Local blogger and teacher Miss Farah posted something which I wanted to share with my readers. One of her kids in class had brought only chips and chocolate for lunch (pic above), so Miss Farah sent a letter to the parents explaining to them how unhealthy that was for their daughter. Next day she checked the kids lunchbox and this time the little girl had cucumbers, carrots, croissant, corn and juice (pic below).
I thought it was great of Miss Farah for caring enough to contact the parents and I thought it was also great from the parents to actually listen to her. Hopefully the lunchbox continues to stay healthy and other parents reading this can do the same with their kids. You can check Miss Farah’s blog [Here]
22 replies on “A Healthier Lunchbox”
That is so sweet of her =)
poor kid heee….
Every morning I spend over 15 minutes preparing my son’s lunch box, carrot, cucumber, sandwich, few nuts, raisins and Juice. Last week he had a certificate as Healthy food Hero, he was extremely happy and proud. I asked him a few days later when I ran out of nuts and raisins if I can send a piece of cake with him, he refused and said that he can’t have a cake it is junk food. I was so happy that he is very careful of what he eats and I believe when both parents and school work together and help each other we are going to have healthier youth.
Don’t these teachers know kids trade ?
Hey everyone this is Miss Farah and I want to thank Mark for posting about this in his blog.
Many parents dont’t care about what to send with their kids to school,sometimes they don’t even know what’s in their lunch bag because their nannies prepare everything. 2 days ago i had a student bring in chips and she told me Miss farah I am not going to eat it our nanny put it there and I didn’t know she did.
“Realist” if all the kids brought healthy food they would trade fruits and vegetables instead of junk food :)….
Funny how people are oblivious to something called, oh I don’t know, moderation. There’s always a balance. Conditioning kids to think that cake is “evil” is sad.
GREAT!
what’s scary is the last 4 posts in the blog are about food
Can’t agree more vampire : “)
This is pretty much the standard in the school that my kids go to.
Their teachers check the lunch boxes every morning to ensure that the kids are packing a healthy lunch and if stuff like chips & chocolates is found, the parents get a note.
I am also a teacher. My students are preschool-aged. We discuss healthy lunch boxes daily and do ‘inspections’. We praise those with healthy lunches and send notes home to the others. I take it a step further and talk about which lunch boxes are ‘earth-friendly’. Those with reuseable containers instead of juice and milk boxes and plastic bags. Even at a young age, these children can make a difference if given the chance!
It the parents’ responsibility to check what their nannies pack for lunch.@ Vampire.That’s true and it’s mostly about burgers and other unhealthy food.
a huge shift from just chocolate and chips to cucumbers, carrots, croissant, corn and juice.. that’s just shocking for the girl
God Bless good teachers.
Yes, God bless good teachers who value the effects they have on kids.
And God bless good parents who value the effects they have on kids.
mark sorry for the slightly off-topic but where did you get diagnosed with your Acid Reflux?
She’ll keep the crisps and chocolate for the car going home.
@teachthemasses …It doesn’t matter if she does because she ate healthy food all day!…and they wouldn’t be my responsibility once they step their foot out of my class.:)
You have to post this, it was fuckin hilarious
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7F40MVG0Wc&feature=player_embedded#
already did back in 2007
https://248am.com/mark/interesting/music-video-from-1978-shot-in-kuwait/
I think a child can enjoy almost anything when introduced properly and with moderation. i treat carrots, strawberries, and apples as a treat in addition to that he gets a daily ” sweet” snack of his choice with the condition that he eats his healthy home cooked meal. I got the “Tefal actifry” where I can make a whole kg of french fries with one tbs of oil, and use it for nuggets and fish fingers as well.
I totally agree with Ms. Farah, its important to have both the parents and the children both aware of the need for healthy food at a young age, much better than when they are already teenagers with unhealthy habits. Thank you for the post Mark, it makes the “mom” readers of your blog more involved:)
Moderation is key. Teaching a child that a food is good or bad is not the way to go about it. A balanced diet and daily activity will prevent childhood obesity and a life time of associated ailments.