I am very torn on what I should be putting in my youngest child’s lunch box.
I have 3 kids - ages 8,11,12 for information.
The only rules our school has is that we can’t put in sweets or fizzy drinks. This means that they’ve given the green light for crisps, biscuits, cakes, etc.
For reference, I normally give a sandwich, pasta or wrap plus crisps, a biscuit and two bits of fruit.
My two eldest are no bother at all when it comes to eating - they’ll choose their fruit to eat at snack time and always eat the ‘good stuff’ first at lunch.
My youngest however is a nightmare! She comes home with all the junk gone and both pieces of fruit not touched.
The eldest two are slim and healthy looking. I hate to say this (it actually upsets me to admit it) but my youngest is starting to get a lot bigger than she should, in particular around the belly 😢
She won’t eat any vegetables at all. I’ve tried every thing to coax her into trying but she won’t.
I’m so angry tonight as she’s had a meal for dinner that would fill me and she’s asked for snacks constant since!
The crisps and biscuits that she has at lunch are low enough in cals, for example pom bears 69 calories and a chocolate biscuit bar at 99 calories.
She is putting in weight at a shocking rate and I couldn’t work out why as the other two are so slim (and she does strenuous exercise 6 times a week - it is definitely strenuous as she does it at a competitive level). I found a stash of wrappers and boxes under her bed today so she is sneaking food!
I try to base her meals on protein to fill her up - chicken, fish, beans, etc but she is just unfillable and wants to eat crisps, biscuits, toast & cereal all evening!
Her sports coach has commented about her losing fitness over lockdown - I’m worried that we won’t get this under control and it will effect what she does.
My AIBU is regarding the packed lunches at school - aibu to keep putting the ‘treats’ in her lunchbox if she refuses to eat fruit/veg/salad?
YABU - yes stop giving her all treats until she try’s to eat healthier
YANBU - no, you can’t make a difference between her and her siblings