The Hungry Kindergarten Chronicles!

My daughter has thrown me for a loop with her new kindergarten routine. We are in the third week of school and despite my efforts to pack a yummy, fun, appetizing lunch, she won't eat until she gets in the car to come home. She tells me she "forgot" to eat. I think she prefers to drink her milk and hit the playground. I am hoping this is normal and she will adjust pretty soon since she is hardly eating breakfast either! I am hoping an moms/teachers with this type of experience can give me some tips about helping with this adjustment. Now I know logically that she won't starve but I like her to be able to concentrate, learn and not be cranky from hunger as well! And emotionally, I am worried that she is still scared with the changes that come in the transition from preschool to kindergarten. I don't want to have to contact the teacher about it and I keep giving her one more day to eat before I act but I am starting to worry (I am a worry wart all the time anyway)! So, to my readers, please.... Any tips, stories, info about this kind of kid problem would be very appreciated! Thanks!

The Trick to Making Healthy School Lunches?

Okay, so I am new to taking my child to school 5 days a week and I am trying to come up with ideas for making her a healthy yet fun lunch each day! It is quite a big deal at the grocery store! There are millon options (at lot of them are not healthy or are very expensive) and I am trying to find the balance. I am not opposed to the occasional yummy cupcake in the lunchbox but it is rough trying to keep things different and healthful each day. I would love to hear any tips, recipes or ideas for school lunches! I did come across a cool find today of a reusable, washable bowl within a bowl (better for the environment) at the store. The bottom bowl can be frozen for the veggies to stay cold and the top bowl/lid keeps dip fresh for veggies. Love it! By the way, speaking of reusable lunch items... Check out my link to this site: http://www.reusablebags.com/. I love it! They have great reusable wrap mats for sandwiches that double as a clean mat for eating. One of my favorite finds!