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Kid school lunch ideas
We are starting dd's new after school place earlier than I expected (will still be there summer program). We have to provide lunch (even during school year). No option to buy.
I need some ideas! I dread making my own lunch so I am not looking forward to this! I hate planning meals and stress about making it somewhat healthy.
So far my only idea for the main part is a sandwich: cheese sandwich, ham or turkey and cheese. We cannot do pb&j although dd doesn't eat that anyway.
Other than that...I don't know what dd would really eat that I can put together for lunch.
They also want you to do a fruit and veggie. The fruit is easy since dd loves fruit, but I don't really know what I can easily do veggie wise. Dd isn't big on veggies. I'm thinking lettuce and some dressing. Maybe leftover beans if we have them at dinner. That's the extent of her veggies!
Re: Kid school lunch ideas
Not sure if she'll eat all of this, but these are some of the things I rotate and combine for lunches for my kids that are cold: cheese & crackers, cottage cheese, yogurt, hummus & crackers, string cheese, um...I'm blanking on other things. I'll try to think of more!
Jake - 1.15.08
Liam - 5.17.11
Oh and they have a microwave so they can heat stuff up but ask to not do microwaveable stuff everyday.
And she loves yogurt and strung cheese so they will be options Im sure.
Gavin eats any of the belwo - I just mix and match:
Sandwiches: cheese, jelly sandwich (you could even do cream cheese and jelly), cold cuts
Cheese & crackers, summer sausage
Yogurt
Hot dogs - boil in the am, put it in a thermos of hot water
And I know there is more, but it's not coming to me right now
Sides:
Carrot sticks with ranch
Pretzels
Fruit roll-up or cookies
Applesauce or mandarin oranges, grapes, banana
One of the things I found, after a few months, was that it's important to get them involved in packing. I always asked Gavin what he wanted when I was making lunch, but sometimes they will hellp you think of other options.
I also found that, as frugal as I am, come April I totally "splurged" on letting him buy more than once - more like 3-4x a week! It just got to be too much, come the end of the school year - total burnout!
Good luck and don't stress over this - there is enough other stuff to be consumed with with Kindergarten!
My three sons!
And I wish we had the option to buy but we don't :-( it's half day kindergarten and then she goes to an after school care place and they do not have a cafeteria. Although occasionally they do pizza days, etc where they bring in food. Next year when she is in first grade and at scho all day, I have a feeling we will be splurging here and there too letting her buy
I actually found that spending the $1.50 on lunch is cheaper than what I spend to pack lunch, so it's not even splurging for me to buy it for him
Good luck!
For the ones that can microwave I get those mini sandwiches from Target (chicken or hamburger) and they love those. Then I do yogurt, leftover veggie (my kids do eat them) or frozen peas, & fruit. I think their lunch is the most balanced meal of the day.
Other "main" dish ideas are wraps, lunch meat, pepperoni & cheese, pizza, noodles, spaghetti os. Gets pretty boring after awhile.
How time flies! Caileigh (9), Keira (6) & Eamon (3)