{"id":5343,"date":"2021-02-27T18:22:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T18:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=5343"},"modified":"2021-02-27T17:21:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T17:21:36","slug":"school-tuckshops-criticised-for-selling-unhealthy-snacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/school-tuckshops-criticised-for-selling-unhealthy-snacks","title":{"rendered":"School tuckshops criticised for selling unhealthy snacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town &#8211; Some pupils have bought into the idea of getting pocket money for school to buy from the tuckshop. Children do not get much of a choice on what to buy, but settle for sweets, cheap crisps, doughnuts, hot dogs and fizzy drinks.<\/p>\n<p>This offering has led some parents to stop giving their children money to take to school.<\/p>\n<p>Lwethu Ndengezi, 9, a Grade 4 pupil at Rocklands Primary School, said she only got pocket money for school on Fridays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI usually buy a hot dog and a doughnut because they are not sold in shops where I stay. During the week, I carry a lunchbox prepared from home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said even though it was fun to have money, she preferred bringing food from home.<\/p>\n<p>Her brother Lunikho Ndengezi, 11, a Grade 6 pupil, said he enjoyed what he bought from the tuckshop, but sometimes it made him sick. \u201cI got a stomach ache one time from stuff I bought from the tuckshop. Now my mom doesn\u2019t want us to buy again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mate\u2019 Nelson, 10, a Grade 5 pupil from Imperial Primary School, said she could only buy sweets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mom and dad don\u2019t give me money to take to school because we buy sweets.\u201d She said unhealthy food was sold in their school\u2019s tuckshop.<\/p>\n<p>A parent, Marshall Nelson, said he was not happy with what was sold to their children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur children buy a lot of no-name brands and brands we have never heard of, with no expiry dates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said they gave children money in good faith, hoping they would use it wisely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must pack healthy foods for them. That way, we teach them to get used to eating healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Weekend Argus<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Cape Town &#8211; Some pupils have bought into the idea of getting pocket money for school to buy from the tuckshop. Children do not get much of a choice on what to buy, but settle for sweets, cheap crisps, doughnuts, hot dogs and fizzy drinks. 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