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[quote=Anonymous]I think it's great. My kid also likes consistency for lunch and is very similar, but we are not allowed to send in nuts of any kind and she won't eat veggies, so it's not as balanced.:

Sandwich - either sunbutter and jelly on wheat or cream cheese on cinnamon raisin bagel
Berries, whatever is in season
Sliced apples, pears or stone fruit if in season
Goldfish crackers
A small dessert (usually a butter cookie or a small piece of chocolate)

She will not eat veggies, she's adamant about it, so I gave up putting them in her lunch and just serve them to her at dinner where she also doesn't eat them but at least she gets exposure and when she refuses to eat them, she can more easily supplement with other items. With lunch I send things I know she'll eat so she doesn't get home ravenous. Her afternoon snack is usually something protein focused like yogurt and granola with some blueberries, or a small bowl of oatmeal with peanut butter.

I used to experiment more with her lunches and send in things like beans and rice or lentils with veggies (which she would pick around). But at her current school, most kids eat the school lunch or bring in a lunch that is all prepackaged foods (lunchables, bagged chips and cookies, fruit by the foot, etc.). I won't do that, I'm not super intense about eating healthy but I'm not going to send her to school with a bunch of junk food, plus the packaging is so wasteful. And she won't eat the school lunch.

My kid is on the picky side, as you can see, but still eats a decent diet despite being kind of limited. We just focus on getting 1-2 servings of protein and 2-3 servings of fruits/veggies at every meal and I feel like we're fine.[/quote]

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