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,

A lot of people with dairy allergies are able to eat yogurt, is that the
case with your daughter? What about sandwich wraps, with a soft type of
cream cheese and turkey and lettuce, if she can handle the lettuce ok.
Tuna fish on wheat bread? Bagels with cream cheese? Cheese sticks,
raisins, cold cuts rolled up, and my 3 year old son is suggesting animal
crackers. Would ants on a log be too hard for her to eat (celery,
cream cheese or peanutbutter and raisins)?

Just a few ideas,

laurie


"Knit Chic" > wrote in message
. ..
>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,
>

"Knit Chic" > wrote in message
. ..
>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,
>

What they love today, they'll be tired of in a week, and they will tell you
that you're crazy - they never loved what you actually saw them devour,
because you're old and you don't remember anything correctly. :-) For about
two months, my son was nuts about chicken nuggets, cold. I'd bake them the
night before, chill them overnight, and package them with a couple of those
little blue ice things, and a little rubbermaid thing with BBQ sauce.

First choice: Weaver. Next, Tyson. Finally, if you hate your child and want
her to be miserable, Banquet.

Man, silly me, all these ideas with cheese in them. So sorry. Chalk it
up to working the night shift.

laurie


"laurie" > wrote in message
news:AFlEg.2658$v_1.276@trndny01...
>A lot of people with dairy allergies are able to eat yogurt, is that the
>case with your daughter? What about sandwich wraps, with a soft type of
>cream cheese and turkey and lettuce, if she can handle the lettuce ok. Tuna
>fish on wheat bread? Bagels with cream cheese? Cheese sticks, raisins,
>cold cuts rolled up, and my 3 year old son is suggesting animal crackers.
> Would ants on a log be too hard for her to eat (celery, cream
>cheese or peanutbutter and raisins)?
>
> Just a few ideas,
>
> laurie
>
>
> "Knit Chic" > wrote in message
> . ..
>>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,
>>
>
>

"Knit Chic" > wrote in message
. ..
> School starts in 2 weeks ... and I would like some school lunch ideas ...
> and thoughts?
>
No kids, but I'm avoiding work today so thought I'd answer.

For main dishes, how about roll-up sandwiches? Chicken breast, shredded
lettuce and salsa in a whaet tortilla would be tasty. You want just enough
salsa to hold the roll-up together, but not so much it drips out when she
eats it. Or try a little refried beans (there are vegetarian and fat-free
versions available) mixed with a little salsa. Tuna salad made with minimum
of mayonnaise would be good, too.

The kids I know like to dip their food. Assuming her motor-skill issues
allow this, how about cooked chicken breast cut in fingers with barbecue
sauce or salad dressing of some form she can eat to dip it in?

Side dishes -- fresh veggies to dip in a vinaigret-based sauce. Apple
wedges to dip in cinnamon-laced honey.

Most kids like chips. Make your own from tortillas -- brush or spray with
oil, cut in wedges and heat in a hot oven until crunchy. Pita wedges done
the same way, with hummus to dip them in -- this is hearty enough to be a
main dish.

HTH

Anny

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,

I suppose you don't want to hear that I survived on PB&H sandwiches on
a variety of breads through middle and high school. <g>

If she likes, you could alternate with canned tuna or salmon made into
a salad (you can use one of the little cold packs, or freeze a juicebox
or parmalat milk box to keep it chilled).

A fun lunch is gorp or trail mix, with nuts, dried fruits, cereal, and
a few chocolate chips to round it out as a dessert, if those would not
be too challenging for her fms.

Sandwiches on crackers are fun, too. Plenty of whole grain crackers
around nowadays, many of them low in fat if that is any concern.

maxine in ri

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.

On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:11:42 GMT, "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?

Raw carrots, celery, cauliflower, and blanched broccoli.
Apples, bananas, peeled oranges.
In a food thermos: soup, stew, chili ...

Personally, I like pan bagnat type sandwiches for lunch (think baguette with
a wettish spread and veggies, wrapped tightly in cling film to soak a
little). And salads of grains+veggies, or beans+rice+veggies. I don't
ususally like pasta salads, but of course it's an option.

I also like carrot sticks with a dip of yogurt+tahin and a bit of lemon
juice and salt.

Then of course there's fruit and there's soy based "fake" dairy. So yogurty
things become an option.

I have no idea how your daughter would like those types of food, of course.

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> Raw carrots, celery, cauliflower, and blanched broccoli.
> Apples, bananas, peeled oranges.
> In a food thermos: soup, stew, chili


Or basically anything you served for dinner the night before put in a
plastic container along with a knife and fork. If handling the knife is
hard for her, cut it into bite size pieces that can handled with a
spoon. That could be meat, vegetables, salad.


--Lia

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?

Is there a reason to switch from the PBH (or PBJ) on wheatberry bread*?
That's what we sent my son to summer camp with every day. It's very
healthy, and she likes it, right?

As long as she gets a good breakfast and a good dinner--and I'm pretty
sure she does--PB&H is fine 5 days a week for lunch.

> Thanks,

* http://brownberry.gwbakeries.com/pro...upc/7341001722

--Bryan

Julia Altshuler > wrote in message
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[snip]
> before put in a plastic container along with a knife
[snip]

Z-T would see that she was expelled for carrying.

The Ranger

The Ranger wrote:

> Z-T would see that she was expelled for carrying.


Good point. Plastic knife? Butter knife?


--Lia

On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:11:42 GMT, "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,

Peanut butter or hummus with dippers -- carrot sticks, celery sticks,
pretzels, crackers, apple slices

Crackers, cold cuts, fruit, veggies

Hard boiled or devilled eggs, fruit, veggies, bagel

Popcorn, nuts, fruit, veggies

Does she like cold chicken? Chicken drumstick or wings, roll, baked
beans, fruit

Tara

Julia Altshuler > wrote in message
. ..
> The Ranger wrote:

> > Z-T would see that she was expelled for carrying.

> Good point. Plastic knife? Butter knife?

I'm afraid that the knife's make-up and/or use wouldn't matter with many
of the spineless administrators...

The Ranger

One time on Usenet, "The Ranger" > said:
> Julia Altshuler > wrote in message
> . ..
> > The Ranger wrote:

> > > Z-T would see that she was expelled for carrying.
>
> > Good point. Plastic knife? Butter knife?
>
> I'm afraid that the knife's make-up and/or use wouldn't matter with many
> of the spineless administrators...

If I were the OP, I'd just call the school and ask about their
particular policy...

--
"Kthonian" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

One time on Usenet, "Knit Chic" > said:

> no dairy (allergic, not lactose intolerance)

Just curious, when was the last time you had her tested for this? I
was allergic to milk as a small child, but I outgrew it by 5 or 6...

--
"Kthonian" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

One time on Usenet, "The Ranger" > said:
> Kthonian > wrote in message
> ...
> > One time on Usenet, "The Ranger" > said:
> > > Julia Altshuler > wrote in message
> . ..
> > > > The Ranger wrote:

> > > > > Z-T would see that she was expelled for carrying.
>
> > > > Good point. Plastic knife? Butter knife?
>
> > > I'm afraid that the knife's make-up and/or use wouldn't matter
> > > with many of the spineless administrators...
>
> > If I were the OP, I'd just call the school and ask about their
> > particular policy...
>
> Unnecessary; parents sign the contract at the beginning of each year...

Oh, I just assumed it was an average public school...

--
"Kthonian" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

Kthonian > wrote in message
...
> One time on Usenet, "The Ranger" > said:
> > Julia Altshuler > wrote in message
. ..
> > > The Ranger wrote:

> > > > Z-T would see that she was expelled for carrying.

> > > Good point. Plastic knife? Butter knife?

> > I'm afraid that the knife's make-up and/or use wouldn't matter
> > with many of the spineless administrators...

> If I were the OP, I'd just call the school and ask about their
> particular policy...

Unnecessary; parents sign the contract at the beginning of each year...

The Ranger

The Ranger wrote:
> Julia Altshuler > wrote in message
> . ..
> [snip]
> > before put in a plastic container along with a knife
> [snip]
>
> Z-T would see that she was expelled for carrying.
>
> The Ranger

It's better to precut anyway. I do it with my own homemade lunches too
(mainly because I hate using those plastic knives).

projectile vomit chick wrote:
>
> Yeah, suffocate the little ******* and save yerself the trouble. LOL

Carpe Diem. You may FOAD, but your words will live on. So stop hiding
behind an expiration date, coward.

"Knit Chic" > wrote in message
. ..
> 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,
>
>


I just looked at the blurb that Epicurious sends me and this link popped up.
I thought you might find it interesting. I didn't do much but skim it since
I don't have kids but I thought you might find it interesting.

http://www.epicurious.com/cooking/ev...osser1?mbid=RF

helen

Knit Chic wrote:
> School starts in 2 weeks ... and I would like some school lunch ideas ...
> and thoughts?
> Thanks,

During warmer months my kids loved lots of fruit for school lunches.
Bought a couple of containers which had partitions (about 5 or 6 if
memory serves - was 15 odd years ago!) and used to dice up fruits in
season :
rock/honeydewmelon, pineapple, watermelon, strawberries, mandarin
segments, grapes
maybe an uncut apple as well. Plenty of fibre there.
In winter months they each had their own mini thermos which I filled
with homemade soup and added a couple of slices of buttered bread as an
accompaniment as well.
They used to love those little containers of raisins & sultanas - must
have overdosed on them as neither now likes anything containing
sultanas or raisins.
You don't say whether the school has cooling/warming facilities for
foods taken from home.
Being on the other side of the world, I've no idea what the norm is in
your area.
In our classrooms some schools have fridges - for drinks, perishable
lunches etc and the tuckshops/canteens usually have a microwave which
they can gently heat or warm foods during cooler months.
My advice, if your daughter is happy with PB&J, leave well enough
alone.
Give her what she likes 9 times out of 10 and occasionally throw
together a special lunch.
Despite my efforts to provide a nourishing lunch, as they grew older
(more often than not) the lunch would be thrown away untouched as they
had better things to do during lunch break!

LadyJane
--
"Never trust a skinny cook!"