Show us your lunchbox!

**LimeSlice** · January 30th, 2013, 08:57 PM

LOL This is why I do my baking on a full stomach!

**2CheekyMonkeys** · January 30th, 2013, 12:44 PM

And you don't defrost them astrid? Just put it in frozen in lunch box? That would make things so much easier.

**Rouge** · January 30th, 2013, 01:07 PM

Bahahahahaha. :P

**Jahzara** · January 30th, 2013, 02:48 PM

Lunch box inspections are scary !
When DS1 was in Prep his teacher got them all to draw a big circle on a piece of paper and then draw a line down through the middle of the circle. One side was labeled "bad" and the other side of the circle was labeled "good" then they all had to empty their lunch boxes out onto their pieces of paper and put each piece of food into the appropriate good or bad side. Then the teacher took photos and your child's photo was printed out and was sent home to you o.O
That was her way of letting you know what wasn't acceptable !!
Lots of mortified parents...caused quite a stir !

**Jaycee** · January 30th, 2013, 02:57 PM

Lunch box inspections are scary !
When DS1 was in Prep his teacher got them all to draw a big circle on a piece of paper and then draw a line down through the middle of the circle. One side was labeled "bad" and the other side of the circle was labeled "good" then they all had to empty their lunch boxes out onto their pieces of paper and put each piece of food into the appropriate good or bad side. Then the teacher took photos and your child's photo was printed out and was sent home to you o.O
That was her way of letting you know what wasn't acceptable !!
Lots of mortified parents...caused quite a stir !

That is so wrong on so may levels!!

**Arimeh** · January 30th, 2013, 03:00 PM

Lunch box inspections are scary !
When DS1 was in Prep his teacher got them all to draw a big circle on a piece of paper and then draw a line down through the middle of the circle. One side was labeled "bad" and the other side of the circle was labeled "good" then they all had to empty their lunch boxes out onto their pieces of paper and put each piece of food into the appropriate good or bad side. Then the teacher took photos and your child's photo was printed out and was sent home to you o.O
That was her way of letting you know what wasn't acceptable !!
Lots of mortified parents...caused quite a stir !

Far out thats a bit much!

**nothing2lose** · January 30th, 2013, 03:01 PM

I reckon!

I wonder if said teacher would mind the same being done to her pantry??

**Beach Mama** · January 30th, 2013, 02:49 PM

Oh my gosh I feel like a bad mum! So much home cooked stuff here, DD took an apple, some grapes and a banana, cheese sandwich, crackers and cheese and some ride wheels :blush: Might have to bake up some muffins and freeze them!!!

**2CheekyMonkeys** · January 30th, 2013, 03:05 PM

Just cooked some polenta and cheese muffins. Fingers crossed the kids like it. They have never had polenta so we will see.

**sangie** · January 30th, 2013, 03:11 PM

Woah on the lunch box inspections!

Made some hummus but ran out of containers to freeze it in lol! Does anyone know how long it will keep for in the fridge?

**Tinks** · January 30th, 2013, 03:12 PM

DD had a Nutella Roll (which is almost as bad as leftover maccas and wizz fizz but she eats it), grapes, an apple, yoghurt, 2 mini banana muffins and some rice crackers.

Lunchbox inspections? Seriously?

I always put frozen food in my kids lunchboxes too. I freeze it because it's easier but mainly it's so the kids don't eat all the school lunch stuff during the week.

**Beach Mama** · January 30th, 2013, 03:22 PM

Lunch box inspections are scary !
When DS1 was in Prep his teacher got them all to draw a big circle on a piece of paper and then draw a line down through the middle of the circle. One side was labeled "bad" and the other side of the circle was labeled "good" then they all had to empty their lunch boxes out onto their pieces of paper and put each piece of food into the appropriate good or bad side. Then the teacher took photos and your child's photo was printed out and was sent home to you o.O
That was her way of letting you know what wasn't acceptable !!
Lots of mortified parents...caused quite a stir !

Holy cow that is awful!!!! As a teacher I would never do that and at one school any lunch was better than none so I started a breakfast club for kids who were coming to school without having had brekky.

**2CheekyMonkeys** · January 30th, 2013, 03:40 PM

I thought a boiled egg is fine! Though I don't do it too often cause I worry about it sitting in lunch box all day and I don't want DD to get teased for the eggy smell. I remember when I was a kid this girl used to get teased for egg breath. :-(

**Phteven** · January 30th, 2013, 03:43 PM

So Kim Chee is off the list?

**2CheekyMonkeys** · January 30th, 2013, 03:48 PM

I just googled Kim chee and sounds like it may not be a good choice for those who are odor conscious.

**No.5** · January 30th, 2013, 04:07 PM

Totally subbing as I have my first kid heading to school this year and I am beside myself with lunch boxes and she hasn't even started yet - tomorrow is the big day. I am going to need some ideas. My DD just doesn't eat - no idea what I'm going to do.

I'm with you Livi! My DS doesn't eat either. When he does it's sandwich after sandwich. Nothing else so it'll be a nightmare trying to sort out school lunches.. He won't even eat muffins. Cupcakes he'll only eat the icing

**Astrid** · January 30th, 2013, 04:44 PM

I do boiled eggs sometimes for DD. I find it needs to be occasionally, on of those things that if is repetitive, she will stop eating it. Same with egg sandwiches
Popcorn as well. Good thing do sneak from an after school snack. Just make extra and put some aside for the following day.

Really with the homebaking, you can do special baking just for school, or if you are baking for other things, just sneak away some portions into the freezer