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So do you of you have kids who don't like "traditional lunch food". Basically cold foods. He wont eat deli meat. Only crab salad sandwich and I don't want to send that in a lunch box. Not knowing if the temp will keep long enough.
He has basically had PB&J for (school) lunch for the last 3 years. He wont eat school food at ALL. He also wants left over dinner but its not possible for them to heat it up.
Well camp doesn't allow peanuts and I don't know what to feed him.
I had one like this, and I had to stop thinking about it as "lunch."
I just sent whatever snacks would travel well that he would eat to fill up on and refuel, then fed him a more proper lunch once he got home.
Crab salad is a new one to me, though! I know it's not easy to deal with day in and day out. But my picky eater turned out to be the one who most enjoys more exotic food nowadays. My cooking was just too bland for him LOL. Good luck.
This might not help now, but I had my son evaluated by OT for fine motor. But feeding came up. He is so picky and getting worse. He was a really good eater (all sorts of foods and fruits and veggies) up until 6. Then suddenly he stopped liking foods and the list kept growing. The pediatrician told me it was a phase lots of kids go through and he would be over it in a year or two. Its gotten so bad. At 11 he will gag on tons of foods, wont eat any fruits besides bananas (that are perfectly ripe) and no veggies at all. I kept waiting for him to outgrow it. The OT says he qualifies for "feeding therapy", so we will be doing that. I don't know what that means yet.
So if its really bad and you are hoping he outgrows it but doesnt, it might be worth getting a OT sensory evaluation for.
My daughter isn't big on traditional meals in the day time (usually she will eat a more traditional dinner). So for lunch I often pack her a bunch of snacks that in general outline a healthy meal. Like she will eat tuna out of the pack, but not in a sandwich or with mayo. She will eat granny smith apple sauce. She will eat cheddar cheese, again alone so I pack it as a stick. Sometimes she will enjoy soy sausage or another meat (that comes and goes) so I pack it. Think lunchable without the fat and sodium. I just keep everything separate. The planet boxes work well for her because I can pack separate things and they don't mix. She will often eat left over foods cold or room temp at school.
How about either Almond Butter or the peanut free "peanut butter" it might be worth a try. Pizza lunchable? Cheese and crackers? I'm trying to think of what I sent with my picky eater. Lots of days I didn't send a sandwich because it got thrown away. I did send fruit cups, gogurts, pudding cups, boiled eggs. I tried anything I could think of.
So do you of you have kids who don't like "traditional lunch food". Basically cold foods. He wont eat deli meat. Only crab salad sandwich and I don't want to send that in a lunch box. Not knowing if the temp will keep long enough.
Any suggestions?
In addition to the other suggestions already made, you can use a frozen cold pack (or two) in an insulated lunch box to keep the crab salad sandwich cold until lunchtime.
This might not help now, but I had my son evaluated by OT for fine motor. But feeding came up. He is so picky and getting worse. He was a really good eater (all sorts of foods and fruits and veggies) up until 6. Then suddenly he stopped liking foods and the list kept growing. The pediatrician told me it was a phase lots of kids go through and he would be over it in a year or two. Its gotten so bad. At 11 he will gag on tons of foods, wont eat any fruits besides bananas (that are perfectly ripe) and no veggies at all. I kept waiting for him to outgrow it. The OT says he qualifies for "feeding therapy", so we will be doing that. I don't know what that means yet.
So if its really bad and you are hoping he outgrows it but doesnt, it might be worth getting a OT sensory evaluation for.
My daughter isn't big on traditional meals in the day time (usually she will eat a more traditional dinner). So for lunch I often pack her a bunch of snacks that in general outline a healthy meal. Like she will eat tuna out of the pack, but not in a sandwich or with mayo. She will eat granny smith apple sauce. She will eat cheddar cheese, again alone so I pack it as a stick. Sometimes she will enjoy soy sausage or another meat (that comes and goes) so I pack it. Think lunchable without the fat and sodium. I just keep everything separate. The planet boxes work well for her because I can pack separate things and they don't mix. She will often eat left over foods cold or room temp at school.
He already has OT twice a week but its off for the summer.
He already has OT twice a week but its off for the summer.
Not to derail, but have you done feeding therapy for food aversions? Has it helped? What do they do? Im pretty clueless but we are waiting for a spot to open up with the feeding specialist.
[quote=Wmsn4Life;44653454]I had one like this, and I had to stop thinking about it as "lunch."
I just sent whatever snacks would travel well that he would eat to fill up on and refuel, then fed him a more proper lunch once he got home.
Crab salad is a new one to me, though! I know it's not easy to deal with day in and day out. But my picky eater turned out to be the one who most enjoys more exotic food nowadays. My cooking was just too bland
he will eat sushi but not a simple sandwich or a chicken nugget. I guess i could pack an assortment of snacks that equal out to what he needs.
Not to derail, but have you done feeding therapy for food aversions? Has it helped? What do they do? Im pretty clueless but we are waiting for a spot to open up with the feeding specialist.
NO I have never tried food aversion therapy. He was given OT for other issues and sensory problems. I will ask about it when he starts back in september.
he will eat sushi but not a simple sandwich or a chicken nugget. I guess i could pack an assortment of snacks that equal out to what he needs.
Hahahaha my son loves sushi but try to get him to eat soup or a grape or chicken breast.
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