UK: What things do your children like in their lunch boxes?

Question

Do the children share things from their lunch boxes? Do they take drinks with them, or buy them?

What are favourite desserts?

Thank you for your answers.

Answer 1

My son is fussy and can be quite unhealthy although he sometimes has tuna with a dash of vinegar, and a small bowl of lettuce. Other than that i can only get him to take cheese and crackers. He does not eat s/wichs. I normally give him a small bottle of water but he likes those fruit shoots, but i kind of get the feeling he can get a little high with these drinks! I normally put in crisps and a choc desert as he wont eat yogurt which would be my choice for him. I also give him strawberries or an apple as these are the only 2 fruits he eats.
Altho hummus and pitta bread are good ideas. Mango chutney and breadsticks, babybel cheese.
(my son has told me to add a spoon and a fork also)!!!!!!
When i was a young lass my mother gave me a flask with tomato soup and some slices of bread, yogurt, biscuit and crisps. Changed days..........!
He has said other kids have pepperami sticks, tangerines, grapes, carrot sticks, jaffa cakes, pringle mini crisps, dried fruit.
I hope this gives you some sort of choice as it is a nightmare to give them a variety.
Ps some people share but my son says he does not....prob cos he is so fussy!

Answer 2

I always give my son extra because he does share his food drinks he fine with it in a flask type beaker ,but he says he likes to swoop his sandwiches an crisp an most of the stuff i put in lol he only young so it ok .my sons fave dessert is choc n dip .

Answer 3

Ham/cheese sandwiches.
1 banana
1 apple
sliced carrots
sliced peppers
sliced cucumber
packet of crisps
tracker bar.

Fave dessert is ice cream, neopolitan flavour from morrisons.

Answer 4

k my son is 5 and when i give him packed lunches i usually put in sandwiches on brown bread a fruit drink or flavoured water a small bag of either chopped fruit or carrot sticks n cucumber sticks a fromage frais or yogurt or cheese strings i don't give him too many sweet things or crisps however i usually give him a fun sized sweet and a bag of either cheese crackers or crisps for play time

but it really depends on how health conscious you are as a mother and how fussy your kid is as you don't want them not to eat it and come home starving

Answer 5

I work in a school and over the past two years I have noticed that children's lunch boxes now contain healther choices - fruit, hummus, salad, carrot sticks but always always the crisps stay with them

Answer 6

Hi!

Mine like:

Pepperamis.

Innocent Smoothies.

Seeds of Change chocolate and raisin bars.

Grapes.

Water Melon.

Asda's own barm cakes with cheese on top - filled with ham, chicken, beef, tuna mayo, chicken mayo.

Dairylea triangles.

Desserts as above - fruit and bars.

Answer 7

my daughter has 2 ham sandwiches bottle water or other drink and a chocolate,not to brainwashed by this healthy stuff

Answer 8

I loved chocolate custurd when i was at school, cut up apple makes fruit more appealing to kids, like a mini fruit salad.
Got to get them 5-a-day in!!

Answer 9

Wheneva i get fruit of other healthy stuff i chuck it away and go to the sweet shop :p

Answer 10

chocolate dicks with cream. It's real chocolate!!!!! :)