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Today is day 2 of a Return to Bento. It's a slow process for me, as I remember what all I had to prep in advance to make morning lunch preparation smooth and easy.
Why now?
Emi's school sent out an email to all parents saying that lunches packed at home aren't nutritional, so kids should eat school lunch. They used one of Emi's lunches as an example.
Okay, so there were probably too many carbs and not nearly enough fruits and veggies. HOWEVER, when they say "and it has no dairy", I get really mad.
She. Can't. Have. ANY. Dairy.
Their example "good school" lunch contained a couple other items that Emi just plain can't have.
So on the one hand, this is deeply annoying that they chose a comparison lunch for a kid who literally can't eat the food that they want to serve her. But on the other hand, yes, we need to do better at balancing her lunch.
So I took back over making lunches in the morning. This means that I need to get up a little earlier, but if I'm getting out fruit and veggie for Emi, I may as well pack some up for me, too. This removes some of my temptation in the cafeteria at lunch time, but it also makes me a little bit sad because it's not as mentally fun as "going out". It's more economical and healthier, certainly, but not as fun.
As far as Emi's lunches, I don't know how much of what she's getting is actually getting eaten. I'm hoping that by sending a smaller number of foods that are healthier, she'll actually eat everything we send because she's hungry and doesn't have a choice.
And I'm not being totally healthy with this. She still gets a packet of gummies. I care not if the lunch overlady says it's too much sugar. She needs a treat.
Why now?
Emi's school sent out an email to all parents saying that lunches packed at home aren't nutritional, so kids should eat school lunch. They used one of Emi's lunches as an example.
Okay, so there were probably too many carbs and not nearly enough fruits and veggies. HOWEVER, when they say "and it has no dairy", I get really mad.
She. Can't. Have. ANY. Dairy.
Their example "good school" lunch contained a couple other items that Emi just plain can't have.
So on the one hand, this is deeply annoying that they chose a comparison lunch for a kid who literally can't eat the food that they want to serve her. But on the other hand, yes, we need to do better at balancing her lunch.
So I took back over making lunches in the morning. This means that I need to get up a little earlier, but if I'm getting out fruit and veggie for Emi, I may as well pack some up for me, too. This removes some of my temptation in the cafeteria at lunch time, but it also makes me a little bit sad because it's not as mentally fun as "going out". It's more economical and healthier, certainly, but not as fun.
As far as Emi's lunches, I don't know how much of what she's getting is actually getting eaten. I'm hoping that by sending a smaller number of foods that are healthier, she'll actually eat everything we send because she's hungry and doesn't have a choice.
And I'm not being totally healthy with this. She still gets a packet of gummies. I care not if the lunch overlady says it's too much sugar. She needs a treat.
