Guest guest Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 , jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick wrote: > > I am stunned that a teacher would give kids rice krispy treats as a 'snack'! I would have a discussion with that teacher re: this immediately.If that doesn't get you anywhere, go to the principal. Teachers are educated enough to know that stuffing kids full of sugar at 10 am will do nothing for their thought processes- and may harm them. I am saying this as a former public school teacher- and someone who is not 'over the top' when it comes to never giving kids sugar, etc. I just hate to think of my kids being fed that stuff so early in the morning-and as a matter of habit. > Someone else may be able to direct you towards a list of foods that are not veg or vegan friendly- but it seems to me the teacher may be better off with a list of raw ingredients since a list of commercial foods would be impossible to keep up with. S/he may look askance at you about having to read labels, but they would do the same-quite willingly and without a thought- if a kid had, say, a peanut allergy. Your kid deserves the same respect. I have a child who has started Kindergarten this year, and I plan to do the same. We aren't vegan, but I certainly don't want her eating gelatin, broth, etc- things that the meat eating population probably doesn't consider an 'animal' product. As a back-up, I'd send a box of something non-perishable as a back-up for when s/he can't have what the rest of the class is eating. If the teacher gives you a hard time ( which I don't think they will, aside from thinking to themselves that you're a little nutty), remind them > that they WOULD do the same for a no-peanut kid, or a Hindu kid, etc. Also inform them that the animal products can make your child quite ill- teachers and schools will take that seriously because of the magic word- lawsuit. > > > > > annsfarm4444 catlady4444 > > Saturday, September 6, 2008 12:12:53 PM > Commercial foods with hidden animal products > > > My 5 year old just started Kindergarten, and was given rice krispie > treats as a snack. The teacher had no idea there are animal products > in there. Is there a list somewhere I can give them of commercial > foods with " hidden " animal products? > Thanks, > Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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