A mum has been criticised by her daughter's schoolteacher for making her packed lunches overly elaborate, and was told to "simplify" the food her child takes to school.
The woman has shared details of the incident on Facebook, along with pictures of what her daughter's packed lunches normally look like.
She revealed that the girl's teacher told her that other children in her class were "jealous" of the specially prepared food that she has at lunchtime.
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These lunches include food such as spaghetti, broccoli, apples, grapes, pretzels, and a treat such as M&Ms, as reported by The Mirror.
Although it may seem fancy in comparison to the stereotypical school lunch of a basic sandwich and an apple, the mum stated that she just uses leftovers together with fresh fruit and veg.
After being told by the teacher to tone down the meals, she is struggling to come up with suitably "simple" replacement lunches that will be healthy for her daughter - but not infuriate the staff.
She joked in her post: "I see some mamas sending lobster and seafood and very fancy, beautiful lunches. I think her teacher would just about have a heart attack if I did.”
The mum’s post was flooded with comments from other parents who defended her against her daughter’s teachers.
One person wrote: "Those lunches look great and super kindergarten appropriate. Why should you feed your daughter less of what she likes just because other parents don’t pack good lunches?”
And another said: “All I see is healthy prepared meals. You're not even cutting the fruits and veggies into special shapes. That teacher needs to calm down.”
Other commenters said the teacher should be trying to educate the other young children on ways to combat jealousy.
Someone posted: "This looks like a teaching opportunity for the teacher. She can teach the kids how to react positively when they feel jealous of something another person has. This is definitely not your problem.”
And another added: "Just because I make my daughter a ham sandwich doesn’t mean it’s made with any less love than this meal. But I would love if my daughter saw someone eating a lunch like this and asked me to make it."
