I'm finally getting a clue as to why some kids are raiding other people's lunches. Even the experts say it's fine to include a couple of cookies.

News flash: If you pack your kid a low-fat low-carb lunch, they will be hungry enough to steal from their friends.

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Anonymous wrote:So this turned into crunchy mom vs. regular mom ? You people are horrid !

Are you dense, the lunch listed above is no where near acceptable to feed a child. I bet the school is confiscating parts of it for that same reason.

It doesn't take a genius to make a lunch that has less sugar, hell it could even be ham, cheese sand-which , carrot sticks and a muffin. NOT THAT HARD.

Muffins are often less healthy than cookies.

Right, processed packed sugared cookies are better than muffins

Even though you usually eat a half box of oreos in one sitting, a kindergartner won't. Most moms will send in one or two cookies at that age. If you compare nutrition information, tue muffin is less healthy than two oreos.

Of course if the kindergartner's mom is sending in your serving size then that is a different story...

oreos contain very little nutritional value and are full of bad fat and corn syrup

If you pick up bran muffins from the grocery store or better yet trader joes they are ok (high in whole grains, natural fruit sugar etc...)

Natural fruit sugar is chemically the same and just as bad once taken out of the fruit. Why would a kid need desert at lunch? I'm not a crazy food mom but how odd. I'm not sure I've ever had desert at lunch. I certainly did not pack one for school as a kid.

There is a zero percent chance that a teacher is stealing from the child's lunch. They do not eat lunch with the kids and they have no idea who is eating from what food group, nor do they care.

For the record, my kids and their friends eat a very similar lunch to what OP packs. It is far more important that they are not hungry during the day and that won't happen if most of the lunch winds up in the trash can.

Anonymous wrote:Find the mom with the militant food obession and that will lead you to the thief

I am not surprised that the principal was not surprised. One of my kids has allergies and Oreos were one of the few sweet treats that were safe. Kids whose moms never bought those kinds of treats were always begging to trade for them or for him to give the Oreos to them. Several times a year kids wouldnjust take them, sometimes directly from him and sometimes stealing them from his lunchbox.

Do kids need sweets in their lunches? Never occurred to me to include sweets and my kids don't have allergies. Do people wonder why this country is so fat?

Bran muffins..LOL

OP, stick a note to your daughter in the baggie with the cookies (one of those I love you notes).

If the cookies are gone and the note remains then you know it is the teacher.

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Anonymous wrote:So this turned into crunchy mom vs. regular mom ? You people are horrid !

Are you dense, the lunch listed above is no where near acceptable to feed a child. I bet the school is confiscating parts of it for that same reason.

It doesn't take a genius to make a lunch that has less sugar, hell it could even be ham, cheese sand-which , carrot sticks and a muffin. NOT THAT HARD.

Muffins are often less healthy than cookies.

Right, processed packed sugared cookies are better than muffins

Even though you usually eat a half box of oreos in one sitting, a kindergartner won't. Most moms will send in one or two cookies at that age. If you compare nutrition information, tue muffin is less healthy than two oreos.

Of course if the kindergartner's mom is sending in your serving size then that is a different story...

oreos contain very little nutritional value and are full of bad fat and corn syrup

If you pick up bran muffins from the grocery store or better yet trader joes they are ok (high in whole grains, natural fruit sugar etc...)

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Anonymous wrote:My DD just started first grade and has came home for the past few days saying that some snacks in her lunch bag weren't packed, for example fruit snacks and cookies. I'm 100% positive that I've packed them and I even have DH double check her bag before he leaves in the morning. Yesterday afternoon she came home again saying that her snacks were missing and all she had was her PB&J and crackers! I'm horrid! I talked to the principal this morning and she says, oh this has happened before, but I'll talk to her teacher. Has anyone else been in this situation before? What did you do?

fruit snacks, cookies, PB&J, and crackers?

This sounds like a terribly sugar filled unhealthy lunch. I am surprised the school hasn't confiscated your DD's lunch and sent a letter to you.

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/family-meals/slideshow/25-quick-and-easy-school-lunches-to-pack-for-your-kids/?slide=1

FFS, don't you have anything better to do than to police other peoples' eating habits? Clearly not.

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It's not your job to police the eating habits of others.

http://jezebel.com/colorado-mom-i-was-lunch-shamed-for-giving-my-daughter-1701192712

“Dear Parents, it is very important that all students have a nutritious lunch. This is a public school setting and all children are required to have a fruit, a vegetable and a heavy snack from home, along with a milk. If they have potatoes, the child will also need bread to go along with it. Lunchables, chips, fruit snacks, and peanut butter are not considered to be a healthy snack. This is a very important part of our program and we need everyone’s participation.”

This happened to my 5th grader last year. They had a late lunch period so they were allowed to bring a snack that is eaten earlier in the day. Some kids retrieve their snacks from the cart where the lunches are stored and I'm pretty sure that is when the bag of SunChips was being taken from my DS's lunch. What helped was putting the good stuff on the bottom of the lunch bag and putting the sandwich on top of it. I don't think the thief had enough time to dig through the bag to get what he wanted.

For the record, we pretty much know who took the chips because it was easy to see who was eating and identical bag of SunChips at snack time but it's a hard accusation to make and would have caused more fuss than it was worth. I did let the teacher know that the chips were disappearing but once I rearranged the lunch bag, the problem went away.

OP, ignore the food police above. Teachers do not police the contents of their students' lunches. Most certainly another student is helping his or her self. My suggestion is to find a lunch container that is more difficult and time consuming to get into. A pain for your child for sure, but she'll understand if it keeps her goodies safe.

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Anonymous wrote:So this turned into crunchy mom vs. regular mom ? You people are horrid !

Are you dense, the lunch listed above is no where near acceptable to feed a child. I bet the school is confiscating parts of it for that same reason.

It doesn't take a genius to make a lunch that has less sugar, hell it could even be ham, cheese sand-which , carrot sticks and a muffin. NOT THAT HARD.

Muffins are often less healthy than cookies.

Right, processed packed sugared cookies are better than muffins

Even though you usually eat a half box of oreos in one sitting, a kindergartner won't. Most moms will send in one or two cookies at that age. If you compare nutrition information, tue muffin is less healthy than two oreos.

Of course if the kindergartner's mom is sending in your serving size then that is a different story...

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Anonymous wrote:My DD just started first grade and has came home for the past few days saying that some snacks in her lunch bag weren't packed, for example fruit snacks and cookies. I'm 100% positive that I've packed them and I even have DH double check her bag before he leaves in the morning. Yesterday afternoon she came home again saying that her snacks were missing and all she had was her PB&J and crackers! I'm horrid! I talked to the principal this morning and she says, oh this has happened before, but I'll talk to her teacher. Has anyone else been in this situation before? What did you do?

fruit snacks, cookies, PB&J, and crackers?

This sounds like a terribly sugar filled unhealthy lunch. I am surprised the school hasn't confiscated your DD's lunch and sent a letter to you.

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/family-meals/slideshow/25-quick-and-easy-school-lunches-to-pack-for-your-kids/?slide=1

Thanks for the laugh PP. Bon Appetit's suggestions are hysterical! Shrimp rolls! homemade sushi! So easy and fast! How about I make my kid a turkey and cheese sandwich, throw in a pouch of unsweetened apple sauce, a banana and call it a day. Have fun with your prepping your kid's pesto shrimp skewers. Bet those smell great after sitting around in the lunch box for a couple of hours...

Here's a fabulous response to the Bon Appetit suggestions:

http://momswhohatepinterest.me/4267528-13093421

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Anonymous wrote:My DD just started first grade and has came home for the past few days saying that some snacks in her lunch bag weren't packed, for example fruit snacks and cookies. I'm 100% positive that I've packed them and I even have DH double check her bag before he leaves in the morning. Yesterday afternoon she came home again saying that her snacks were missing and all she had was her PB&J and crackers! I'm horrid! I talked to the principal this morning and she says, oh this has happened before, but I'll talk to her teacher. Has anyone else been in this situation before? What did you do?

fruit snacks, cookies, PB&J, and crackers?

This sounds like a terribly sugar filled unhealthy lunch. I am surprised the school hasn't confiscated your DD's lunch and sent a letter to you.

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/family-meals/slideshow/25-quick-and-easy-school-lunches-to-pack-for-your-kids/?slide=1

FFS, don't you have anything better to do than to police other peoples' eating habits? Clearly not.

+1

It's not your job to police the eating habits of others.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this turned into crunchy mom vs. regular mom ? You people are horrid !

Are you dense, the lunch listed above is no where near acceptable to feed a child. I bet the school is confiscating parts of it for that same reason.

It doesn't take a genius to make a lunch that has less sugar, hell it could even be ham, cheese sand-which , carrot sticks and a muffin. NOT THAT HARD.

Muffins are often less healthy than cookies.

Right, processed packed sugared cookies are better than muffins

OP, ignore the food police. Soccer season will be starting soon so in a few weeks they will have real issues to direct their angst and judgement towards. They are just warming up on you.