack?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can there be five pages of posts on this thread and not one reference to that "Everybody Loves Raymond" episode?

That was the first thing I thought of!! Best episode ever!

And all the "spirited child" and gifted child and special snowflake posts (pretty much every post in general parenting) remind me of the episode with that horrible annoying kid that Raymond gets in a fight with (Cheryl Hines plays the mom).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey PP: are you one of the moms that led the effort to ban birthday treats at school as well? Just curious.

The OP probably doesn't give out candy to trick-or-treaters either. She would argue that the kids should just go out and buy their own candy.

[Anonymous]

If one parent is having a hissy fit about a snack, they are probably just a rude person or having a bad day or whatever. If multiple people are complaining, you should re-consider your snack. In most leagues, any kind of packaged crackers/chips/pretzel/granola bar kind of thing is perfectly acceptable. I have seen people have issues with things that aren't store-bought -- i.e. cut fruit or veggies - I'm guessing because they wonder if things were washed etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If one parent is having a hissy fit about a snack, they are probably just a rude person or having a bad day or whatever. If multiple people are complaining, you should re-consider your snack. In most leagues, any kind of packaged crackers/chips/pretzel/granola bar kind of thing is perfectly acceptable. I have seen people have issues with things that aren't store-bought -- i.e. cut fruit or veggies - I'm guessing because they wonder if things were washed etc.

This is the first post that outlined what are generally considered "acceptable" snacks. As the child of immigrants I have to be honest and you guys might be pissed if I was the first parent on tap for snacks. I might mess around and bring some curried lentils or mashed corn snack and you guys would not be happy!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'd also rather bring my own snack. Because I'll bring my kid a hard-boiled egg, a peach and water, while someone else brings Gatorade and Doritos.

A hard boiled egg????

Hahahahahahaha! I can't stop giggling.

I don't get it???

Nothing wrong with a hard boiled egg. The other poster is probably one of those Moms who brings sodas, ding dongs and a bag of chips on her rotation. That's why I can't stand when everyone is assigned to bring snacks. Some parents just don't know better.

[Anonymous]

One of the first things I taught my children regarding manners is no thank you. Can we as parents simply follow suit? Why does everything have to be such a big deal? Yikes.