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[quote=Anonymous]In the younger years, they really don't have much time to eat. Everything that needs coordinated hands (ie, opening containers and eating with a fork or spoon) just takes too much time. When my kids were this age, I quickly learned that if I wanted them to have enough food-fuel to make it through the afternoon happily, I needed to make things as simple as possible. This meant just a sandwich and water. I usually put something else in, for the interest factor, but it needs to be something quick and easy. (ie, a few cherry tomatoes, or a few pretzels). If I put in too many "extras", then only the extras would be eaten and not the sandwich. Ask your DH to go volunteer at the lunchroom and he'll see why it's hard for your child to get lunch eaten. Time is short, your child's friends are rowdy and distracting. It's loud. The staff is shouting at them. (Or was that just our school?) [/quote]
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