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Hello Kraft Community, we are very excited to share some great news with you. As loyal Kraft Community members we have heard your desire to do more fun things in the community and we are happy to announce in January 2010 we will be making some changes so you can connect and share food ideas in more ways than ever!
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Moderator_Sky
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Sep 14, 2009 11:02 PM
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darrahleigh, welcome to the community! Great tips, thanks for sharing!
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Sep 14, 2009 12:28 PM
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I often feel the same way about my boys! I tend to over pack pleading with the kids to bring home any extras. I always include a protein (usually a peanut butter or turkey sandwhich) a veggetable ( sliced cukes, baby carrots, broccoli) and a fruit (usually a whole fruit such as pear, plum, apple, banana) Then I put in a gogurt and either (sometimes both) a fruit snack or peanut butter crackers.
Also I found giving him a bottle of water to drink from all day helps fill him up as well.
Hope this helps=)
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Sep 9, 2009 12:11 PM
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If they aren't filling up it because the food being eaten isn't fiber rich. I can fill my son up on things that are high in fiber. Veggies are great and the Fiber One products make for pretty good snacks too. I have also noticed alot of childrens cereals are packing more fiber into some so look at the labels and get things that are higher in fiber. It is more filling than say crackers or 'junk' foods.
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Sep 2, 2009 8:41 PM
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> Some options for their lunch/snack: brownie bites
> that you can make, saltine crackers, fruit snacks,
> fruit, carrots, cookies, ritz crackers, granola bars,
> popcorn, cut up your own cheese cubes, etc. For the
> drink, I use empty water bottles and put koolaid in
> it, so I don't use all my Capri Suns.
We all discuss how to keep things hot, but if you need to keep things cool, and save on space, I freeze the water bottles with the drink, then it serves as an ice pack but is thawed out enough to drink at lunch.
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Sep 2, 2009 8:09 PM
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I have 4 boys: 10,9,7,and 5 that I pack lunches for everyday. I put 6 items in their lunch everyday/boy plus their drink. They have a couple snacks besides their lunch. I like to do variety with them. Besides a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, sometimes they get raman noodles or mac and cheese or left overs.
Some options for their lunch/snack: brownie bites that you can make, saltine crackers, fruit snacks, fruit, carrots, cookies, ritz crackers, granola bars, popcorn, cut up your own cheese cubes, etc. For the drink, I use empty water bottles and put koolaid in it, so I don't use all my Capri Suns.
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Sep 1, 2009 10:14 AM
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It must be a boy thing. My son is 6 and eats like a full grown man. I heat up whatever is left over from dinner and pack it in an insulated food container. He says it stays warm until lunch time and does not go bad. Left over spaghetti and meatballs holds him better than a turkey sandwich.
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Aug 31, 2009 2:33 PM
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If you have a Thermos for food you can make macaroni and cheese with hot dog pieces in it and it will stay warm till lunch.
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Aug 30, 2009 2:24 PM
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I am always looking for homeade granola recipes and will try the one posted also.
I have made a granola bar recipe, which is very good, but a little too sticky to send for lunches....I will try tweaking the recipe using more dry ingredients.
Thanks for posting for the recipe, this one looks dry enough not to be sticly.
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Moderator_Deanne
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Aug 29, 2009 2:43 PM
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> Hey everyone I have the same problem with my daughter
> she is 11 and very active. I mix up granola the
> recipe is really easy and makes a lot. They need
> protein int he diet it gives them energy and keeps
> them full longer. The recipe is
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> 3 cups rolled oats old fashion kind
> 1/2 c rasins
> 1/2c wanuts chopped
> 1/2c almonds chopped
> 1/2c pecans
> 1/4 tsp cinnomon
> 1/4 tsp salt
> 1/2c pure maple suryp
> Stir all together in a bowl spray a baking sheet
> preheat oven 300 and bake 30 min and I buy the snack
> bags package them and she can grap and go. Hope this
> will help some of you.
Welcome to the community schwabie4. =)
This sounds like something my son would love to carry around, I'll be giving it a try when the weather finally stays cool.
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Aug 29, 2009 1:26 PM
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My son is only 4-yrs-old but boy can he eat!! That boy eats breakfast before VPK, goes to school, eats breakfast again, then lunch, a snack mid-afternoon, dinner and snack. if he could, he'd eat after his last snack.
I usually do not give him sugary foods, so he will get crackers w/ peanut butter, cheese, fruit and yogurt and sometimes jello.
On the weekends, he gets a PB&J w/ veggie sticks and either milk or juice. Or he'll get a grilled cheese w/ tomato soup and whole wheat goldfish crackers. All sandwiches are made w/ honey wheat bread.
If I make something that is not a sandwich, he'll get a mixed green salad with leftover chicken or other leftover meat and dressing for dipping (that's lots of messy fun)..
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Aug 26, 2009 3:50 PM
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Hey everyone I have the same problem with my daughter she is 11 and very active. I mix up granola the recipe is really easy and makes alot. They need protein int he diet it gives them energy and keeps them full longer. The recipe is
3 cups rolled oats old fashion kind
1/2 c rasins
1/2c wanuts chopped
1/2c almonds chopped
1/2c pecans
1/4 tsp cinnomon
1/4 tsp salt
1/2c pure maple suryp
Stir all together in a bowl spray a baking sheet preheat oven 300 and bake 30 min and I buy the snack bags package them and she can grap and go. Hope this will help some of you.
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Aug 23, 2009 11:00 PM
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My older dd, is 13, but ever since she was little, quite often she would get sick to her stomach if she got too hungry, she I always make sure she has a box of granola bars either in her backpack(which is already way too heavy) or most often, in her locker. It's a good thing she loves them;-
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Moderator_Sky
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Aug 23, 2009 10:15 PM
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My son is a granola-bar-aholic. He loves them! His preschool doesn't offer lunch, but they do offer snacks. If they didn't, I'd be sending him to school with his granola bars too.
Maybe I'll send them anyhow lol
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Moderator_Deanne
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Aug 22, 2009 2:23 PM
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> I have 2 sons 19 and 16. They can eat! I find if we
> pack some kind of nuts they really enjoy this and it
> seems to hepl them keep full.
You can keep them full? Wow! Hee!
Mine will eat bagels before leaving and stuff granola bars in his pockets to eat between then and lunch. (I can picture him walking halls between classes munching away.)
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Re: Sending enough food for lunch
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Aug 21, 2009 10:41 PM
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All these are great ideas! I am seeing a common theme. Almost all the ideas are proteins. My doctor recently told me (during my pregnancy, which is kinda like a growth spurt) to eat foods rich in protein to keep my tummy full longer. It takes longer to digest and keeps the hunger pangs away.
Good luck!
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