Feeding Littles Lunches: 75+ No-Stress Lunches Everyone Will Love: Meal Planning for Kids

I want to preface my review by saying I've bought so many lunchbox recipe books only to be disappointed because they featured recipes my picky kids would never actually eat. My oldest started Kindergarten this month and I've been faced with a new dilemma- packing lunches that are healthy, appeal to his picky nature, and are still tasty cold as there's no option to heat his food up. And he's expressed disgust with the warm food the cafeteria serves- so that's out for now. I pre‐ordered this book with little preview of the recipes inside but was prepared for another dud. I was expecting to return the book before it even arrived based on past experiences. I was wrong. This book is EXACTLY what I needed. It's not a recipe book. It's a suggestion book filled with so many great combinations my tired brain wouldn't think of by itself. Best of all, the suggestions are easy and realistic. It features foods that are in a standard fridge/pantry and food picky kids would actually eat. Important note: this is not a recipe book. It's an idea idea book! There are millions of recipes on the internet for free, and that's not what I needed. Sometimes a tired parent doesn't know what they don't know and just needs a single place with healthy food pairing ideas. This book is that and more. I already love this book so much. I hadn't heard of the authors before and bought this book with my own money. As someone who rarely leaves reviews, the fact that I felt compelled to write review this because the book exceeded my expectations says a lot. I highly recommend this book for parents who need healthy, delicious ideas but don't want to break the bank and can't (or don't want to) spend excessive time preparing gourmet lunches or cutting foods into cutesy shapes for a lunchbox. I will definitely be checking out the rest of these authors' offerings.

This book has been a lifesaver. My 5-year-old and I love looking at it together. It gives us so many different lunch ideas that are fun and healthy, and almost nothing comes home at the end of the day since they’ve had a say in choosing what they get. I love the format and the large, colourful pictures.

Like the other one star reviews, I expected easy RECIPES and was shocked there are none in this book. I regret not returning the book.

Lots of ideas for lunchboxes and snacks Really helpful from small children all the way to adults.

I really wanted to like this book and thought I’d find it helpful for my toddler who has packed lunch and tea at his childminders. However there are no new or interesting ideas - most are sandwiches (like peanut butter), fruit and snacks (like smarties). There are no recipes that I was hoping for. There are no ideas in here that i hadn’t already thought of sadly.