Snacks & Lunch ideas for 2.5year old going to play school/daycare

oleenam · Oct 29, 2014

I recently moved to India .Has started sending my little one to nearby playschool and planning to send him to full day daycare as well.But no idea what kids eat at school duringsnack and lunch time.Mine doesnt eat any spicy items but loves to eat sugary items.So far I sent him with 2 idli's + sugar or bread & jam or 1 apple/banana+2 cookies as snacks and fried rice + egg for lunch.

I want to include variety of dishes.I dont have any more ideas what to send and no idea what other Indian kid's eat as morning, evening snacks and lunch.He eats everything if it is not spicy.Please suggest quick and easymeal ideas.

Rakhii · Oct 30, 2014

Have you checked our recipes section in the sticky thread OP? We have excellent advises there.

Here are some of the popular dishes with my almost 3 year old:

Breakfast/ snack:
hashbrowns (home made)
dry fruits
Yogurt
fruits
cheese with crackers
rice or bread pudding (homemade)
Porridge
small bagel bites

Lunch ideas which mine loves:
Rice of course
Pasta
Noodles
Chicken nuggets
hearty soups
sandwich
Chicken pot pie

ramyaramani · Oct 30, 2014

Snacks

Poha + Jaggery
Cut fruits
Raisins, Dates
Nut ladoos

Lunch

Parathas (sweet version can be made with nuts + honey as stuffing)
Poori
Pasta
Rice
Quesadilla
Mini uthappams
Paniyarams

resmij · Oct 30, 2014

hi,

you can try upma also- may be a vegetable upma , with vegetables cut to small size, and make mall balls of upma- so that it is easy for the child to pick and eat.

send dosa also- cut to pieces- easy for child to pick and eat.

pan cakes if she likes,

stuffed paratha / roti if the child likes- that too cut to small portions.

regards
resmij