Soccer Snack?

[nikkers]

My DS (4) is playing for the first time. I love the idea of oranges. So, far everyone has brought juice boxes and a pre-packaged snack. It is our turn next week, I am going to try out the oranges!

 

[Beehn]

OK, what's with the oranges? This is DD's first year of soccer and it's just been pre-packaged things around here....but it seems like we are missing something.

 

[CandCMommy]

Quite honestly I'm surprised that "homemade" snacks from home are allowed. At DS's school and daycare when it's our turn to bring snacks they cannot be homemade such as oranges or apples. It has to be something store bought. I wonder if that's just here or if they don't consider those homemade. They sure are a good idea but I wouldn't want to show up with them on Tuesday and be told I couldn't give them out.

 

[JimmyPicker]

OK, what's with the oranges? This is DD's first year of soccer and it's just been pre-packaged things around here....but it seems like we are missing something.

I don't know about soccer, but with football, we always have a parent assigned to orange duty. They cut the oranges up in quarters, and put them in ziploc bags in a cooler with some ice.

The orange slices are then handed out during halftime to the boys. This helps them maintain their energy for the second half.

This is my sons first year of football, and my husband volunteered me for the oranges (and also bananas cut in thirds with the peeling still on) for the very first game!

Unsure of how many I needed, I filled an entire cooler. I thought -- what if no one wants the oranges and everyone wants bananas? I better have enough bananas for everyone. And also -- what if no one wants bananas and everyone wants oranges? I better have enough of those for everyone also.

I cut up ten bunches of bananas and about 40 oranges. The coach opened the cooler and nearly fell over from shock! We left the cooler for the next team that was playing (older kids), who were very appreciative of their halftime snack too!

 

[gigi1313]

oranges all the way here too

just a quick note for those bringing "baked" goods or granola bars, etc... please read the labels and maybe take the time to find out if there are any serious food allergies on your teams... ds has a peanut/tree nut allergy and used to get in the car crying because he could not have what the other kids brought (even though i *always* had a stash of "safe" food for him... he wanted to be like everyone else )... ergo, i volunteer for snack duty A LOT!

also, cut up oranges freeze beautifully and make a great icy cold snack after being taken out of the freezer for about 15-20 mins (if you cut up too many)... bananas can be frozen (remove peel) too and make great smoothies or banana bread

enjoy!

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

I am suprised they didn't tell you what they wanted, but for our kids' soccer games we do oranges cut up for half time, and popcicles for the end of the game. If you pack them in a small cooler with an ice block or two, they keep pleantly cold...

 

[MommaSnowwhite]

Our coach says NO half time snacks. Actually we have no snacks at all. I am so glad!

 

[melcan]

We usually don't do snacks either, but for the first early morning game we brought Krispy Kremes and OJ for after the game. We we popular THAT day.