What to pack for school? , please advise!!

try variety rice ,chapati roll with tomato sauce spread,jam spread.

 

Chapati with cheese spread /ghee n sugar..try different varities..kids get bored with repetition..bread butter/ cheese /jam, poori sauce..i sometimes send 2 tiffins ..one bf and 1 fruits...fruits alone he might feel hungry,aloo paratha, methi paratha with sauce

 

hello resmij,
My daughter will also start the school now , she is also 4 years 3 months. i also have the same problem.so i am searching on the sites for some simple & healthy veggie options. try for besan cheela with some paneer , grilled or patty sandwitch with mashed potatoes & cheese slice, or you can fill some cooked vegetable also like gobhi aloo ki sabji, cabbage ki sabji etc. if its ok with you, then you can put cheese spring rolls or some veggie cutlet with fries . try bread with some grated cheese topped with some sliced olives (bread pizza). my daughter likes it a lot. i hope it will help you.

 

Dear Op,

It will be painful for mothers to see kids lunch box coming back as we give..

One trick which i am following is, I will ask my DS before night itself what he wants for his lunch box since he started his schooling (5yrs). I pack small quantities like main meal (vermicelli, mix veg idli, uttappam, pasta, bread pizza, egg sandwich, grilled cheese sandwich, lemon rice, chapati rolls) along with a fresh fruit, veggies, yogurt and snack (his favs like granola bar or brownie or honey roasted nuts)..if he miss on something due to talking during lunch time, he will snack the other things during snack time..this way something goes inside, when it is idli or dosa i will make it as one meal as my DS cannt manage side chutneys or sambar- like i make variety idlies/dosa like mix veg idli/dosa, masala button idlies or cheese/corn dosa roll ups like that..it wont be messy and quantity will be just right for him..

And also tell him the importance of food and wasting food is not good for us...I showed youtube videos of people suffering for food- this really worked for me, he keeps repeating this before leaving anything in the box

Hope this helps

 

Resmi..

you our can roll chapatis with any curry that you prepare...
cut the idli into pieces and roll it in dhal /chutney powder...
prepare dosa like a pizza with cheese and little fried veggies... Told him it as pizza dosa.. Even you can give bread pizza like this way..


i will show him the beggars on the road and told him that they wasted the food some day before so that God gave the punishment to beg for food... I really works... Ask for his own wish for food... Eve though he is a kid you can find or ask his taste... But don't give sauces or spreads so often, then they will be addicted to them... You keep track that weekly once or twice you can give the processed food...

 

Resmi,

try out making dosas in various shapes like mickey mouse , or alphabets. idlis in various colors like orange idli by adding carrot, green color by adding spinach. U can even make idli upma by cutting idlis into small pieces and fry it with onion and mustard. Hope it works for your baby.

 

The child should be allowed to eat by himself. You do not feed children that are old enough going to kindergarten.