General Chat

I have a friend who is a school cook - she used to bring me Chocolate Concrete home - they aren't allowed to make it any more because of the sugar content - I am Gutted !!!! I used to love it at school with peppermint custard !

Ewwww I can safely say I have never tasted peppermint custard !!!! Sounds yuk !!!!

really good debate , i used to hide peas in my kids sandwiches for school under the ham cause i used to worry that much. cabbage under the mash and peas in the mash was power ranger potaoes lol.

Just one question how many of you drive your children to school and back ?

Continued .... As for all the junk stuff if it is so bad why doesn't the giovernment step in and ban it ? If itr was over-the-counter meds or drugs officialdom is the first to stop whatever being sold. And all these mums who say that Jamie is correct - do they stop buying all the junk in the super markets ? nuggets of so-called chicken should be banned right away and many of the other junk foods that finds its way into homes, or have mums forgotten how to cook ? or in tnis day and age don't even bother. If children grew up from start with 'healthy' food (proper food) then maybe they would not turn their noses up at what schools serve. A previous response was about park-keepers etc., but it is all down to money, money, money .... It is NIOT money - it is merely politics. One patrty wont decrease tax, another will - but why Oh why wont somebody do the sensible thing and put UP tax to pay for these things so that we can get back to proper living. Money, money, money when its comes to education, police, health etc., We all moan about these things so we should pay ! with money NOT at a cost to our lives in every sense.

I agree Joe, it is a shame it is all about politics and money, I would gladly pay more tax if I knew it would be spent on increasing safety for children in parks so they could have more freedom and exercise safely. You have made a valid point there.

Hi Roxanne, yes my niece was amazed to, I think like her charts they haven't been undated in years, when babies were supposed to be chubby. Needless to say she will not be giving baby any fried food. Sue

Hayley - dangerous ground. I've put my soap box away for the moment but the answer is probably Too many. Look at the number of bus routes that are now in the London area. Little buses winding round the roads and picking up few OAPs (hmm Me ??) but seems few people are fare paying in real terms. Now if those same buses were to be only for school children up to 9 a.m. and from 3.30 p m then a great deal of traffic would be taken off the roads. Also it would mean that children who vandalise the buses would be pinned down to the schools that the buses serve. Come to think of it the OAPs bus passes are only valid from 9.30 a.m. so the cost of diverting a few buses would be Zero. Sue - goes to show we have lots of 'experts' who haven't got a clue and many have no children of their own.

Boris Johnson is an overweight fool, who has eaten far too many pies for his own good, by the looks of him. AS for mothers pushing pies and chips through the railings - ever heard the expression 'killing with kindness'. OC

also i think its so easy to stick your hand in a freezer,or the cupboard for quickness. when all it can do is shorten your life.xxxxxxxxxxxx

When I read your first posting Muffy, my immediate reaction was 'that's rich, Boris - look at the size of you, and look at the size of Jamie'. :-)

I think healthy eating in children should start at a young age. When my gt nephew was young, he was allowed the odd sweet as a treat, but was mainly given grapes, raisins and apples as regular 'treats'. His tastes have never really changed - If there's a buffet, for example, he will leave the unhealtier options and go for a plate of salad with some meat. For dessert he prefers a yoghurt. If he goes to a burger bar he will usually choose the chicken. He's only 13, but his tastes appeared to have stemmed from what he was given when younger. AL

hi al ,i think thats the same for my grandkids,there the same,and they love a cooked dinner,with all the veg.xxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Joy. Yes, I think Ben's favourite meal is his Sunday roast - he loves all his veggies! He also loves bacon, but doesn't like it in a sandwich - says it ruins the flavour! AL