School lunches were always used as an opportunity for kids to show off to their friends and classmates. We all remember the kid who seemed to always have McDonald's for lunch every day.
Now, school lunches have become an opportunity for "cool moms" to show off to the other parents! According to a survey on SWNS Digital, 47% of moms worry about whether their kids think they're cool, and use school lunches as the main way to win kids over.
Some of the ways mothers are trying to show off with school lunches include:
• Kiwi caterpillars
• Blending frozen fruit so they think it's ice cream
• Freezing bone broth in small cubes for winter soups or drinks
• Making grab bags that they can't see inside of and letting them choose their own bags, so every snack is a surprise
• Sandwich kabobs
• Making squash look and taste almost like mac n' cheese to trick her into eating a veggie she doesn't like
• Jello with fruit mixed in and then poured into cool molds in different kinds of shapes like cars, houses, bears, etc.
• Making pumpkin pancakes with beets and other pureed vegetables, but with fun colors
• Building a Jenga stack with watermelon
• Playing 'restaurant' during lunch – using menus so they can choose
• Saying something is a 'grown-up version' so they want it, or something 'new' they get excited to try
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