Skip to main content

Henry's Lunchbox - Cafeteria Tuna Fish

Henry packed 4 school lunches this week, and purchased one cafeteria lunch at school. He has been eating a lot of protein at breakfast and dinner lately so I'm wondering if a growth spurt is on the horizon. On Tuesday, he discovered that he likes tuna fish sandwiches so that might be making an appearance in future lunches.

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? 
Peruvian Inca Corn
Apple Cinnamon Figgy Pops
Peanut Butter Oreos
Korean Barbecue Pork Jerky
Crispy Peas
Water 

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

Half the Inca Corn
One of the Figgy Pops
 
 DAY 2
DAY 2 - WHAT DID HENRY PACK FOR LUNCH?
Henry chose to purchase cafeteria lunch. The school menu for hot lunch was chicken hot dog and baked beans. When he got to school, however, he decided to order the tuna sandwich, banana, brownie and chocolate milk. He said that the school version of a tuna fish sandwich does not have pickles (unlike the ones I have made at home) and he liked them much better that way.

DAY 3
 
DAY 3 - WHAT DID HENRY PACK FOR LUNCH?
Freeze-Dried Mango Slices
Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal Cup
Half a Blood Orange
Carrot sticks
Peanut Butter Oreo
Sunflower Butter  
Water

 DAY 3 - WHAT'S LEFT IN HENRY'S LUNCHBOX 

All the Mango
All the Orange
Half of the Carrots

 DAY 4

DAY 4 - WHAT DID HENRY PACK FOR LUNCH?
Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter
Twix Bar (leftover from his Halloween candy stash)
Crispy Peas
Apple Cinnamon Figgy Pops
Water

 DAY 4 - WHAT'S LEFT IN HENRY'S LUNCHBOX
 
Nothing

 DAY 5
 
DAY 5 - WHAT DID HENRY PACK FOR LUNCH?
Peanut Butter Banana Sandwich on English Muffin
Twix Bar
Mixed Nuts
Dried Cherries
Peruvian Inca Corn

DAY 5 - WHAT'S LEFT IN HENRY'S LUNCHBOX
 
Half of the Sandwich
A few Dried Cherries

Has your child had a favorite food group this week?
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook

UPDATE (10/2/12): Unfortunately, I did not hear back from our original winner. Congratulations to our alternate winner for "The Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook" -- Robin Pfefer. UPDATE (9/29/12): I am happy to announce that Kashia Clopper is the winner of "The Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook". When I was first thinking about using the Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) model for Henry, I was unsure about whether it would really work. I was excited about BLW’s claims of less stressful meals that the whole family could share together. Plus, I was all for encouraging Henry to gain new skills by learning about the shapes, textures, colors, smells and flavors of food. This sounded ideal in theory, but would it work in practice? After some fun but ineffective attempts at letting Henry feed himself, I went in search of resources to learn more about BLW. I needed to learn how to prepare meals for our family in which Henry could participate. That’s when I found “ The Baby-Led ...
16 comments
Read more

Five-Spice Salmon with Zucchini Spears (Serves 2 + baby)

As I mentioned yesterday, fish can be an outstanding choice for babies. It is a very healthy option. Plus, it melts into small pieces that are easy for Henry to chew and swallow. This recipe is Henry-approved. I've heard some people are intimidated by cooking fish, but there's no reason to be anxious. Grilling fish gives it a smoky flavor. Just be sure to oil the barbecue so the fish doesn't stick to the grate. The fish is ready when it easily flakes apart with a fork. This is likely to be our last grilling recipe for a while, since the weather is cooling down for autumn. Five-spice salmon and zucchini on the grill Ingredients 1 Tablespoon sesame oil 1 Tablespoon soy sauce 1 Tablespoon Chinese five-spice 1/3 cup orange or pineapple juice 1 clove garlic, crushed or minced 1 10-ounce salmon fillet 1 medium zucchini Henry enjoying a salmon dinner. Directions Whisk together the first five ingredients in a small bowl to create the ma...
4 comments
Read more

Do Your Kids Eat Everything?

UPDATE (3/15/2013): Congratulations to Kia as the random drawing winner in this giveaway! Thank you to all those who entered this contest.  Before we began our food adventure with Henry, Daddy and I had many conversations about how to encourage Henry to become “a good eater.” After watching other parents constantly struggle with their toddlers, we wanted to know if there was anything we could do from the start to prevent picky eating. That’s when we read “ French Kids Eat Everything ” by Karen Le Billon . The book is an easy and enjoyable read about the year that Karen’s family spent in France and how it changed the way her family eats. The heart of the book explores the 10 French Food Rules for raising happy, healthy eaters. “French Kids Eat Everything” sparked numerous discussions at our dinner table about how our family eats. We have become more conscious of our assumptions about food and how that will influence Henry’s understanding of mealtimes. In addition,...
17 comments
Read more