If they like dairy, cottage cheese or yogurt?
My DD loves cottage cheese, grape tomatoes, salt and pepper.
If they like dairy, cottage cheese or yogurt?
My DD loves cottage cheese, grape tomatoes, salt and pepper.
Mama to DS-2004
DD-2006
and a new addition-ds born march 2010
I do send in frozen yogurt pops, but DD1 isn't into it enough for it to be a regular thing.
However, thanks for all your ideas! It got me thinking that they maybe would like dinner leftovers. I asked them today, and they sounded pretty excited about that. One of the dinners they really like is rice, seasoned ground beef, and stir fried napa cabbage. Lunches that they both like are what I'm trying for. Last year they would request different lunches and it got really impossible. Plus they wouldn't choose to buy school lunch the same day. I had to go with at least something they would eat, even if it wasn't a favorite and say, "today you're having this, I'll make what you like another day." I can't imagine what will happen next year when I have 3 lunch eaters!
Melinda
Mommy to
The Gift 10/01/05
Elfgirl 5/25/07
Sparky 6/27/09
"Sunset to Twilight, Our Family's Journey with Alzheimer's." http://maestramommi.blogspot.com/
Yes, definitely hummus and crackers and cheese and crackers to change it up a bit. I may throw in a bit of turkey pepperoni.
I have a "formula" that I use for their lunches, to keep me sane and organized, since I have to pack 3, including my own before getting out the doors. Each one gets a sandwich or some combo listed above, a dairy (yogurt or string cheese), 2 servings of fruits or veggies, and then a snack (crackers, granola bar, etc). I literally pack each one, one of the categories at a time, if that make any sense.
Marcy
DD1 2003
DD2 2005
DD3 2009
Amy's bean squares, turkey slices rolled up w/ crackers on the side
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In addition to the things listed above, we do a lot of refried beans (reheated, put in a thermos & sprinkled with cheese) along with chips for dipping. Or a bean/cheese burrito. Or cooked tortellini/ravioli in a thermos. Edamame pods.
Ugh. Don't even want to think about lunches yet, though! We have one more week.
Tortellini or mini ravioli (huge hit), either with olive oil or marinara sauce
meatballs (either homemade or TJs turkey meatballs, cooked in marinara)
quesadillas
chicken nuggets
mac n cheese
We do a chicken pasta salad... We eat it lukewarm for dinner, but for lunch, we eat it cold, and DD loves it. It has pasta, cucumber, pickles, chicken, green beans, and cheese, with a ranch sauce, so it has a good blend of some protein, veggies, dairy, etc. We pair it with a pack of sliced apples, and DD gets a milk at school. We don't do it often, but it's one of our favorites!
--Mimi
Mom to Lala (2004), Bonus Mom to Big Sis 1 (1991) and Big Sis 2 (1992)
Grammy to Big Kindy Kid (2011), Big Pre-K Kid (2012),
Grandbaby Appendage (2014), and New Baby Grandboy (summer 2017)
Melinda
Mommy to
The Gift 10/01/05
Elfgirl 5/25/07
Sparky 6/27/09
"Sunset to Twilight, Our Family's Journey with Alzheimer's." http://maestramommi.blogspot.com/
My DDs have never been willing to eat sandwiches. We do a lot of cheese and crackers (with fruit and veggies too). My kids both really like those small balls of fresh mozzarella, so we use them a lot. We also do tortellini in a thermos and sometimes leftovers.
Today I sent DD wit hummus and pretzel thins for her protein/carb.
DC1 -- 2005 DD -- 2009 DS -- 2011