General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

Why don't mums pack a lunch for their kids, especially if mum is working? A flask of hot soup/broth in winter with bread and butter and some sandwiches, or a chicken salad, a pie or pasty, and then an apple/orange/banana.

That would be cheaper than a takeaway, and more nourishing. Perhaps mums today either can't be bothered what their kids eat, or they don't have the common sense to put together a nice lunch of food that they know their kids like. I once knew a couple that only fed their 3 year old on burgers, kebabs, etc.

That's probably why school dinners came about in the first place.