Parents - your kids are bringing garbage snacks to school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can tell me what to feed my kid when all the kids are reading on grade level. Until then, shut your mouth and do your actual job rather than trying to do mine.

Somebody has to do it since you aren’t.

Of course you want to blame the Oreos rather than face the fact that you are an inept teacher.

What makes me inept? I care about your kids or I wouldn’t bother. You give into them which makes my job harder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can tell me what to feed my kid when all the kids are reading on grade level. Until then, shut your mouth and do your actual job rather than trying to do mine.

Somebody has to do it since you aren’t.

Of course you want to blame the Oreos rather than face the fact that you are an inept teacher.

What makes me inept? I care about your kids or I wouldn’t bother. You give into them which makes my job harder.

You made a spelling error in this very post.

It’s not the once daily unhealthy snacks. You’re just bad at your job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get back to me when you can fix the following:

- Nut bans in schools
- Inability to refrigerate snacks (we aren't even allows to send snacks in an insulated bag -- lunch, yes, but snacks have to be separate and in a disposable container or a clear plastic reusable bag)
- What to do when I send a healthy snack in and my kid won't eat it because all the other kids have crackers or chips and so that's all she wants

I tried healthy snacks for a long time but they just came home uneaten and my kid complained. I gave up, now I send in bags of teddy grahams or animal crackers. It's not what I want but she actually eats them and it takes the edge off until lunch.

I don't control the school environment and have to work within what it offers. The environment isn't conducive to healthy snacks.

I have never more wholeheartedly agreed with a post before!

Yeah, the food allergy kids are the reason your kids eat cr*p!!!

Grow up. Tell your kid they can eat what you send or wait until lunch.

Nut bans don’t actually keep kids with nut allergies safer.

[Anonymous]

I’m a kindergarten teacher and there’s almost a 100% correlation between quality of snacks and quality of the kid (behavior and academic achievement). Lots of PPs seem offended by this but I’m telling you what I see. Same with how long they’re in after care, but I suspect that will get even more outrage (and to be fair, it’s a good correlation but not nearly as strong a correlation as the snacks).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you propose that parents force their kids to eat healthier food while at school?

Parents can pack healthy snacks (I did for years) but if the kids don't eat them (which also happened for years), you are left with hungry kids. So parents pack food that they know their kids will eat, so the kids eat.

My mom packed me quality healthy snacks and I traded them for junk food (she didn't keep any junk food in the house). I still think she did the right thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how people are affording these snacks anymore.

?? You can get a 30 oz bag of Doritos at Costco for $6

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you propose that parents force their kids to eat healthier food while at school?

Parents can pack healthy snacks (I did for years) but if the kids don't eat them (which also happened for years), you are left with hungry kids. So parents pack food that they know their kids will eat, so the kids eat.

My mom packed me quality healthy snacks and I traded them for junk food (she didn't keep any junk food in the house). I still think she did the right thing.

And I know that you did the right thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a kindergarten teacher and there’s almost a 100% correlation between quality of snacks and quality of the kid (behavior and academic achievement). Lots of PPs seem offended by this but I’m telling you what I see. Same with how long they’re in after care, but I suspect that will get even more outrage (and to be fair, it’s a good correlation but not nearly as strong a correlation as the snacks).

Define quality of snacks for a kindergartner.

[Anonymous]

The reason I don't have diabetes today is because my parents used to pack nothing but junk in my lunch. I got so sick of soda and twinkies/donuts/ho-hos that I ate healthy as soon as I went to college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a kindergarten teacher and there’s almost a 100% correlation between quality of snacks and quality of the kid (behavior and academic achievement). Lots of PPs seem offended by this but I’m telling you what I see. Same with how long they’re in after care, but I suspect that will get even more outrage (and to be fair, it’s a good correlation but not nearly as strong a correlation as the snacks).

I didn't eat snacks at all as a kindergartner. Is that the reason I made it to the Ivy League?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a kindergarten teacher and there’s almost a 100% correlation between quality of snacks and quality of the kid (behavior and academic achievement). Lots of PPs seem offended by this but I’m telling you what I see. Same with how long they’re in after care, but I suspect that will get even more outrage (and to be fair, it’s a good correlation but not nearly as strong a correlation as the snacks).

I didn't eat snacks at all as a kindergartner. Is that the reason I made it to the Ivy League?

My guess is yes. The snack culture is so out of control. When kids are hungry they'll eat nutritious food because they're desperate to eat anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get back to me when you can fix the following:

- Nut bans in schools
- Inability to refrigerate snacks (we aren't even allows to send snacks in an insulated bag -- lunch, yes, but snacks have to be separate and in a disposable container or a clear plastic reusable bag)
- What to do when I send a healthy snack in and my kid won't eat it because all the other kids have crackers or chips and so that's all she wants

I tried healthy snacks for a long time but they just came home uneaten and my kid complained. I gave up, now I send in bags of teddy grahams or animal crackers. It's not what I want but she actually eats them and it takes the edge off until lunch.

I don't control the school environment and have to work within what it offers. The environment isn't conducive to healthy snacks.

I have never more wholeheartedly agreed with a post before!

Yeah, the food allergy kids are the reason your kids eat cr*p!!!

Grow up. Tell your kid they can eat what you send or wait until lunch.

Nut bans don’t actually keep kids with nut allergies safer.

Which what this thread is about. People are just making excuses. Start your own thread if you want to discuss food allergy safety and school policies.

[Anonymous]

^" isn't what this thread is about"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get back to me when you can fix the following:

- Nut bans in schools
- Inability to refrigerate snacks (we aren't even allows to send snacks in an insulated bag -- lunch, yes, but snacks have to be separate and in a disposable container or a clear plastic reusable bag)
- What to do when I send a healthy snack in and my kid won't eat it because all the other kids have crackers or chips and so that's all she wants

I tried healthy snacks for a long time but they just came home uneaten and my kid complained. I gave up, now I send in bags of teddy grahams or animal crackers. It's not what I want but she actually eats them and it takes the edge off until lunch.

I don't control the school environment and have to work within what it offers. The environment isn't conducive to healthy snacks.

I have never more wholeheartedly agreed with a post before!

Yeah, the food allergy kids are the reason your kids eat cr*p!!!

Grow up. Tell your kid they can eat what you send or wait until lunch.

Nut bans don’t actually keep kids with nut allergies safer.

Public schools don’t have this anyway. I’m a teacher and have a nut allergic kid. Rarely a kid will have a severe nut allergy and that specific classroom will be nut free but the school and cafeteria still won’t. And even that is rare. Also, absolutely no one is banning ice packs or thermoses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a kindergarten teacher and there’s almost a 100% correlation between quality of snacks and quality of the kid (behavior and academic achievement). Lots of PPs seem offended by this but I’m telling you what I see. Same with how long they’re in after care, but I suspect that will get even more outrage (and to be fair, it’s a good correlation but not nearly as strong a correlation as the snacks).

I didn't eat snacks at all as a kindergartner. Is that the reason I made it to the Ivy League?

lol. Maybe! I’d be fine skipping snack! Some kids do and theyre great. I bet they eat a nice breakfast. It’s only 2 hours after we start and lunch is 2 more after that.