A MUM who packs her daughter’s lunchbox three days in advance has hit out at fellow parents who shamed her for giving her child old food.
The mum-of-two proudly shared her meal prep, filling her five-year-old’s lunchbox with a ham and cheese croissant, pretzels, a roll, crisps and a sandwich.
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Clearly proud of her handiwork, she said: “Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday lunches done for Miss 5.”
The mum uploaded snaps to Facebook group Lunchbox Mums, where her post has racked up hundreds of likes, but some parents claimed the food would go stale after a few days.
Despite her assuring all the food stays fresh in the fridge, other mums claimed they wouldn’t eat a three-day-old sandwich – let alone feed it to their kids.
One mum asked: “I ask is there any tricks to keeping biscuits /chips still crispy ? I have tried prepping lunches like this and the little one says they are soft and soggy because I put them in the fridge.”
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Other mums weren’t so friendly, claiming they manage to juggle multiple kids and a full-time job – and still have time to make lunches for the day ahead.
Another parent snapped: “No matter what I have one each day I still pack their sandwiches that morning.
“I often get other stuff ready the night before but never their sandwiches.
“And as for judging I don’t think you should judge my time either…
“Last year I was working 11 hours some days then on top of that feeding animals for an hour each morning and afternoon but still managed to pack lunches each morning.
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“Don’t worry I do 4 lunches every morning. I wouldn’t eat 3 day old sandwiches so wouldn’t expect the kids to eat it lol.”
But the mum hit back, claiming she’s never got a complaint from her kids.
She said: “When you work full time, 8hrs a day and not getting home until after 6.
“I eat a 3 day old sandwich, my girls never complain and I always check, please don’t be so quick to judge.
“And all the food stays fresh and I always check it.
“I feel some of these people are under the impression I make my child eat food that doesn’t stay good!”
I wouldn’t eat 3 day old sandwiches so wouldn’t expect the kids to eat it
She added there’s some food, like popcorn and apples, which she doesn’t pack until the night before.
But other mums weighed in on the debate, pointing out food in restaurants is rarely fresh.
Someone else said: “I hope all these people commenting about not eating sandwiches that have been made 3 days in advance never eat at restaurants, like ever!
“Your mind would be blown with how far in advance food is made or how long some food has actually been sitting in the cold room before it makes it onto your plate.”
After receiving a torrent of abuse, the meal-prep mum claimed her confidence had been knocked, and hit out at the shamers.
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She said: “After posting my child’s three days worth of lunches and a couple of the comments that were received, makes me now feel very hesitant about posting again!
“Yes I make my children’s lunches in advance (I do the same for my work lunch), and while this might not work for some people as some can juggle lunches the night before or the morning of, shouldn’t give anyone a reason to judge someone who does it differently!!
“Or try to think they are doing any better as they can do it in the morning! If you don’t like the way one person does something, simply keep your opinion to yourself.”
And this mum was fuming after her four-year-old son’s teachers shamed her for giving him gherkins because they ‘don’t count’ as veg.
Meanwhile this mum was ‘lunchbox shamed’ by other mums for feeding her kids too much.
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