They used to do the apple spirals, but I think it just got too 'hard' for the helpers to do it iykwim? The garlic bread is a bit of a dodgy choice if you ask me though, I would have thought with all the butter that it wouldn't be a great choice.
I think you should stick it to them on principal, you made the effort to attend the meeting and share your ideas and they treated you terribly. Let us know how you go OK?
Yep Trillian the "school" nuggets (Chickadee/Inghams ) are the same as the regular nuggets, just with reduced salt content. Chickadee spent months modifying their products & making a school version of almost everything they sell.
Koala brand popcorn Fiona? If it is, then yep it's fine. If the jelly is diet / low sugar then it's fine as well. Though the regulations are that homemade things are supposed to have a full list of ingredients with them The rest of those things I haven't even heard of LOL, so you are probably right they they are red!
ETA: There is a new garlic bread that has been released in the last term of 2008 that is approved La Famiglia brand.
Fiona - from what Sarah has said it seems that you are well and truly in the right and that the school are flouting the regulations. Just because they are open only 2 days a week doesnt mean they can ignore them
Id either ring the School Canteen Association and make a complaint, and have them audited, or seek clarification and have them send something to the school (and to you) with the exact requirements.
The garlic bread is home made also. They get bread for free from bakers delight which I am also wanting to know if its being treated for human consumption because I thought that was for animals only. Being do they bag it all up hygienicly or is tossed on the floor & scooped up into bags?
But yeah it cost them nothing to make so is a big profit . Thats all these people see is $$$
Last edited by *Efjay*; March 4th, 2009 at 07:16 AM.
Yeah I'd be very very concerned with getting free bread. It might all be above board, but I'd be very wary, because what's in it for the company giving it away if it's still fresh IYKWIM?
well its not fresh. I am pretty sure that bakers delight get rid of all the day old stuff. So its meant to be the day old stuff. Im not sure which Bakers delight she uses but there are only 2 locals ones. maybe I should just ring them & ask
I don't think the canteen would be allowed to sell the Bakers Delight bread....Bakers Delight are not allowed to sell it to anyone, so i can't see that the school would be allowed to.
Also, I just wanted to add regarding "homemade" food....last year our school canteen was going to get parents to make muffins, etc for the canteen, but then all the parents that offered got phone calls notifying them that the school canteen is not allowed to see homemade foods (the cleanliness of home food preperation cannot be guaranteed). Not sure if that is a regulation for all schools or not.
Last edited by Marlene; March 4th, 2009 at 08:10 AM.
Well I haven't read all of the replies but I believe it to be mandatory here in Qld. (odd if Qld is ahead of other states! )
I think you should kindly but firmly push this barrow. I disagree that school canteens cannot be copletely run on healthy food choices. They can and in my opinion should be.
Food is fuel. If you put the bodgie stuff in you get bodgie stuff out.
Good food fuels much more efficiently. AND it's a way of showing kids that healthy food can be yummy.
My kids go to an Ananda Marga school - there is canteen once a week - it all has to be pre ordered. It's all vegetarian with no packaging. Packaging and packaged foods are not allowed at school. That means museli bars, mini yoghurts, cheese sticks etc.
The kids love tuckshop day. It's yummy, cheap and healthy. There are never any arguments because it's not an option.
I know governement based schools cannot have these rules but it has been my experience that the less crap, less packaging. Less arguments less problems.
Go the healthy school option FJ and do it firmly and Kindly and I feel sure you will rally support from other parents. Kids have lots of out of school time for crappy food - I say keep it out of schools!!!
FJ our canteed is "Diamond accredited" in the NSW canteen system, we have been the poster canteen for all the new rules so I will get whatever info I can from our canteen supervisor on Friday (we only have canteen 3 days per week) We had to get rid of licorice as it wasn't healthy!!!
I will also ask her who comes and checks on canteens etc and find out how a surprise visit to yours could happen LOL
FJ our canteed is "Diamond accredited" in the NSW canteen system, we have been the poster canteen for all the new rules so I will get whatever info I can from our canteen supervisor on Friday (we only have canteen 3 days per week) We had to get rid of licorice as it wasn't healthy!!!
I will also ask her who comes and checks on canteens etc and find out how a surprise visit to yours could happen LOL
Yeah I'd be very very concerned with getting free bread. It might all be above board, but I'd be very wary, because what's in it for the company giving it away if it's still fresh IYKWIM?
Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
) are the same as the regular nuggets, just with reduced salt content. Chickadee spent months modifying their products & making a school version of almost everything they sell.
The rest of those things I haven't even heard of LOL, so you are probably right they they are red!
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