Mum shows off her kid’s ‘perfect’ lunch box but gets slammed for packing too much food
WHILE kids are preparing to go back to school, parents nationwide will once again start packing their lunches each day.
But with that comes the never ending debate about what is suitable for school lunches and just how much food parents should be providing.
Lunch box-shaming isn't a new phenomenon, so it comes as no surprise that an Aussie mum was slammed for her "choices" after sharing what she considered to be the "perfect" packed lunch.
The lunch box was complete with a salad to make wraps, a tin of tuna, a banana a carton of fruit juice and an assortment of snacks - but many said it was way too much food for just six hours at school.
Posting in the Facebook group, she said: "This is what I've come up with for my kids with optional DIY wraps with a salad mix, feta cheese, olives, cherry tomatoes and diced salami with Italian dressing.
"They never eat their sandwiches so I gave up," she added, and even asked other mums what they provide their kids.
She also joked, "'Please don't judge it's somewhat healthy," but it seemed she left herself open for exactly that as people were quick to point out what they considered to be wrong.
"That's a lot of food. My 11-year-old old has a sandwich, yoghurt and piece of fruit. Sometimes a bar or biscuits instead of yoghurt,"one mother said.
And another added: "Too much food over six hours. Kids wanna play with friends, not sit and eat all lunch.
"You should keep them for after school snacks. [During school], it should just be a piece of fruit, a snack and a lunch."
Many, however, defended the mum, saying her selection of food "looks great".
Some even agreed with her claiming their own kids are big eaters too and that her kids were "lucky" to be given so much food
"Considering there's kids starving at school because parents just don't send food or can't afford to, I'd say yep! they're definitely covered in almost every food group here! Very lucky kiddos. You're doing great mumma, " one mum said.
The mum's post prompted many parents to share their own "perfect" lunchboxes which proved just how different kids - and parents - are when it comes to school lunches.
Some explained their kids are fussy eaters, while others claimed their young ones would eat anything - so finding food items that work for each child is key.
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Plus a mum slammed as ‘lazy’ for making 40 ‘tasteless’ sandwiches before freezing them to save time before school each morning.
Meanwhile a doting wife shares the huge lunch she packs her builder husband every day but gets slammed for ‘treating him like a child’.