Grandma slams school after grandson, 16, given tiny piece of chicken for lunch

School dinners seem to have gotten some pretty mixed reviews over the years.

But the latest buzz surrounding them comes after one grandma slammed a school after her 16-year-old grandson was given tiny piece of chicken for lunch.

Liz Cooper was left well and truly 'disgusted' by the situation after her grandson, who is a pupil at Lincolnshire's University Academy Holbeach, was given the sub-par lunch.

Not exactly a hearty meal, that. (Anna Kurzaeva / Getty Images)

Opening up about her outrage, Liz told the BBC that she was shocked when she saw a snap of the meal.

"That's not a lot of protein to keep a 16-year-old boy going all afternoon," she explained.

According to Liz, when the boy complained about the portion size, he was simply instructed to 'add salad to the wrap' to help bulk it out.

She also explained that her grandson has since switched to bringing in a packed lunch after the ordeal.

"The chicken was the size of a piece of popcorn chicken, not even a goujon or a chicken nugget, it was smaller than that," the grandma carried on.

"There's a little bit of sauce drizzled over it. Even adding in salad, that's not a lot of protein to keep a 16-year-old boy going all afternoon."

Taking action, Liz complained to the secondary school about the issue who told her that 'the caterers have agreed to look at the quality of the wraps and increase the quantity of chicken provided'.

The grandma complained to the school about the sub-par meal. (MarkGillow / Getty Images)

A spokesperson for University Academy Holbeach told the BBC: "The issue identified happened a number of weeks ago and was raised immediately with our external catering company.

"Regrettably, on that occasion, the food provided to one of our students fell below what we would expect."

They continued: "The catering company agreed that the food did not meet their usual standards and assured us that it will not happen again.

"We continue to monitor this, and to work closely with them to ensure the quantity and quality of food provided meets the required standard."

According to the Gov.uk website, food served in all maintained schools and academies in England must meet school food standards so that children have healthy, balanced diets.

These standards make sure that school lunches always include:

• one or more portions of fruit and vegetables every day
• one or more portions of starchy food, such as bread or pasta every day
• a portion of food containing milk or dairy every day
• a portion of meat or poultry on 3 or more days each week
• oily fish once or more every 3 weeks

They severely restrict foods high in fat, salt and sugar, as well as low quality reformed or reconstituted foods.

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Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle is a Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from the University of Manchester in 2021 in English Literature. Alongside her studies, she was the Lifestyle Editor of The Mancunian, the largest student newspaper in the United Kingdom. Her favourite topics to write about include sex and relationships, bizarre lifestyle trends and all things travel.