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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

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Why Won't My Kid Eat His Lunch?

Healthy lunch solutions for kids

Lunchtime in my house can be a challenge at times. I make my son’s lunch everyday and I try to put in a variety of things that are healthy and interesting to eat. As my son jumped in the car yesterday, he informed me that he does not like sandwiches anymore. What? I love sandwiches. They are my favorite thing to eat at lunchtime. How could he not want to eat sandwiches? He used to like sandwiches but he is 6 now and everything is under scrutiny. To my surprise, the big discussion at Montessori school was what the kids liked and disliked to eat for lunch. He then handed me a piece of paper with all of the things that fell under these categories. Top of the list: "I do not like sandwiches."   Many of the things he used to like are now all of…

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