Author Archive  Back-to-School Meals: Goodbye Lunchables, Hello
Delicious!   by Momanista  By now, you and your child are just
getting settled into the routines of fall, kicked off by being
back in school. As I struggle to get my groove on with this, the
negotiation between healthy, tasty and consumable-in-three-
minutes—my son’s requirement out of the school lunch—has become
a comedy routine in my kitchen.  I clock up the protein in the
morning recess snack and lunch box, which my son’s doctor urges:
it stabilizes blood sugar every two hours, sustaining attention
span throughout the day. Then my son takes half the food out.
Even still, it comes home only half eaten.  The excuses always
boil down to time. My son explains it matter-of-factly, as if
all parents should understand this reality:  “I don’t want to
waste anything but it takes too long to chew healthy stuff.  I
mean, almonds? It can’t be done in three minutes. It cuts into
my play time. Kids hafta play, Mom. So here’s what you pack me:
pizza,  carrot