I heard an article on the radio this morning that was saying thousands of kids every day are going to school hungry. As a father this makes me furious. I know what its like to be tight on money, we've all been there. But if it came down to me eating or my kids, I know I'd be skipping my dinners so that they can eat.
According to the Herals Sun the local foodbank is providing up to 1700 breakfasts a week to kids at 15 local schools just in the Greater Dandenong region.
Below I'm going to feed your kid for less than $10 for the week.
So we now have weetbix and milk for breakfast, bread, butter and jam for lunch and for a snack a muesli bar all this for only $8.35. Now I know this isn't the heathiest of lunches, theres no whole grains its not vegan or gluten free, the GI Index may not be great. But seriously who cares, there is fuel in your kids belly to allow them to learn and survive at school. If any parent tells me that they cant afford $8 a week to feed their kids, they should be locked up.
The beauty of this is also that the kids can make this themselves. My 5yr old girl can make her own sandwich and will often make her own lunch. Not because I'm lazy of course, she thinks its fun. But still if a child is hungry and knows that they can't rely on their parents, at least give the kids to tools to fend for themselves.
I hope this was helpful, be sure to comment and resteem if you liked this, any support is greatly appreciated.
