Comments on: Lunch Room Rules 101

By: Marquisele

Marquisele — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:49:38 +0000

Good, someone finally gets that KIDS HATE FREAKING LUNCH NOTES IN THEIR BAG!!!!! No one likes it anymore! It doesn’t show you care, it shows your clingy and annoying!!! Leave your kids alone!

By: SusieJ

SusieJ — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:43:45 +0000

We have that ability too — but the cafeteria staff are not very good about following through. It’s supposed to be in the computer system — but somehow things slip by. And the conditions of the “junk food ban” are extreme — if I ban the snacks, that means he can’t buy a slice of pizza, if he hates corned beef hash. So, like you, I’ve resorted to packing. But I hate that it’s all “free” to them. I wish money was involved so they could see the connection.

By: slouching mom

slouching mom — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:28:35 +0000

In our district, parents can get around those extra (and sometimes less than nutritional) offerings by specifying in advance that money in the child’s account is earmarked for “lunch” or “open.” Choosing “lunch” means extras like Dairy Queen are not options for the disappointed kid. My son, that is.
So yeah, he may hate me for it, but at least I know he’s not eating junk.
BTW, we have peanut-free schools in our district. Which is all to the good, with so many kids allergic, but my kid survives on PBandJ, so it does make packing more difficult, especially for a picky eater.

By: SusieJ

SusieJ — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:53:58 +0000

Sara, maybe for girls the notes still stand. I wouldn’t know about that!
Susie

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:23:09 +0000

oh that takes all the fun out of lunch time – I use to love to open my lunch bag up & see a note from my mum or a lil surprise snack which she’d thrown in there . . . guess those are things of the past now

By: Jenny R

Jenny R — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:25:46 +0000

Wow – times have changed. Smoothie bars and pin codes? I remember collecting dimes for the milk money and taking “white milk” or “chocolate milk” orders like it was yesterday.

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