I’m a ‘bad mum’ but people are reporting me to welfare for feeding my kids junk – they mostly get fed at school anyway

I’m a ‘bad mum’ but people are reporting me to welfare for feeding my kids junk – they mostly get fed at school anyway

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I’m a ‘bad mum’ but people are reporting me to welfare for feeding my kids junk – they mostly get fed at school anyway
Author: Sarah Bull
Published: Jan, 31 2025 11:37

SHE describes herself as a "bad mum". But Whitney has still been left fuming after discovering she's once again been reported to the authorities - this time for what she's been feeding her kids. She took to TikTok to share a video admitting she's raging about the latest development, which came after she shared a video of the packed lunch she'd made her seven-year-old for school. In the clip, which was presumed by many to be a joke, she was seen loading a can of fizzy drink, some Kinder Cards, a massive bar of Milkybar chocolate, four Babybel cheeses, some Cheese Strings, two packets of crisps and a sandwich on white bread.

 [Woman in an elevator, looking concerned, with text overlay:
Image Credit: The Sun [Woman in an elevator, looking concerned, with text overlay: "Been reported for what I feed the kids."]

Responding to the backlash, Whitney insisted that only one of her kids takes a packed lunch - the others are fed at school. "That is why I make the packed lunches that I do," she said. The person reporting the 'welfare' concern had even rung the kids' schools, she said, but warned that "everything can be traced back". She added that the only reason not all of her kids have school dinner is because one of them doesn't offer it.

 [Lunchbox with a can of Fanta, Kinder Cards, and a Nestle Milky Bar.]
Image Credit: The Sun [Lunchbox with a can of Fanta, Kinder Cards, and a Nestle Milky Bar.]

"I understand some people's reasonings for ringing but you know that you're just wasting people's time," she said. "It's just pointless - it's pointless people ringing people because everything is traced back. "You're just wasting people's time.". "I look after Adley. I can 100% confirm he brings a brilliant packed lunch," one person commented on the video. "Honestly I'm sometimes jealous. "It's a very well packed dinner - do people really think as a school we wouldn't have reported?".

 [Lunchbox packed with sandwiches, crisps, and a can of Fanta.]
Image Credit: The Sun [Lunchbox packed with sandwiches, crisps, and a can of Fanta.]

"It’s absolutely crazy!" she responded. "I try my best always with my babies. "Just don’t like they're wasting time for people who need it.". And in another video, Whitney showed another of her son's packed lunches - with Ritz crackers, Fridge Raiders chicken bites, some cookies, cucumber, Quavers crisps and loads of fruit. Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how you can save hundreds of pounds a year:.

 [Person holding a bento box with chips, fruit, crackers, cheese, cucumber, nuts, and a wrap.]
Image Credit: The Sun [Person holding a bento box with chips, fruit, crackers, cheese, cucumber, nuts, and a wrap.]

Odd boxes - plenty of retailers offer slightly misshapen fruit and veg or surplus food at a discounted price. Lidl sells five kilos of fruit and veg for just £1.50 through its Waste Not scheme while Aldi shoppers can get Too Good to Go bags which contain £10 worth of all kinds of products for £3.30. Sainsbury's also sells £2 "Taste Me, Don't Waste Me" fruit and veg boxes to help shoppers reduced food waste and save cash.

Food waste apps - food waste apps work by helping shops, cafes, restaurants and other businesses shift stock that is due to go out of date and passing it on to members of the public. Some of the most notable ones include Too Good to Go and Olio. Too Good to Go's app is free to sign up to and is used by millions of people across the UK, letting users buy food at a discount. Olio works similarly, except users can collect both food and other household items for free from neighbours and businesses.

Yellow sticker bargains - yellow sticker bargains, sometimes orange and red in certain supermarkets, are a great way of getting food on the cheap. But what time to head out to get the best deals varies depending on the retailer. You can see the best times for each supermarket here. Super cheap bargains - sign up to bargain hunter Facebook groups like Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK where shoppers regularly post hauls they've found on the cheap, including food finds.

"Downshift" - you will almost always save money going for a supermarket's own-brand economy lines rather than premium brands. The move to lower-tier ranges, also known as "downshifting" and hailed by consumer expert Martin Lewis, could save you hundreds of pounds a year on your food shop. The only part of the lunch that was somewhat questionable was a wrap that was filled with just butter, but Whitney said it's only because he doesn't like ham.

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