My 8yo literally asks what the cafeteria is serving before he asks how his day was. Today they had something called 'taco Tuesday' and he's been hyping it up all week. Is this normal? Should I be worried he's eating better at school than at home lol
This is actually great though. At least he's eating school lunch which means you're not packing every day. My kid refuses the cafeteria stuff and I'm making sandwiches at 6am every morning. The taco Tuesday hype is a win in my book
lol this is peak 8yo behavior. Mine went through a phase where she literally ranked every lunch by tier and made a spreadsheet. Don't worry about it unless he's skipping actual meals at home.
Not weird at all. Honestly the fact that he's excited about food and asking about it means the school's probably doing something right with their meals. My 8yo used to do this with spaghetti day. He'd talk about it the whole week before. Now he's older and doesn't care as much but those were actually sweet memories
totally normal man. mine's the same way with the pizza fridays. honestly i think it's just cool for them to have something to look forward to in the day. beats hearing "it was good" when you pick him up lol
Totally normal! My 6yo does the exact same thing with pizza Fridays. It's one of the few things he can control/predict in his day so it becomes this huge thing. Taco Tuesday sounds like a win honestly.
As long as he's eating other stuff at home and this isn't replacing home meals, I'd say let him have this. Kids need something to get excited about and if it's a school lunch, that's honestly pretty harmless.
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My takeaway: he's found something predictable and fun in his week. Better than being anxious about lunch, right? Embrace the taco hype.