What sort of things do your children like in their lunch boxes?

Question

Thank you for your answers.

Answer 1

depends realy my older lads like sarnies (varies from ham cheese tuna they have 4 slices) a pork pie a sausage roll with raw carrots and raw peas a yogurt and some fruit (grapes apple and a banana) and a packet of crisps and 2 cartons of juice (they are 15 and 14)
my little man likes wraps more chicken but will have tuna at a push with salad in he also likes a tub of chopped tomato and cucumber and some grapes and a chopped apple and pear and a bottle of water (he's 4)

Answer 2

My daughter loves sliced cucumber or baby carrots, a box of raisins, just about any fruit, a tuna or peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a pickle. She usually has a Sunny D or buys milk at the school. That's her typical packed lunch. She's 9

My son likes either a roast beef or turkey sandwich and a pickle. He likes sliced cucumber or sweet bell peppers, any fruits. He usually has a granola bar of some sort and Sunny D or buys milk at school. He's 12

I mix it up. My kids are not big sweet eaters, and they love fresh veggies and fruits. They rarely ever want to buy school lunches, and I'm happy with that. The school lunches are getting better, but I still don't think the are overall "healthy".

Answer 3

Well if if was up to him, he'd have crap! but I don't allow it ha ha . I give him ham & cheese sandwich or a chicken sandwich, sometimes I use wraps for a change or pannini's are nice.Also if Ive made too much pasta the night before, he takes some to school. philidelphia cheese on a bagel. always has a piece of fruit, banana or grapes, or a small satuma. He does get a treat once a week say a packet of low fat crisp or a cereal bar snack. In the winter I give him a flask of soup and a roll.

Answer 4

Well, it sort of depends but you want your children to have happy and a healthy lunch. If they dont like sandwiches then add fresh fruits.

Add:
yogart
fruits, if they don't like sandwiches (add at least 2 to 3)
drinks-juices, waters, sodas (i suggest you stick with the juices and water though)
snack-pretzels, chips (that sort of thing)

I hope i have helped.

Answer 5

When I was a kid, my mom would pack me a sandwich, an apple, and a thermos of soup. Never chips or candy.

Now when I'd pack a lunch for work it was a bit more gourmet sandwich, a granola bar, and yogurt.

Amazing how things change over the years.

Answer 6

It depends.

sandwich / small sausage rolls / pizza
fruit / chocolate bar / fruit bar / packet of crisps / yoghurt

It depends on what sort of food the kids like to what you put in the lunch box

Answer 7

On Sunday afternoons, my boys and I used to make a huge pizza from scratch - easily 1 ft. by 2 ft. This was also our "private time" and worked on many more levels than lunch making! They could choose to make one half each and choose for themselves which ingredients, from a set selection, they would like. They could choose chicken, broccoli, onion, tomato, green or red pepper, olives, pepperoni, feta cheese, spinach, mushrooms, zucchini - any combo was fine. They would "mix it up" on their side - all tomatoes on a section, the works on another area, chicken only on another area.

After it was cooked, it would be cut into squares and frozen in ziploc baggies, 2 portions per bag. They loved it! Since they made it, they ate it - and since the ingredients were controlled, I knew it was healthy.

Also, I used to make a batch of homemade chicken wings - store bought frozen would do - and put them in baggies too - 5 to a ziploc bag. They loved them as well. If you buy the frozen ones, buy one bag of each of their favourites - that way, you can either make a whole wack of them on Sunday, or choose 10 from each package.

Carrot sticks with a tupperware dip-dish of ranch dressing was also a hit, as was leftover stir fry, mixed with rice in a tupperware container. Often they had leftovers for lunch - tandoori chicken, fresh roast beef sandwiches, etc.

I worked at a High School here for a time, and one of the new teachers came up to me and said "I know about you! You're ***'s mom! I taught him in grade 7 and we all used to talk about his lunches!".

If you involve them in the procedure, and make it a fun event, they will eat healthy, fulfilling lunches. Okay to have treats too - every now and then, I would put a beautifully wrapped truffle in a small box in their lunch.

Make it special, nutritious, and get them to help.

Good Luck!

Answer 8

My son packs his own lunch box eats what ever he fancies brings me a cup of tea in bed and then dashes of to work!

I gave up trying to feed him healthy food years ago!!

Best way to get healthy food into your children is the sneaky way...a good old home made vegetable soup, liquidized to get rid of evidence!

Answer 9

I pack lunch for my little brothers almost everyday. They're favorite to have is just a Lunchable, but as in snacks they like Oreo cookies, potato chips, yogurt and fruit snacks or gushers.

Answer 10

What they like and what they get are two different things. My son would survive on sausage rolls and crisps if I allowed him too. As it is they have sandwiches, my son's without butter, fruit, cake and crisps. I wish it was healthier, but I've tried that and it just comes home uneaten.