When your kids go back to school do you make sure that they are booked in for the school meals service?
The beauty of signing them up for the school meals is that you do not have to rush around making up packed lunches in the mornings, giving you a little bit of free time to do your own thing; another good thing about school meals is the fact that your child has a choice of two meals to pick from.
You can be guaranteed with the school meals program that your child will at least get one good main nutritional meal a day.
Some schools now monitor what types of meals are being served in the schools on a weekly basis. That is one way to find out what exactly your kid’s are going to be eating.
Sometimes it may be a little expensive to sign your kids up for the school meals program, especially if you have more than one child at the same school at the same time; but it may be worth the cost if you are always running late in the mornings.
You may opt to split the difference and send your kids to school with a packed lunch but also give them some money to buy a carton of milk or some juice. This way you will know that they are getting some of the nutrients that they need.
Another option would be to alternate the lunches. If you knew what the school lunch was on a certain day, and you know that your child is not keen on that certain meal or choice of meals, then you could send them to school with a packed lunch for that day. Alternating from packed lunch to school meals can make their lunchtime more varied and fun.
There are no correct methods to school meal times, it is just a matter of personal choice.
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May 3, 2010 by Dawn Stark