Guest guest Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Thought I would consult the experts We are trying to figure out things that are much more easily done at school for lunch... however let me explain. i is just learning to self feed so, the challenge that is the back drop to all this is diet " legal " issues with his learning process AND making it all " social " at that same time... SO... with that in mind... (i.e. finding something that works yet he can't eat it every day because the other kids say; " He just ate that yesterday " LOL type of thing LOL!! ) The past two weeks I made very tiny mini bite size hamburgers... to deal with the feeding piece etc... but there is no way time wise I'm cooking these things all the time LOL so... Any ideas??? Thanks in advance! Marlene, SCD for over 3 years now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Hi Mar, I do a a quiche type thing... in a square glass pan. Eggs, cheese, some type of cooked veggie...often broccoli, but spinich works, zucchini works... just make sure the veg is cooked first or it'll get all watery. I sort of " partially " cook whatever it is (not too soft) b/c I know it's going to get cooked more in the oven...then I chop it up pretty finely. To season, I use a little dried basil and mashed roasted garlic (you could just press some fresh garlic in), salt and pepper. I add in some SCD yogurt. Bake 45 minutes at 325. I don't measure anything (I'm a " dump cook " )... but you can e-mail me and press me for more exact measurements if you want. I just want to make sure the volume will turn out to not be super deep.... about an inch at the most. Anyway, after it's cooked, I chill this overnight... then in the morning, cut it into bitesized cubes that Katera can practice stabbing with a fork. She still needs help but is getting there. I also do some other easy meals that are more spoon-feedable (she's getting really GOOD at that!). I do a pumpkin custard (I think the " pumpkin pie filling " recipe on pecanbread.com is basically the same).... and an " avocado salad " , which is just a half an avocado...mashed with some cold cooked chicken or salmon. These are both good cold. I cut the chicken into VERY thin slices across the grain and then it mashes down really well into the avocado. A little salt is all I usually add... but you could squirt in a little lemon juice. Egg salad is another thing I have done.... just to eat with a spoon. She gets SCD peanut butter brownies, cut into small cubes, and applesauce.... pretty much every day. The " main dish " changes, but the other stuff doesn't. Patti School Lunch tips Thought I would consult the experts We are trying to figure out things that are much more easily done at school for lunch... however let me explain. i is just learning to self feed so, the challenge that is the back drop to all this is diet " legal " issues with his learning process AND making it all " social " at that same time... SO... with that in mind... (i.e. finding something that works yet he can't eat it every day because the other kids say; " He just ate that yesterday " LOL type of thing LOL!! ) The past two weeks I made very tiny mini bite size hamburgers... to deal with the feeding piece etc... but there is no way time wise I'm cooking these things all the time LOL so... Any ideas??? Thanks in advance! Marlene, SCD for over 3 years now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 My kids are older so I am a bit fuzzy about the self-feeding part. Can he eat crackers? How about dairy and eggs? If yes, there is a good cracker in Grain Free Gourmet that is nice with meats, cheese, etc. (My 7th grader says most kids who bring lunches bring Munchables, which are crackers-and-something, so the social part might work if your son brought SCD crackers-and-something.) Your little hamburgers sound a lot like the meatballs I did on our years of GFCF. Cook a big batch, and freeze them. You can microwave a few from the freezer any day you want to send them, and put them in a pre-warmed (boiling water) Thermos food jar, and they will be hot at lunch. Little slices of hot dogs work this way, too, and your son can poke them with a plastic fork to eat them. Homemade fruit salad can also be poked with a fork...things like pineapple chunks, melon chunks, apple or pear chunks, grapes. Homemade gelatin (fruit juice, gelatin, fruit inside) made extra-firm with extra gelatin, is a finger food. The biggest challenge for us for sack lunches was on-diet treats for the days when a mom brought cupcakes unexpectedly to celebrate a birthday. We kept gfcf cupcakes in the school freezer. If your son can eat eggs and nuts and bananas, the banana cake in BTVC is decent. So are the peanut butter brownies. (We can't do eggs and nuts, though!) Homemade ice cream works well if frozen in a thermos, too, if you have warning about a party. Hope this helps some! Lorilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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