What School Lunches SHOULD Have
February 16, 2009 by Marcie
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
My son, AJ, takes his lunch to all day kindergarten everyday. He also takes two snacks and a drink. So, my job as a parent is to make sure that my home-made lunch is just what he needs to get him through the entire day, provide him with energy, help him concentration, and give him enough protein and natural sugars to prevent a hypoglycemic attack, which can easily happen with him.
So, what do I provide him?
1. One fresh fruit, either a peeled pear or apple (he has a salicylate intolerance and can not tolerate the peels although they provide the most fiber).
2. One Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich. Because AJ has a very special diet the peanut butter is all natural, the jelly is organic, and the bread is Namaste No Sugar Waffle Mix (no wheat, corn, yeast, milk, lactose, sugar).
3. A small bag of peanuts.
4. Small bag of chips (Veggie Booty, Tings, Mary’s Gone Crackers, or Rice Crackers).
5. Silk Soy Yogurt (Vanilla) or Life Way’s ProBugs Kefir.
6. Nature’s Path Crispy Bar or Fruitabu Fruit Snack
7. Water
8. Organic applesauce or ZenSoy Pudding
Note that his lunch has protein, fruit, milk, water, grains, probiotics, etc. And, most of his lunch is healthy and organic. I do provide him with something sweet, salty, chewy, crunchy, and soft because of his sensory difficulties. So, if he is having a hard sensory day he does have an option.
I also offer him variety with carrots, cucumbers, a gluten/casein free chocolate chip cookie, leftovers, etc. He has many food allergies and intolerances so packing lunches can be difficult for him. We do the very best we can.
What do you pack?
