A MUM has been slammed by nursery school teachers for packing ‘too much food’ in her son’s lunchbox.
Many parents pack more food in their kid’s lunchboxes as they’d rather they have too much food than go hungry.
So the mum was baffled by the ‘gentle reminders’ from teachers to pack snacks and not lunch.
She took to Facebook to show her son’s lunchbox after speaking to the teachers.
Her son gets a ten-minute break to tuck into his food and manages to eat all of it in the allotted time so she sees no problem with the portion size.
She shared the contents of his lunchbox which included a ham and cheese sandwich, cucumber slices, yoghurt, sultanas and almonds.
The mum added: “Can someone enlighten me (as to) why teachers think it’s too much for a snack if he eats it all.”
She asked Facebook users and fellow parents whether the amount of food was too much to take to nursery.
The comments section was divided, with some parents agreeing with the teachers.
Many shared possible reasons as to why the nursery asked for ‘snack food’.
One person wrote: “I’m thinking he probably takes longer than the other kids to eat. It’s messing up (the teacher’s) schedule.”
Another user commented: “That’s a lunch-sized portion of food, not a snack. They have a policy of not taking food away from kids who are still eating so he’s holding up class.”
But some parents reassured the mum that the lunchbox was perfectly fine and not to change a thing.
A person commented: “You know your son’s appetite better than anyone. You pack what works for your son. I think it’s great.”
Another person replied: “If your child is eating it all, then he needs it. Trust you! Keep rocking it mamma.”
In other parenting news, an expert has claimed that this is what a kid’s lunchbox should look like.
Plus, my daughter’s ‘gross’ lunchbox has made her friends stop playing with her, I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.
Meanwhile, I went to the hospital thinking I had kidney stones, hours later I gave birth.
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