What to Pack in a Picky Eaters Lunch Box?

Hi C.:

I don't have any suggestions, but, I wanted to share my experience with you. My son used to be the exact same way. HOWEVER, when he started school and began eating with all of his friends, he started to see all the different things they were eating. He began to try new and different things!

Good luck!

I dealt with this last year!!!!!!!!!! My son started kinder and only ate peanut butter crackers and fruit snacks and juice at lunch at school. When he got home he would eat his regular food. He just simply would not eat at school hardly! I hated it! I would try to put in stuff in his lunch like grapes, etc and they wouldn't be touched! I am dreading the upcoming school year. But, the more I talk to other parents, the more I see I am not alone. If it makes you feel better, he DID eat like a horse when he got home so he got nutrition, just not on my timetable. :-/
Also, like the mother, Michele, posted... I give my 6 year old the Juice+ gummies to supplement his diet b/c he doesn't eat fruits and veggies every day. I wish my 2 1/2 year old would eat the gummies but he won't even try them. I am hoping he will in due time b/c he hates fruits and veggies, where at least my 6 year old LIKES certain fruits and veggies! I also give the generic version Flintstones vitamins to my 6 year old and the generic gummy version my 2 1/2 year old. I am a strong believer in vitamins though. I guess b/c we don't eat well-balanced meals three times a day. Who does though?!

If he sees the other kids eating the different foods, he will probably follow suit.You may want to let him eat at school a few times a week. My son always said he didn't like something but once he ate it at school, he liked it and ate it at home.

I want to tell you my story! My son was such a picky eater. It was nuts. He only wanted chicken nuggets and spaghetti and doughnuts. Nothing else. Oh, and french fries. He'd eat those. In my situation he was a picky eater because I let him be one. I look back and see that I totally catered to him.

My husband and I made a decision when he was four. We decided that until we "cured" him, we were no longer going to eat fast food. None. Zero. Zip. And we were no longer going to cook with him in mind at all except maybe on his birthday.

It was hard. And it took a WHOLE YEAR of tough meals. Lucky for me my husband was very encouraging and supportive. We had lots of meals where my son would cry through the entire meal. He was required to try one bite of each thing and then he could go without if he wanted. Slowly his list of edible foods began to grow as he got hungry enough to try things and figure out he liked them. One year later he was completely food cured...he will now eat ANYTHING. It is now four years later and he will still eat anything.

The first week was very hard because he chose not to eat at all and was soo hungry. Every time he'd beg for food I'd put out a ton of stuff for him to choose from and he'd choose nothing. He could eat anytime but only from the food we'd had for our last many meals. I remember wondering if I was doing something crazy and if he would ever eat and if it was hurtful for him to go so long without eating. But my doctor encouraged me and said no child had ever starved himself to death with food right there available.

When the meal came that I knew I'd won and he scarfed down some very unusual things on his dinner plate and said, "YUM! Can I have more?" I actually cried. I just put my head on the table and cried and my husband gave me a high five. My son was like, "What? What?"

Our lives no longer revolve around what he will eat and what we should make. The freedom is amazing. So I really push tough love in the picky eater department. It will change their lives too...learning to eat healthy is a big deal!

VickiS

Hi C.,

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As for lunch, the gummies could definitely be included as dessert. For the main course, I often bake "healthier" chicken nuggets at home in toaster oven in the morning, then wrap them in foil and stick them in my son's lunch. I put a little tupperware container of organic ketchup for dipping. I will also add whatever fruit he is currently tolerating, some whole grain goldfish and a bottle of water. I have tried adding baby carrots and they sometimes get eaten, sometimes not. It's my job as a mom to serve healthy food and if the child is hungry enough and that's all there is, he will eat it. If not, I'll feed him a good snack when he gets home.

Please do not cave in to the convenience of Lunchables! I would rather have my son eat nothing at lunch than to consume the fat, calories and long list of chemicals that are in those things. It is a small wonder why so many of our school-age children are becoming obese!

I think this year, we try some wrap sandwiches made with Flatout bread. It is definitely a challenge to get them to eat well and resist the cafeteria fare. Speaking of which, at most schools, they will let you place restrictions on what types of food your child can buy and how often. Very helpful. I let my son buy snacks only on Friday. He takes a packed lunch 3x a week and buys it 2x. That way he doesn't feel totally deprived. I plan the "buy" dates around the menu that the school sends out.

Good luck!

M.

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hi C.,

i have/had a picky too! however, like lots of the other responses i decided not to cater to her. she refused to try new things and decided to be very stubborn about it which created a great deal of strife at every meal. my husband and i came together (which wasn't easy because we have different views) and we told her, "she was no longer going to create strife at meal time, this is what is for breakfast/lunch/dinner eat it or don't the choice is yours. if you choose to not eat and complain you have earned yourself the consequence of
an early bedtime...no exceptions" we also established a repoir(sp) with the lunch ladies and the aides who looked over the cafeteria at lunch time. this relationship let her know she could no longer control or manipulate anyone no matter
where she ate. we also let her know she was not to throw her food away that she did not eat at lunch. she was to save it (we put a cool pack in her lunch) not throw it away and shw would have to eat it at dinner. we also explained to her in simple terms that her body requires nutrition from her food to nurture, heal, and to keep her body healthy and we need to make healthy choices with what we put into our bodies and we know what foods it takes to do that job. so as her parents we are going to make sure this job is carried out because we love her very much. it was hard very hard at first and there was lots of time that went by before she began changing her ways and many times she would go so long without eating or eating very little and i was very upset thinking she was going to starve and why would she be so stubborn and not eat for so long. like the doc said she will eventually get hungry enough and then she will eat. and the good news is she did!!!! now she talks about food all the time: what foods are good for you and what food groups they are in and if it's a 'healthy choice' or not.
my point with all the convenience foods out there know they are packed with high fructose corn syrup which is known to cause diabetes and obesity. i feel it's better now to teach them instead catering to thier pickiness.
in the end you will have a more wise and healthy kid!!!

blessings,
A.

I'm not sure exactly what to tell you, but just know that at school when you're not there, he'll eat only what he wants.

I have a very picky eater also. We pack p-nut butter crackers, cheese sticks, frozen go-gurts, carrot sticks (or the little baby ones), graham crackers, pretzels. I don't pack him a lot of sugar, and at our school kids are not allowed to trade food.

(I have put 3 kids almost all the way through elementary school (the last one's in 5th grade) and the fact that they'll eat only the part they want held true for all of them. I think a lot of unopened food got thrown away at school.)

I may sound mean but I would take away those favorites. I would put in front of him food that is good for him and not give in. Most kids like speghetti and mac so I steam veggies and puree them and add them to the sauce. I had another child in my day care that would rather starve then eat anything but meat with catsup. But here was the problem, he is spoiled and anything he wants at home he got. He was so uncaring about others. Me first and I am the only one that counts. When he went home he got his noddles or top ramen. So if you hold out they will start to eat what is in front of them. School children throw away so much food and only eat what they want. We have no control then. They need to be taught early on what is important for their bodies and to have good and healthy food. They say when they watch other kids eating things they then may try something because someone else did. So good luck. If you are worried about him not eating they have vitamins that are gummies and they will give him a full day of antoxidants. Good Luck G. W

Hi, My son is six and he's a picky eater! I would just make sure you give him vitamins. Try the little lunchables in the rectangle package that have the small cubes of meat, tiny crackers, and yogart in them. I'm sure he'll enjoy that!

Whatever you do, don't get him hooked on Lunchables. Check the nutrition - there is more sodium in them than an adult needs. It's disgusting. However, I have seen kids at school eating them every day.

Pack his favorites - you can wrap a hot dog in foil. The good thing is that most kindergartners eat lunch before 11am, so most stuff won't go bad. I also bought one of those thermos straw cups (they are expensive, but we have used the same one for over a year) and put in juice or milk. Check out this month's Parent's magazine - there is a really neat story on what to pack.

Don't try to force your child to eat the traditional boxed lunch. My son was in kindergarten two years ago and your challenge is a very familiar one. In addition, he has a food allergy to nuts, eggs, and hates cheese! Due to his food allergy I had to pack his lunch because the school could not tell me what type of oil (vegetable/peanut) the food was prepared in.

I just made him plain baloney sandwiches on two pieces of white bread. Half way through the school year they told me that he was throwing the bread away everyday. So I started rolling the meat and got rid of the bread. To me it was more important that he eat then him eating what I would prefer. I suggest that you give him cut up hot dogs (no bun) those can be eaten at room temperature and something else a baked cracker that is thin and crunches like a chip.

My son is picky too. The pediatrician told us to not fix him anything different from what we are eating. He said when he gets hungry he will atleast try the food we are eating. If he doesnt like it after he tries it, that is fine. Our son has learned that he does like other foods now. He is still picky, but he eats 10 times more than he did. It doesnt sound like your child is eating very healthy. I would pack things like a peanut butter sandwich, yogurt, & a fruit. That way when he gets hungry he will eat what he has.

Since he is such a big boy now, maybe he wants to help you pack his own lunch. Kids are more likely to eat stuff they make themselves. No guarantees, of course, just another tool to help. Good luck!

Well, for me this is a tough one, because so far, the motto, eat what is on your plate has worked for us. My kids have tried to refuse things, but never really gotten away with it for too long, they get pretty hungry when I dont give them what they want!! That said, I too recognize that all kids are different, so my suggestion would be pack him some cut up turkey and cheese, maybe with a few crackers. Mine really love toothpicks at that age, so some blunt toothpicks are a great way to get kids to eat fun things. They eat turkey and cheese, as well as fruit that way. I would always throw in a few things you want him to try, mixed in with his favorites. Maybe 2 strawberries cut up, with the turkey and cheese, and try the fizzit gogurt..my kids love them. Please be sure he is getting a vitamin too. And, you can heat up chicken nuggets, wrap them in foil, and he might like that too. Do not just give him a bunch of junk..cookies, fruit snacks, chips etc, maybe one special snack (small in portion cuz he will eat that first) and then the rest foods you want him to eat..again in very small portions so it does not seem overwhelming. Let him head to the store and pick out what he is willing to try, from the list of approved items that is. And, if he likes hot soups or pastas, get a thermos...my kids love that too. Will he eat applesauce BTW?? Really my best advice is to stop catering to him. No more argument, no more discussion even. Dont give him something like liver etc..but if it a reasonable dinner, mixed with things you know he will eat, that is it, when he is done..no matter how hard or long he cries, there is nothing else PERIOD!!! He will not starve himself, I promise. If you only offer healthy foods, he will have to learn to eat them. I know it sounds harsh, but really, it is the only way to get him to eat....again, only if he does not have some kind of special need that truly makes him adverse to taste or texture etc. Good luck, this sounds like a tough battle to face, but the earlier you do it, the happier you will be!! ~A.~

My daughter is the same way. I pack her lunch meat and cheese in a divided tupperware/rubbermaid dish, with a lid, along with her chips in a ziploc, so she can put them in the dish on her own. I try to pack multi-grain chips to at least get her a bit of fiber. She won't eat a vegetable and will occasionally eat an apple (which she won't eat at school). For a snack I pack whole grain gold fish, tings, or something similar and I pack her a soy, or horizon chocolate milk. She recently started eating cheese on a soft, whole wheat hamburger bun. I have a stamp from pampered chef that will seal the edges and make it into a round sandwich. She thinks this is cool. So, I might try sending that this year also.

i tell ya what i have the same problem as you only my boy who is 3yrs will only eat pb&honey,oat meal, cereal, chips, and a few other things but not much else, i could use some help my self. I thought i was the only person that had a child like this, at dinner time its the same as you. And i tell ya it gets old so we have basicly givin in to the hole pb& honey thing. If you get some good addvice please tell me about it i could use some help my self. I was even going to take him to the doc. To see if they could help. Well good luck with yours and look forward to seeing what you get.
T. =)

Just keep trying to add fun things at home....you never know when suddenly he will begin to like a new food. Some ideas that I started at home and then added to lunch box.

K-bobs with different fruit...like fresh pineapple chunks or strawberries or kiwi...with a little container of yogurt or other dip. I would put them on little k-bob sticks and my son loved to dip them and eat them off the stick.

Another is "ants on a log." This is small celery stick with peanut butter in the "trough" and the ants are raisins. My son just liked to tell everyone that he was eating ants on a log.

You can also use the k-bobs for lunch meats pieces...also add chunks of cheese (good dairy source).

Sometimes kids like the method of eating food more than they pay attention to the type of food. Introduce chopsticks at home and see if he can pick up some different types of food and get them to his mouth....marshmallows, pieces of cut-up fruit....or really small things (like raisins). The fun of trying to use the chopsticks sometimes makes them forget about whether they like the food or not. Then you can send the chopsticks in the lunchbox, too.

you will find that as he sees others eat new things, he will too, my kids are super picky, but when it comes to school, they will eat wbat everyone else eats, let him have hot lunch from the cafeteria twice a week, see what happens.

So many of us are in your shoes (or used to be until we made some changes!). One idea is that it may be fun for him to go with you to the grocery store and pick out new things from the produce department. My son was very picky, too. His pediatrician recommended the same thing as the others that I read so far. Break the habit of giving kids a limited diet just because they refuse to try new things. You don't want to be a short order cook and you certainly don't want to limit their nutrition. It's a definite that he won't starve. In most cases, this is more of a power struggle than it is a food preference problem. I tried to make new foods more fun for him: colorful, large variety of fruits and veggies to choose from, fun shapes, etc. Eventually, he started to enjoy trying new things. If I would have continued catering to the limited foods that he was willing to eat or tried to cover up the nutritious ones, I know that it would not have done him any favors. On the other hand, I believe that forcing a child to eat something they hate can possibly cause an eating disorder, but having them try new foods is for their best interest. When the power struggle is over, he will start to enjoy new foods. If you put several things in front of him to choose from, he's independently choosing what he prefers. If he wants some of his old favorites, he may resist less when he sees that you are out of them. He may be angry at first, but he'll resolve the issue by making the next best choice: to pick something out on his own that is in front of him. I would start the year off by having him buy his lunch at school. I'm pretty certain that he'll be stubborn at first, but he'll soon learn that he won't be able to intimidate the teachers. Unfortunately, in real life other people won't cater to his likes and dislikes to make him happy. It's frustrating for the kids who have to learn that the hard way. He'll be encouraged by observing his peers willingness to eat the school's lunch. I would keep the food items that he prefers very limited at home and start offering him new, fun, healthy choices. To me, it's almost like weaning a child off of the bottle or teaching them to share when they don't want to. They don't like it or realize that it's for their best interest; that's why they have us: to help make the best possible choices. Just a side note, I am a substitute teacher and I have noticed that the kids who have the same lunches everyday because they are picky eaters are mostly the same ones who have a bit more of a difficult time conforming to the rules. Just a thought. It's amazing to think that catering to one little area in a child's life can effect so many things in their future. Kindergarten was a great time for me to turn over a new leaf. The way I saw it was that it was more damaging to allow this behavior than it would be to have him coming home hungry for the first few days. He soon learned the new routines and adapted just GREAT!

This was long winded, but I hope it helped a little. Good luck!

It sounds like your son may have sensory issues. He seems to like salty foods. You may want to have an evaluation on him to see if this is what is going on. Sensory issues are difficult for them and there is therapy to help him. Is there any other sensory related issues? Like do tags bother him in his clothes? Does he not like to touch certain things? Do noises bother him? He could have just oral sensory problems. If you call Baylors My Childrens Place, they can help.
L.

Make your own "lunchables". Pack lunch meat cut into small pieces and cheese and crackers (get a divided dish for easy assembly).

Also, nachos (they sell the individual cheese cups).

Tortilla roll-ups are fun (meat and/or cheese rolled in a tortilla and dip into ranch or cheese sauce.

Go-gurts are easy. Freeze them so they are still cold at lunch.

You can also freeze a capri sun and use it as the "cold pack".

After about a week into the school year, ask him what kinds of things he wants in his lunch. By then, he has probably seen the other kids' lunches and wants some of what they have. This might even expand his variety.

Good luck and blessings on sending another one out of the house for the day.

P. <><

My son will go to MDO 2 days a week and I've been wondering about this same thing. He will love something one time and then won't touch it the next time. You are not alone in your struggle. We deal with this at most meals. One new food for us that he loves (today anyway) and keeps asking for is Nature's Own cranberry, raisin whole grain bread. He likes it toasted with butter or plain. It has alot of fiber and whole grains so I'm thrilled. Try it. My guy's not big on sandwiches or anything assembled (he has to disassemble it, maybe it's his age) but there's one I've made that he does like. It's grilled swiss cheese with granny smith apples on whole wheat toast. Peel and core the apples and slice em thin first. I found this simple recipe on Allrecipes.com if you want to search for it. We all love it. A couple of home snacks that he has been a fan of lately are frozen peanut butter balls with wheat germ (also from allrecipes.com). I make him Carnation Instant breakfast with bananas or berries, milk and yogurt (in the blender) and then freeze it in ice cube trays and call it ice cream. It works for his age. Cheese, apples, dried cranberries all work for us pretty regularly along with his corn dogs and chicken nuggets of course. Well he just got up from his nap a bit ago and won't eat a thing. Good luck.

My 13 year-old has been a picky eater for years, so I feel your pain! Her lunches generally consist of PB&J on white whole grain bread (for years it had to be w/o crust!), a yogurt (be sure to use an ice pack), something crunchy such as Chex Mix or Tostitos or potato chips or certain crackers, and at least one "healthy" item which is usually fruit (banana, grapes, strawberries or blueberries). Sometimes we cook up pasta or mac & cheese and put it in one of those thermos' that keeps things warm; that usually works out well.

If your son eats cold cuts w/o bread, so be it because it is better than not eating at all. My 9 year-old prefers her cold cuts w/o bread, but then she'll eat the bread separately - go figure! Will he eat dried fruits, such as raisins? What about cheese, so maybe cheese & crackers?

Hang in there! Initially he may not eat that well and be looking for food when he gets home, but if you are consistent w/what you pack for his lunch then he'll settle down and start eating. My experience has taught me that kids will eat what is put in front of them, especially so when mom and dad aren't around.

Pay for his lunch at school for first two or three weeks. When he sees other kids eating, he'll try other foods. After three weeks, you'll have a new kid, and it will still only be early September. He can eat his routine foods at home. He'll come home proud of his accomplishments. This worked for us. Might work for another picky eater.

I would suggest things that require assembly or dipping. i.e. Apple chips (thin sliced wedges) with peanut butter dip. Carrot chips (thinly sliced wedges) with ranch dip. Whole grain crackers with sliced cheese. Lunch meat roll ups. (You just roll it up - with or without filling). Apple sauce with graham crackers and peanut butter. Whole grain crackers with refried bean dip.

My son is a picky eater too - no meat, no milk, no nuts. He does eat fruits and veggies, though - especially if they're hands on.

S.

C.,
I want to tell you that my best friend for my whole lifes son was like this and they tried to please him all his life and now he has diabetes. It will be difficult to stop giving him what he "likes" but he will not starve himself. He needs to buy a lunch account NOW when he sees all his friends eating all the different things he will do it too! Just make ONLY ONE DAY A WEEK the same day every week his lunch from home
and you two make it together. I hope you can let go a little food drama will hurt his social life dramatically.

My son is picky, too. No fruits or veggies for him unless it is OJ. He'd rather go without than eat what the rest of the family eats. What about some crackers and cheese slices and meat slices(turkey pepperoni is awesome). I only buy whole wheat crackers. My kids don't know there is anything else. Other possibilites might be those Lunchables with chicken or hotdogs or pizza. What about making a dip and sneak in some pureed or finely chopped veggies with baked chips or pita chips. Pack him his favorite flavor yogurt and include a small container of a cereal he likes to mix into it and maybe a few M and M's to mix in too as a treat. Quaker makes some good products like Breakfast cookies. They contain oatmeal and even have a flavor with a few chocolate chips in them. Capri Sun makes flavored water. My son has no idea it isn't a sweet drink. I hope you can use at least one of these suggestions. Good luck!

My son is also a picky eater. On his very first day of school, I packed him a lunch, but his backpack had several compartments and he could not find it. The teacher loaned him money to buy his lunch and luckily they had grilled cheese that day (one of his favorites.) He was hooked. He buys his lunch almost every day (his older brother has NEVER bought his lunch!) and has tried lots of new things. He now likes most everything they serve at school, including things he will not need at home.

you are describing my youngest son - bless you as I know what you are going thru. For my sons lunch box, I could cook 5 chicken nuggets in the toaster oven in the morning, when done, wrap them tightly in some foil, and put into his lunch box. He ate this daily for years. He didn't and still doesn't eat hots, pizza, or anytype of lunch meat. You could cut hotdogs up into small pieces as well. I would put in a small bag of chips, a granola or cereal bar and a drinkable yogurt.

My sons eating has gotten some better, he is 12 now and will eat some sandwiches (PBJ, cripy chicken), likes plain rice, plain noodles, strawberries, bananas. I make him smootie drinks with frozen whole strawberries, and whatever juice I have, grape and orange work best. put in blender, mix well, he will drink that too.

Good Luck,
D.

Why not make him eat the schools lunch? He gets to pick what he wants from the days selections. You'd be surprised when he see's other kids eating that stuff, he might just try it. Worth a shot anyways. ..This is assuming there is no medical conditions. Good luck!

Dips can be your friend. Carrots (cut into rounds, so he doesn't think about them being carrots), cucumbers and ranch dressing, rollups of turkey meat with cheese that he can dip in ranch (he'll be okay without the bread), veggie chips. Fruit cups or applesauce. And yogurt.

Hmmm, just a thought. Quit arguing with him about dinner. He either eats or goes to bed, no fighting, just straight to his room. No fixing substitutes because he won't eat what you made. I've done this with all three of my kids. And now I have kids that won't put down their broccoli (or asparagus) to eat their meat unless I remind them. My 8 year old's favorite food is sushi. We had a few times where my 4 yr old really fought, but no dessert, no snack just go to bed hungry. It sounds cruel, but guess what? He'll get hungry and eat eventually usually by breakfast. I KNOW my kids are getting what they need. Plus if you don't start now you are going to have unhealthy adult eaters because they never learned how to eat. I'm still untraining myself from how I ate as a kid. Don't do that to yours.

My kids are teenagers and looking back, I really think my pediatrician's very basic advice was great--they will eat when they get hungry and offer them choices that you as the parent can live with. I had one 'eat anything' kid and one 'picky eater' kid and now that they are older, I wish I could do things differently. The picky eater little one is still that way as is the other one just the opposite. Not just about eating, but about feeling entitled to 'call the shots' about a host of things. I was not awake to how much I was letting him do that as a very young kid and now that he's fifteen and I've been trying to reverse the tide to a more appropriate response, it's obviously met with a lot of resistance. Do yourself a favor for later by dealing with some balking and hunger strikes now. He WILL eat when he is hungry--pack a few healthy things like cheese cubes, crackers, grapes etc. Let his teacher know what you are doing in case she wonders why he is unhappy with his lunch and you will more than likely get a lot of support from the school. I'm giving this input as a been-there-done-that parent and a teacher who taught preschool and saw all kinds of preschool/K eating habits. It really is a lot about control and the stakes only get higher with the child's age. Good luck.

My 9 year old does not like sandwiches either. He will eat them if he has to but prefers not -- and definitely not pb&j! Sometimes I buy lunch meat from the deli thick sliced and cube it for him. Make your own lunchables that way too. He LOVES ramen noodles and spaghetti and meatballs so I bought a smaller thermos for lunch foods and he says the Ramen noodles and mac n cheese are always still warm - not always with the spaghetti though. I also buy small bags of carrots and sliced apples. He does love apples and peanut butter so I am either goignt o get a small dish to put peanut butter in or buy some of those small peanut butter packs for him this year. Try giving him fruit with pb at home first and see if that works. My ex0husband taught the kids to dip their strawberries and grapes in sugar (see why he is ex?) Occasionally I will give them a packet of splenda to pour on their fruit. That may help you out.....
E.

My son souns much like yours. However, he did get accustomed to pb&j sandwiches, a bag of chips, and either a pack of fruit snacks, roll-ups, the apple slices that come with caramel dip, and I buy GoGurt's and freeze them, and at home the kids eat them like ice cream's, but it works great in the lunch box too, because you put one frozen in the lunchbox in the morning, and then it's still nice and cold by lunch. I usually put in a juice box or capri sun for a drink. Also, lunchables make packs that fit in the lunchboxes that have the tiny hot dogs, chicken nuggets and chips and dips. Honestly though, if they are truly hungry, they'll eat the sandwich and chips and snack you pack them! :-)

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this is from a kid a picky eater in the flesh you can pack yogurt cookies chips ahoy or oreos pudding danimals trix yogurt and also sometimes u can pack fruits that are sweet enogh to resemble candy they would probly eat it :)