Prepackaged Foods

Its not all bad.  So the other day someone had asked me why I never have prepackaged snacks for my kids.  Now, Never is a strong word...I would use rarely.  Like when I give my 5 yr old a few bunny grahams and some carrot sticks.  After all, bunnies eat the carrots and we eat bunnies.  (Don't judge...it works for him so I am totally down with that logic when 5 bunnies can get him to eat 10 baby carrots).

I started thinking about it and we do eat a lot of prepackaged foods and I am ok with it.  We usually take bananas, apples, oranges, snow peas, baby carrots with us.  None require me to do much with them.  All fruits and veggies are prepackaged.  Call it mother nature or god, evolution or creation...doesn't really matter.  But this is the way food should be.  Fresh and ready to eat. 

So, when the school asks for prepackaged foods for snacks...offer bananas or apples or peaches or baby oranges (mandarins).  If you want something a little more mainstream...applesauce, beef stix, fruit cups packed in juice.  The thing to remember for prepackaged is to think outside the box.