can we talk about school lunches - let's make a list!
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Title says it all -- let's make a list we can all use.
I'm a working mom who has continued making lunches all summer while DC has been in various camps. (Does it ever end?) I think even DC is getting tired of what's in the lunchbox of her other option at many of the camps, cheese pizza. But I feel limited. She's actually a good eater (though she does get a little picky about foods she doesn't think are kept cold enough), but lately has only wanted lunchables (ick) and doesn't even eat the cheese (too mushy, mom!). I refuse to pay for them, when all she's eating is the ham! She's in first grade, if it matters. I have done many things: soup pastas in various ways ham/pastrami chicken nuggets taco salad olives/hummus pb&j Please help me make a list of good, healthy options for the lunchbox that we can all benefit from. Thank you! |
Anonymous
| I pack leftovers from last night's dinner. Is that not a thing? |
Anonymous
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I've done that too, when we have leftovers. Guess I need to start making larger portions!
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Anonymous
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cheese and crackers with some veggies, some nuts/ roasted chickpeas/sunflower seeds for protein
I have also been known to pack a cereal bar instead of a sandwich |
Anonymous
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We use leftovers for dinners, so we like to have something else for lunch.
Can you just make homemade lunchables? A bento box with ham, crackers, fruit, dessert. Done. |
Anonymous
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We do a lot of roll-ups: turkey and sliced cheese rolled up in a whole wheat tortilla and cut in half, with mustard or hummus spread on tortilla; or black beans, shredded cheese, salsa, diced tomatoes, and chopped mixed greens rolled up in the tortilla. I've even done sun butter and jelly rolled up on a tortilla.
If your DD likes lunchables, maybe she'd like more of a bento box-style lunch with a few bites of several different things. We also do: carrots and hummus or whole wheat crackers and hummus clementines apple slices with sun butter (or PB if you can have that at your school) Snap-peas (somewhat healthy alternative to chips) mini muffins (you can add veggies to them like zucchini and carrots) dinner leftovers chicken salad (on a tortilla, bread, or by itself) |
Anonymous
I'm an adult and do this for myself a lot. |
Anonymous
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We have one child. Sixth grader. He usually wants leftovers if we have them. If not we have packed the following:
Sandwich with fruit & veg and a snack Hot dog or corn dog with fruit & veg and a snack Chicken with fruit & veg and a snack Sliders with fruit & veg and a snack Pizza or pizza rolls with fruit & veg and a snack Mac n cheese or pasta with fruit & veg and a snack Salad with grilled chicken with bread or crackers and yogurt or string cheese maybe a cookie or candy Cereal with milk with fruit & veg Waffles with Nutella with fruit & veg Veggie burger with fruit & veg and a snack Mini tacos (from Trader Joe's frozen section) with fruit & veg and a snack I always send a milk too. |
Anonymous
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My kids wont eat sandwiches and refuse to buy lunch so it's been challenging for me
Hot dog Leftover pizza Carrots Yogurt tube Fruit Mac cheese Spaghetti and sauce Turkey/ cheese cubes with pancake it wafffle |
Anonymous
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Slices of smoked salmon
Hard boiled eggs Cold plain noodles (shells, bow ties, rigatoni, etc.) Pomagrante seeds Bamboo rollers Cocktail cucumbers Corn on cob (supermarket frozen) Container of dry cereal w/ a milk box to add at lunchtime Crackers & cheese Basic fruits (grapes, bananas. Apples) Veggie combo (red peppers, artist, etc w/ hummus) Chopped beets |
Anonymous
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Quesadillas
Bagel sandwiches, bagel pizzas Dumplings Rolled up turkey / ham w/ crackers Mini tacos (my kids love the one from trader joe's too) Devil eggs Egg salad w/ crackers Sometimes I just change up the type of bread i use for sandwiches and the kids get super excited. eg. use Hawaiian rolls, mini croissants, hoagie rolls, pita pockets |
Anonymous
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Sigh. I remember eating the same thing everyday for lunch growing up: PBJ Sandwich, apple, chips or cookies.
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Anonymous
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My 5th grader wants the same thing every day: PB&J sandwich with applesauce, granola bar, and a piece of fruit or vegetable. Sometimes we substitute pasta or dinner leftovers for the PB&J.
My 1st grader like a bento box with various things: one meat (usually sliced or cubed ham or chicken) and/or hard boiled egg; a vegetable (usually cherry tomatoes or snap peas); some crackers or a small chunk of bread. I put a piece of fruit in with it. He sometimes gets a sandwich instead. |
Anonymous
| Scrambled egg rolled up in a tortilla. That's my newest fave for DD. |
Anonymous
| School lunch. Easy. |