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  • floyd
    floyd Posts: 2,722 Forumite
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    I use cranberry juice or even a splash of diluted fruit squash if its for a lunchbox. If its for a fruit salad the mango juice from my asian grocer is divine
  • pigpen
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    fruit salad I use apple juice.. from the carton.. tesco value of course! Might have to try the lemonade though!! YUM!.. with or without vodka is that? ;)

    apple slices.. cling film them!..

    .. as alternatives how about a few strawberries/cranberries/blueberries in a little bag or tub.. a pear or plum.. a sliced kiwi is nice.. slice in half and give them a spoon to scoop out the flesh... diced melon or mango.

    And come I came up with those in about 3 seconds yet when it comes to my children they get apple or satsuma or banana??

    Tomorrow I will buy them something new to try!
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  • champys
    champys Posts: 1,101 Forumite
    Did you know that you can stop apple slices from going brown by brushing them with melted butter? Not the light and healthy option, I know. I only tend to use this method when I make little apple tarts for dessert in advance: that way they can wait their time to go into the oven without going brown.
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  • I found that kids with wobbly teeth do not like whole apples! What I used to do was cut the apple either in half or in quarters, then tightly cling film the apple - this stopped the apple going brown by lunchtime. Basically, the cling film stops the air getting to the apple.

    Exactly what I used to do when mine were small - I can vouch for it working :beer:

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  • I usually slice their apple and put it in a small round airtight container that you can get from Tesco's. This can be washed and re-used with usual lunchbox stuff. I also do their packed lunches the night before and store the whole lot box and all, in the fridge overnight which seems to work out well, especially in summer.
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  • aberdeen
    aberdeen Posts: 263 Forumite
    in my childrens lunch box i give them tinned fruit.
    I use the lakeland plastic airtight box so the juice does not drip out (fruit in natural juices not syrup).

    This way i always have fruit for their lunches because there is always a tin in the cupboard and it is just as healthy
  • The juice from a tin of pineapples (in juice not syrup) does the trick and tastes great.
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  • Polly
    Polly Posts: 898 Forumite
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    These ideas are great - thanks so much. :T My kids are fruit junkies so lots of tubs of berries etc but couldn't get round the apple problem til now. Will definitely use the tinned fruit idea too - hadn't thought of this and of course fresh fruit can be expensive - esp my daughter's favourite blueberries!
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    Hi Polly,

    There's an older thread with more ideas that should help so I've added your thread to it to keep all the suggestions together.

    Pink
  • Emmenelle
    Emmenelle Posts: 75 Forumite
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    Happy New Year all!!

    Does anyone know how I can prevent peeled and sliced apples from turning brown?

    My DS is 3 and will be taking packed lunch to nursery and if I give him an apple in its whole state, he'll eat perhaps a quarter of it. Peeled and sliced, he'll eat the whole thing, but I'm not sure how to preserve it until lunchtime.

    I've heard lemon juice can work - does this have to be from fresh lemons? does it taint the taste of the apple too much? (fussy 3 year old!!)
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