I hate packing, shopping, and cleaning up my child's lunch

[Anonymous]

$3 a day is too much for a school lunch. $1 a day would be way more affordable across the board. Even if they kept it under $2, a lot more people could and would afford it.

[Anonymous]

"Anonymous
$3 a day is too much for a school lunch. $1 a day would be way more affordable across the board. Even if they kept it under $2, a lot more people could and would afford it."

Problem is that they want the lunch program to be fully self supporting. I think the price covers not only the food but also salaries and overhead for the lunch staff. If instead the school budget was set up to cover the latter two then perhaps cost could be less or food quality higher.

[Anonymous]

This has to be one of the weirdest threads ever.

[Anonymous]

And one of the best threads ever.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This can't be a real post.

Oh shut up. It's totally real. I can't be the only one feeling this way. Just not a "popular" point of view perhaps. But I know I'm not alone. Has anyone filled out the form and had it rejected?

If you don't meet their income requirements, why do you think you would get approved?

I don't think I would, but it doesn't mean I wouldn't. At my child's first school (title one) they begged EVERYONE to fill it out and sent the form home like once a week for the first two months of school and said "even if you don't think you're eligible, they may work something out for you". But we are not at that school anymore, and when we were, I never tried filling the form out.

It is not your kids lunch they cared about or at least it is not the only thing. . At the school we are starting in Sept they say if you make $70K or less you should fill out the form b/c there are other programs that the school may be eligible for based on family income. Your old school, like many others, was just trying to get on recrod how much most familes make so they could get access to any funds for which they are eligible. Can't say I blame them. That said our HHI is aboe that so we aren't going to waste time filling out forms.

I made lunch all last year from pre-K. I think the key is not to give the kid more thny he will eat. I pack a ton of things but a small amount of each. 5 or 6 baby carrots, 5 or 6 grapes or watermelon pieces, 3 or 4 crackers or a half a sandwhich, a small amount of meat (turkey or chicken on non sandwhich days). It takes me about 2 min to clean out the old lunch and 5 min to pack the new lunch. Not a big deal.

[Anonymous]

My son started packing his own lunch in 3rd grade just like I did. It isn't a big deal. Maybe this year, he can pack mine too. Ohhhh, now that's a good idea!

[Anonymous]

Do you monitor what your kid puts in his lunch? I've seen kids pack some crazy stuff in their lunches before.

Even if I packed nothing but junk, my kid still won't eat it. Doesn't matter what I pack, he's not going to eat it. I hate the waste. Waste of food, waste of time, waste of money. My dh didn't fill the form out, so I guess I have to suck it up and keep doing what I've been doing all along.

I have been looking at some websites for lunchbox ideas, so maybe he will eat this year, but I doubt it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you monitor what your kid puts in his lunch? I've seen kids pack some crazy stuff in their lunches before.

Even if I packed nothing but junk, my kid still won't eat it. Doesn't matter what I pack, he's not going to eat it. I hate the waste. Waste of food, waste of time, waste of money. My dh didn't fill the form out, so I guess I have to suck it up and keep doing what I've been doing all along.

I have been looking at some websites for lunchbox ideas, so maybe he will eat this year, but I doubt it.

What does your son eat for lunch when he is not in school? I pack the same things I would feed him at home. When he doesn't finish his food I know it is b/c he was busy chatting rather than eating.

[Anonymous]

I think most everyone hates to pack lunches. But they are much, much healthier than what they serve at school.

[Anonymous]

Holy shit OP, you are so cheap. You kid will resent you.

[Anonymous]

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19:28 again - the kids barely have 15-20 minutes to eat, less if they have to stand in line at the cafeteria.
I prepare a bento box, with food ready to pop into one's mouth: pre-cut apple bites, steamed broccoli florets, elbow pasta or japanese rice balls, ham or chicken pieces, etc. Everything closely packed together so that nothing moves, with either lettuce or silicone dividers between sweet and savory foods to avoid mixing tastes. So there is just one container to open, and everything is easily seen and ready to eat.

Most kids wound find your bento box disgusting.

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Would

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Holy shit OP, you are so cheap. You kid will resent you.

Not OP, but yeah, this is all part of why shopping, packing and cleaning lunches for our children is such agony, and why we hate it.

[Anonymous]

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19:28 again - the kids barely have 15-20 minutes to eat, less if they have to stand in line at the cafeteria.
I prepare a bento box, with food ready to pop into one's mouth: pre-cut apple bites, steamed broccoli florets, elbow pasta or japanese rice balls, ham or chicken pieces, etc. Everything closely packed together so that nothing moves, with either lettuce or silicone dividers between sweet and savory foods to avoid mixing tastes. So there is just one container to open, and everything is easily seen and ready to eat.

Most kids wound find your bento box disgusting.

You think most kids find ham, chicken, pasta, rice, and apples disgusting? They seem like pretty typical food staples to me. The broccoli I could see, because many kids dislike vegetables, but the other foods seem like things most kids probably eat frequently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Holy shit OP, you are so cheap. You kid will resent you.

How would you even know that lol? You don't know my family! I'm pretty sure my young son has little knowledge of whether or not I am cheap. He lives pretty comfortably BECAUSE we are cheap. He gets lots of vacations and other opportunities. I'm not worried about him resenting me about elementary school lunches lol. I think you just wanted to insult me to make you feel better about yourself. Did it work?