tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787698713835410146.post4632204221415900094..comments2023-09-06T11:28:01.234-04:00Comments on The Table of Promise: One Family's Search for a Better Meal: Our First Week of School & School FoodCOBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08917301601937658471noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787698713835410146.post-858865031716338762011-09-17T11:13:00.616-04:002011-09-17T11:13:00.616-04:00Thank you for this! Packing a smoothie is such a ...Thank you for this! Packing a smoothie is such a great idea. My son is 7 and a vegetarian and I struggle every day between trying to pick healthy options, not too much soy, no nuts to school, is he getting enough protein, calcium and vitamins. Only certain fruits can go in his lunch even though he loves all fruit but if I pack strawberries, they are way too mushy by the time he sits down to eat them. He just informed me that the soy nut butter and jelly sandwiches I have packing are no longer working for him. Some days I feel like I may lose my mind! But then I read a post like this and get one of two ideas and I feel like I can face packing lunch next week! Thanks and keep them coming.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319419543880360241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787698713835410146.post-11455779688910953102011-09-13T00:19:06.464-04:002011-09-13T00:19:06.464-04:00I talk to my kids a lot about lunch. My 8 year old...I talk to my kids a lot about lunch. My 8 year old takes everyday. My 12 year old's lunch is included in his tuition so I sort of close my eyes. Fortunately, he has great food sense. My 15 year old buys his lunch and is beyond my control. But, for me little guy, I ask lots of questions about what he liked, who he sat with, what they ate, etc... His school requires that everyone brings lunch and there are no junk foods allowed. But, he has come home with a couple of stories or ideas about what other kids were eating that he wanted to try - seaweed for snack, taking a thermos so that he could keep some noodles warm, etc. I put lots of dried fruit, carrots, cherry tomatoes, celery, etc. Fortunately, his school doesn't have a rule against nuts as he is a vegetarian and loves peanut butter.Agrigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15315489868330010105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787698713835410146.post-87944343462396025642011-09-12T23:59:25.532-04:002011-09-12T23:59:25.532-04:00We also had a transition -- I cannot imagine manag...We also had a transition -- I cannot imagine managing two at once! Hang in there -- it sounds like you are doing great!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605202466534621868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787698713835410146.post-11446243225060034222011-09-12T14:12:12.528-04:002011-09-12T14:12:12.528-04:00Thank you for this post. I struggle with this as ...Thank you for this post. I struggle with this as well and not only at my 2-year-old's daycare but at family get-togethers...talk about pressure! You'd think I was depriving her of air the way some look at me when I provide alternatives to the candy! And I like the example you used with the cookies...will definitely need to remember that one! Thanks again!Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10779078130089120844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787698713835410146.post-46854845355996796662011-09-12T12:17:46.324-04:002011-09-12T12:17:46.324-04:00I just started my four year old in school after be...I just started my four year old in school after being in a daycare that had a cook (that actually cooked) on site. Fortunately his new school does not offer food and he has to bring a lunch and snacks. I was so relieved but I still get requests for gummies and candy that some other kids bring in their lunches. This is usually satisfied with a fruit leather. I found that having him help decide what to pack in his lunch (choosing from healthy items) has worked well. He will eat everything if he helped pack.erinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659932994901264281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787698713835410146.post-91431710307318714092011-09-12T10:41:28.452-04:002011-09-12T10:41:28.452-04:00The kids at thing 1's school will eventually g...The kids at thing 1's school will eventually get used to what he brings to eat. I used to work at a preschool and one little boy used to bring all kinds of interesting things and the kids just got used to what he was eating and let it be.Shureenoreply@blogger.com