As a parent, it's hard to shape the diets of young children, who may be picky eaters or even have allergies. We want them to have good eating habits and healthy diets that they can get used to as they grow up, though things like cheap fast food and lack of time make it difficult for anyone to eat nutritious foods all the time.
Now, schools are creating guidelines for parents on how to pack lunch for their young children, often giving them lists of what's acceptable and what is not. If they don't follow these guidelines, some schools have implemented policies in which they can take away the banned food item away from the child. Other schools simply send the child home with a note or a warning.
In any case, there are always parents who are unhappy with the embarrassment. Many of them fire back online, especially when they believe that these notes are unwarranted or offensive. This was the case for one mom in Australia, who was furious when her kindergartener came home with a note explaining that her sultanas, or raisins, were "unacceptable."
You can read more about the note below.
Many parents are used to getting a list of approved lunch and snack foods from their child's school. For the most part, they try to abide by the rules when packing their lunch boxes.
One mom in Australia thought she was following the rules, only to be appalled when her daughter returned home with a note saying that something in her lunch box was "unacceptable."
The mom says that she packed the little girl a "sandwich roll, two boiled eggs, an orange, kiwi fruit, and a handful of sultanas," according to Kidspot.
The note said that the sultanas, or raisins, had too much sugar to be accepted as an approved food.
The furious mom fired back on Facebook, writing: "This must be a joke? Of course they are high in sugar, they are fruit."
Other parents supported her through the comments, adding that it's a parent's job to parent, not a school's.
Others shared their experience with their child's school's list of approved foods, adding that while they can appreciate the concern, sometimes staff can be a little harsh about what's in the kids' lunches.
Even dieticians like Kathryn Hawkins came to the mother's defense. She stated, "I have a VERY strong professional opinion about all this note sending and food shaming: IT HAS TO STOP! It is absolutely crazy and does nothing but upset and stress out already tired mums who are trying their best."
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