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Back To School (blah)


DragonQueen

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So its almost time to go back to school. I was wondering if everybody could list ideals of what they use to brown bag it. I am totally bored with the same lunch that I ate all summer long :angry:

I won't be able to use a microwave so, everything will have to be cold. I think it is going to be a little embarassing at lunch, so what do ya'll eat? and how do you deal with kids wanting you to try their food. ( Last year me and my friends used to swap food all the time) :P

I am looking forward to my first year at junior high, but a little nervous about this whole gluten-free thing.


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Hey! Now, I don't have much experience with lunches and stuff because I was diagnosed in late May, but I would say take a yogurt or meat or something protein that would stay good cold, then maybe a piece of fruit, and then like a treat or something. Maybe a Hershey bar or gluten-free cookies.

Good luck with junior high! Last year was my first year. If I can do it, so can you!

Jnkmnky Collaborator

My kids like the white tapioca rice bread by kinnikinnick.

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Nothing to be embarassed about if you take a white bread sandwich. If cost is an issue, you could still get the bread, but make half sandwiches and suppliment with a yogurt, fruit, chips, cheese sticks.... Make the bread last a long time by making only half sandwiches.

Dan Newbie

I toast the bread in the morning, before making the sandwich, that seems to help the tast. Wraping it tinfoil keeps it some-what warm. My daughter also likes cheebe(sp?) bread around a hotdog. I'll warm that up in the microwave & wrap it foil.

MySuicidalTurtle Enthusiast

In High School I would take fruit and chips to school. There are fruit snacks you could take, too. Salads at lunch would be yummie, as well.

sweetiegrl109 Newbie

i go to this huge high school that is over crowded and to cut down on the student population they have a schedule option called zero period that i opted for...i go earlier in the morning before the regular school day starts and then i get to leave early and have lunch at home...not having to worry about the hastle of school lunches! you should find out if they have an option like this it is definitly worth getting up earlier! :D

elonwy Enthusiast

Envirokids makes rice bars, kinda like rice krispy treats with a health kick. I like the chocolate ones, they can be a fun difference.

Elonwy


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jenvan Collaborator

Read this thread below. It is another discussion on gluten-free lunch/lunch box ideas:

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DragonQueen Explorer

These are all great ideas. I do know of those envirokids bars, my favorite is the peanut butter. Hmmm, Jenvan your link didn't go to the right spot.

jenvan Collaborator

Dang! I hate it when that happens ! Hopefully this baby will work! :blink:

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gf4life Enthusiast

I like my kids to have some protein at each meal, so they take one of the following:

sliced lunch meats (we like Carl Buddig premium deli meats)

cooked hot dogs (but they have to eat them cold)

beef jerky (Pacific Gold original or peppered or Oberto original or peppered are gluten-free)

My daughter also occasionally takes Progresso soups (the gluten-free varieties) in a soup thermos. She will also eat cheese slices, salad and tuna occasionally as well. My boys won't touch those things.

They also take:

fruit or veggies (either single serving canned fruit or fresh fruit or veggies)

juice (Capri Sun, 12 oz Gatorade, 8 oz Sunny D, or a 5.5 oz TreeTop Apple juice can)

chips, crackers, pretzels (any gluten-free variety)

and a treat like fruit snacks, pudding, gluten-free cookies, etc.

In their backpacks they also have a bottled water and some extra protein bars/snacks.

They eat the same type of lunch each day, but mix and match, so it isn't EXACTLY the same all the time.

Kayla,

At Ben's JR High they let us keep an emergency box of gluten-free snacks/food in the nurses office. If you don't have one already have your mom check into it. Ben can use this for any unexpected snacks in class as well as in an emergency if the school will not allow the children to leave (ie: earthquakes, severe storms, floods, etc.). The teachers know about the food box and will allow him to go to the office if he needs to get something from the box.

God bless,

Mariann

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petlover Newbie

my mom called the school i go to and they said they would keppsome meet out for me from our sub line :D and i could eat the other gluten-free foods their it works out pretty well

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  petlover said:
my mom called the school i go to and they said they would keppsome meet out for me from our sub line :D and i could eat the other gluten-free foods their it works out pretty well

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Nice thought, but that's very dangerous because of cross contamination. Asia, I know you're new to Celiac Disease, but that meat could have gluten-FILLED spices on it, and since it's in the sub line, has probably come in contact with the bread. You're safer and better of just bringing your own lunch to school. I have for 12 years!

celiac3270 Collaborator

Contamination issues aside (which are big on their own), there are some dangers with the meat as... fisharefriendsnotfood began to illustrate... spices on the meat, gravies or sauces of any sort, injections... it's great to have meat--just make sure that A) They keep it completely plain and B) try to keep it from coming into contact with other foods--troubleshoot the cc issues before they arise.

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