School Dinners Part 2

So I saw a tweet from the Food Revolution and it got me thinking about school dinners again.

Although the menus sound good there is no way of knowing where the food comes from.

I'm not at all religious and have nothing against other religions or beliefs but something about my son being fed Halal meat (currently served at my sons new school) just doesn't feel right.

After reading an article about nearly seven million pounds worth of food in Yorkshire schools coming from abroad, it again makes me question what is the right thing to do.

I always try to buy British and if possible local food so the thought of my son being fed food from the other side of the world really doesn't feel right either.

I suppose I've answered my own question, I'll have to come up with some creative ideas for packed lunches from now on so watch this space!

School Dinners, what to do?

So, we are currently filling in the forms for our son who is starting school in September and one of the questions is what will he be having for lunch? Will he be having a hot meal or taking a packed lunch.

Now for me I always took a packed lunch, whereas my husband who went to a private school had a hot school meal.

There is a lot of chatter about school dinners and the sometimes poor quality and offerings, but how do we know for sure? We will never see them?

My son is a pretty good eater, but given a choice I worry that he might just choose chips and fish fingers every day!

At nursery I know they have a varied meal schedule with everything from lentils to fish and meat. In the afternoon they make their own sandwiches and someone keeps a good eye on them to ensure they choose veg as well.

At £1.60 a day it will cost considerably less to make a lunch than pay for it but hubby thinks not, what does he know though!

I would love to hear some other experiences of this, asking my son, he wants to take sandwiches however my husband says 'he's four what does he know!'

Does the drama of starting school ever end?!?