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<\/p>\nPARENTS are up in arms after a local council tried to get their kids eating healthier meals – only for their youngsters to refuse to eat any of it.<\/p>\n
Middlesbrough Council flooded schools with meat-free options such as Quorn korma and stir fry noodles – and they cut portion sizes, too.<\/p>\n
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The plan was to cut out sugary items and boost fruit and veg intake to combat some of the highest child obesity rates in the country.<\/p>\n
But mums and dads claim their nippers are coming home starving as a result – and they now want food like chicken nuggets put back on the menu.<\/p>\n
Mum-of-two Becky Eason slammed the food at her daughter's school as not "child friendly" after her eight-year-old started demanding a pack lunch.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old told TeesideLive: "It\u2019s not really a choice to give them either Quorn chicken curry or a vegetable lasagne in one day."<\/p>\n
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Under the rules, the menus will change every four weeks with the seasons. <\/p>\n
Kids can chow down on two hot options each day or pick from a pasta or salad bar – jacket potatoes with a filling are also available.<\/p>\n
And if none of those tickle their taste buds, kids can pick up a sandwich, sub-roll or wrap.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Mum-of-four Kelly Doolan complains the portion sizes "aren't big enough".<\/p>\n She added: "It's the kids that are suffering they need to bring back the foods kids love like nuggets, pizza, and chips."<\/p>\n But one head teacher lashed back at the moaning parents.<\/p>\n Heather Adams from Pallister Park Primary School said the meals were healthy, tasty, and nutritious.<\/p>\n And she said catering staff were working hard and doing a great job.<\/p>\n Around one in ten kids in Middlesbrough are obese when they start school – some of the highest levels of child obesity in the country.<\/p>\n Middlesbrough Council has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/newspress-collage-19953756-1664445238854.jpg\")
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