What's in your child's lunchbox today?

CH27

peachyprice wrote: »

Yep, I've got my popcorn ready

:rotfl:
I'm stuck in waiting for a parcel so it will keep me entertained.

princessdon

My childs school only allow

water or fresh juice (not even a carton of ribena is allowed)
no crisps
1 snack (chocolate bars are not permitted)
fruit etc all OK


I once sent eldest in with a cake (was her birthday so put a chocolate cake in, a brownie I think) and got a letter sent home reminding me.

Yet they have muffins as part of school lunches and allow sausage rolls and cheese strings and processed food - so go figure.

aventurine

Amanda65 wrote: »

Sounds like a nice selection for your DS Pinkshoes. Just a word of warning though from someone who has been there and worn that t-shirt! I always have (and still do) cook from scratch every evening and have always encouraged healthy options however that doesn't stop 16 yo DS choose pizza regularly for his lunch. It's very easy to be 'shocked' about what others do when your children are little - just be careful as you don't know what you've got ahead (a piece of excellent advice given to me when mine were all little) :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I'll second that!!

gingin_2

pulliptears wrote: »

This thread will just turn into the usual MSE holier than thou healthy eating 'you give your child WHAT!?' fest.

By page 2 it will be nothing but argument.

Always. Like clockwork. Would have bet my house on it.

Peachyprice, I hope your popcorn is low sodium, sugar free and from cruelty free/ non gm crops, or beware a pasting.

DD is home poorly today but had lentil and bacon soup, sourdough, a slab of chocolate cake and a smoothie, it would have been in her packed lunch anyways.

gunsandbanjos

My DD is 9 and has:
Cheese and pickle sandwich on white (alternate between this, ham and corned beef with Friday being jam sandwich day!)
Fromage Frais
Cereal bar
Small packet of biscuits from multipack

Water to drink.

Sarahdol75

DS1

cheese sandwich on 50/50 bread
muller yoghurt
orange juice carton
apple
penguin

DS2

cheese sandwich on tiger bread
apple
muller yoghurt
orange juice carton
packet of crisps

claire16c

ilikewatch wrote: »

Not joking at all, though DS has a very physical job and remains stick thin even with all the calories and fat.

I can eat stuff like that too & not put on weight, but I would never give my kid coke to drink for their lunch as a regular thing - your health could be ok (for now) but what about their teeth?

skintchick

DD is 3. She's at home today but preschool have a no crisps cakes or sweets policy so she usually has a sandwich with ham, cheese or meat paste in, an apple, a yoghurt, two Babybel cheeses and sometimes a School Bar (fruit) or an Organix carrot cake bar which the preschool seems to be ok with.

Preschool provide healthy snacks.

Oh and often I give her a pot of raisins too.

FatVonD

pulliptears wrote: »

This thread will just turn into the usual MSE holier than thou healthy eating 'you give your child WHAT!?' fest.

By page 2 it will be nothing but argument.

Am I the only one that was disappointed there's no page 2 yet? :rotfl:

Damn you for getting me all excited :cool:

moomoomama27

My youngest 2 have a cheese sandwich, tub of breadsticks, banana, small yoghurt and a homemade slice of banana loaf, this is a typical lunch for school, except on a Friday when they have a small packet of crisps ( quavers or skips) and instead of the cake have an extra piece of fruit.

No doubt the granola brigade will come along and tell posters how terrible they are! But in my opinion, it's all about balance. Calories in calories out all in moderation!


My children get treats but they are also very active so I feel we have reached a good dietary balance.