so, what did you put in your dd/ds's packed lunch this morning?

[dinny]

because I am in need of inspiration after th first month of being a new packed-lunch maker!

Ooh toothyboy, marvellous idea. I will make DS2 some star shaped sandwiches tomorrow, he might notice them then! I'm a bit annoyed that DS (who started full time school last Monday) obviously doesn't have anyone checking what he does or doesn't eat/drink at lunchtimes! He always comes home with his sandwich and almost never has a drink.

Today he had cheese spread sandwiches (butter sandwiches as far as he is concerned, but what he doesn't know won't hurt him...)

small yoghurt

few mini sausages

smoothie carton

milk (which he asked to have)

He did actually drink the smoothie and the milk. Won't eat fruit...I have a fussy boy

My DS2 will be eating a hot meal at School every day for at least the next term as very fortunately our local authority is part of a trial scheme offering free lunches to younger children which is fab as the lunches at my DSs School are really quite good. Otherwise they don't have a School meal every day because I often struggle to find £3.00 cash every day and they like a packed lunch sometimes.

our school lunches are fab and healthy and homemade and affordable (1.50 a day) - feel v guilty have stopped them, actually

hope it's a Gregg's sausage roll

Cheese and pickle sandwich
raw carrots and mange tout
apple
slice of malt loaf

Hehe thanks Dinny!

They're really easy - just spelt flour, olive oil, water, and if you want something a little softer, potato/rice flour.
Mix well and leave to rest for an hour. THen roll out rounds nice and thin, and cook a min each side on a dry pan. Keep covered with a damp teatowel to keep soft.
I roll them up with houmous and grated carrot.

oooh , mmmm, thanks for that!

so how much drink do your dc drink in school. Mine mostly come home with their drink bottles almost full, but I do know that they get a carton of milk in the morning and ds gets a drink in the afternoon in playgroup.

Today she had :

a cheese sandwich cut into star shapes
2 cocktail sausages
2 carrot batons
a yoghurt in one of those foil pouches
a plum
a small carrot and orange cake slice

Tomorrow she has packed:

a few pieces of chicken
bits of cheese cut into matchstickss but a bit bigger
cucumber
carrot batons
a cherry tomato
a yoghurt pouch
some raspberries and grapes
a fruit and seed museli bar thing

Chicken tikka slices in pitta
Flapjack cake
Tub of red grapes and cut apple
Apple juice

Plus apple or cereal bar for snack and bottle of water.

Sometimes if I'm in a rush I make then a chocolate spread sandwich .

If I have more time I'll make wraps; either tuna, ham of chicken plus salad. DD2 likes parmesan cheese with her ham wraps.

Friends dd likes small pots of humus and veggie dips.

My kids are like me... they drink like fish! They are active though, so they lose alot.
And then demand salt on their dinner

Today:
Brown bread (home made) sandwich (large)filled with tuna/ham
Sticks of cucumber and pepper
Satsuma, pumpkin seeds, dried fruit medley of apricots, black cherries, cinnamon coated cranberries, strawberries, raisins.
Water
Tomorrow (been shopping now!):
Brown bread (soya and linseed) sandwich (medium size)filled with tuna/ham
Mini hard boiled eggs (quail)
Mini cooked sausages
Sticks of cucumber, carrot and pepper, crunchy lettuce leaf
Satsuma, pumpkin seeds, dried fruit medley of apricots, black cherries, cinnamon coated cranberries, strawberries, figs and raisins.
Apple or orange juice

No butter or spread on the bread, they hate it. I think that's why they like wraps so much.

Londeadmother - one word

WOW!

Scareyplaice - mine also like cold pasta with veg in (plus fork!). I don't do rice in lunchboxes because I read somewhere that cooling rice can easily breed nasty bacteria.

ooh longdeadmother, can you do my lunch!

Yes pasta with stir through sauce. Chilled from night before.
Agree about the rice, wouldn't do that either.

Dinny - I have hungry monsters! And they are very scary if I haven't delivered the goods -they'll still eat it but they give me feedback on how things could be better or if I put too much in I get big anger as it means they get less time to play!

longdeadmother do quails eggs cost more than average hen free range? Would never have thought of that.

WotzNow - I'll have to check my receipt another time as my toddler ran off with it. You could check it on the Waitrose online website. You get 12 little eggs to a packet - they boil in a matter of minutes and my kids love them. They are also very pretty.

dh did it, so I have no idea

DS1 will be having hot pasta with pesto tomorrow, with a yoghurt pouch and grapes.

He takes hot food to school in one of these.