7 things you should never pack in your child's lunch

ToastieSimons

Lists energy drinks

https://www.answers.com/article/1215992/10-items-you-should-never-pack-in-your-child-apos-s-lunch?param4=fb-us-de-health&param1=mind&param2=1677941&param5=5&param6=6#slide=6

are there really people who pack energy drinks in kids' lunches?

hmd

And granola bars...will this be enough to end the debate on them in the juice post?  

Makes me feel bad for drinking soda and eating chips though.

Ugh.  The guilt.

Arnegard

I am guilty of lunchables.  

ToastieSimons

CurlingRocks said:

Could someone recap?  My computer is goofy and I couldn't click through it.

Lunchables, soda, energy drinks, granola bars...I didn't even finish clicking it.  I just want to know if there are seriously parents who would put energy drinks in their kids' lunches!

alli2672

I don't think I would pack an energy drink, but I know that any lunch I would pack would probably have potato chips and oreos.  Fortunately, I have been pretty impressed with the school lunches.  (Today, DS had roast pork, roasted potatoes, baby carrots and dip and pineapple chunks.  Tomorrow, he has spaghetti and meat sauce, salad, and a peach.) 

dizzycooks

ToastieSimons said:

CurlingRocks said:

Could someone recap?  My computer is goofy and I couldn't click through it.

Lunchables, soda, energy drinks, granola bars...I didn't even finish clicking it.  I just want to know if there are seriously parents who would put energy drinks in their kids' lunches!

I am convinced you would only put energy drinks in your kids lunch if you hated their teachers.  I am all for paying attention, but that just sets your kid up for failure and frustration when they have to sit through class.

raraavis28

My favorite part was the dandelion that popped up at the end (beginning of the next article apparently).....considering AG's objection to granola bars (which made the cut on this list along with other stuff you'd expect a lot more readily.....like soda and candy), I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone....

Keeptruckin

DC2London said:

can we please add skewers to this list?  Parents get on pinterest and see cute things on skewers and send them to school with their kids, and then teachers have to run around yanking pointy things out of kids' hands before they impale their friends.

Lol I have totally wondered about this! All these cute skewers on pinterest, can you imagine all these kids running around with them!

HelloClarice

Eh, Gatorade is hot amongst the 2nd grade boy set, particularly after soccer games, etc. I pack a Gatorade for him occasionally as a special treat. Who cares? He never has any juice at all until he was 5, do I still get my mommy martyr award? Lol

notkateanymore

Keeptruckin said:

DC2London said:

can we please add skewers to this list?  Parents get on pinterest and see cute things on skewers and send them to school with their kids, and then teachers have to run around yanking pointy things out of kids' hands before they impale their friends.

Lol I have totally wondered about this! All these cute skewers on pinterest, can you imagine all these kids running around with them!

I used toothpicks for DD's lunch starting in 1st or 2nd grade and all her friends are hole free...not all kids would be horrible with it.