What makes a family give lunchables for lunch every day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If my first percentile Dd would reliably eat a lunchavle everyday that’s what I’d send. You would probably judge her current lunch but she needs the calories where she can get them. Last week every day she ate popcorn, salami, a rice krispy treat, and 1/2 of an apple.

I’ve been here too! I have one that over the entire summer I packed 2 packets of Doritos, 3 mandarin oranges, I chewy granola bar, and a salami stick. I was just hoping something would get eaten - often she ate only one packet of Doritos. Better than nothing! I fed her a solid dinner - pasta with meat sauce and broccoli. . she eats this like 3 nights a week. I’d pack it in her lunch if she would east leftovers, but she refuses - fresh only.

[Anonymous]

I agree with op. Have you guys looked at the ingredients of those things? Pure junk, designed by food scientists to be hyper palatable to our kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh ... wow. You actually looked up what their home is worth? You need help.

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[Anonymous]

All that cured meat in childhood sounds like a recipe for colon cancer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All that cured meat in childhood sounds like a recipe for colon cancer.

Look around you, sweetie. We’re ALL raising our kids in an absolutely toxic hellhole. That cured meat is a drop in the ocean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s laziness. Same reason why many kids buy the crap lunch school sells. Parents don’t feel like putting time and effort into their kids’ food. Just like many adults eat takeout daily or pre-made foods

OP here. What is the point of having kids if you don’t take good care of them? Food is one of the most important things for a kid - affects their physical health, mental health, immunity, mood. I can’t imagine throwing my hands up in the air and saying “Whatever, I am too busy. They can have crap every day.” The extreme picky eating/AFRID syndromes people are bringing up are rare and far between. Also interesting that people have enough time to flame on DCUM but not enough to plan healthy meals for their kids. Priorities, right?

The ARFID kids aren’t as rare as you may think. Even our pediatrician and OT each have a problem eater. ARFID is now labeled a comorbidity with ADHD. Also, with SPD kids. Plus, ASD kids have limited menus. With a rise in these populations, so has there been with feeding problems. The nutritions, OTs, nurses, and psychologists are saying let the child eat what they want. Period.

[Anonymous]

Op-you still haven’t explained how you know that all 3 children in this family ONLY ever get lunchables and nothing else every day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with op. Have you guys looked at the ingredients of those things? Pure junk, designed by food scientists to be hyper palatable to our kids.

The parents who are like “I know Lunchables are crap but what can I do, they’re all my kid will eat” is one thing. But to be so delusional as to ask “What’s wrong with Lunchables? They’re great!” is just…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I make homemade lunchables to feel a but better as a mom.

Take notes:

Get a family pack of deli turkey (not ham)
A block of cheese
Fruit of choice
Gold fish crackers

*strategically roll turkey tightly then cut in fourths
*cut the cheese in rectangles, as square shape screams lazy lunchable mom
* cut fruit in small pieces of same size, bonus points of cool shape, take off outer skin
* gold fish crackers should be the assorted colored ones to ensure no confusion of laziness

Anything less than this screams you are a lunchable mom.

My son loved lunchables when he was in elementary school. The rubbery wet turkey made me gag if I looked at it though.

Making your own is a great idea - You can get Boar’s Head Simplicity turkey or Applegate turkey, Cabot cheese already sliced into squares and the kid’s favorite cracker cut fruit and your child’s favorite drink.

I’m going to try it. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with op. Have you guys looked at the ingredients of those things? Pure junk, designed by food scientists to be hyper palatable to our kids.

The parents who are like “I know Lunchables are crap but what can I do, they’re all my kid will eat” is one thing. But to be so delusional as to ask “What’s wrong with Lunchables? They’re great!” is just…

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[Anonymous]

I ate a PB&J and pack of Oreos or bag of potato chips (or both) everyday for lunch as a kid and don’t think that was unique among my classmates growing up in the 90s — lunchables everyday would have been healthier!

Anyway, if this is all my kid would eat, it’s not the hill I’d die on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I ate a PB&J and pack of Oreos or bag of potato chips (or both) everyday for lunch as a kid and don’t think that was unique among my classmates growing up in the 90s — lunchables everyday would have been healthier!

Anyway, if this is all my kid would eat, it’s not the hill I’d die on.

Irrelevant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All that cured meat in childhood sounds like a recipe for colon cancer.

Look around you, sweetie. We’re ALL raising our kids in an absolutely toxic hellhole. That cured meat is a drop in the ocean.

Yes there are lots of pollutants for us to work hard to avoid as much as we can.

That’s no excuse for choosing to feed your child cured meats, a known carcinogen and which are advised to be totally avoided by any halfway intelligent doctor, and sugary carbs every single day for lunch.

It’s lazy and careless parenting. Period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I ate a PB&J and pack of Oreos or bag of potato chips (or both) everyday for lunch as a kid and don’t think that was unique among my classmates growing up in the 90s — lunchables everyday would have been healthier!

Anyway, if this is all my kid would eat, it’s not the hill I’d die on.

The chips and Oreos aren’t great, but a PB&J on whole wheat bread is vastly healthier than feeding your child carcinogenic deli meat day in and day out for years.

Deli meat should be at most a very occasional treat. It is best avoided altogether.

It’s crazy to read the posts in this thread and the see you all posting in threads about the rise of colon cancer in young people and being oblivious to the obvious connections between diets heavy in cured meat and processed garbage and young people dying of colon cancer.

I’m 53 years old and ate PB&J daily for years as a kid. Tuna salad a few times a week. Fruit as a side, no garbage chips or cookies. Sometimes school lunch when I was younger, but that was back when schools had kitchens and they cooked actual food that looked very much like the healthy meals cooked at home.

Shoveling processed foods and fizzy sugar laden drinks into your kids daily for decades and then wondering with anxiety, will my kids get colon cancer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All that cured meat in childhood sounds like a recipe for colon cancer.

Look around you, sweetie. We’re ALL raising our kids in an absolutely toxic hellhole. That cured meat is a drop in the ocean.

Yes there are lots of pollutants for us to work hard to avoid as much as we can.

That’s no excuse for choosing to feed your child cured meats, a known carcinogen and which are advised to be totally avoided by any halfway intelligent doctor, and sugary carbs every single day for lunch.

It’s lazy and careless parenting. Period.

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