Just look at these 2 chav mums

I think the problem here is ignorance, and not a desire to 'kill' their kids as some seem to be suggesting. Hence the quote: "Kids need a bit of fat in their diet - there is nothing wrong with burgers and chips. At school they only get chips once a week if they are lucky." The parents are probably only commenting on their own diet, the habits of which they've passed down to their kids. They need to be stuck in a nutrition workshop or something...

We weren't allowed to leave school during lunchbreak, and it was nothing to do with school dinners! Just general safety and common sense.

The eductaing kids to eat healthily is getting obsessive though. i have kids and I'm all for their school providing healthy meals and only allowing fruit for snacks. But the kids are told daily about the dangers of certain foods. every letter we get home has a reminder about sending your kids with healthy food. the school has achieved these healthy schools awards, which are given to schools that ban junk food and insist on healthy snacks. While the process of encouraging the kids to eat healthily is great the constant going on about it isnt. I ended up with a child obsessed about what she ate. Refusing to ever eat chips because they would kill her. Asking about the ingredients of every dinner I made. My family eats a balanced diet, young children should not be stressing about what they eat, that leads to eating disorders. Yes the schools should only offer whats good for our kids and have rules to keep them healthy, yes parents do need to be educated about eating healthy foods, but the pressure is being put on the kids and its too much for 6 and 7 year olds.