Re: was Martian Pudding now school snacks

August 9, 2007

I'm a Pre-School/Kindergarten teacher. Parents are assigned a snack day per

month as the school only provides breakfast and lunch - which is also junk in my

opinion. Coco puffs cereal with chocolate milk - sigh! There once was a time

when the cook told me that the ketchup was the vegetable. HUH?

I have to be really bossy about what is acceptable for snacks - what constitutes

a healthy snack (which is not even close to what I really think - LOL!!!!!!!!!

I've sent snacks back home because of what they send. First off I have a no

sugar policy and they still send marshmallows, sugar coated graham crackers,

fruit bites, chewy granola bars with M&M's, etc.

So I learned a long time ago to just put out a list of things I will not accept

and a list of items that are acceptable. I have to give specific examples AND I

still get the items I said I would not accept! Come on - cheetos, potato

chips,and marshmallows for a school snack after the teacher said to never send

those items?????? I know many people don't have a healthy nutritional clue but

they could at least follow my directions.

Know what they tell me? Well that is what " name " picked out.

About half of the teachers have quit serving snack due to this problem.

OK I'll stop now

W.

Probably wouldn't work -- but can you imagine the

consternation on the part of parents who think a snack is a Twinkie?

- Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

.

August 9, 2007

At 06:51 PM 8/9/2007, Ed Wendell wrote:

>About half of the teachers have quit serving snack due to this problem.

,

And there are any number of teachers who get out

of teaching because of that sort of thing -- me

among them. My background is psychology and

special education. I did individual tutoring

here and there, but when Mimi asked me if I'd

like to help out with Elaine's Children (as this

group was originally), I jumped at it. I've been

very quiet the last few years thanks to pressure

from living in a city destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and elderly parents.

But it's so nice to see parents -- and teachers -- who care.

— Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

August 9, 2007

I find that intersting as we send our son's snack with him to preschool

since what they provide doesn't constitute a healthy snack in my opinion. Once

again, they ask the parents to provide snack(which is fine). Parents are

supposed to bring in one bottle of juice, one salty snack, and one sweet snack.

Preschool is only in the morning. So, the other kids are getting a cup of

juice(not SCD legal, so filled with sugar), some kind of sweet snack like

cookies, and some kind of salty snack like chips. Even if iel weren't

SCD, I would be very disturbed that he was being fed junk for snack at school.

I do know another SCD girl at the preschool whose mom was even told that her

baggies of nuts and raisins wasn't acceptable(not in those exact words) because

the other kids were having salty and sweet snack. Give me a break.-----

Original Message -----

From: Ed Wendell

To: pecanbread

Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 7:51 PM

Subject: Re: was Martian Pudding now school snacks

I'm a Pre-School/Kindergarten teacher. Parents are assigned a snack day per

month as the school only provides breakfast and lunch - which is also junk in my

opinion. Coco puffs cereal with chocolate milk - sigh! There once was a time

when the cook told me that the ketchup was the vegetable. HUH?

I have to be really bossy about what is acceptable for snacks - what

constitutes a healthy snack (which is not even close to what I really think -

LOL!!!!!!!!! I've sent snacks back home because of what they send. First off I

have a no sugar policy and they still send marshmallows, sugar coated graham

crackers, fruit bites, chewy granola bars with M&M's, etc.

So I learned a long time ago to just put out a list of things I will not

accept and a list of items that are acceptable. I have to give specific examples

AND I still get the items I said I would not accept! Come on - cheetos, potato

chips,and marshmallows for a school snack after the teacher said to never send

those items?????? I know many people don't have a healthy nutritional clue but

they could at least follow my directions.

Know what they tell me? Well that is what " name " picked out.

About half of the teachers have quit serving snack due to this problem.

OK I'll stop now

W.

Probably wouldn't work -- but can you imagine the

consternation on the part of parents who think a snack is a Twinkie?

- Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

.

August 9, 2007

I know, it is just us quirky Montessori teachers " I think " - at least all the

Children's House teachers (ages 3,4,5,6) in my building are picky in this way.

I have also had " teacher's kids " in my class and they show up eating donuts or

Mc's at 7:50 AM when school starts, and put candy in their lunches.

We're an all day program. Before school program starts at 7:00 AM and after

school goes till 6:00 PM - After school kids are provided a junk snack by the

district.

I serve water with every snack And provide cups in every cubby so the kids

can get a drink whenever they want.