How to be a ninja-level lunchbox packer even if your child hates eating at school

And this may be about side-stepping the rules you have created for yourself!

Lunchbox packing causes dread for many parents. The relentlessness of packing them day after day. And this dread is often magnified many times over if you are the parent of a fussy eater.

For reducing the level of the dread-o-meter check ways to make your life easier.

Packing lunchboxes for fussy eaters

1. You are packing the lunchbox for your child. The whole point of the lunchbox is to cater to your child and make sure they are nourished and happy.

You are not packing it to make the teacher happy or to impress other parents.

One of the big challenges around lunchboxes for a picky eater is often the discomfort it causes parents. You feel embarrassed or guilty or uncomfortable as you are not sending a perfectly balanced and Pinterest worthy box.

But the core goal is to provide food for your child. If that is different to the food everyone else sends that’s perfect, as they are also different from every other child!

Frequently parents get bored as they are packing the same thing over and over again. I like…