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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What should my kids be packing for lunch? They usually have some fresh fruit and veggies but also pasta. [/quote]

It’s fine.  Don’t overthink this.  Anything you send is better than school lunch.

Work on sourcing better food. Bread especially since it is a staple and time consuming to make yourself.  Find a small local bakery that is using minimal ingredients (flour, water, salt, yeast, perhaps some whole grains too). Middle eastern grocery stores have really good pitas that are super cheap and 4 ingredients. Super easy to make wraps with them.

My kids lunches consists of a fruit and vegetable plus some combination of the following:

Cheese and cucumber wrap sandwich 
Peanut butter (just peanuts and salt) on oatmeal bread (homemade or local bakery)
Leftover rice or pasta dish
Homemade pizza or hand pies

My kids do eat things like pretzels, granola bars, triscuits, fig bars.  While they are considered processed, I look for variations with fewer and better quality ingredients.  I do a fair amount of baking muffins and such at home too for snacks.

No one is getting sent to an early grave because they ate some pretzels as a snack.  As long your kids are eating heathy and home cooked meals most days I wouldn’t get too hung up on the “no processed food” thing.  [/quote]

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