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What have you been putting in your children’s lunches?

I usually try to do something I know they will eat like a croissant, waffle, bagel, muffin, or crackers;

something I hope they will eat but don't, like celery or cucumber:

And snacks ( apple slices, cookies, granola bars, grapes, berries, etc).

What are some lunches you make?

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[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Here in Australia, we do crunch and sip in schools. So a seperate lunchbox with just a serve of fresh fruit or veg, uncooked. We do berries, apple, celery sticks, carrot sticks on rotation.

For lunch, we do a sandwich, usually ham and cheese, yoghurt pouch often, babybel cheese, or cheese sticks/strings. With that I also add some kind of fruit or veg too. We also do cooked sausages cut up or leftover pasta bake.

I also add things I hope they will eat but often don't, like falafel, lentil cakes, unusual (to them) fruit and veg. We avoid those kind of bars, as they seem healthy but are really just sugar. If you want them to have sugar, given them something nice, like chocolate, lol.

My husband often puts in a treat, but I only do on a Friday.

Once a week we order from the school canteen. Usually pizza or nuggets and chips or pot noodle.