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Posted 1/4/2015 4:26 PM (GMT 0)
Hi All,
I have a 10 year old daughter, Mak who was diagnosed with UC when she was six. We have currently been fighting a flare and I need some good ideas of what to pack her for school lunches. She is so bored with just chicken and I know this week since going back to school after Christmas break is going to be a struggle. So, anyone out there have any ideas of what to pack her for lunches at school?

Thanks, Krissy
Posted 1/4/2015 5:09 PM (GMT 0)
Everyone is so different that what one says helps them could make your daughter worse.
Posted 1/4/2015 5:56 PM (GMT 0)
What do you usually pack in her lunch? Do you notice those foods are currently increasing her symptoms?
Posted 1/4/2015 6:27 PM (GMT 0)
It is so hard to pack lunches for kids. My older son does not have uc but is a very picky eater and I find myself packing a little bit of everything for him every day.
If I were packing a lunch for myself, I would take some yogurt, cold potato salad (with vinegar, I don't eat mayo), applesauce and maybe some GF crackers in addition to a protein if some sort. I also really like steamed carrots and hummus when flaring, but not all kids will eat that.
HTH
Posted 1/4/2015 6:45 PM (GMT 0)
My favorite lunch when things are rough is just sliced deli turkey and sweet potatoes. Low residue, bland but good. I hope your daughter feels better soon!!
Posted 1/4/2015 10:09 PM (GMT 0)
I'm guessing she doesn't have a place to heat anything up.

Could you send soup in a thermos? or plain pasta?

Hard boiled eggs?

I know when I'm flaring I tend to bring things like chicken noodle soup, sweet potato, avocado (sometimes I can handle them sometimes not), rice, quinoi, plain bread,

What foods does she do well with at home?
Posted 1/4/2015 11:42 PM (GMT 0)
well, if it has to be eaten cold, my favorites are tuna salad, egg salad, chicken salad, ham salad- you can make salad pretty much out of any meat/fish with just mayo. maybe some plantain chips or sweet potato chips for dipping since they have good starch. also, yogurt with honey and a banana is soothing for her belly.

it would help to know what foods she tolerates, too, so we can make suggestions based on that.
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