If you pack lunches for your children then you probably try to make sure they’re getting a balanced diet.
One mum who made veggie sausage rolls and paired them with fruits, vegetables, cheese and protein balls was shocked to find that her son’s school returned them because they were ‘too high in fat’.
The mother, from Australia, was left fuming when her child was banned from eating the contents of his lunchbox.
The mum then received a note from the school saying it wasn’t a healthy enough choice.
She slammed the school for the ‘condescending note’ which told her to reconsider the nutrient values of the baked goods.
The mum who made the lunch for her preschooler took to the Mums Who Cook & Bake Facebook page to vent her frustrations.
The note sent to her read: ‘Let’s work together to make it easier for children to make healthy choices! There were lots of great choices in this lunchbox however sausage rolls [are] too high in fat… (Please provide nutrient value if they are homemade).
‘The food did not fit with our service’s nutrition guidelines. For some healthier lunchbox ideas, ask an educator, or go to the Good for Kids website.’
The mum, as well as others on the Facebook page felt that the preschool teachers were not nutritionists and should not condemn parents’ food choices.
‘In my opinion, these sausage rolls are pretty healthy for him I will be sending the information back to the school,’ she wrote, adding that it was frustrating to receive the note.
‘They do not allow the food item to be eaten once they attach the note. I had a feeling this would happen so I packed extra for him.’
Other mums said that if teachers were going to police lunch boxes, they should provide food for their students themselves.
One mum wrote: ‘Preschool teachers are not nutritionists. I’d be furious. How dare they?’
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