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in 2 weeks mapboy will be in first grade. this means that for the first time i will be packing school lunch !! part of me is so excited to stick in little fun notes for him to find and make cute little surprises.. okay, who am i really kidding? that will last what, maybe 10 days before the novelty wears off! anyways - the reality is that i have a child who basically eats pbj every day for lunch! does anyone out there have any creative lunch box tips? you know, the behind the scenes look at the refridgerator and cabinets a few minutes before the bus comes when you are frantically throwing together an incredibly "healthy" lunch. i mean how many times a week can a kid eat pbj and a granola bar before the school opens up an investigation on the nutritional health of our family?????????

my solution is to make him buy his lunch, but who am i kidding there? i didn't eat the food when i was in school and who really wants plastic pizza with a side of cooked spinach?!!? i think we've made a little progress in that area in our little town, but it still isn't the best and pretty expensive if you ask me.

so....HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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Natalie said…
I think Alyssa ate Chicken Noodle soup every day for the entire first semester. So, yes, it is possible to eat PB&J every day!

I gave up trying to make her eat something else and was just grateful she was eating something.

I hate making lunch!!!!
August 4, 2007 at 12:04 AM
Natalie said…
on the constructive side, you might google "school lunch ideas" and I'm sure a ton of great ideas will come up.
August 4, 2007 at 12:04 AM
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