Back to school time, which means back to packing lunch. What is it about putting the lunch into the lunch box that makes it so much harder? Sarah does not have a hard time picking what she wants when she eats at home. But somehow having to put the food into containers complicates matters.
She is not a fan if the hot lunch options at her school (I can't blame her). She also is not a fan of sandwiches. According to Sarah, sandwiches require too much chewing. Chewing is a problem when you can't stop talking, but that is another story. Okay, no sandwiches. The good news is that she is a big fan of leftovers in a thermos - soups, stews, pasta. I like cooking those things so it worked out pretty well last year. It is much easier to just reheat last night's dinner than remember to buy sandwich things every week, so in the end it is better for both of us. So far this school year, I have sent in a few of days of pasta, a few of soups and only one sandwich.
Sarah tells me her friends are jealous of her lunches. Why does that make me feel good?
Sarah is getting older and before long I will not be packing lunches for her anymore. I will have no control over what she eats when she is away from home. I hope I have helped her develop some good habits about what she chooses to eat at lunch. I think I have, as long as it does not involve a lot of chewing.
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