https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 26 May 2026 06:36:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2302757 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:36:47 +0000 skipper2010 2302757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: I feel like I'm constantly in a food rut with my two year old because he's so picky. He would eat Mac n cheese every day if I let him. Today he had a leftover slice of pizza, side of carrots, and a yogurt. A daycare go-to that I pack for him is cheese, crackers, fruit, and yogurt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2302489 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 14:50:17 +0000 gingerbebe 2302489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son as of now hates having the same thing over and over so we need something different at least every two days. He will always eat balls of sticky brown rice and gets snacks like cereal so I don't worry so much about carbs. He oddly doesn't care for bread. He likes easy to pick up meat so I usually make meatballs to reheat, cut up hot dogs or chicken sausages, or sometimes just give him beans or omelet bites. Veggies he likes a particular texture - he likes things cooked but with a firm toothsome quality, so we do a lot of boiled carrots and green beans. Or corn on the cob cut into 1 inch pinwheels to gnaw on. I keep the fruit hidden and give it last because he will just gorge on it and only eat that. He needs his fruit swapped every 2 days (sigh) so right now he's on strawberries and grapes. We will switch to nectarine and mandarin orange slices tomorrow. Luckily all his food is usually conducive to prepping ahead in small containers and then just nuking for a few secs and throwing down on the plate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2302431 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 14:19:40 +0000 daniellemybelle 2302431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I posted about this recently but I've cut myself slack on having a super well rounded meal with 8 different options. Most lunches LO will have either a sandwich (peanut butter or turkey &amp; cheese with just one piece of bread folded) or a hot dog, with a "side" of fresh fruit or vegetables. For vegetables she will have often have shredded carrots which I have found are easier for her than carrot sticks and she dips them in hummus. She likes to eat grape tomatoes with hummus as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2302237 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:38:42 +0000 mrsjyw 2302237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had fun making lunches! (While on leave) Usually a protein, veggie, fruit, cheese and a snack. </p> [attach=888/15/nv8uci.438x600.image.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2302225 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:26:06 +0000 ShootingStar 2302225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am terribly repetitive with his lunch/snack food. School provides morning snack and I provide lunch and afternoon snack. Pretty much every day I send him with cold cuts and cheese (or leftovers), veggie pouch, cheese stick, yogurt, and fruit cup. They give him most of it for lunch and then a couple things for snack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2302214 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:18:49 +0000 Bao 2302214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Champagne: I made PB sandwiches and strawberries. They picked the sandwich apart and ate a carton of strawberries! </p> <p>@snowjewelz: I am! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2302178 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:04:20 +0000 snowjewelz 2302178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you on IG? I follow bitesfortots! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2302102 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:13:26 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2302102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: here's what A has today, for an idea! He will probably eat the strawberries for sure. And re crackers. Who knows if he will eat the rest. He's picky while teething! </p> [attach=2620/15/nv8qee.450x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301520 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:28:43 +0000 lovehoneybee 2301520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: It's a lot of very kid-friendly food, but eh. He particularly likes the english muffin pizza. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301517 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:26:46 +0000 Bao 2301517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: that gives me some ideas! Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301502 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:16:05 +0000 lovehoneybee 2301502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: Here's what E ate at school last month: </p> <p>[attach=1866/15/nv7kwm.600x480.Capture.JPG]</p> <p>When he's at home on the weekends we have easy food...I make and freeze big batches of meatballs (baked, with ground turkey and spinach), and he might eat some of those with mac and cheese and a vegetable, or eggs, or a quesadilla with beans on the side (kid is weird...he'll eat beans cold straight out of a can!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301500 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:14:30 +0000 Foodnerd81 2301500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: totally legit. I would except she has yogurt and cereal for breakfast just about every single day. On the days when we have something else for breakfast I'm like, sweet I can do that for another meal! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301498 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:12:50 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2301498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: I think as long as there are some healthy food groups it's good! .... But literally today he only ate the grapes on his plate, so what do I know! Haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301496 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:09:38 +0000 Bao 2301496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: ok I'm going to stop trying to make it a big deal then, so cereal and milk is legit? ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301493 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:08:00 +0000 Foodnerd81 2301493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: I try to make sure one meal a day is like a real meal. So whether that's lunch or dinner depends on the day. The other one is often thrown together like everyone is saying, and f we are out for lunch it's almost always cheese sticks, veggie/fruit pouch, and maybe cut up fruit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301478 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:56:56 +0000 Bao 2301478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I must over think lunch lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301473 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:53:23 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2301473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Today he had:</p> <p>Leftover BBQ chicken, cheese, grapes and cucumber. I'm pretty sure he only ate the grapes. :bummed: </p> <p>Yesterday he had: grilled cheese and strawberries. </p> <p>I often do a snack plate of things like cheese, veggies, fruits, crackers, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301470 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:49:53 +0000 matador84 2301470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cheese sticks, cut up fruit that I try and change every week for variety, cold cuts, pbj, crackers, pretzels, carrot sticks, applesauce pouches or veggie pouches. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301453 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:37:46 +0000 Foodnerd81 2301453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C has just started eating wraps or "pinwheels"- usually cheese and avocado. It's a big step since she's always just dismantled them and asked for the insides. We also do a fair amount of grilled cheese or PB and J plus whatever cooked veggie I have leftover or sliced tomatoes, which she loves. Or leftovers. </p> <p>Or like today, she can refuse the ziti and meatballs leftovers and I can throw dry Cheerios on her tray. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301431 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:25:30 +0000 Mae 2301431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most lunches are protein + cooked veggie + fresh fruit. My most common proteins: </p> <p>chicken sausage (I cook in microwave)<br /> meatballs (I cook in microwave)<br /> grilled/roasted chicken (mostly if we have leftovers)<br /> black bean mixed with shredded cheddar<br /> egg<br /> Peanut butter (on toast or banana or crackers)<br /> Chicken nuggets<br /> Occasionally lunch meat and cheese</p> <p>She also just started getting better about eating assembled food so I think I could try a cheese and chicken or black bean quesadilla or maybe grilled cheese. Plus leftovers of course. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301425 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:19:44 +0000 fancyfunction 2301425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Scrambled eggs with cheese and veggies<br /> Hummus<br /> Avocado toast </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301385 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:53:54 +0000 Tanjowen 2301385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Black bean &amp; cheese quesadilla and grapes</p> <p>Turkey &amp; cheese sandwich &amp; veggie pouch </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301374 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:49:29 +0000 regberadaisy 2301374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was home with the girls and now on the weekends it's usually leftovers.. Sometimes I make breakfast for lunch! Or dumplings. I also always have homemade stock in the freezer and will cook some rice noodles and shrimp with stock and make shrimp noodle soup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301364 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:47:09 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2301364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Peanut butter on an apple or banana. </p> <p>Lentils and beans (from Costco in microwave pouch). </p> <p>Ham and cheese roll up in a tortilla. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lunch-ideas-1#post-2301360 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:45:02 +0000 Bao 2301360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What is your LO eating for lunches lately? I swear they are eating the same 3 things over and over. I'm stumped as to what I could make that's quick but that they will also eat. Throw some ideas at me, please!</p> <p>They currently eat a lot of: Mac n cheese, grilled cheese and chicken nuggets. </p>