Recently Big Sister E's school sent out a survey asking parents a few questions about the hot lunch offerings — how often our child bought their lunch versus bringing it from home, if there were questions or suggestions that we had, and more.
As soon as I got to the question that read If your child brings their lunch more often, what is the reason why? it took me approximately half a second to check the box for My child doesn't like the selection/is a picky eater.
That's my girl all right.
And even though I'm not a huge fan of packing her lunchbox every day (mainly because I'm not fully awake until approximately 1 hour after she has started school), at least I'm fortunate that she often gets excited about helping.
Plus, it makes things easier that every day, every single day, we start the process by placing the same two things in to get us started: a juice box and a Go-GURT Yogurt.
The first-ever yogurt in a tube, Go-GURT Portable Lowfat Yogurt makes lunchtime and on-the-go snacking quick, easy, portable and delicious.
Both of my daughters have LONG loved all of the great tasting flavors that Go-GURT is available in...
...and it makes me happy knowing that it is made with natural colors and flavors, is a good source of vitamins A, D and Calcium and contains no high-fructose corn syrup.
Even better, while I have fretted in the past about keeping a traditional yogurt cup chilled as it sits unrefrigerated all the way until lunchtime, Go-GURT provides the perfect solution.
Just freeze it! We keep our Go-GURT boxes right in the freezer and, after spending the morning in Big Sister E's lunchbox, it has thawed to just the right consistency when she pulls it out in the cafeteria.
Three out of four kids are not getting the recommended levels of calcium and vitamin D, which are essential nutrients for building strong bones, so I love that Go-GURT makes everyone happy... kids go crazy for the delicious, creamy texture and wacky flavors, and moms love the Yoplait goodness!
If you are looking for a perfect lunchtime snack, be sure to take a look at the huge selection and variety of Go-GURT Yogurt available at your local grocery or retail store and find out more by visiting their website and connecting with Yoplait on Facebook and Twitter.
And, thanks to their generosity, one person will be prepared for tasty, filling, portable lunchtime snacks for quite some time to come, because...
One lucky person will win a $25 Target Gift Card
and (5) free Go-GURT coupons!
and (5) free Go-GURT coupons!
Disclosure: The information and prize pack have been provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark.
357 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 357 of 357 Newer› Newest»Clementines are a must! They are sweet, juicy, and healthy!
my daughter loves fruit and vegies so I pack that with a little piece of chocolate candy and some water or milk ,,
hebb dot julie at gmail dot com
string cheese, pudding, jello, fruit cups.
Grapes!
I would be sure and pack some juice or water in a thermos. They are always so thirsty!
I like to punch holes in the top layer of bread on a cheese sandwich to make a smiley face!
(Diane L.)
Carrots and hummus!
I like to pack frozen grapes and string cheese.
mendyd 15 at yahoo dot com
We do pickles, go gurts, pretzels and clementines :)
Grapes with cheese cubes. Nice mix of salty(ish) and sweet.
string cheese, good crackers, and some humus
I give my child a sandwich, a homemade cookie, and a mandarin orange. Thanks for the great giveaway! thefrugalfollies at gmail dot com
I don't have any children yet, but I would put in some fruit and some carrots or other veggie
I like to pack up my kids lunches with a sandwich, fruits, veggies, and a drink like juice or give them money to purchase a milk at school.
Tortilla wraps are something my kids like when they get tired of bread for sandwiches. They make veggie flavored ones, wheat, and so many other "flavors" now. Just fresh baked or roasted deli meat and provolone cheese. They also like grapes, carrots, kiwi and a spoon to scoop it out instead of peeling or slicing. Cheese and crackers.
peanut butter or grapes is the go to snack in our house.
pretzels, fruit, and string cheese! and go gurts of course!
We love PBJ sandwiches, carrots, apples and raisins. :)
My kids like fruit and crackers in their lunches
Homemade trail mix and lemwntines
Hummus and either veggies like carrots and celery or crackers
my daughter likes trail mix, granola bars and yogurt in her lunchbox.
Baby carrots are an easy lunch side for my kids.
Cut up fruit with yogurt to dip in.
Cucumber spears and hummus
I like to pack baby carrots.
We like packing them fresh fruit and vegetables!
priscillabenavides at yahoo dotcom
I like to pack cheese, apples, and goldfish.
Though food is great and they need the nutrition, I always place a little letter of encouragement. My first grader loves it and sometimes she writes me back.
We homeschool, so we don't pack lunches. And they vary from pb&j's to homemade currys.
Raisins, grapes, pretzels, pb and apple slices, and bananas.
my granddaughter loves hummus and carrot sticks
my son loves peanut butter & jelly roll ups - whole grain wrap with peanut butter & jelly
jenny lloyd
Fruit cups are a great idea for packed lunches. Thanks for the giveaway! DamianMom at yahoo dot com
Fresh veggie sticks, string cheese, crackers (with whole grains)
I do fruit and sandwhiches.
Jennifer Dunaway
Shelf-stable milk, Veggie Booty, Sunbutter, and Clif Kids fruit snacks are all popular in my kid's lunch!
My suggestion is raisins. They are healthy, quick and kids feel like they are eating candy.
anything healthy that my daughter will eat at the time! sandwiches, fruit, nuts, cheese, etc.
English muffin pizza. They are hard to keep warm, but kids don't seem to care too much.
I like to pack fruits and veggies for my daughter. we have the small round rubbermaid containers and they are perfect for packing several small items.
My son loves to freeze yogurt and put them in his lunch.
You can use fresh fruit, applesauce, veggies with hummus, and muffins!
Cheese and apple slices.
My daughter likes me to pack a smoothie.
elysesw@aol.com
my kids love cut up fruit
I make my son ham and cheese on a tortilla rolled up and cut into slices so they look like pinwheels.
upstatemissy@gmail.com
string cheese & fresh fruit
My niece loves hummus and baby carrots.
My son likes black olives and pickles
My son loves popcorn, chicken nuggets, salad, fresh fruit and of course the cookies!
sweetheart4171(at)yahoo(dot)com
Grapes are good because they don't ruin easily
annabella @ centurytel dot net
Cubed ham & cheese
My kids like string cheese and yogurt.
My sons likes fruits and veggies.
Brittney House BBrittBrat1398@yahoo.com
Besides a sandwich and veggies, a hard boiled egg is always good for protein.
Baby carrots are a favorite in our lunch boxes.
fruit,turkey sandwich,chips and string cheese
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com
Apples are very good.
string cheese, fruit, chicken/tuna salad in a sealed container with a separate container of tortilla chips for scooping (no bread for us, this is as close to sandwich as he can get!)
My daughter likes cheese and fruit in her lunch along with yogurt.
asketcher2@hotmail.com
My son loves healthy snacks. He would choose a bag of fresh veggies for a snack over pudding. Crazy, right!?
a fruit (apple,orange or banana) a dairy (string cheese or gogurt) vegie (celery or carrots) and a sandwich.
I put in string cheese and fresh fruit
cc_girly(at)yahoo(dot)com
Apple sauce, hard boiled egg, cooked and cooled small redskin potato cut up with a little pesto
Some fresh grapes!!
fruits and cheese favorite
I like to pack bananas and mini carrots for them to snack during the day. Gets them used to not eating junk everyday
i love bento stye kids lunches -so lots of small portions of healthy foods, cheese, rice, hummus, veggies.
fresh fruit2
I like to include sliced fruit, cheese crackers and yogurt
my son loves black beans, avacado and hot dogs
I'd do peanut butter with cherry jelly sandwich and some red grapes. Baby carrots w/ Ranch.
Our kids like apples or celery sticks with peanut butter.
Yogurt with walnuts also.
My daughter likes pasta salad in her lunchbox
GFC & Google+ Barbara Montag
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string cheese is a big hit!
I always use the gogurt!
Yogurt raisins!
alholm.co at gmail dot com
I like to surprise them with their favorite treats.
Apple slices and organic peanut butter. Cream cheese or thin cheese slices and butterfly shaped crackers. Popcorn!
Cut up veggies!
ericacarnes(at)gmail(dot)com
apples and string cheese!
My youngest daughter could survive on gogurts for months, lol... by far her fav snack!
Gogurts are the fav snack for my youngest - not only does she love the taste, but the names as well :)
My kids love fresh fruit and veggies
In my children's lunches I usually pack a sandwich, small side salad, yogurt and fresh fruit.
jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com
Sandwich, chips, raisins, frozen Gogurt (defrosts in time for lunch), and a juice box.
My children love carrots, cut up fruit, ritz crackers with cheese and ham slices and string cheese.
String Cheese
My kids loved cheese and crackers
Celery sticks stuffed with peanut butter
When my kids would pack a lunch, one of their favorites was when we'd make our own lunchables.
Yogurt and fresh fruit are a staple in any kids lunchbox! I also try to include a protein as well, most of the time it is peanut butter
Applesauce, apple slices w/ caramel or peanut butter, yogurt, fruit roll ups
I like to pack homemade fruit leathers or dried fruit mixes.
My son's favorite treat to find in his lunch box is a fruit salad with just a mix of fresh cut fruits (no topping just the fruit) :). Thanks for the great giveaway, I have my fingers crossed :)!
nurse_mommy(at)live(dot)com
They love Baby Carrots and Fresh Fruits!
ptavernie at yahoo dot com
My niece loves cheese and grapes, so I'd suggest those!
My niece loves cheese and grapes, so I'd suggest those!
Carrot and celery sticks, Gogurt and some sort of fruit.
I usually pack my boyfriend's daughter a turkey sandwich, a juice box, some fruit and a granola bar, pretzels or a cup of yogurt!
annemarie562000(at)yahoo(dot)com
cheese, fruit, graham crackers
whole wheat crackers and peanut butter
I like fresh fruit kabobs for lunch.
fresh apple slives
All the healthy stuff but something fun like Gogurt Jello or Pudding is good too! :)
grapes and cheese strings
They always like goldfish and fruit snacks
Pretzels and cheez-its are our favorites!
apples and peanut butter
I have to admit, I do not have children, but having a healthy sandwich and cut up fruit and veggies would be ideal. myamurphy@mail.com
My kids like apple slices, satsumas, a turkey sandwich, chocolate almond milk... sometimes a pb+j sandwich or a ham sandwich
My daughter likes to take a sandwich a bag of chips and a capri sun she is stuck on this lunch but sometimes she likes Raviolis
sliced apples and peanut butter!
grapes, apple slices, and baby carrots are always good..
My kids love carrots, yogurt, cheese and fruit
My son usually likes sandwiches and fruit for school lunch.
I always give my son a sliced up apple.
rtrexel@gmail.com
String Cheese, Frozen gogurt, dried fruit...
some of our ideas!
rachelmarietravis at gmail dot com
My girls love getting hummus and pita chips in their lunches.
We love bento lunches- little bits of whatever so they don't get bored with the same old things.
A sandwich, juice box, string cheese, piece of fruit, yogurt and a pudding cup!
sugarsweet7202@yahoo(dot)com
Carrots and celery sticks work well.
String cheese, pretzels, carrot sticks, raisins....
She likes pb&j, fruit and yogurt.
One idea for items to pack in a child's lunchbox is frozen yogurt and hardboiled eggs.
I like a sandwich with dried fruit and celery sticks
My kids love when I pack little cherry tomatoes!
My son loves to bring goldfish. Thank you
candieluster(at)gmail(dot)com
fresh fruit, string cheese, snacks.. there are so many options!
I like to pack fresh fruit cups, craisins, nuts
i like to pack fresh fruit in the lunchboxes
I'd pack all the goodies for a make your own wrap sandwich
rugerpuppies at hotmail dot com
fresh fruit, especially grapes are easy to pack and eat out of hand. baby carrots and small cubes of cheese.juice boxes can be frozen and used to keep food cold.
Kids love fruit rollups but it's so pricy and full of sugar. I actually bought a dehydrator and make my own for my daughter. It makes great dried fruit snacks as well!
carrots and cheese sticks
Cheese and crackers, grapes, baby carrots and some trail mix.
vikki.billings@yahoo.com
Always some sort of fruit but now that my son is almost 11 I have to pack a huge sandwich and snacks and my daughter likes tuna sandwiches. String chesses, etc..
Fruit and other finger foods
I like to bake mini veggie/cheese muffins for my kids. Easy to make and tasty too! tylerpants(at)gmail.com
fresh fruit and pudding
Sliced apples sprinkled with cinnamon.
tridingermckee at gmail dot com
Pudding and fruit cups
Flat bread and hummus is my daughter's favorite
Fruit, vegetables, string cheese.
Graham crackers, fruit and a sandwich
My kids all loved the juice boxes and cut up fresh fruit and fresh veggies and cheese and crackers and anything with peanut butter. Thanks for having this contest.
I like to include fresh fruit and veggies like baby carrots.
Baby carrots
A great thing for kids lunch boxes are trail mix, chips, lunch meat, cheese, mustard, crackers, and sandwiches.
I always cut up fresh fruit for them they love it with dip
lmurley2000@yahoo.com
my kids love orange slices! put a few of them right next to the ice pack!
My kids like cheese and crackers, string cheese, gogurt, sliced fruit. I try to always include some sort of protein to help them stay full, but peanut butter is no-no at their school due to food allergies.
pasta, juice, and yogurt
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