All About Preparing For Primary One

[Kissgurami]

phtthp:

besides sandwiches, what else do mommies normally pack for child to eat that's easy to eat, but got nutrition value ? TIA

hi phtthp, is your child a picky eater? My DD1 is, worried she might end up starving herself :roll:

[RRMummy]

phtthp:

besides sandwiches, what else do mommies normally pack for child to eat that's easy to eat, but got nutrition value ? TIA

Sometimes DD will bring a small box of cereal and milo. Depends on her choice of the day wether she wants honey star / koko crunch / etc etc

[Pen88n]

phtthp:

besides sandwiches, what else do mommies normally pack for child to eat that's easy to eat, but got nutrition value ? TIA

Cake, pao, kuah (avoid those with coconut), cereal, wafer, biscuits, noodles.......

[poppy15]

okay, so can i safely say, for a P1, we only need to give max. $1.50 for recess & hv a packed cake/cereal & pkt drink for daily consumption at recess?

[Pen88n]

poppy15:

okay, so can i safely say, for a P1, we only need to give max. $1.50 for recess & hv a packed cake/cereal & pkt drink for daily consumption at recess?

If you pack cake / cereal & pkt drink for daily consumption, why do you still need to give $1.50 for recess? I think you should try to get your DD to learn to buy food and eat at canteen. Afterall, they will need to do that in Sec sch or even working.

I give my gal $1 for recess every day now, and she buys food at the canteen. Only rarely did she pack food - in cases where she had fav cake / food and so she insisted she wanted those for recess.

[poppy15]

cos i thought they may changed their mind at recess & wanna buy food instead mah... :oops:


btw, its DS who is going P1 next yr & nt DD.

[poppy15]

Pen88n:

If you pack cake / cereal & pkt drink for daily consumption, why do you still need to give $1.50 for recess? I think you should try to get your DD to learn to buy food and eat at canteen. Afterall, they will need to do that in Sec sch or even working.

Roger.

[RRMummy]

I will give DD $1 for recess and $1.50 if she needs to have lunch in school too, regardless of whether she brings food.


Yes, you are righ, sometimes she will change her mind and buy noodles instead of eating the cereal. At least she has a choice.

Whatever money she has left on that day goes into her piggy bank. So she says sometimes she is quite full after heavy lunch and will just go to the library during recess and save up the money.

I was also worried before DD went for P1, but really they will cope much better than we sometimes give them credit for.. Stay cool :snuggles:

[janet88]

Pen88n:

poppy15:

okay, so can i safely say, for a P1, we only need to give max. $1.50 for recess & hv a packed cake/cereal & pkt drink for daily consumption at recess?

If you pack cake / cereal & pkt drink for daily consumption, why do you still need to give $1.50 for recess?

I give my gal $1 for recess every day now, and she buys food at the canteen. Only rarely did she pack food - in cases where she had fav cake / food and so she insisted she wanted those for recess.

I give my daughter plain water to school and told her not to buy any sweetened beverage.
The food I pack for her recess is eaten on the way home...she buys food from canteen during recess.

[poppy15]

RRMummy:

I will give DD $1 for recess and $1.50 if she needs to have lunch in school too, regardless of whether she brings food.


Yes, you are righ, sometimes she will change her mind and buy noodles instead of eating the cereal. At least she has a choice.

Whatever money she has left on that day goes into her piggy bank. So she says sometimes she is quite full after heavy lunch and will just go to the library during recess and save up the money.

I was also worried before DD went for P1, but really they will cope much better than we sometimes give them credit for.. Stay cool :snuggles:

i intend to do that too. a healthy way to teach them to save. :celebrate: