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What's in your kids' lunchboxes?

Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:16 am
Posted by concrete_tiger
Member since May 2020
7477 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:16 am
Cracks me up googling for stuff like this...

Avocado slices, boiled eggs, carrot sticks and an organic apple juice. LOL.

I'm making a shopping list since school starts next week, and we pretty much have chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, ramen noodles, hot dogs, bagel bites, etc... shiat the kids will actually eat. I keep a stash of lunchables for those mornings where I don't want to do shiat.


We asked the kids what they wanted, and I think they'd eat pasta or pizza every day of the week. Got any ideas for stuff that actual kids will actually eat and not throw away or bring home?
Posted by SaDaTayMoses
Member since Oct 2005
4570 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:24 am to
quote:

chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, ramen noodles, hot dogs, bagel bites, etc


my kids also eat ham sandwiches and pb&j sandwiches.

rice n gravy

grapes, strawberries, blue berries, raspberries, melons

green beans, carrot slices, cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower


they aren't picky. 3 year old twins
This post was edited on 7/30/21 at 10:25 am
Posted by Salmon
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Member since Feb 2008
86677 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:25 am to
My 8 year old gets this everyday

- cheese stick wrapped with turkey or turkey sandwich
- carrots
- apple or orange or pear slices

things we mix up

- almonds or cashews
- blueberries or raspberries
- yogurt raisins
- granola bites
- boiled eggs
- cauliflower

I guess we just go lucky because our daughter eats pretty well. Our 2 year old might be more difficult though.



This post was edited on 7/30/21 at 1:15 pm
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:27 am to
My daughter is 4 and eats like OP's kid. My son is one and will eat anything put in front of him. We did baby led weening for him, and it seems to have made a huge difference. Wish we had known about it for the first go round.
Posted by Salmon
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Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:30 am to
Our 2 year old just wants to eat spaghetti and RB&R

Our 8 year old will eat raw kale straight from the garden

crazy how different kids can be
Posted by SaDaTayMoses
Member since Oct 2005
4570 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:32 am to
I'm glad my kids eat all types of food.
stew, rice n gravy, spaghetti, rb&r, salads, fruits, veggies...
probably ate a few bugs, colors and chalk pieces also lol
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
21715 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:32 am to
quote:

mac and cheese, ramen noodles


I would think those would be mush by lunch time.

I do mixed together PB&J or bologna sandwich (wheat bread doesn't get soggy)
Pretzels
Oreo cookies
Baby carrots
Sliced cucumbers
Posted by concrete_tiger
Member since May 2020
7477 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:39 am to
quote:

I would think those would be mush by lunch time.



Apparently not, they request it. But, at least 2 of them have to eat lunch at 10 or 10:30am. We have to include a snack, these kids are famished after midday.
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
19880 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:49 am to
quote:

Our 2 year old just wants to eat spaghetti and RB&R

Our 8 year old will eat raw kale straight from the garden

crazy how different kids can be



My 4 year old will eat almost anything and will try anything we put in front of him...my 2 year old requires the breading to be removed before he will touch a chicken nugget, he pretty much lives on a diet of nuts, fruit, yogurt and cheese, also bacon.
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
13562 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 10:54 am to
quote:

I keep a stash of lunchables for those mornings where I don't want to do shiat.


My son takes one every day. I know he will eat that, and when we used to take the time to make him a sandwich and pack some sides, half of it would come back home in his lunchbox. My daughter is older and will eat school lunch about half the time, and if it is something she doesn't like, she fixes her own lunch.
Posted by NOFOX
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2014
10128 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 11:56 am to
I am closer to the google results. I generally feed my kids fruit, meat, and veggies.

Lots of berries, oranges, apples, bananas, carrots or cucumbers (with hummus), edamame, olives, broccoli, salad, greek yogurt, peanut butter, cheese, chicken, tuna, steak.

We have always been pretty strict about what we feed them, generally what we eat for the most part. Two of ours eat great with no issues now. One is picky and will always ask for a frozen PBJ or pizza, but she has learned for the most part what we pack her is better than being hungry.
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
8837 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 3:55 pm to
Two separate weeks in gymnastics camp, our five year old requested...

Baby Carrots (6)


Cucumber Quarters (8)


Red Bell Pepper (12)


Blueberry Gogurt (1)


Baybel Cheese (1)


Oscar Mayer Bologna (3)


every day for lunch. And a fruit punch Capri sun to wash it all down!
This post was edited on 7/30/21 at 3:58 pm
Posted by calcotron
Member since Nov 2007
10861 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 4:45 pm to
My 45 pound 9 year old eats a full size peanut butter and nutella sandwich every day and loves it, and obviously he needs the calories.

The 11 year old boy wants cafeteria every day because he is too lazy to make his lunch.
Posted by tigercross
Member since Feb 2008
5075 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 6:34 pm to
Mingo will be here in a minute to congratulate you on feeding your kids like shite
Posted by jamiegla1
Member since Aug 2016
7980 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 9:57 pm to
mine likes:

Laughing cow with ritz (or PB&J with ritz)
carrots and hummus
I throw some kind of fruit in theres
some type of decent snack like Oreos or chocolate
Posted by lsuwontonwrap
Member since Aug 2012
34147 posts
Posted on 7/31/21 at 2:58 pm to
On the few occasions I brought my lunch it was lunchables. So much salt.
Posted by gaetti15
AK
Member since Apr 2013
15642 posts
Posted on 7/31/21 at 4:25 pm to
Whatever they serve at school ??

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