Henry's Lunchbox - What a 5 Year Old Eats

In case you missed it, Henry turned 5 last week! So what does a 5-year old eat? This week, he packed 3 school lunches, and purchased one hot lunch at school. He even tried out a few new foods from the grocery store, including the sesame sticks he chose to share with his class for snack day.

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?
Blackberry Coconut Muffins
Carrot Sticks
Radish Slices
Fortune Cookie
Bacon
Ranch Dressing

DAY 1 - WHAT'S LEFT IN HENRY'S LUNCHBOX

Half the Carrot Sticks
All but one Radish Slice

DAY 2

DAY 2 - WHAT DID HENRY PACK FOR LUNCH?
Summer Sausage
Peruvian Inca Corn
Crispy Peas
Scone with raspberry jam
Water

DAY 2 - WHAT'S LEFT IN HENRY'S LUNCHBOX

Most of the Corn.

DAY 3
DAY 3 - WHAT DID HENRY PACK FOR LUNCH?
Henry chose to order spaghetti with meatballs, garlic bread, and bananas with cinnamon from the school cafeteria.

DAY 4

DAY 4 - WHAT DID HENRY PACK FOR LUNCH?
Korean Barbecue Pork Jerky
Gingerbread Oat Bar
Freeze-Dried Mango Slices
Dried Berry Medley
Apple Cinnamon Figgy Pop
Water

DAY 4 - WHAT'S LEFT IN HENRY'S LUNCHBOX

About half the Dried Berries

Did your child try any new foods in their lunchbox this week?

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