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longhorngal
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lunches/snack for your toddler and best lunch containers
longhorngal
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so im having a hard time with ds's finger food meals as he's used to rice and meat with the help of the sitter (the asian in me)...since he's starting mother's day out this is causing me stress...suggest your lo's snacks and finger food type lunches please
and what containers are keeping them warm?!
it's a 9-2 program....are you sending milk??? mine is a big milk drinker...i don't know if its "normal" to send milk...tia!
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Re: lunches/snack for your toddler and best lunch containers
I love frozen veggies/fruit and small ziplock containers. If you pack them in the morning, they are defrosted by lunch time without heating or thought. If you do have something that needs to be warmed up, most places have a microwave. Also, some places provide milk. I would ask ahead of time if possible.
Some of DD's lunches include:
1/2 grilled cheese sandwich (she could care less if it's still hot or not), frozen thawed peas, and frozen thawed peaches.
Pasta with zuchini, summer squash, and chicken (made the night before).
Yogurt, frozen thawed carrot slices and broccoli pieces, and frozen thawed blueberries.
DS's school specifically says they will not heat up the kid's food.
For hot food try this.
DS's school went peanut free this year but I used to send PB&J. This year I am going to try sending cheese, fruit, lunch meat. If you send milk make sure you have a good ice pack.
I use bento boxes that I used to use for my teenager. They are shallow and wide so you can pack several things in tightly and they won't mix much.
I'm not a morning person so I've always made my kids lunches the night before and store them in the fridge. They don't warm them and eat them slightly cool. I pack a lot of fruit, blanched and seasoned veggies(green beans are a favorite), fried rice with leftovers, dumplings, omelets and mini sandwiches. Rice doesn't handle the fridge and being eaten cool very well so sometimes I make onigiri and wrap them in plastic. They rice stays soft and they are also easy to eat as a finger food. I stuff them with bbq pork, chicken, or whatever I have around.
I do pack milk but I get the horizon single serving boxes so they are good at room temp and I don't have to clean out a milk thermos (my person version of torture).
Use a thermos to send warm foods. So you could easily send rice and meat that way.
But E has always eaten most things cold, even quesadillas.
I did send milk when DD was younger. Both programs she's been in had a fridge for the younger kids food. I also sent another cup with water.
Use a thermos to send warm foods. So you could easily send rice and meat that way.
But E has always eaten most things cold, even quesadillas.
I did send milk when DD was younger. Both programs she's been in had a fridge for the younger kids food. I also sent another cup with water.
We send a scrambled egg and a half a frozen waffle for breakfast.
For lunch, we send leftovers. Chicken, red beans and rice, whatever is on hand. We also send steamed broccoli, green beans (canned), carrots (canned), and a banana.
I would send rice and meat. I do send rice and meat. They make a mess, but they eat it.
Our school will heat food so we have more options than some. However, DS will eat just about anything cool or at room temp so I am not totally sure they even warm his food most days. The most common things I pack for him are:
Lunchables (or just lunchmeat and cheese by itself in a ziploc)
Pasta with meat and/or veggies in it.
Chicken nuggets or grilled chicken cut up
Hamburger patty
Leftover rice if we have any from the night before.
I also send fresh fruit or veggies in a small container daily.