Several families have asked for lunch food ideas! Here are some thoughts and pictures of some of today’s lunches.

Please pack foods from all of the food groups.

Beverages: We will serve water and skim cow’s milk. No need to send any other beverages. Juices are often high in sugar and should be limited to one serving a day.

Everything must be NUT-FREE, because of allergies. Thanks!

Containers with little compartments for each food is helpful. They can be cheaper than lunchables.

Grain

Rice - Bread - corn bread, Pita, Naan, Tortilla, Bagel, etc.

Crackers - whole grain

Cereal

Muffin

Pancake

Pasta

Potatoes

Protein

Beans

Sunbutter - please label, we don’t want to mistake it for peanut butter

Egg - hard-boiled

Chicken - Beef - Pork - Fish

Sandwich meat - ideas: cut it into cracker size pieces or roll it up

Dairy

Cheese - stick, cut into cracker size pieces

Yogurt

Cottage cheese

Fruit - fresh, frozen, dried or canned

Berries - Banana - Orange - Kiwi

Apple slices - Applesauce

Craisins - Figs - Raisins - Mango

Grapes -chokable, please always cut

Mandarin oranges - Peaches - Pears

Vegetables - fresh, frozen or canned

Beans - Broccoli (Trees) - Carrots - Celery - Corn - Peas - Tomatoe

Peppers - hint: call them “sweet peppers”

Ideas:

Leftovers that your child likes: pizza, chicken & rice, mac & cheese, they are tasty cold!
Send warm foods in a thermos if you’d like: soup, leftovers, etc.
Quesadilla: tortilla with cheese and beans, they taste good cold too!
Pancakes plain or with a little butter, syrup, or sunbutter
Wrap: roll up things in a tortilla, like sandwich meat & cheese, banana & sunbutter, let your child choose what to add!
It’s fun to dip! Add a bit of ranch dressing humus for veggies, or yogurt for fruit.

Please avoid sending food items that are in the squeeze type pouches(like applesauce). While convenient, they have been shown to contribute to children developing speech issues, oral aversions and digestive issues. If sent to school, we’ll cut the top off and have the children eat them with a spoon.

Please save sweet treats (candy, cookies,etc) and salty treats (chips) for at home. We call them “sometimes treats” and not for everyday.

Our mealtime prayer at WWP: “God is great. God is good. Let us thank him for our food and each other.”