What Are These 'so called' Parents Doing!!

mikej1978

If my kids teacher called me a "so called" parent for judging me on what I feed them I would have to punch them in the mouth. (After school by the playground of course)

runs4zen

I'm guessing you're not a parent. It's always the non-parents that seem to know how to do it all right and feel quite free letting the world know exactly which way that is.

I don't see candy. I see cookies, crackers and fruit. It's a snack, not a nutrition exam.

+1

Worry less about what the snack is, be grateful the kid has someone at home who cares enough to clothe and feed them. Believe, me, after almost 20 years in education and over 16 years as a mother, what a kid is snacking on is the least of my concerns. I get more worried about the kids who are without appropriate clothing, have no supervision, are unloved, are abused....see where I'm going here?

GGDaddy

I am a secondary English teacher, and I just want to say to everyone reading this: PLEASE don't think all teachers are like this.

I once worked in a lower income school, and many of my students came to school hungry. I provided snack packs of Goldfish crackers, as well as granola bars for these students. I didn't ask questions or judge their parents. I don't know their story; I don't know their life. It's none of my business. If the kids were hungry, they ate. That was all I cared about.

My wife was an elementary school teacher, and I'm quite relieved that more teachers are like you and her than this seriously disturbed "teacher" of an OP.

By the way - My daughter started eating again. Guess what she had last night? Velveeta Shells and Cheese. Yep. So suck it!

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PaintedSwan

I pack my sons lunch everyday because I will not allow him to eat the school lunch that is filled with crap ingredients, he has a dairy allergy and I don't allow high fructose corn syrup in his diet so it's kind of difficult for him to drink anything beside water when the only choices are Juice which is laden with high fructose corn syrup or milk/ chocolate milk. He is 15 and in 10th grade and it would be a lot easier if there was a place to keep food cold until he needs to eat it or if he was offered multiple times in the day to get a little snack in. it's hard to send healthy items with your kid when you know that it may spoil by the time they actually get to eat it and if not they're eating lunch at 10:15 in the morning and then expected to pay attention in school until 3. Maybe the school should step up to the plate and start making it more convenient for parents to pack healthy items for the kids or offer healthy choices themselves. ... get the soda, juice, chips and candy machines out of the schools!

I do agree that there are better choices these parents could be making other than oreos and rice krispies treats but let's face it how many granola bars can you find that aren't mostly sugar that taste good enough for a first grader to eat? honestly it is a little difficult to find healthy items that taste good enough for your child to eat that are in disposable lunch size or snack size portions and don't need to be refrigerated... especially if you're on a budget .... I don't care how much almond butter you put on them warm celery sticks are not very tasty!! I can't tell you how many tupperware containers I've lost over the years because my kids forgot to bring them home or accidentally throw them in the garbage.

Trader joes & whole foods have a great selection of healthier granola bars.
They're mostly priced the same as well.

mikej1978

How many calories would I burn slapping the **** out of a teacher?

Slrajr

Let's remember that there are some terrific teachers out there too. Ones who are too busy teaching to take their student's food and arrange it for pictures then post it online. There are teachers out there who respect parents and they deserve to be recognized and respected by us.

runs4zen

How many calories would I burn slapping the **** out of a teacher?

It 's not worth going through the grievance process afterward with the teacher's union....

PaintedSwan

How many calories would I burn slapping the **** out of a teacher?

Maybe enough to bulk you up for jail.
#toofar

hookilau

jjslag

No kidding. Do you teach grammar?

guroprincess

I don't understand the point of this post. Did you expect everyone to validate your opinion?

1ZenGirl

I'm guessing you're not a parent. It's always the non-parents that seem to know how to do it all right and feel quite free letting the world know exactly which way that is.

I don't see candy. I see cookies, crackers and fruit. It's a snack, not a nutrition exam.

YES

Hestion

Let's remember that there are some terrific teachers out there too. Ones who are too busy teaching to take their student's food and arrange it for pictures then post it online. There are teachers out there who respect parents and they deserve to be recognized and respected by us.

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devil_in_a_blue_dress

If you're wondering why 5 yr old children are overweight,there's your answer.
We can't just not care.This is why 35% of the population is obese and why 3 out of 4 adults will be by 2050.
Because from what I've seen those aren't just snacks in moderation...
That's quite a bit of junk food.

Unbelievably, people can have snacks like those posted and not be overweight or unhealthy. You seem to have a very limited understanding of what causes obesity. It's sad, really.

Yes, they can.
In moderation,which by your responses I assume you know little about..

Oh look, doesn't know how to form coherent arguments without making personal attacks. Conversation over, reported to mods. Have an excellent day now.

I could report you for your triggering statements as well,but I won't .
People who can't win arguments,shouldn't make them.

'Triggering' is not against the Community Guidelines.

This.

The main forums of MFP are not "Safe Space" communities, if you need trigger warnings you might find the groups more comfortable. The point in mentioning eating disorders when talking about obesity is that you attributed its cause simply to people eating "junk" food when compulsive eating, emotional eating, and severe aversions also are a factor.

ImSoOTired

Trader joes & whole foods have a great selection of healthier granola bars.
They're mostly priced the same as well.

The nearest trader joes is 113 miles from where I live. The nearest whole foods is 137 miles. I believe someone tried to explain to you that not every one has healthier choices readily available to them. What can I get at a WAWA?

cacklingcat

You said snacks and lunches. I can't tell which are the snacks and which are the lunches. But, that doesn't look that bad. Have you ever been late for work, late getting the kids off to school, running around the house getting everyone ready, and having to throw stuff into a couple lunches, including yourself, you grab the quick easy solution, and out the door you go? Yeah, it happens sometimes. Also, what I see in those pics doesn't look that bad, really. I see an orange and some semi-healthy treats. And, yummy Oreos. I dunno. Meh. You obviously don't have kids.

This ^

mikej1978

How many calories would I burn slapping the **** out of a teacher?

Maybe enough to bulk you up for jail.
#toofar

I guess you cant take a joke?
#this isn't twitter

devil_in_a_blue_dress

My parents never let me eat crap like that.
And I don't think it's right to let them either.
This is why we have an obesity problem,because people get mad if you judge them on how unhealthy their diet is...and it is unhealthy.Since when are goldfish nutritionally sound?!

We have an obesity problem because people consume more calories than they burn. The reason for this is multifaceted and complex, encompassing access to excess and lack of access to quality. A myriad of psychological and socioecomonic factors are at play. Your analysis is painfully short sighted and naive.

The healthfulness of one's diet doesn't the person more or less morally superior.

And why do you think that happens?hmm
Because the food we are consuming today is physically and genetically different then the food grown in my grandparents day.
It is true that we have an overwhelming surplus of choices when it comes to what we eat,but there is no viable reason for us to choose artificially and nutrient deficient items marketed to us from companies who,at the end of the day could care less about our health & well being.
As to being morally superior,
If you know the difference but still choose the opposition ,your actions speak for themselves.

Really?

Are you aware that there is a significant portion of the population does not have access to fresh produce by virtue of where they were born and their parents' socioeconomic status? A lot of people do not have the choices that you have with regard to food -- that is called unchecked privilege. In addition, disordered eating affects people in a host of ways from under eating, to over eating, to extreme aversion. None of that has to do with GMO or marketing.

Your argument about moral superiority is painfully embarrassing.

Changing your post eh?
LMAO

I changed it to reflect what I was actually trying to say at that moment and did -- I did that well after you quoted it. I don't see what the problem with that would be, since I responded to you with the original language. You really don't seem to understand that the vast majority of people don't have access to Trader Joe's or Whole Food either by geographic location or financial situation, so I completely stand by what I said here and will happily change it back since you so gloriously went one to prove my point.

PaintedSwan

Trader joes & whole foods have a great selection of healthier granola bars.
They're mostly priced the same as well.

The nearest trader joes is 113 miles from where I live. The nearest whole foods is 137 miles. I believe someone tried to explain to you that not every one has healthier choices readily available to them. What can I get at a WAWA?

I've never been so idk, but there are threads about what to buy there.

devil_in_a_blue_dress

Trader joes & whole foods have a great selection of healthier granola bars.
They're mostly priced the same as well.

The nearest trader joes is 113 miles from where I live. The nearest whole foods is 137 miles. I believe someone tried to explain to you that not every one has healthier choices readily available to them. What can I get at a WAWA?

Then you should grown your own organic produce just like Granny, yo. :drinker: