I feel a need to get more information "out there" for parents to see, and to see themselves
in a way they are denying. To help the ones who are failing or are overwhelmed, and to give a
bit more to those who are doing fine, even if mainly to offer a pat on the back.
Kids are our most precious resource - we have been entrusted with them, with the charge to take
care and help shape them into good humans and citizens. They are our responsibility. Treat them
with the respect and wonder they deserve. They are special. Even if you are having troubles with
them, they are special. A happy child is usually a well-adjusted child. They are happy when they are
loved and cared for.
School Lunch or Send Your Own Lunch?
If your child goes to school, chances are that a school lunch is offered - should
your child bring his or her own lunch, or buy at school?
Granted, school lunches have come a long way from when I was eating them,
but they have also gone downhill with the invention of processed foods. There
isn't much nutrition left in foods that are processed, and there is way too much
sugar and sodium in processed foods. Although it is stated that all food groups
are represented, the serving amounts and quality aren't usually there. Also -
can you be certain your child will eat the entire meal?
A better and more economical approach would be to have your child bring
his or her own lunch daily, or even sometimes. If you do this, don't go buy
selections of other processed foods. Make the lunches healthy. If your
child loves the newest lunch fads, copy them and make your own from more
healthy choices.
You can easily save money by buying your own lunch ingredients rather than
buying the processed food lunch kits. Always put a fresh fruit into the lunch
(not canned - the child needs to eat more healthy foods and not get stuck on
sugared, processed choices). Send a fresh vegetable too, like carrot sticks.
Use whole grain choices for the bread product, and you can send a different
type of protein source if not meat (peanut butter, for example). It's easy if you
just start to think about it - if you need ideas or sample lunch ideas, check out
our kid's website.
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