I read an article the other day that talked about schools serving hummus and black bean salad. What? I wouldn’t eat that crap and personally don’t know one kid that would touch it.
The government has NO business butting in to what children eat. It is not a surrogate parent.
Fortunately, we don’t have such nonsense in Quebec schools; my kids take lunches every day because they like to eat outside with their friends. The cafeteria serves several options, including a dessert (which is not necessarily fruit! Oh No!), and if they wanted that, we’d be happy to buy them a lunch card.
However, they often get to talking or goofing around at lunchtime, and don’t eat everything. They are famished at the end of the day. I’m able to make them a snack; I had whole wheat French toast with high-protein yogurt today; they both loved it. I have a son who will be 17 tomorrow and my daughter turned 13 last May.
Just keep the junk food out of the house, give them a good breakfast, make healthy sandwiches, etc, that they will eat (hopefully!), and they will be fine.
And there is no way they would eat black bean salad and hummus, regarding your post, sheana. I might as well give them a tray of sushi (dating myself—but referring to “The Breakfast Club”). LOL.
Hummus is delicious!