211: How to Set Your Kids Up to Pack Their Own Lunch
Didn't I Just Feed You
Stacie Billis and Meghan Splawn
4.8 • 611 Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2022
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Nearly every parent dreams of their kid being able to pack their own damn school lunch, but is that really what we want (or need)? And if it is, what’s realistic and how do we set them up for lunch packing success? We talk through it all! This week’s episode is brought to you by our sponsors, Hiya Health and KiwiCo:
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, y'all, before we get into this week's episode, just wanted to let you know that this week, |
| 0:04.7 | we are doing a community giveaway. All you have to do to join is go to the free area of our community. |
| 0:12.2 | You just sign up with an email. You can find all the information to do that at didn't I just feed you |
| 0:16.9 | dot com backslash community. And you'll find a thread there about the giveaway. Just go ahead and |
| 0:22.7 | say, hey, on that thread. And then at the end of the week, we will draw two names to get annual |
| 0:27.8 | memberships for our paid community. That gives you access to those two bonus episodes every month, |
| 0:34.0 | recipes, more direct access to us and more. So make sure you join the community today |
| 0:41.1 | so you can be entered for that drawing at the end of this week. Be age appropriate. |
| 0:52.0 | And remember that you can start doing this at any age but whenever it is you |
| 0:57.3 | start they are a beginner so if you're starting with a 12 year old like if I just start having |
| 1:01.6 | Oliver pack his lunches now he doesn't know what to do welcome the didn't I just feed you a podcast |
| 1:08.9 | about feeding kids. |
| 1:12.7 | Hey, I'm Stacy. |
| 1:18.3 | And I'm Megan, who's basically been begging for this episode since my kids have gone back to school. |
| 1:23.1 | My oldest started complaining about her packed lunch nonstop. |
| 1:26.0 | So it feels like the perfect time to get her packing her own lunch. |
| 1:29.4 | I shared a little bit about my struggles on our Instagram and you all had a lot of great responses to my cry for help. |
| 1:31.9 | And I'm really looking at Stacey for a lot of guidance here because her kids are older. |
| 1:37.1 | But before we dive into this very exciting subject, we'd love to invite you to join our |
| 1:41.9 | and I Just Feed You Listeners community. |
| 1:43.8 | Anyone can join for free with just an email and then you get direct access to both of us as well |
| 1:48.7 | as weekly meal plan ideas and great advice from our hive mind of home cooks. |
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