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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a teacher, and I've definitely seen kids do this, particularly when transitioning to a full day.  I'd do a couple things:

1) Load up on protein and fat for breakfast.  Scrambled eggs with cheese, and a glass of whole milk, orr whatever your kid will eat.

2) At home practice eating easy favorite finger foods, out of easy packaging.  So, if goldfish or blueberries are his favorite, on weekends serve a ziploc baggie of blueberries with his sandwich.  If a cheese sandwich is what he likes, make one, cut it into pieces and wrap it in a napkin (easiest option) and have him eat it that way.

3) Send 1 thing in his lunchbox each day, in the same packaging that you've practiced.  Don't send a whole lunch, until he's consistently eating one thing, because it can feel overwhelming to look at a full lunchbox.  (But stash something shelf stable in the bottom of the backpack, because for some kids the day that they get over this, they're super hungry, so having a back up helps).

4) The second you pick him up, let him eat what he has from his lunch box, whether it's in the car or on the playground or the second you walk in the door from the bus (whatever works).  Then give him other filling food after.

5) Don't give it a lot of attention, just be matter of fact about it.

As long as total calories, and total protein and fat and carbs are OK, he'll be fine while he figures it out.  A little grumpy perhaps, but fine.[/quote]

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