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[quote=Anonymous]I think you should send a water bottle, especially if the teacher is asking for it. Just buy a few and then you have backups if lost. It is annoying to keep buying water bottles but your kid will get better at keeping track.

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What the holy heck with all the snacks?? My kid is in 1st, eats a less hearty breakfast than yours, and we just pack lunch and a small snack for aftercare in case the snack they serve at aftercare is something she won't eat (sometimes she eats the snack, sometimes she leaves it in her backpack because she likes the served snack).

How are you sending TWO snacks plus lunch and he's eating a big breakfast and he's still hungry?? I know kids have different appetites but that's just a lot of food. I know my kid will eat junky foods like chips and crackers all day if I let her but it doesn't fill her up and we default to "protein plus fruit" for snacks because my feeling is if you are not hungry for that (say apples with sun butter, or yogurt and a banana) you probably are not actually hungry. Like if all you are eating is potato chips or goldfish, you're just snacking out of boredom and habit, not because your body needs nutrients.

Anyway, kids do not need that many snacks. I know people will yell at me and say I'm teaching disordered eating or something but if you are eating good meals (which it sounds like he is) I really do not think you need multiple snacks every day.[/quote]

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