LOL! Indeed. Both sides of the pond have their own style of nanny nuttiness.
Nuttiness. I like that word.
Now, I know that the U.S. school lunch program might regulate that catsup is a vegetable. But I appreciate that the Brits write their regulations for 6th graders to understand.
They say that pre-packaged cheese spread and crackers is a snack akin to twinkies. There is a limit on the number of such snacks a kid can bring to school that is not a "lunch", which is regulated also.
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