Jamie's School Dinners - Page 2

slinky · 26-03-2005, 22:32

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Originally Posted by jason

I agree,and i make sure that my kids eat wisely,but i dont stop the junk food completely as it is not every single day.
Meals in this house consist of....

Homemade spag bol
Homemeade sausage casserole (sausages grilled first)
Homemade sheperds pie
Homemade sunday roast dinner (pork,lamb,beef or chicken etc)
Homemade waldorf salad.......or fresh leaf salad.
Frozen meal (maybe once a week)
mac d's (maybe once a week)
Plus other meals,but these are the main.

I do all my meals myself........as a single dad looking after 3 girls,and i think i do ok!

yes I agree you do well jason and, you will find that fresh home made meals are cheaper to make than frozen meals. you get more out of one meal if home made.

jason · 26-03-2005, 22:33

That is so true.....and the kids appreciate it more because they have seen the effort you have put in.
It makes it all worthwhile!

slinky · 26-03-2005, 22:34

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Originally Posted by jason

That is so true.....and the kids appreciate it more because they have seen the effort you have put in.
It makes it all worthwhile!

Home cooked meals are far better than something than has been sat in a freezer for 10 month anyway.

PurpleLass · 26-03-2005, 22:36

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Originally Posted by jason

I do all my meals myself........as a single dad looking after 3 girls,and i think i do ok!

I wasn't getting at you personally. You seem to give them a varied menu, it's the schools that I'm talking about.

jason · 26-03-2005, 22:39

Oh i know that P.L..........i was just making my point (and looking for sympathy....lol)

slinky · 26-03-2005, 22:39

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Originally Posted by PurpleLass

I wasn't getting at you personally. You seem to give them a varied menu, it's the schools that I'm talking about.

No i think jason was pointing out that if he can find the time as a single parent then schools should find it even easier.

PurpleLass · 26-03-2005, 22:43

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Originally Posted by slinky

No i think jason was pointing out that if he can find the time as a single parent then schools should find it even easier.

A lot of it is down to budget. I pay £1.60 per day for my kid's lunch. That has to be divided between ingredients, overheads and staffing. I pay over £3 a day for my own lunch (a sandwich or a salad), I'd quite happily pay more for my kid's health. Plus, it wouldn't be so bad if it didn't fill them up so much. I prepare fairly good meals at night but because she's filled up with junk at lunch she won't eat the good stuff I prepare.

Doug · 26-03-2005, 22:46

Good for you Jason, maybe next time I'm over Colne way a few of us could come to lunch. Many respects to you for your efforts Jason, I know a lot of people that wouldn't make the effort.

jason · 26-03-2005, 22:47

The meals at my daughter' schools are...........

Eldest,secondary........ £1.70 - £2.00

Middle eldest.............. £1.50

Youngest....................Starts in august

jason · 26-03-2005, 22:47

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Originally Posted by Doug

Good for you Jason, maybe next time I'm over Colne way a few of us could come to lunch. Many respects to you for your efforts Jason, I know a lot of people that wouldn't make the effort.

Welcome anytime......i love cooking!

PurpleLass · 26-03-2005, 22:48

Again, I'm not getting at you personally Jason - stop going for the sympathy vote! Perhaps we can start a recipe thread.

jason · 26-03-2005, 22:49

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Originally Posted by PurpleLass

Again, I'm not getting at you personally Jason - stop going for the sympathy vote! Perhaps we can start a recipe thread.

LOL............That would be a good idea!

Busman747 · 27-03-2005, 00:56

I am slightly confused by my step-daughter-to be's comments about school meals. She goes to Moorhead school and pays her money each week which gets put onto a credit card.

According to her, the main meals have gone by the time she gets to the school canteen and all that is left is junk food or Indian which she hates. She also says that "proper" meals are put aside for the teachers.........I have mixed views on this, is it a teenager who is too fastidious over what she eats? or is what she says the truth and she has very little choice in her dinner selection!

With Willows permission, I would like to look into this further especially as top price seems to be paid with no allowance for any discount through government subsidy!
Does any other parent have the same problem?

jason · 27-03-2005, 01:04

My eldest goes to primet high in colne and they have a card where you credit it,as and when......obviously a monday or as and when we can afford.......I can ask my daughter later when she gets up if she has the same trouble.
I would suggest contacting the school and finding out exactly what is going on,that is what i do at the earliest opportunity!!

WillowTheWhisp · 27-03-2005, 01:07

Just as a follow-up to that. My youngest daughter still goes to Primary School until the end of this school year. The meals there cost £1.50 per day (that is for those of us who actually pay - there are a heck of a lot who get them free for various reasons) paid by me on a weekly basis.

The older one at Moorhead takes £2.00 a day for her "credit card" but ends up with far less to eat than her younger sister. Some pupils spend £3.00 a day there. I do not believe it should be so. I believe that they should be able to obtain a decent meal for the same price as the ones who go to a school which operates the conventional system.