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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A cream cheese sandwich? I disagree with everyone saying that's a good lunch, especially if she's eating that everyday, all year. [/quote]

DP. What’s wrong with a cream cheese sandwich? Just like peanut butter or ham sandwiches, it has fat, protein, fiber, and also has some calcium.[/quote]

Cream cheese doesn’t have any significant amount of calcium (0%) and 2gm protein for an ounce which is probably more than what is on her daughter’s half sandwich.  So really it isn’t a good source of anything other than some fat.  I would do a regular cheese sandwich or PB (the natural kind)[/quote]

Not OP. My kid won't eat regular cheese sandwiches and we aren't allowed to send PB to school. We do cream cheese on protein enriched bread sometimes. Dave's Killer Bread makes bagels that have 11gm of protein plus they don't use high fructose corn syrup in their breads. It's a decent substitute for a PB sandwich when my kid gets sick of other nut butter substitutes like sunbutter or wow butter.

We also use cream cheese to make veggies more palatable on sandwiches. Cream cheese with shredded carrot, squash, or cucumber, for instance, is a great way to get a serving of veggies into a lunch for kids who won't eat them on their own. [/quote]

PP here.  I did mean to sound criticizing, sometimes you just have to send it what they will eat. I was just pointing out cream cheese isn’t a source of nutrients beyond fat and calories.  [/quote]

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