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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our nanny would make lavish lunches for the kids if I let her but I want my kids to get used to basic packed lunches like sandwiches and fruit so they are ready for school.  [/quote]

It doesn't work like that. Our nanny made beautiful fresh lunches...such as lentils and rice, baked salmon, sliced avocado, arroz con pollo, various soups often loaded with vegetables, roasted beets, shaved and sauteed Brussel sprouts....the list goes on. What my kids did get accustomed to was good food. They will not eat school lunch now. I pack for them every day and often it's a sandwich or a salami/cheese/fruit tray and with either of those fresh fruits and fresh vegetables they dip in hummus or guacamole. Very easy lunches.[/quote]

I definitely can work that way, PP.  No kid needs a lavish lunch.  Healthful, whole foods can be packed or eaten at home.  [/quote]

Another nanny here.  I prefer to make my charges’ food from scratch, and I’m very conscious of making it a balance.  With that said, I also know my charges.  They (preschool to elementary age) ask their parents to buy tons of things, but only eat a bite or two after I make it.  I also know which foods one will eat, while the other two will reject, so I make sure to have those as leftover meals when the whole counter is strewn with choices.  Personally, I don’t believe in digging out more and more choices; I put a balanced meal in front of the children, with at least some things they really like, and they can choose to eat or not.[/quote]

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