Teacher criticized my kid's lunch

[Anonymous]

I disagree with the approach the teacher took to making the comment. I would've taken it up with you directly, but then I would've pushed back, especially since I give my kids very close to the same lunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PBJ is trailer trash food which is basically a candy bar. Its also bad form to bring peanuts to school. Shame on you.

Save it for a peanut allergy thread, OK?

Also, anyone who calls other people "trailer trash" is no better.

[Anonymous]

Good for the teacher. Feeding kids sugary processed garbage is a form of abuse.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are gogurts considered processed? It's yogurt, just in a tube...

Well, they have ingredients that aren't great: modified corn starch (likely GMO), artificial colors like red #40, carrageenan. Non organic milk used to make the yogurt, so they likely come from cows treated with antibiotics and hormones.

OK, so stonyfield farm in a cup with a spoon? Is that better? I'm not the OP, just seriously asking...

If you are seriously asking I would say that yes, that would be better. But not so much better if it's a flavored yogurt. They add SO MUCH sugar to those kinds of yogurts. My kids eat plan full fat yogurt. Sometimes I add in some honey, sometimes some cut up fresh fruit. That's what they are used to though. But between the gogurts and regular flavored yogurt, go with the regular yogurt.

I've heard siggi's tubes are better & less sugar.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The lunch sounds fine except for peanut butter. Who the hell sends peanuts to school anymore?

We do, frequently. Our child enjoys it.

Why the hell WOULDN'T you send peanuts to school? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

I send peanut butter and honey sandwiches to school. The school does not have any rules against it.

Peanut butter is awful for your health and terrible risk to other kids with peanut allergies. Its trash.

It's a risk for people who are allergic to it, sure, but that's no reason to ban it from school cafeteria. These kids are old enough to avoid it. The allergies are THEIR problem, not my child's.

Peanut butter is a healthy source of protein for my vegetarian child. You don't know what the hell you're talking about concerning its nutritional attributes.

[Anonymous]

Wow, tough crowd here. I usually pack my child a somewhat healthier lunch in that we include lots of fruit and don't allow fruit snacks. But we definitely do PBJ, or a bagel with cream cheese, or swiss cheese sandwich (he's vegetarian). I have volunteered at his school during lunch multiple times, and his lunch is far, far healthier than what most of his classmates pack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good for the teacher. Feeding kids sugary processed garbage is a form of abuse.

Pb&j is child abuse, huh...now I've heard everything.
Doritoes, twinkies and soda every day, maybe, but pb&j and yogurt?
Please get a grip!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Good for the teacher. Feeding kids sugary processed garbage is a form of abuse.

Pb&j is child abuse, huh...now I've heard everything.
Doritoes, twinkies and soda every day, maybe, but pb&j and yogurt?
Please get a grip!

And as someone who works with children who have actually been abused, I find the pp who made the idiotic comparison in the first place to be disgustingly offensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We would be so much better off if teachers would teach. Unless the kid is being abused or grossly neglected they have no business doing anything other than teaching.

I agree. Commenting on a kids lunch is lame.

If the teacher is worried about junk food they need to cancel all the different parties they have every year filled with crap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are gogurts considered processed? It's yogurt, just in a tube...

Gogurts aren't yogurt. They are milk, thickened with pectin, which means that while you gain the benefits of dairy (calcium, protein), you lose the benefits of actual yogurt (probiotics). They also have a ton of sugar and food dye.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are gogurts considered processed? It's yogurt, just in a tube...

Well, they have ingredients that aren't great: modified corn starch (likely GMO), artificial colors like red #40, carrageenan. Non organic milk used to make the yogurt, so they likely come from cows treated with antibiotics and hormones.

OK, so stonyfield farm in a cup with a spoon? Is that better? I'm not the OP, just seriously asking...

Stoneyfield farm makes tubes. I give them to my 2 year old everyday for lunch - he loves them.

[Anonymous]

And as someone who works with children who have actually been abused, I find the pp who made the idiotic comparison in the first place to be disgustingly offensive.

+1000

Talking about nutrition with the class would be much more effective. Years of trying to get DD to like healthy food was no where near as effective as her fifth grade teacher who talked about it daily.

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Anonymous wrote:The lunch sounds fine except for peanut butter. Who the hell sends peanuts to school anymore?

We do, frequently. Our child enjoys it.

Why the hell WOULDN'T you send peanuts to school? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

I send peanut butter and honey sandwiches to school. The school does not have any rules against it.

Peanut butter is awful for your health and terrible risk to other kids with peanut allergies. Its trash.

Peanut butter is actually pretty good. Low in sugar (regular Jif has 3 grams), some protein and fat, shelf stable, will keep the child full. It is a great option for school lunches so long as there isn't a peanut ban.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think the lunch was that bad at all.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Are gogurts considered processed? It's yogurt, just in a tube...

Well, they have ingredients that aren't great: modified corn starch (likely GMO), artificial colors like red #40, carrageenan. Non organic milk used to make the yogurt, so they likely come from cows treated with antibiotics and hormones.

OK, so stonyfield farm in a cup with a spoon? Is that better? I'm not the OP, just seriously asking...

If you are seriously asking I would say that yes, that would be better. But not so much better if it's a flavored yogurt. They add SO MUCH sugar to those kinds of yogurts. My kids eat plan full fat yogurt. Sometimes I add in some honey, sometimes some cut up fresh fruit. That's what they are used to though. But between the gogurts and regular flavored yogurt, go with the regular yogurt.

I've heard siggi's tubes are better & less sugar.

of course but they are also way more expensive and the kids don't like them and will throw them away at school.