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In response to the question regarding packed
I pack a lunch for my soon-to-be 5 year old daughter when she goes to the babysitter's house. I make her 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, cut into shapes (dinosaur, heart, teddy bear) using a large cookie cutter. 2 slices of american cheese, a 'Danimals' yogurt, and a Juicy Juice juice box. And I admit, I'll throw in 1 or 2 Hershey's kisses or other bite size candy. She knows that she's not allowed to eat the candy until she eats her lunch, so she eats it all.
My 2 year old hates vegtables and most fruits, but loves yogurt. Since we are concerned about getting adequate vitamins, we grind up a children's vitamin and use it for sprinkles on his yogurt at lunch time. He also eats 2 turkey gobble sticks, 1/2 slice of wheat bread (though we give him a whole slice just in case), and 1/3 cup mandarin oranges or snack-size peaches.
I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT SINCE MY 5 YEAR OLD STARTED J.K I HAVE TO PACK
My 7 year old will only eat (for each of two breaks at school)
I find that I have to capitalize on the things they DO like-and be sneaky whenever possible. My 7 year old doesn't like the school lunch pizza (?!?), so on those days he takes a lunch. I can only seem to get him to eat half a sandwich, but he will eat ham & cheese on it, he loves celery sticks with peanut butter, so I put the PB in a snack size baggie, and he uses it like dip. And tomato soup in a thermos is always a hit, as is a cup of pudding or cottage cheesse. The sneaky part comes into play when I add wheat germ to anything possible-as sprinkles on bread sticks, topping for pudding, or with the coating mix for oven fried chicken, etc. It also mixes well with any baked good-cake, cookie, or bread.
I have a five year old who is in a after schood day care where nothing is heated for them. I am running out of ideas of cold foods for him to eat, he is sick of peanut butter or ham sandwiches, his teacher is writing me notes about his eating habits since he doesn't eat his lunch, any advice??
I can get my two year to eat eggs (soft boiled with the top cut off, wheat toast cut into strips for dipping). She'll eat any cereal (Rice Krispies, Cherrios, Chexs etc.) and any fruit (prefers fresh apples, pears, any berry). She'll most likely eat ham, sausage, fish (haddock, pirch etc. and fish sticks) BUT she has dwindled any acceptable vegetables to 0 in her diet. Up 'til 18 mos. old she was eating salad, minnestrone soup, eggplant parm. etc. - now I've got nothing.
Sometimes I pack small cubes of cheese with cut up pieces of ham or turkey with crackers, my son likes to build his "cracker sandwiches" himself. He loves tomatoes, so I'll cut up a small tomato and he can eat the slices. Popcorn is good also!!
Sometimes I pack small cubes of cheese with cut up pieces of ham or turkey with crackers, my son likes to build his "cracker sandwiches" himself. He loves tomatoes, so I'll cut up a small tomato and he can eat the slices. Popcorn is good also!!
One mom mentioned Gobble Sticks, does anyone know who makes them?
Gobble sticks are made by Gerber! I have a 9 year old who is highly allergic to all dairy I worried when she hit school age but she is so use to the foods we pack and how careful we are that she reminds people that before they can touch her they must wash hands......it makes me proud to know that a child so young still can understand the severity of her condition.
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