High iron dinners to pack for the pool

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I’ll bite. What I did to her to give her anemia is give her a genetic condition that makes her prone to anemia (and other things). We check her iron levels periodically, and she’s anemic right now. Her genetic condition also makes her need A LOT of sleep so we need to get home pretty early to do bath and bedtime. She’s in preschool. For her to still get to to fun things like go to the pool during the week (that other, healthy children get to do) we need to save time somewhere, so I was thinking I would pack dinner for at the pool. But it still needs to be a high iron dinner.

I left all of this out of my OP because you don’t need those details to answer the question “what high iron foods can you take to the pool?”

And no, PP, I didn’t object to you suggesting snacks and not dinner. I said I would make them into dinner. Because the whole point of this project is to save time by not feeding her again after we get home. But snack suggestions that I can make dinner are helpful.

I guess it’s too much to hope that people will read this and think, “wow, I guess OP did know what she needed better than I did!” Instead they will just criticize something else about my post or my parenting or my character.

You DD is in preschool. Just get home in time to feed her dinner. Preschoolers don't need to spend hours at the pool. 1 hr is plenty

[Anonymous]

OP, I agree with you and people answer off the rails in dcum-land, but you need a thicker skin.

Now to your question- my kids will eat anything cold, thank goodness. I’d pack- mini meatballs as said a bunch, hamburger sliders, tuna fish and crackers, diced ham and beans in an italian pasta salad, cold chicken legs. I like PPs suggestions to add fruits high in Cit C to aid absorption. Another idea is to pack bento style- small amounts of cold chicken, orange slices, fortified pasta, etc. Our pool has a couple of fridges (swim team always took them over but I could wedge my soft sided food pack in someplace), so I’d pack the food and refrigerate on arrival till ready to eat. If there is no fridge, I’d invest in a yeti cooler backpack and look forward to years of use at the pool/beach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I’ll bite. What I did to her to give her anemia is give her a genetic condition that makes her prone to anemia (and other things). We check her iron levels periodically, and she’s anemic right now. Her genetic condition also makes her need A LOT of sleep so we need to get home pretty early to do bath and bedtime. She’s in preschool. For her to still get to to fun things like go to the pool during the week (that other, healthy children get to do) we need to save time somewhere, so I was thinking I would pack dinner for at the pool. But it still needs to be a high iron dinner.

I left all of this out of my OP because you don’t need those details to answer the question “what high iron foods can you take to the pool?”

And no, PP, I didn’t object to you suggesting snacks and not dinner. I said I would make them into dinner. Because the whole point of this project is to save time by not feeding her again after we get home. But snack suggestions that I can make dinner are helpful.

I guess it’s too much to hope that people will read this and think, “wow, I guess OP did know what she needed better than I did!” Instead they will just criticize something else about my post or my parenting or my character.

You DD is in preschool. Just get home in time to feed her dinner. Preschoolers don't need to spend hours at the pool. 1 hr is plenty

This is the reason municipal pools don’t open until after school gets out. Why do you need to keep her at the pool so long she has to eat dinner there? Especially if she’s anemic? Get her home and get to bed.

[Anonymous]

I’m getting the feeling that OP has very few friends in real life.

[Anonymous]

What does she eat for dinner when at home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I’ll bite. What I did to her to give her anemia is give her a genetic condition that makes her prone to anemia (and other things). We check her iron levels periodically, and she’s anemic right now. Her genetic condition also makes her need A LOT of sleep so we need to get home pretty early to do bath and bedtime. She’s in preschool. For her to still get to to fun things like go to the pool during the week (that other, healthy children get to do) we need to save time somewhere, so I was thinking I would pack dinner for at the pool. But it still needs to be a high iron dinner.

I left all of this out of my OP because you don’t need those details to answer the question “what high iron foods can you take to the pool?”

And no, PP, I didn’t object to you suggesting snacks and not dinner. I said I would make them into dinner. Because the whole point of this project is to save time by not feeding her again after we get home. But snack suggestions that I can make dinner are helpful.

I guess it’s too much to hope that people will read this and think, “wow, I guess OP did know what she needed better than I did!” Instead they will just criticize something else about my post or my parenting or my character.

You DD is in preschool. Just get home in time to feed her dinner. Preschoolers don't need to spend hours at the pool. 1 hr is plenty

This is the reason municipal pools don’t open until after school gets out. Why do you need to keep her at the pool so long she has to eat dinner there? Especially if she’s anemic? Get her home and get to bed.

I had a similar reaction to the pool comment, around that it’s what healthy children get to do.

Our pool just opened back up, and between last week and last summer, there are not many preschool-aged kids eating dinner at the pool. Elementary and older, absolutely. The occasional preschooler with older siblings, yes. But most of the kids preschool age and younger leave by 5pm, with their parents saying, “we need to get home and have dinner.”

That’s not meant to be a criticism, OP, though you may perceive it that way. Just a reality check that most preschool kids aren’t regularly eating dinner at the pool on weeknights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I’ll bite. What I did to her to give her anemia is give her a genetic condition that makes her prone to anemia (and other things). We check her iron levels periodically, and she’s anemic right now. Her genetic condition also makes her need A LOT of sleep so we need to get home pretty early to do bath and bedtime. She’s in preschool. For her to still get to to fun things like go to the pool during the week (that other, healthy children get to do) we need to save time somewhere, so I was thinking I would pack dinner for at the pool. But it still needs to be a high iron dinner.

I left all of this out of my OP because you don’t need those details to answer the question “what high iron foods can you take to the pool?”

And no, PP, I didn’t object to you suggesting snacks and not dinner. I said I would make them into dinner. Because the whole point of this project is to save time by not feeding her again after we get home. But snack suggestions that I can make dinner are helpful.

I guess it’s too much to hope that people will read this and think, “wow, I guess OP did know what she needed better than I did!” Instead they will just criticize something else about my post or my parenting or my character.

You DD is in preschool. Just get home in time to feed her dinner. Preschoolers don't need to spend hours at the pool. 1 hr is plenty

This is the reason municipal pools don’t open until after school gets out. Why do you need to keep her at the pool so long she has to eat dinner there? Especially if she’s anemic? Get her home and get to bed.

I had a similar reaction to the pool comment, around that it’s what healthy children get to do.

Our pool just opened back up, and between last week and last summer, there are not many preschool-aged kids eating dinner at the pool. Elementary and older, absolutely. The occasional preschooler with older siblings, yes. But most of the kids preschool age and younger leave by 5pm, with their parents saying, “we need to get home and have dinner.”

That’s not meant to be a criticism, OP, though you may perceive it that way. Just a reality check that most preschool kids aren’t regularly eating dinner at the pool on weeknights.

When I had preschoolers, we ate dinner at the pool because that was when I could take them. After work I picked then up at daycare, we hit the pool from about 5:30-7 or 7:30 and then home to bed. They ate dinner shortly after we arrrived and even showered/dressed in PJs at the pool right before leaving. They loved going to the pool, I have great memories of those times.

[Anonymous]

My preschoolers would be cranky messes if I put them to bed so late. Lucky you that you can fo that.