Knit Chic wrote:
> I have a wonderful daughter that is going into the 2nd grade. She is
> an exceptional eater .. she prefers healthy foods to unhealthy and
> looks at trying new foods as an adventure. She isn't the problem ...
> it's me and what to send in school lunches.
> Last year I relied too heavily on PB&H on whole grain bread. She
> does have a few dietary restrictions, no dairy (allergic, not lactose
> intolerance) and she also is on a high fiber diet. Also, the foods
> need to be easy to eat as she has CP and fine motor skill issues. I
> also like to stay away from as many prepackaged foods as possible.
> School starts in 2 weeks ... and I would like some school lunch ideas
> ... and thoughts?
> Thanks,

Wraps? My kid likes them. Hummous and vegetable can be easy to eat because
the hummous sort of glues everything together but isn't drippy. Chicken
caesar is another fave. If you roll it up in plastic wrap with one end
tucked in, the other end can just be folded over, which would enable her to
easily open it up from that end and eat down, peeling the plastic back as
she goes. Which would also help hold it all together.

Another alternative is carrot sticks and red pepper strips and the like with
either hummous or a tofu-based dip. You could also use a tofu-based
concoction in place of hummous in a wrap.