He won't eat his lunch ... HELP!

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OK all you moms who pack school lunches, I need help.

has started to refuse his lunch. I've packed

him the same lunch for almost two years now: Cold

chicken fingers, cheese bun, crackers, granola bar,

fruit roll-up and juice. Lately all he's been having

are the juice and crackers (but only Goldfish

Crackers). So, any ideas? What do you send for your

little ones? Do any of you send things that need to be

re-heated? The school does not have a cafeteria, but

they have a drink fridge and microwave in the

break-room.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Tuna

mom to:

, 8, ASD

, 4, NT

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How much patience you have, for instance.

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rowan isn't a very picky eater so i am lucky there. he'll eat PB & J sandwiches,

ham sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, i also send divided tupperware containers

sometimes with cheese, crackers, pickles. but his favourite by far is hummus

and pita bread. go figure i know most kids wouldn't touch hummus but rowan

loves it. he reeks like garlic for the rest of the day though!

M.G.mum to

Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT)

Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD)

married to and living in Northern Ontario

He won't eat his lunch ... HELP!

OK all you moms who pack school lunches, I need help.

has started to refuse his lunch. I've packed

him the same lunch for almost two years now: Cold

chicken fingers, cheese bun, crackers, granola bar,

fruit roll-up and juice. Lately all he's been having

are the juice and crackers (but only Goldfish

Crackers). So, any ideas? What do you send for your

little ones? Do any of you send things that need to be

re-heated? The school does not have a cafeteria, but

they have a drink fridge and microwave in the

break-room.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Tuna

mom to:

, 8, ASD

, 4, NT

=====

You can learn many things from children.

How much patience you have, for instance.

- lin P.

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I send anything he'll snack on and sometimes an assortment of stuff

just so that he might eat something. Some times he eats great, sometimes

not. We can't heat anything at school. My guys will eat cold french toast,

waffles, bagels, cereal, fruit bars, granola bars.... I also send in

cut up apples, pears, baby carrots....things like that.

Sue

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Putter has been refusing lunch for most of this year. I kept sending things

he liked and ate at home.

New aide. Suddenly Putter is eating his lunch. " What did you do? " I asked

her. She shrugged and said " The same thing I'd do with my three year old. "

Ah. " Patience and persistence? " I asked, and she nodded. She has five kids

too. Putter's previous aide was young and childless and, while Putter was

fond of her, I did wonder if she pushed him enough.

Oh, and LaShaun tells me that she has been taking Putter to the lunchroom

(for he can have free lunches if he so chooses) and that Putter is eating

some of his free lunch and that he drinks his CHOCOLATE

MILK?!?!?!?!!?!??!!?!?!?

The woman is amazing. Putter has never, to my knowledge, touched chocolate

milk or indeed any other kind of milk.

So, other than sending LaShaun to you, which I suspect LaShaun would balk

at, all I can suggest is keep switching things around unless does not

appreciate switching AT ALL, which is certainly possible. Putter does not

mind different things; he just eats very few.

Even autistic kids like a change sometimes!

Salli

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> I send anything he'll snack on and sometimes an assortment of stuff

> just so that he might eat something.

This is very much my strategy. A whole bunch of little baggies of stuff!

Salli

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Well Tuna...

has joined Jacqui's club. If she doesn't want what the school is

serving for hot lunch, she takes Gushers or Fruit Roll-ups and Goldfish.

That's it.

My suggestion? Let him eat what he wants for lunch and see if he'll eat

something different when he gets home...

Just an idea..

Penny

He won't eat his lunch ... HELP!

OK all you moms who pack school lunches, I need help.

has started to refuse his lunch. I've packed

him the same lunch for almost two years now: Cold

chicken fingers, cheese bun, crackers, granola bar,

fruit roll-up and juice. Lately all he's been having

are the juice and crackers (but only Goldfish

Crackers). So, any ideas? What do you send for your

little ones? Do any of you send things that need to be

re-heated? The school does not have a cafeteria, but

they have a drink fridge and microwave in the

break-room.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Tuna

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

So, other than sending LaShaun to you, which I suspect

LaShaun would balk at, all I can suggest is keep

switching things around unless does not

appreciate switching AT ALL, which is certainly

possible. Putter does not mind different things; he

just eats very few.

>>>>>>>>>>>>

That's the problem, just hates trying new

things. He's so rigid that he'll only eat certain

foods at certain times. Hot dogs are for picnics only,

he won't eat them at home. Chicken nuggets are for

lunch only, bacon is only for breakfast, etc.

I did try rice cakes, which he loves, but he needs

something more substantial. He tells me rice cakes

make his tummy feel 'empty'.

Tuna

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mom to:

, 8, ASD

, 4, NT

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[Guest guest]

>So, any ideas? What do you send for your

> little ones? Do any of you send things that need to be

> re-heated? The school does not have a cafeteria, but

> they have a drink fridge and microwave in the

> break-room.

>

> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

When I have to deviate from the PBJ formula because he's gone off it, I

usually end up sending things that need to be heated, like baked beans (a

recent addition to the menu!!!), creamed corn, or rice. I've TRIED to send

an all-finger-foods lunch, but according to his aide these enrage him, and

he yells disdainfully, " THESE ARE JUST *SNACKS*! " and refuses to touch any

of it. So he really *needs* an 'entree'.

He'll also eat cold chicken nuggets, so I cook them the night before and

send them the next day.

Hope this helps,

Jacquie