His lunches look much the same as always.
On the right: baby carrots, strawberries with elephant pick.
On the left: Trader Joe's cereal bar, granola bar, pretzels, grassy baran to separate, cheddar cheese hearts.
Packed in our tried and true "4 square" Lock & Lock box.
On another day...a very similar lunch...
Once again, in a Lock & Lock, he has:
- Wheat Thin crackers with cream cheese
- baby carrots
- the same cereal bar and granola bar, cut in half so they fit in the small box
- purple grapes and a clementine with leaf pick.
The one big shake-up that's occurred with Ethan's school lunches is that he is actually eating THE school lunch the cafeteria serves up 1-2 times a week. I used to be able to use the threat of cafeteria food to whip him into behaving/cleaning his room/etc., but now he's usually game for it (for eating from the cafeteria, not necessarily behaving or cleaning his room). Sigh (again).
Another new thing we are dealing with this year - his lunch time is at 10:30! Isn't that crazy? So he has lunch just two hours after school starting and then has five hours until he's home. He does get a snack in the afternoon, but it's definitely an odd adjustment for him.
4 comments:
I'm hooked on your site. The moment I see your facebook post, I head over. I promise not to become a stalker though. I made Dudette the sandwich sushi you showed us yesterday and had so much fun with it. I need some of those cutouts though. And picks. Eeek! You're turning me bento!
You/Ethan don't find that the cream cheese makes the crackers soft in the time from when they're made to when they're eaten?
It's hard to be creative when they are so fussy! Good job!!
It just makes my heart so happy to see you blogging again friend. :-)
About the lunch time, #1 eats her snack at 10:45 and then they have lunch at 11:20. And then they don't eat again all afternoon. Um... no wonder she rarely gets her lunch totally eaten. And no wonder she's starved when she gets home. Grrr....
Would it make you feel better to know that it a very varied meal compared to what my picky eater will eat? :) Mine is only in half day morning Kinder, so he only needs a snack, and generally I'm giving him an apple or a yogurt stick. YAWN. My 4th grader, however, likes fun food, so I have an outlet, at least. ;)
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