Do you give your toddler sandwiches for lunch?

[sneakysparkle]

I give DD a vegemite sandwich on wholemeal almost everyday - but she has 2 pieces of fruit everyday, and lots of veggies. She also loves yoghurt and cheese - so I don't feel bad about the sandwich

[visitor1]

I give DD a vegemite sandwich on wholemeal almost everyday - but she has 2 pieces of fruit everyday

Sounds like my DD1.....if its not sandwich its crispbread!

[Neenee Jellybeanie]

What's wrong with sandwiches? What'd I miss? I'd think the main concern would be what the sandwich consists of (type of bread + filling) than the fact that the meal is foodstuff between slices of bread. What difference does it make if the food is hot or not? A lot of vegetables are far more nutricious raw, and things like egg are the same whether or not they're cold in a salad or a sandwich as when they're hot.

[Beach Mama]

Yep - lifesaver in this house. She loves vegemite and cheese toasties and they are easy plus we use grainy lovely bread so she is getting her vitamins and minerals from that too. Sometimes she will have ham, avocado, tuna or chicken too.
I think they are absolutely fine hun. Isabelle eats stacks of fruit and veg each day so I think a sandwich is part of a balanced diet!
Don't feel guilty - sandwich away!

[Olive]

sophie has sandwiches most days, i vary it, yesterday was egg sandwich

[MantaRay]

Sandwiches aren't too bad as long as it's wholemeal bread, but remember that bread is high in salt. One of my DSs loves sandwiches, so most days he has one, but he has to choose between toast for brekkie or sandwich for lunch so he doesn't have too much bread in a day. Mostly he chooses the sandwich. But on day care days I mostly send him with left overs as that's what most of the other kids eat and he doesn't mind it so much there. DS2 doesn't really like sandwiches so he only gets them when I don't have anything else!