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Getting Kids to Eat Their Lunch
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Once you send your child off to school with the lunch you've so carefully packed, how can you make sure that he'll actually eat what's been prepared? The solution is simple: Make him part of your lunch-prep process and make sure to include items that he wants to eat -- rather than trade!
Sandy Procter, a nutrition educator at Kansas State University, says you should include a variety of foods that appeal to your child's tastes. Have him participate in making his lunch -- if he does, he's more apt to pick foods that he'll eat.
And don't be afraid to experiment. For example, if peanut butter sandwiches feature prominently in the rotation, find ways to vary them with...
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well my 3 klids (8,9,10)were tired of the school lunches so we allowed them to take their own now thats boring but things are looking up for this school year my huband loves anime' and while watching with him i learned about bento boxes i then did some research and showed my children .my kids think this is my coolest idea yet and evrybody is coming up with their own artistic ideas on how to fill thier new bento boxes(a list long enough to last 6 months atleast)as the nutritionist and cook of the household i love the idea its healthy and fun for everybody i've already added it into my scheduleand come up with a group of design ideas plus worked the price into our regular grocery list (an extra $5 a week)so if you want to know what all excitment in our house is about google bento box lunch you'll love it oh and another plus you send your love with your kids out the door everyday(my husband wants a bento box too)
Sibylla: I make my daughter a part of the process from picking out what snacks she wants when I'm grocery shopping to packing up the snacks for lunch. I keep the snacks on a low shelf in a bowl and she grab the two that she likes and puts them in her lunch box in the morning. I narrow down her choices at the store and make sure that the choices are healthy. She's a picky eater, so she will ask for the same sandwich the whole school year.
Sibylla: I make my daughter a part of the process from picking out what snacks she wants when I'm grocery shopping to packing up the snacks for lunch. I keep the snacks on a low shelf in a bowl and she grab the two that she likes and puts them in her lunch box in the morning. I narrow down her choices at the store and make sure that the choices are healthy. She's a picky eater, so she will ask for the same sandwich the whole school year.
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