Who makes school lunch

[ChantsHinch]

I have 2 DD, 14 and 19. Both in school. I make their lunches and a friend of mine was shocked that I still make my girls lunch. I thought we were all doing this??? Just wondering when you stopped making school lunches for your kids?

Mine’s 11 and makes their own - I have enough to do!

Stopped making them for mine around age 9 or 10.

I stopped making their lunch when they were about 9.

I stopped around 10 yrs old I think.

I should clarify - they make their own, they don’t get money for cafeteria.

Mine made their own the moment they started comp.

I'm making mine, may as well make one for them too...

What do they make for themselves ?

We temporarily stopped but restarted to control the chocolate content and lack of fruit. DDs are 14 and 18. Dh makes them because I hate it.

I made my dc lunches until they stopped eating packed lunch at 15/16.

Ditto. I have always hated making pack ups - even though I know they only take 2 minutes so I encouraged mine as soon as I could. My dc do theirs as soon as they have finished eating tea.

I make for my teens, although they occasionally make their own or buy at school. Much easier for my groceries/ meal planning and ensures they get a balanced meal.

I would make DD sandwiches but I was making mine at the same time. She studied hard In the evenings and sometimes worked so I wasn't going to not make hers to prove a point.

MIL makes packed lunches in our house.

The teens have other jobs though - I just don’t believe in everyone doing their own washing, everyone making their own lunch etc. it’s not good time management imo.

Mine make a sandwich/pitta or something like that. A yoghurt drink, packet of crisps and then apple or banana plus whatever other fruit we have in e.g pineapple pot or strawberries. They might bung a lump of cheese and some crackers or a sausage roll in too if it’s a longer day. I’m sure it could be healthier but it could also be a lot worse.

My 10yr old makes her own several days, sometimes I do it for her as I’m doing her sister’s and to let me control her food choices a bit. But she’s well capable - yours must be or can learn anyway.

Mine made their own from about 11/12, I didn’t think anyone did this when they got that old???

Mine generally have school dinners. On the odd occasion they need a packed lunch, either for school or a weekend scout/cadet event, they've made their own since the later years of primary school. I do ask them if there's anything specific they'd like me to get in for them to make a packed lunch but the actual making it and putting it together is all on them

I think that’s the key. As long as everyone is pulling their weight and nobody takes the piss.

Mine are 11 and 8 and they’re responsible for getting it all ready. I help the youngest by making his sandwiches but that’s it. I pay for school dinners because I don’t want to be making lunches every day!

Why does it feel like one of the worst jobs to do despite taking minutes? 😂

12 year old makes her own lunch and has been doing since about 10 and cooks dinner once a week. I think your friend was right to be shocked.

I will cook and leave leftovers in the fridge, DD will heat and put in food flask.

So guess it’s my cooking but her packing?

I still make my 17 year old a sandwich. I'm doing it for my younger kids so why wouldn't I do it for him? Now and again he'll say he wants to buy his lunch out or he'll make his own. Sometimes I push the boat out and make my husband a sandwich.

Ds (14) and I make his lunches together on a Sunday. A taco chicken and rice wrap for Monday to Thursday. He takes a tin of soup in a flask on a Friday
He's a creature of habit