Knit Chic wrote:
> School starts in 2 weeks ... and I would like some school lunch ideas ...
> and thoughts?
> Thanks,

During warmer months my kids loved lots of fruit for school lunches.
Bought a couple of containers which had partitions (about 5 or 6 if
memory serves - was 15 odd years ago!) and used to dice up fruits in
season :
rock/honeydewmelon, pineapple, watermelon, strawberries, mandarin
segments, grapes
maybe an uncut apple as well. Plenty of fibre there.
In winter months they each had their own mini thermos which I filled
with homemade soup and added a couple of slices of buttered bread as an
accompaniment as well.
They used to love those little containers of raisins & sultanas - must
have overdosed on them as neither now likes anything containing
sultanas or raisins.
You don't say whether the school has cooling/warming facilities for
foods taken from home.
Being on the other side of the world, I've no idea what the norm is in
your area.
In our classrooms some schools have fridges - for drinks, perishable
lunches etc and the tuckshops/canteens usually have a microwave which
they can gently heat or warm foods during cooler months.
My advice, if your daughter is happy with PB&J, leave well enough
alone.
Give her what she likes 9 times out of 10 and occasionally throw
together a special lunch.
Despite my efforts to provide a nourishing lunch, as they grew older
(more often than not) the lunch would be thrown away untouched as they
had better things to do during lunch break!

LadyJane
--
"Never trust a skinny cook!"