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School packed lunches......
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DazedConfused | Report | 12 Feb 2013 16:31 |
Some have mentioned how good school dinners used to be |
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GinN | Report | 11 Feb 2013 19:44 |
I remember my grandmother telling me that the fat rendered from horsemeat made the best chips , as she used it during the war. My grandad was quite partial to whalemeat steaks, apparently! :-P |
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JoyLouise | Report | 11 Feb 2013 19:16 |
A grandchild of mine pays £1.50 per day for a school lunch (primary school) and I often wonder whether it's worth it. |
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♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥ | Report | 11 Feb 2013 18:25 |
Oh dear StaffyKnot, I do hope that you complained to your local authority, as they can do nothing about second class meals unless they are told. Bad catering companies will lose their contracts if meals are not up to standard. |
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BarneyKent | Report | 11 Feb 2013 12:45 |
Twice a year I have to suffer going to "Grandparent's School Dinner Days" when my wife and I attend school dinners with our granchild. Last week we paid £2.52 each. I had one fishcake, made of (mostly) potato, with a taste of tinned salmon, and breadcrumbed. It was three inches in diameter and half an inch thick. With it I had a spoonful of mixed (tinned) peas and sweetcorn and two scoops of mashed potato. For pudding it was a slice of tart, 3" by 2" and a spoonful of very watery custard. The drink choice was about quarter of a pint of weak orange squash or a beaker of water. It was disgusting and tasted very bland. The cost of the ingredients could have been bought in a supermarket for under £1. The education authority say they subsidise the meals and that there are wages and overheads to consider but I think the meals at this school are very bad value for money, both in quality and quantity. My wife and I went straight home and made ourselves sandwiches. |
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DazedConfused | Report | 11 Feb 2013 12:27 |
During both wars meat was scarce and horsemeat (probablly old nags) was sold openly by butchers. But all who remember will tell you the worst was Whalemeat. |
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Muffyxx | Report | 11 Feb 2013 11:44 |
I have a bowl of carrot and celery sticks in my fridge....i tell the girls..they are absolutely NOT to be picked at they're there for my dinner........so they disappear..LOLOLOL if i gave them the green light to eat them eldest would not touch them.(youngest would because she'd have fruit/veg over anything else anyhow.) |
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PollyinBrum | Report | 11 Feb 2013 11:33 |
I agree Kay, one of our grandchildren will only eat raw vegetables. |
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Janet | Report | 11 Feb 2013 11:32 |
We had beef every week for our Sunday roast and occasionally when it appeared to be tough my father always said the same thing..... |
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Kathlyn | Report | 11 Feb 2013 11:30 |
Multi grain bread used in sandwiches is a good route to take, along with washed carrot and celery cut into fingers. a few cubes of cheese and a some grapes or orange segments make a nice finish to a packed lunch. Sadly, children are not introduced to raw vegetables nowdays, so this could be a none starter. |
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PollyinBrum | Report | 11 Feb 2013 10:54 |
I used to love school dinners but that was a long long time ago. I understand that not all school meals are now cooked on the premises. My son hated his school dinners, so I began giving him packed lunches. We always used to cook together when he was at home, and he is now a superb cook. |
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♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥ | Report | 11 Feb 2013 10:21 |
I think the cost is reasonable as it is a main meal, the packed lunch many children have is equivalent to what they could be given in the evening when they get home. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 11 Feb 2013 09:44 |
Its all very well saying 'ban packed lunches' but not all parents could afford the cost if every one of their children had to purchase school ones. |
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♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥ | Report | 11 Feb 2013 08:59 |
If you want to see what lunches are available at schools near you, try looking here, you may get a shock. |
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DIZZI | Report | 11 Feb 2013 08:06 |
I MADE SURE MY SON COULD COOK,DO WASHING AND IRONING |
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Penny | Report | 11 Feb 2013 06:41 |
I was, until recently a schoo cook. I can assure you, no horse meat was knowingly served |
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LadyScozz | Report | 11 Feb 2013 01:53 |
My brother gives cooking lessons. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 11 Feb 2013 00:39 |
YES .................. |
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Muffyxx | Report | 11 Feb 2013 00:07 |
I shall most likely be shot down in flames here..but some children just don't DO this phonics business...my eldest didn't......she'd at 12, still be struggling to read to this day if I hadn't ignored the teachers and taught her the way I was taught. |
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Carol 430181 | Report | 10 Feb 2013 22:00 |
Trouble is some children leave school unable to read so not much chance of them being able to cook. |
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