Mum shares the simple $24 secret to getting her kids to eat the vegetables in their lunchboxes every time
- Mum said the secret to making kids eat their veg is letting them pick it before
- She uses a food divider from Amazon and they pick out what they want from it
A clever mum has shared the secret to getting her kids to eat their vegetables every day in their lunchbox, and all you need is a $24.99 gadget from Amazon.
The woman, called Paulina, posted on Facebook, where she said she uses food dividers to separate out portions of sliced, cut and freshly-prepared fruit and vegetables.
She then lets her kids ‘choose the fruits and vegetables they want’ in their lunchbox the night before, which means everything comes back eaten.
A clever mum has shared the secret to getting her kids to eat their vegetables every day in their lunchbox, and all you need is a $24.99 gadget from Amazon (pictured); she preps fruit and veg and lets them pick every day
Paulina wrote on Facebook: ‘I heard about this idea about these containers some months ago. Maybe this can inspire someone else as it inspired me!
‘This is to make packing healthier lunches either.’
She continued: ‘My children help by choosing their fruits and vegetables the night before. I pack the rest. It has been making things so much easier. My children and I prep Sunday night and use it for the week.’
Others said they also use the food dividers, and find them particularly handy when their children get home starving from school but it’s not yet time for dinner (snacks pictured)
It wasn’t long before her post was flooded with comments from others thanking Paulina for sharing the tip or saying they do the same.
‘Yes! My kids are always starving and whining whenever I’m cooking dinner so I pull these out and they snack on them before hand without complaint,’ one mum wrote.
‘I do this all the time for snacks at home! Easy to put out after school and let the kids eat a ton of fruits and vegetables when they’re super hungry!’ another added.
A third wrote: ‘What a great idea. Thanks for this.’
Jaime Rose Chambers (pictured), from Sydney, shares daily pictures on Instagram of what she makes for her kids, and says it doesn’t matter if they want the same sandwich filling every day
Previously, Sydney dietitian Jaime Rose Chambers shared the main rules of packing a healthy school lunchbox.
She explained the main thing is that you include a diverse range of colours and flavours.
She makes sure to pack a variety of different fruits and vegetables, including more risky options like raw mushrooms – which they may or may not eat – and bananas with their skin peeled down, so her kids can easily peel them when it comes to morning break.
‘I love the Jalna Yoghurt No Added Sugar pouches for lunchboxes, even though they’re not the best environmental option,’ Jaime wrote.
‘The lactase enzyme in the ingredients list means it’s also lactose free.’
Other snacks the mum likes to invest in include the Fine Fettel Foods Carrot and Pepita flats, which boast no nuts and so are good for lunchboxes.
She also likes St Dalfour all fruit strawberry jam and Mainland New Zealand spreadable butter for sandwiches.
What are Jaime’s rules for the perfect school lunchbox?
* Include a diverse range of colours and flavours in the box in order to make sure they are getting nutrients from all different areas.
Jaime recommends that parents include a diverse range of colours and flavours in kids’ lunchboxes (pictured)
* Include one new riskier thing each day, like raw mushrooms or green beans. When they’re in a different environment, they might eat it.
* Peel down banana skins to include bananas in lunchboxes without them going bad. This means little fingers can open them.
* Don’t worry if they want the same sandwich filling every day; you can be more adventurous with their foods elsewhere.
* Avoid nuts by looking for packaged snacks that include things like vegetables and seeds like pepitas.
Source: Jaime Rose Chambers
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