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I could feel my shoulders sagging as I read the comments by former Masterchef contestant Jules Allen.
Here’s what she said:
“When you make a kid lunch, the first thing it says when someone opens that lunch box is that someone loves me. When you put treats in — not packets, but things you put effort into — it says to a child someone cares.
Here’s what I, and many Aussie parents, heard:
“If you give your kids packaged foods, they feel unloved.”
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Top Comments
Her kids are the ones who are probably begging or stealing the other kids food at lunch time.
Be too strict about this and thats exactly what happens.