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Anonymous wrote:The school is also missing out on the incredible power of peer pressure to get kids to try/eat new healthy foods (ie the whole “French kids eat everything” argument). I get it at resource-strapped American public schools, but at this tuition price point they have the ability to do way better. The schools are just being cheap and lazy.

Exactly! My kid does eat everything (except sweets... not our choice) and I felt like GDS would lead him away from that with their menu as well as introduce him to unhealthy habits. Sure I get nuts aren't going to be the snack at any school because of nut allergies, but there are plenty of good whole food snack options... why are we throwing foods at them that we know don't feed their brain??

Because otherwise they’d be throwing lots of uneaten food into the garbage can.

And yet you never hear of that being a problem at Sidwell or WIS 🤔

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Anonymous wrote:The school is also missing out on the incredible power of peer pressure to get kids to try/eat new healthy foods (ie the whole “French kids eat everything” argument). I get it at resource-strapped American public schools, but at this tuition price point they have the ability to do way better. The schools are just being cheap and lazy.

Exactly! My kid does eat everything (except sweets... not our choice) and I felt like GDS would lead him away from that with their menu as well as introduce him to unhealthy habits. Sure I get nuts aren't going to be the snack at any school because of nut allergies, but there are plenty of good whole food snack options... why are we throwing foods at them that we know don't feed their brain??

Because otherwise they’d be throwing lots of uneaten food into the garbage can.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's easier not to care if your children are genetically inclined to be "healthy slim athletic adults," as one of the previous posters put it. Not everyone's children are in that situation.

Look, your kids are going to end up the way they’re going to end up regardless of whether or not they ate tiny bags of goldfish crackers once a day. Get a grip.

That’s not what my kid’s pediatrician said.

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Anonymous wrote:The school is also missing out on the incredible power of peer pressure to get kids to try/eat new healthy foods (ie the whole “French kids eat everything” argument). I get it at resource-strapped American public schools, but at this tuition price point they have the ability to do way better. The schools are just being cheap and lazy.

Exactly! My kid does eat everything (except sweets... not our choice) and I felt like GDS would lead him away from that with their menu as well as introduce him to unhealthy habits. Sure I get nuts aren't going to be the snack at any school because of nut allergies, but there are plenty of good whole food snack options... why are we throwing foods at them that we know don't feed their brain??

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's easier not to care if your children are genetically inclined to be "healthy slim athletic adults," as one of the previous posters put it. Not everyone's children are in that situation.

Look, your kids are going to end up the way they’re going to end up regardless of whether or not they ate tiny bags of goldfish crackers once a day. Get a grip.

That’s not what my kid’s pediatrician said.

Anonymous wrote:The school is also missing out on the incredible power of peer pressure to get kids to try/eat new healthy foods (ie the whole “French kids eat everything” argument). I get it at resource-strapped American public schools, but at this tuition price point they have the ability to do way better. The schools are just being cheap and lazy.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's easier not to care if your children are genetically inclined to be "healthy slim athletic adults," as one of the previous posters put it. Not everyone's children are in that situation.

Look, your kids are going to end up the way they’re going to end up regardless of whether or not they ate tiny bags of goldfish crackers once a day. Get a grip.

Anonymous wrote:How would you feel about them serving buttered noodles for a snack?

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's easier not to care if your children are genetically inclined to be "healthy slim athletic adults," as one of the previous posters put it. Not everyone's children are in that situation.

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Anonymous wrote:Little kids, little problems. Nobody obsesses over diet more than the parents of the youngest kids who have nothing else to worry about.

This.

They obsess and yet they are mostly unhealthy themselves. When the kids get older they follow the parents slim or not. My kids were at one of these schools and I just didn’t/don't worry about it. Problem solved. I grew up UMC ate like crap and turned into a healthy slim athletic adult. Obsessing over a kid’s diet makes the kids worry about their diet - why would I want this? My older kids are tall, slim and athletic, like me, and when they were “snack young” they ate goldfish, ritz, and fruit etc.

OP - relax - so many things in life to worry about. This is not one of them. Seriously what do you think eating snacks like this 2x or even 4x a day will do? You are eating healthy at home I assume, so they are getting all the nutrients they need. Sometimes they just need calories. I suppose if your kids is really fat I can understand your concern.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's easier not to care if your children are genetically inclined to be "healthy slim athletic adults," as one of the previous posters put it. Not everyone's children are in that situation.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid goes to GDS and desserts are banned. I doubt they are giving out Oreos but if so it’s once a week. If you are happy at your school I wouldn’t leave over snack. One bag of goldfish just isn’t that big of a deal. The lunch menu has so many healthy options.

My kid doesn't like sweet "desserts", but he will eat chips all day if you let him... That doesn't mean he is "healthier" if I let that happen... junk food doesn't need to look like it came from a pastry shop to be unhealthy and addictive...

But they won’t let him eat chips all day is the whole point. It’s one serving passed out. If he’s super hungry at lunch there are healthy options. I can’t believe that people care this much about snack ha.

The lunches are not that healthy. Plenty of pasta, chicken nuggets, pizza, grilled cheese, burgers, with a vegetable on the side, and often sides like potatoes or garlic bread. Do you think if the kindergartener is extra hungry they’re going for 2nds on broccoli? And it’s not one snack a day, many days it’s 2 times and 3 if they stay for aftercare, plus all the treats parents bring in for birthdays etc.

Sorry, you might care if you’ve lost family to obesity related illnesses. Healthy eating habits start young.