My lunches are always from a day of batch cooking for my own family's dinners. They are wholesome stews/soups, spaghetti sauces, quiches, casseroles, ect.

Snacks are simple...cottage cheese, cubes of cheese, yogurt, fresh fruit, homemade wholegrain muffins/breads, fruit sauces, arrowroot/graham crackers and fresh veggies.

I don't serve cookies or cakes unless it's a special occasion. I don't ever serve juice. I don't serve food from a can unless it's tomatoes or beans (to put in chili, for example). We grow a large garden. We eat vegetarian at least one day a week. We drink low-fat milk at lunch and after nap, water all other times. I will buy organic if it's on sale but I can't afford to serve all organics.

My kids all range in age from 12mos to 3.5years. They all eat well now but didn't necessarily eat well when they started here.