Packed lunches for pre-schoolers?

[runnerblade95]

I know it’s the Easter Holidays for some now, but I’m running out of options for ideas for packed lunches for my DC

DC isn’t a picky eater but doesn’t like egg mayo sandwiches, egg and cress, tuna and sweetcorn or even just tuna, just to name a few.

Any ideas please? TIA

Whilst your child is little my best advice would be to invest in a Thermos food flask (check the prices on Amazon-they’re about £15 but varies. Last years and years) and then you have a world of options for cheap and healthy food. Leftovers from the night before or specially prepared, it can be soup, curries, chillies, pasta, stews. I’ve even wrapped things like chicken strips in foil inside it to keep warm and sent her a pot of salad and a wrap so she can make her own. As an emergency I keep tins of ravioli and this week, because it’s the end of term and I’m knackered, I cooked sausages last night and this morning heated up baked beans with a chopped up sausage-like the Heinz version. Not the healthiest but ok as a rare treat, and still cheaper and better than a school lunch. My daughter loves hers, and has since very little)

I'm not convinced this is a good plan for a 2, 3 or 4 year old.
Apart from the taking off of the lid, there is then the whole added risk of spilling hot food - not only on themselves but others in the room.

I guess it spends on the nursery; my nephew takes one (he’s 2) and the staff sit and help them so there’s always someone to open it.

www.yummytoddlerfood.com/toddler-lunch-ideas-for-daycare/

This whole site is a gold mine

@siblingrevelryagain

I guess it spends on the nursery; my nephew takes one (he’s 2) and the staff sit and help them so there’s always someone to open it.

I'm sure staff will help a 2 year old anywhere. It's more how much you encourage/facilitate independence I guess. I'd send my child to nursery in Velcro shoes and elastic waisted trousers they can manage themselves, not lace up shoes and dungarees that they'd need help with.

Chicken bits (leftovers generally) and sweetcorn
Ham
Roast beef

Cheese

All of the above can be healthy