DS8 school lunchbox ideas

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DS8 only eats ham or jam sandwiches. I've tried chicken slices but he won't eat them. Doesn't like tuna or cold meats (loves hot meat).

He's currently having:

Chopped cherry tomatoes and cucumber.
Ham sandwich
Crisps
Yoghurt
Banana
Muesli bar
Biscuit

I'm stuck for ideas.

Also hates cheese.

Pasta salad
Thermos with pasta / noodles
Will he eat cooked cheese? Frittata / quiche / crustless muffins
Alternatively Spanish omelette

I founf my DC liked the routine of the same food every day. does your DS want to eat anything other than ham? If he's happy, I'd do bulk sandwich making and freeze them in batches.

my DS 8 is about to start school lunches and pretty much agreed that he is ok with a rotation of ham sandwich/ham wrap/ham roll! I'll have to vary the other stuff that he gets.

Like yours he only eats ham and jam on sandwiches and he has jam on toast for breakfast so trying to ease off on the general jam.

Does he eat a wide range of foods at breakfast and dinner? It might not be necessary to vary things so much if he does.

Often children (and adults!) are fine with repetition at a meal that needs to be eaten quickly especially.

That said, would he like cooked, cooled and sliced sausage?

Yes he loves fruit and a good variety of veg. Some great ideas here.