How to organize the school lunch box for full time?

Many mothers who have children in schools in time courseintegral they ask me for help when preparing the children's lunch box. One of the biggest difficulties is when it comes to preparing an afternoon snack for those who spend the whole day at school. Another difficulty is how is it possible organize the lunch box for children not to eat every morning snack.

In order to avoid these impasses, I brought tips for different combinations of food for the afternoon snack, plus a organization strategy in the division of portions, so that the children have something to eat all day long.

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How to organize the school lunch box for the full time?

For children who need to take two snacks, one to be eaten in the morning and another to be eaten in the afternoon, I always suggest separate the portions. Regardless of the child's age, always show them what they are taking for lunch and show them which is in the morning and which is in the afternoon.

Separating the morning and afternoon snacks into different jars is a good strategy to ensure your child doesn't eat everything at once.
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Explain why did you choose one for the morning snack and the other for the afternoon snack, taking into account the conservation and the risk of spoiling. When it makes sense for a child, it is easier for them to accept and eat each one at the agreed time.

place a ticket to identify the snacks, even if the child does not know how to read, if a teacher is going to help, there will be no doubt. And children also recognize words. If daily it is written in stick letter and you show her the snack when you put it in the lunch box, she will recognize the words and not change the snacks. If the child already knows how to read it is even easier.

If possible, send in separate lunch boxes. This separation facilitates the conservation of both snacks. remember to use a ice bag in each of the lunch boxes. Even if the ice won't last until the afternoon, at least the snacks will stay fresh longer.

If it is not possible to send two small lunch boxes, I suggest using one big lunch box with a large ice pack inside the lunch box. Always put the snacks for each shift in separate bowls, this makes it easier for the child to eat.

Selection of food for the afternoon snack

Always try to send the full morning snack, with one food from each group, which is essential for the child's development. Also, if the other meals of the day are balanced, there will be no problem if one of the food groups is missing in the afternoon snack.

You foodsbuilders they are more difficult to keep out of the refrigerator for a long time, as they are more perishable. So, unless the school provides a refrigerator to keep the snack until consumption, avoid dairy and eggs.

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Regulatory foods

To ship these foods, always place them whole and unpeeled in the lunch box. The suggestions are:

⇒ cucumbers snack
⇒ Carrots
⇒ Fruit*:

Banana
Tomatoes**
Apple
Pear
Peach
Plum
Tangerine
Nectarine
Grape**
Cherry**
Guava
Jabuticaba
Lychee**
Loquat**
physalis
Seriguela
Date
Damascus
strawberries

*Note that these are fruits that can be eaten with the peel or that are easily peeled by children.

**These options should not be sent to children under 5 years old, due to the risk of choking. They need to be cut lengthwise and have the seeds removed, which makes sending them for the afternoon snack unfeasible.

Good options for the afternoon snack are fruits, especially those that are eaten with their skin, or those that are easily peeled.

Avoid sending fruit that is overripe, as by afternoon snack time they can look uglier. Another tip is to put it in pots where the fruit doesn't have space to shake and hit the walls, which also helps to prevent the fruit from looking ugly.

⇒ energy foods

Homemade cakes: eating this kind of cake for lunch at school is like taking a little bit of it from our house to there. Banana Muffin it's the coconut dumpling.
Breads: it is important to give preference to wholegrain and homemade, like ours Oat Bread. Pay attention to the filling, use a well refined or industrialized jelly, peanut cream, honey etc. it is imperative that it be something that is kept well out of the fridge.
Savory Muffins: try to avoid muffins with fillings, so there is no danger of the food spoiling over the course of the day. O chicken muffin it's the cheese muffin are good options.
Pancakes: as it is a food that many children like a lot, it is possible to explore different presentations and accompaniments without mistakes. At American pancakes are a guarantee of success.
Popcorn: to send popcorn in the lunch box, make the popcorn normally and allow it to cool down. Once cooled, place in a tightly closed bag or jar. That way they will stay crispy for a long time. It is even possible to do the day before.
Homemade cookies: these are very versatile foods, as they can be based on different ingredients and can have different textures as well, which helps when changing your lunch box. I recommend the cheese cookie it's the sweet cookie to begin.
Cheese breads: to please different tastes, we have the recipe for more traditional cheese bread and the practical pan cheese bread.
Tapioca Variations: in addition to being an option for those who cannot consume wheat flour, they are easy to make, as in the case of crepioca, which I recommend without filling, and tapioca dice.

Read too: Tips for Varying Carbohydrates in Lunch Boxes

⇒ Drinks

Another big question is the drinks. You can choose to send:

Water: it is excellent for hydrating our body, in addition to teaching children the importance of consumption.
Caffeine-free teas: chamomile, fennel, lemongrass, fruit etc.