So many of my patients ask what I send Esme to school with so I decided to share two weeks worth of healthy, delicious, balanced and doable lunches. I generally wake up around 6:30 - 7 am with Anja so I have time to make Esme's lunches the morning of school. Most of the items are either leftovers that have been re-heated or pretty simple meals to make the morning of.
Since Esmé started kindergarten, she has noticed that other kids are getting "treats" in their lunches and so she has requested for treats. What I have agreed to his a juice box on Fridays and I have been baking a bit more so that she can have a baked good once in a while. Her other "treat" would been dried fruits, such as dried apricots, dates and figs.
Ricotta and spinach ravioli (Rowe Farms) with steamed green beans
Snacks: Apple slices and organic cheese with dried figs
Baked white fish with boiled corn off the cob and cucumber slices
Snacks: Peaches and gluten-free strawberry bread
Pan fried pork chops with baked brussels sprouts and turnips, cucumber slices and carrot sticks
Snacks: Grapes and clementines with gluten-free banana bread (with chocolate chips!)
Fried chicken breast with coleslaw and kale salad
Snacks: Apple slices and clementines and gluten-free banana bread (with chocolate chips!)
Spaghetti and beef balls (Rowe Farms) and steamed broccoli
Snacks: Carrot and steamed green beans with hummus and orange slices
Kiju juice box (on Fridays!)
Steamed broccoli with boiled egg and breakfast sausauge (Rowe Farms)
Snacks: Cucumber slices, cherry tomatoes and carrot sticks with organic cheese and Dr. Krackers
Baked white fish with beets, celery root and parsnips with steamed green beans
Snacks: Clementines and cucumber slices
Chicken and vegetable soup
Snacks: Baked rice crackers and organic cheese, banana and clementines
Baked white fish, steamed broccoli and baked sweet potato
Snacks: Grapes and clementines, cucumber slices and carrot sticks
Chicken ravioli (Queen's Pasta) with fresh parmigiano-reggiano with steamed brussel sprouts and yellow beans
Snacks: Strawberries and grapes, Fig bar and Friday Kiju juice box
To end this blog, I just want to remind parents that we have A LOT of control over our kids eating habits, whether they are "picky eaters" or not. They will eat what we give them and develop a palette for healthy, REAL food if that is what is offered. We have to model good eating habits and they will pick up these habits. It is a slippery slope, once they eat more "treats", they want more so be mindful to moderate it.
