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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.

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Don’t buy garbage and they can’t eat garbage. This is not rocket science.

There is a direct correlation between the students that are focused and engaged and the students bringing healthy snacks. Yes I am a teacher (OP.)[/quote]

What do you consider healthy? What are you seeing kids bring in that is so much better?

I agree that the ones listed are not healthy, but processed crackers are not that healthy either, and that's what seemed to be encouraged in my kids' classes. Fresh foods were not encouraged because of the mess. [/quote]

Veggies, fruits, plain yogurt or applesauce, good cheese, plain pretzels or popcorn, low sugar granola.

I have kids literally brining packages of Oreos and chips ahoy for their “snack.”[/quote]

Why don't you tell parents that's what they should send. Not in an anonymous message here but in an actual communication to parents of the children in your class.

Because here's what happens: parents are instructed to send snacks. Some parents make an effort to send healthy snacks. Some parents send bags of chips ahoy. The parents who send the healthy snacks open up backpacks to find their healthy snack has not been consumed and their child complained "everyone else has chips ahoy." And the healthy snack parents have to decide whether to continue to send snacks their kids don't eat (while looking lovingly at their seat mate's chips ahoy) or to send a processed, pre-packaged snack that their kid will actually eat because it's what the other kids are eating. Both options suck.

All you have to do is tell parents what an acceptable snack is and what snacks will not be allowed. It's YOUR classroom. But if there are no rules then some parents will of course send junk, and once there is junk in the system, it's all most kids are going to want to eat.

Parents don't control your classroom. You do. You can solve this problem yourself. This thread won't do it though. My kid gets healthy snacks for school.[/quote]

Why are you under the impression that a teacher can dictate what the kids eat? It's lunacy. OF COURSE it's not HER classroom and of course she can't dictate what kid of food the kids bring (short of allergies and safety issues).[/quote]

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