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Mum's fury after daycare staff confiscate 'bite-size' cake from son's lunchbox

By Georgia Weir|

Schools are increasingly becoming encouraged to monitor lunchbox foods in a bid to promote healthy eating and lifestyles for young children, however, not every parent agrees with these strict protocols.?

One mum in the UK has found herself on the receiving end of the lunchbox police this week - and she's not happy.

The mum, who wishes to remain anonymous, told HullLive that she was furious after learning that a bite-size chocolate cake she packed in her son's lunchbox had been confiscated by daycare staff.

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The lunchbox contained cakes as well as other healthy snacks such as cherry tomatoes and apples. (HullLive)

"He told me the nursery didn't let him have his cake and they hid it from him and told him he had to wait for home time," the outraged mum told the publication. "I don't see how this small cake is going to affect him. It should be up to us parents what we feed our kids."

The boy's mum claims there is "absolutely no need" to put children on a diet.

"As long as you make sure they have a balanced diet and brush their teeth every morning and evening there is nothing to worry about," she said. "There's absolutely no need to put children on a silly diet when they are just kids."

According to Hull Live, daycare staff said that they were simply following guidelines, which promote healthy eating and good oral hygiene.?

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Jamie Oliver has been well-known for his recent involvement in healthy eating initiatives in U.K. schools. (apict)

Ofsted Guidelines is a set of recommendations put in place by the U.K. government to create "a culture and ethos of healthy eating." The recommendations seek to address food provision, well-being and general well-being within schools.

English chef Jamie Oliver has also teamed up with the U.K. government over the last few years to promote healthier lunches at school.?

According to the guidelines, discouraged foods include, deep-fried or breadcrumb-coated food, pastry, snacks with added salt, sugar or fat, confectionery, chocolate, and chocolate-coated products, desserts, cakes and biscuits.

Acceptable food includes water, vegetables, fruits, dessert containing at least 50 per cent fruit, meat and poultry.

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Schoolgirls eating a healthy lunch.
The U.K. guidelines recommend fruits and vegetables in lunchboxes. (Getty)

Despite containing a cake, the packed lunch did include a wheat bread sandwich, cherry tomatoes and apple slices.?

According to the daycare, in the scenario that a packed lunch contains an item that the school deems to be unsatisfactory, the school will provide the child with a supplementary meal which is then invoiced to the parent.

Parents say that these guidelines place additional pressure on parents, among mroe pressing concerns such as the rise in cost of living.

"People are already struggling to put food on their table after the rise in the cost of living, there is no need to make life even more difficult by banning certain foods in packed lunches," concluded the mum.

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