Her favorite thing is crackers.
I look for variety to keep textures different and flavors new but I also shop for crackers that have minimal ingredients. Or at least ingredients I can pronounce.
Not always easy when "goldfish" are her favorite but she also loves fruit so I balance out the cracker time with say some grapes or apple slices. Some sweetness with that crunch and everybody is happy.
Bento boxes of varying sorts are my favorite thing to use.
(if you don't have a bento type box ,small various sized containers with lids also work great. I use them too.)
This gives variety of food and little compartments that are usually very helpful to get her to eat her food, as she likes things to be separated and identified. There's no pulling the wool over this one's eyes. At this point it has to look like the food she is use to or forget it.
I found some great new school lunch ideas here..
Healthy School Lunches & Snacks
Make school lunches healthy and fun with these easy brown bag lunch ideas. Transform classic lunches, from tuna to PB&J to turkey and cheese, into healthier recipes. Kids will also love the healthy snack ideas that will keep them full throughout the day.
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The First day of school could not of come any faster.
I was very grateful that the school Hannah attends had a summer program that lasted from the middle of June through till the end of July.
But then she was off for a number of weeks and I had to keep her busy. My older daughter was certainly a good help but I must say that this was a challenge that I didn't do so well at. And that's not a good feeling as a parent.
Keeping her busy with activities of all sorts was was the goal. I attempted to do this but the real hardship was her not seeing her friends. There were many attempts to get together but as it is summer time someone was either away or not available due to camps or the likes.
I've learned that I'm going to start talking to teachers, parents and reaching out right now to what may be in the works for next summer. So I have some resources to look into and get her involved in. Being prepared is always a good thing for me, I like to be organized and ready.
I try to remind myself that this is still all new to us, and good or bad we are doing the best we can and becoming wiser while doing it. Well I sure hope we are... its a journey we are all traveling on and quite the ride thus far.
And hey... when she saw her friends at school there were many hugs and enthusiastic tales to be told. Little people are remarkable aren't they.