My 7yo's teacher sent home a note basically saying "please stop sending goldfish and chips." Fair point but also what else is easy to pack that he'll actually eat?
Right now I'm doing:
Anything else that doesn't require prep and won't get smooshed in his backpack? All advice welcome
Your teacher's not wrong but she's also not helping. Like cool thanks for the criticism, what's YOUR suggestion? I started sending more fruit and nuts and my 7yo's teacher suddenly has no complaints.
pb&j wraps instead of sandwiches hit different for kids. Less messy, easier to pack, they feel fancy
What about those homemade granola bars? You can control the sugar and they're actual food. Takes like 20 mins on Sunday and lasts the whole week
String cheese is solid. Also try: homemade muffins (freeze em), hard boiled eggs, pretzels, almonds (if no nut allergy), grapes, and those seaweed snack things. My 7yo actually requests the seaweed now
Honestly the teacher note was probably a 'I need you to know we're doing nutrition' conversation more than actual concern. But yeah switch it up. Nuts, dried fruit, real cheese, yogurt tubes. Shows you care.
String cheese is legit. Also try: pretzels (less dusty than chips), apple slices with peanut butter, granola bars that aren't total sugar bombs, hard-boiled eggs, trail mix if he's past choking age. The trick is mixing textures so it doesn't feel boring.
Popcorn is underrated. Air-popped, little bit of salt. Still easy, way better than goldfish, kids think it's a treat. My 7yo actually prefers it now.
Real talk: my kid's teacher preferred when I sent actual meals. Like I'd pack a small container with like 4-5 almonds, 3 apple slices, 2 cheese cubes. Kids think it's fancy, teacher thinks you're a hero.
My kid's teacher asked the same thing and I was like... do you want me to pack a rotisserie chicken? Lol. But fr the string cheese + fruit combo works
Those little cheese and crackers boxes? Pepperoni? Fruit leather that's actually fruit? Peanut butter on celery if he'll eat it? The key is stuff that doesn't get all over his backpack.
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Same teacher energy here. I started doing veggies with hummus and honestly my kid eats more of that than the junk anyway. Also popcorn is weirdly nutritious and cheap
The 'stop sending goldfish' note is wild. Goldfish are basically air in snack form but yeah fair criticism I guess