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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostSounds like a pretty outmoded school of thought, for the simple reason that most kids are unbelievably finicky about food these days. Many will only eat synthetic crunchy things, fizzy drinks, and other such chemical muck.
So most free food would just be wasted, whereas thirty or forty years ago, when cooking was more conservative and there wasn't so much artificial junk food, most kids would wolf down anything put in front of them.
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View Post
There is a school of thought that suggests all School dinners should be free.
So most free food would just be wasted, whereas thirty or forty years ago, when cooking was more conservative and there wasn't so much artificial junk food, most kids would wolf down anything put in front of them.
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Originally posted by Green Mango View PostI have no objection to the provision of good nutricious school meals.
I also understand that some parents do not look after their kids and thus school meals
are very important for some kids. Both my parents came from large single parent families when their
were no benefits, despite their poverty there was always food on the the table.
For the parents, I'm of the opinion "screw them" but I do pity their poor children who are only going to end up the same being brought up lazy and malnourished (and there are strong links between diet and learning).
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Originally posted by Green Mango View PostI have no objection to the provision of good nutricious school meals.
I also understand that some parents do not look after their kids and thus school meals
are very important for some kids. Both my parents came from large single parent families when their
were no benefits, despite their poverty there was always food on the the table.
No doubt this would involve an initial cost, but that might be mitigated by long term health savings. Seems to work in Finland anyway IIRC.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostYou don't realise what it's like in poor places in the UK. Lots of poor ex-mining villages round here and it's not unusual for kids to come into school with no breakfast (or clean clothes) and for school meals to be the only proper food they get. In households like that (think typical chavvy benefits houses) kids might never see milk or any fresh fruit/veg.
I also understand that some parents do not look after their kids and thus school meals
are very important for some kids. Both my parents came from large single parent families when their
were no benefits, despite their poverty there was always food on the the table.
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostSo why not give those poor undernourished kids milk with their free (healthy) school meal?
Rather than waste money giving free stuff to people (the majority) who don't need or want it?
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostYou don't realise what it's like in poor places in the UK. Lots of poor ex-mining villages round here and it's not unusual for kids to come into school with no breakfast (or clean clothes) and for school meals to be the only proper food they get. In households like that (think typical chavvy benefits houses) kids might never see milk or any fresh fruit/veg.
Rather than waste money giving free stuff to people (the majority) who don't need or want it?
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostYou don't realise what it's like in poor places in the UK. Lots of poor ex-mining villages round here and it's not unusual for kids to come into school with no breakfast (or clean clothes) and for school meals to be the only proper food they get. In households like that (think typical chavvy benefits houses) kids might never see milk or any fresh fruit/veg.
How come I see none of this dirty unfed kids lark? They all look normal to me.
There may be relative poverty in the UK, but there is no absolute poverty anywhere.
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Originally posted by Green Mango View PostThese days, how many kids really need it ?
This is not a third world and undernourisment does not appear a problem.
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Im sure I am not alone in saying I would prefer that funds allocated for this socialist Childrens Milk fiasco would be better allocated to the Trident upgrade fund.
Most children these days suffer from obesity - they need less milk - not more - whilst the Trident Upgrade will benefit all - apart from those on the receiving end - bien sur.Last edited by AlfredJPruffock; 9 August 2010, 13:32.
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostPatience, my pretty: whom the gods would destroy, first they make mad.
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Is it Halal milk?
When I saw the title of this thread I was hoping the evil witch had finally kicked the bucket.
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