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What do your children have in their lunchboxes?

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Kendodd · 11/07/2012 14:55

Mine are age 4, 5 and 6 and they all have the same. Typically-

Sandwich, one piece of bread with ham or cheese or tuna and corn mayo or something.
Fruit, apple or banana, something like that.
Carrot sticks, cherries tomatos, cucumber, about half (or a bit over) a child's handful.
Sometimes a treat (depending how big a tuck I give them) small piece of cake, mini muffin, chocolate biscuit, something like that.
Water to drink.

They also take some tuck, a cereal bar or flapjack or something.

Usually all except the 4yo have something left when they come home.

I am aware that other parents seem to give children quite a lot more than I do. My eldest child has asked for more food, although she doesn't finish what so has 70% of the time.
One of the teaching assistants has also asked if I can give my youngest more food!

They are all with height and weight in proportion according to the red book.

They have a small snack after school, fruit or popcorn or two biscuits, something of that size.

They have cereal and apple juice for breakfast.

AIBU do I give them too little food? I don't think I do.

OP posts:
fatcuntroller · 03/12/2012 13:33

My 3 year old and 5 year old have a sandwich made with 2 slices of bread, some fruit, a babybel, a yogurt on a typical day.

I would have thought most children would take a whole sandwich with 2 slices of bread? Mine would be starving with just one.

goldenlula · 03/12/2012 13:49

I have 2 ds' (4 and 7). They have:
A sandwich or roll with a variety of fillings including ham, cheese, chicken, egg, tuna ect (ds1 has 2 slices of bread, ds2 just the 1)
At least one pice of fruit, normally 2 or 1 fruit, 1 veg.
A yoghurt straw or home made cake or chocolate biscuit or a few cheddar
Ds2 eats everything normally, ds1 always leaves something no matter how many items I put in, even if I just put 3 things in, one will come home!
They have had a slice of pizza or pasta dish instead of sandwiches and I have been known to take a piece of chicken (drumstick or thigh) as well as the one bits.

AlienRefluxLooksLikeSnow · 03/12/2012 14:03

Two sandwiches, usually egg mayo, he loves it, cucumber sticks, piece of fruit,yoghurt and cereal bar, or crisps on a Friday :)

freddiefrog · 03/12/2012 14:07

My 2 are 7 and 11. Today they've got

Ham wrap
Mini-Babybel
Frube
Chocolate mini roll
Box of raisins

They also take fruit or a cereal bar for break time, and I meet them after school with a banana or something as they come out starving

Lexagon · 03/12/2012 14:11

Mine's pretty simple, just some consecrated bread and wine, plus a Wispa on Fridays.

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