How to Feed a Henry

This week Henry packed 5 days of school lunches . Unusually for Henry , he packed two lunches that he barely ate. He had a few days where he was only eating at every other meal lately. On both Monday a nd Thursday, he ate a huge breakfast, almost no lunch, a big afternoon snack and then just a few bites of dinner. On Wednesda y, it was re verse d. It can be frustrating when he asks for food that he doesn't eat, especially when h e ma kes a special request -- like Thursday's Oatmeal with blackberries . I know that children's attitu des about food is highly influenced by their parents . I will continue to encourage Henry to try a balanced variety of foods and tr ust that overall, Henry is getting what his body needs.   Henry was also happy to receive notes with his lunch box a few times this we ek .   In case you missed the first post in this school lunch series, you can learn more about our family's lunchbox guidelines here . DAY 1 DAY 1 - WHA...

This week Henry packed 4 days of school lunches . He used hi s hot lunch thermos for baked beans .  Mid week Henry asked me to start sending notes in his lunchbox. Another child in his class gets a friendly note from his dad every day and he asked me if I c ould send notes too . With a qui ck internet s e arch, I found several cute and free printable lunch note t emplates . I printed out a few sets that I think will work well for a preschooler who is not yet reading. I'm not sure that I will remember to send them every day, but he was excited to see one tape d to his lunchbox.   In case you missed the first post in this school lunch series, you can learn more about our family's lunchbox guidelines here . DAY 1 DAY 1 - WHAT DID HENRY PACK FOR LUNCH? Honeydew Melon Strawberry P ecan Bread (home ade) Turkey Summer Sausage Pepperja ck Cheese, 5 pieces Mixed Nuts Wate r DAY 1 - WHAT'S LEFT IN HENRY'S LUNCHBOX ? All the melon A few crumbs of S...

Time for another class snack . This time, Henry chose Maui onion seawee d , cr unch y green beans and dried apri cots. What is your child's favorite shareable snack?

This week Henry packed 5 days of school lunches . He used hi s hot lunch thermos for chickpea leftovers . His favorite item of the week was a homemade crepe with peanut butter and banana. In case you missed the first post in this school lunch series, you can learn more about our family's lunchbox guidelines here . DAY 1 DAY 1 - WHAT DID HENRY PACK FOR LUNCH? Strawberry Cereal Bar Carrot Zucchini Bread Salami Pistachios Green Pea s Wate r DAY 1 - WHAT'S LEFT IN HENRY'S LUNCHBOX ? Half the Salami Half the Pistachios All the Green Peas DAY 2 DAY 2 - WHAT DID HENRY PACK FOR LUNCH? Channa Masala , in the Thermos Funtaine r Apple Dumpling (apple slice bak ed in crescent roll dough) Dried Orange Slices Apricot Fruit Leather Wate r DAY 2 - WHAT'S LEFT IN HENRY'S LUNCHBOX Hal f the Channa Masala   All the Dried Orange Slices     DAY 3 DAY 3 - WHAT DID HENRY PACK FOR LUNCH?   Pumpkin Pancakes with Peanut Butter Dried Prunes Mix...