Bento Boxes, what do you think?

[SusieStone]

Of course I have the anorexic child that is on meds so he won't eat lunch. I keep plenty of money in his account for him to buy lunch but he won't eat any of it. I let him put cookies and chips in his bag and whatever I can get him to drink.

I have tried healthy, etc. but iwth the meds he takes....his appetite is zapped at lunch and with 22 kids, I guess there isn't time to encourage them to eat....so if I send regular lunch or he buys...it ends up in the trash.

However, if I take him some fast food, he will eat that to get the priza.

I just do whatever works to get something in him.

At other times he eats Kale,brocolli (sp), cabbage. collards, steak, chicken and loves rice and stuff like that...so, it is an easy trade off for me.

 

[logan&tylersmama]

Save it for a Mickey Premium Bar, Jennifer, in October.

thank you for the intervention Lisa - i stayed strong and had a weight watchers 1 point cookie
jennifer

 

[MomOf2DisneyKids]

Of course I have the anorexic child that is on meds .

I didn't know that!

 

[SusieStone]

I didn't know that!

I don't mean he is really anorexic. He is skinny as a stick because of the ADHD meds. He is only in the 40-50th percentile for height/weight. He is almost 7 and can still wear a 4T bathing suit.

 

[MomOf2DisneyKids]

gotcha, Susie ... I didn't know he was on meds for adhd. My ds was (mis)diagnosed with that a year before the ASD diagnosis. Looking back, I don't know how that mistake was made.

 

[SusieStone]

gotcha, Susie ... I didn't know he was on meds for adhd. My ds was (mis)diagnosed with that a year before the ASD diagnosis. Looking back, I don't know how that mistake was made.

I have him down to 1 Adderall a day. ithout that he doesn't have a good day at all. Sometimes he gets a clonidine for sleep.

 

[patchchild]

I admit, when they're done up, they are absolutely adorable. A great way to get a picky or reluctant eater to eat more, but oh the work! Some people really go all out.

 

[heathrow42]

Ha! -- Just posted to the "Desperate for Lunch ideas" thread about this. Love bento boxes.. but I like to pick at food and love having lots of little things.

Link to my post.. with lots of links and info.. photos too..

http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=26755696&postcount=17

--heather

 

[Queenie]

OK I have to say I'm loving the idea but is anyone else reminded of the little plastic meal trays you get given on a plane? It just screams "airline food" to me!

When I was a kid I got cheese sandwiches and chocolate biscuits pretty much every single day. This was before the whole healthy eating craze of course!

Just as a suggestion, how about little cold sausage rolls and cheese straws?

 

[D L and K's Mom]

Great thread. I just purchased a lap top lunch box for my DD. She is not a sandwich eater. Yogurt, cheese and crackers, fruit and veggies.

 

[123SA]

Oh I hate food preparation. If I ever win the megamillions lottery the first thing I am going to do is hire a nutritionist, food shooper, and cook! I am dreading the start of school and lunches. Susie - -I sympathize with you. My little guy will be 3 next month -- he is 22lbs. He just doesn't eat a lot and almost never eats lunch. He is not even on the growth chart for weight. We have been attending a research growth clinic since he was about 12 months. Nothing is wrong with him thank goodness. DD8 is about 10% both height and weight -- she accidently put on DS2 shorts the other day. My 5 yr old seems big compared to them -- he is about 50% weight, 75% height.

Anyway back to the lunches
For DS3 (almost) I will cook a ham steak and cube it. He'll eat that at room temperature if he is inclined to eat. Also pork roll. yogurt, go-gurt or drinkable yogurt. Melon, apple, cucumbers or carrots. I have high hopes for school lunches -- they serve them family style so maybe he will try it. He is not a picky eater -- just won't eat.

 

[PrincessNancy96]

Here is what I started this year w/ school lunch preparation. I am sending my kids water/gatorades and small healthy snack to school for CC practices too... So, in total I'm putting 5 lunch boxes together per day..

I started putting them together while I'm cooking dinner... I make all the water bottles/ gatorade and healty snacks and put them in the fridge in their insulated lunch bags.. The kids say everything is still cold when they get to practice @ 3:30pm!!! My 2 boys are picky eaters.. so they help me figure out what they want for me to pack unless they are eating at school. I pack everything I can and get it into the lunch bags and into the fridge. In the morning the only thing left to make is the sandwich. While I make DS's sandwich, I am able to also get DH's lunch packed. So far it's worked out great.. no running late, no fights over what to pack, and no quick runs to school because we forgot to send a lunch to school with anyone!