mushpea
21-07-2009, 06:14 PM
summers here and picnics too, but need some ideas to give insted of crisps, today they had ;
a sandwich or cheese dipper
peice of fruit
crisps
cake/biscuits
all but one child ate every thing, the one child ate one bite of sancwich , one bite of his pear, 3 crisps then wanted his cake of course i said no but he still didnt eat his food.
his mum said that he just doesnt eat much lunch but i suspect is because he just wanted to go and play.
anyway am going to give him less in his lunch box tommoro, one round of bread with filling, a small peice of fruit but need somthing to replace the crisps. dont want to give him a whole bag of crisps as its a waste but then if i give him half a bag what do i do with the rest?
if i leave the crisps out and just give him a sandwich and fruit it seems unfair as the other children have a bag of crisps but then they eat all whats intheir box anyway.
thought of things like
breadsticks
cheese straws
popcorn
but need other ideas incase he dosent like them and also how to encourage him to eat his dinner as he fidgets at meal times, its like he hasnt got time to eat lunch as he wants to play yet i dont allow him to go untill the others have finished and i dont allow them to keep going off then comming back for more.
a sandwich or cheese dipper
peice of fruit
crisps
cake/biscuits
all but one child ate every thing, the one child ate one bite of sancwich , one bite of his pear, 3 crisps then wanted his cake of course i said no but he still didnt eat his food.
his mum said that he just doesnt eat much lunch but i suspect is because he just wanted to go and play.
anyway am going to give him less in his lunch box tommoro, one round of bread with filling, a small peice of fruit but need somthing to replace the crisps. dont want to give him a whole bag of crisps as its a waste but then if i give him half a bag what do i do with the rest?
if i leave the crisps out and just give him a sandwich and fruit it seems unfair as the other children have a bag of crisps but then they eat all whats intheir box anyway.
thought of things like
breadsticks
cheese straws
popcorn
but need other ideas incase he dosent like them and also how to encourage him to eat his dinner as he fidgets at meal times, its like he hasnt got time to eat lunch as he wants to play yet i dont allow him to go untill the others have finished and i dont allow them to keep going off then comming back for more.