Guest guest Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Hi, I just wrote a similar article for my children's school newsletter! More lunchbox ideas at: http://www.healthymomshealthyfamilies.com/ Go to the " Articles " page and click on " Simple Lunchbox Ideas " Connie Bendickson Melanie Wilson [editor] Monday, September 15, 2003 1:06 AM Veg lunchbox ideas Thought you might like to read this new article: " What are easy lunch recipes for a 6-year-old and 10-year-old for school? I pack their lunch, and they do not have a microwave to warm up their food; this makes their lunch meal unpleasant. They are tired of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Please give some advice on alternatives… " http://www.vegetarianbaby.com/magazine/articleindex.html Melanie Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 , Renee Carroll <renecarol25> wrote: > This is probably pretty obvious.. but I make sandwiches to take to work for myself. I ate a lot pb & j as a vegetarian kid. In today's world I don't think its necessary.. LiteLife, Yves, Tofurkey all make vegetarian deli slices.. so my child and I can have vegan versions of bologna, turkey, ham, salami, etc. Enough variety to have a different type of sandwich everyday of the week. (though I notice that they don't last very long so unless you have a couple of children you and your child might be eating the same type sandwich pretty often just so they don't go bad before the package is finished). If you take them out of the package and put them in Tupperware, they'll keep quite a long time in the back of the fridge. Otherwise, you could freeze, say, half a package at a time. Where did you find an edible soy cheese? Be well, Hadass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 Hi! I'm new to the group, and this topic is one of the reasons I sought out this group. My daughter started kindergarten this year, and keeping lunch interesting and varied was a concern. Those are all good suggestions, my daughter's favs so far are, Hummus with pita and veggies, wheatberry salad (wheatberries, beans, tomatoes, celery, peppitas, and homemade dressing), and of course the usual PB & J. We have tried the vegetarian lunch kits, the Hain Co makes them. They used to be vegan, but now the new version uses dairy products. If you are a Lacto-vegetarian I would recommend them on occasion if you can find them, although the pizza and taco versions can be a bit messy for the younger kids. My daughter likes the baloney lunch, it comes with a two packs of 3 crackers, a pack of 6 cracker sized baloneys (if you get the veg baloney it's the same thing) an cheese stick, a juice box, and two " oreo " style cookies. It's all preservative free, I only wish it was all organic, but it's a nice treat to get every once and a while. Other than that, she has requested a veggie dog in her lunch so we may be purchasing a good quality thermos and see how that goes. I'd appreciate any other ideas! Leigh Kobus , " Connie Bendickson " <c.bendickson@c...> wrote: > Hi, > I just wrote a similar article for my children's school newsletter! > > More lunchbox ideas at: > http://www.healthymomshealthyfamilies.com/ > Go to the " Articles " page and click on " Simple Lunchbox Ideas " > > Connie Bendickson > > > Melanie Wilson [editor@v...] > Monday, September 15, 2003 1:06 AM > > Veg lunchbox ideas > > > Thought you might like to read this new article: > > " What are easy lunch recipes for a 6-year-old and 10-year-old for > school? I pack their lunch, and they do not have a microwave to warm > up their food; this makes their lunch meal unpleasant. They are > tired of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Please give some advice > on alternatives… " > http://www.vegetarianbaby.com/magazine/articleindex.html > > Melanie Wilson > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 I eat the regular soy cheese they sell at the grocery store 'veggie slices.' Thanks for the tip about the sandwiches. Renee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 My four-year-old son Sam, the most unethusiastic of eaters, loves edamame beans. I buy them frozen in bags (you can get them shelled or unshelled but I prefer the shelled) and just heat up a handful and put them in his lunchbox. Sam also will sometimes eat a new soy pudding from a company called Zen Soy. He likes the chocolate; I've tasted the vanilla and think it's really good as well. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Wonderful, Connie. Thanks for sharing this! Trin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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