{"id":8482,"date":"2021-08-15T15:06:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T19:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/?p=8482"},"modified":"2021-08-15T16:10:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T20:10:13","slug":"how-i-survive-back-to-school-8-things-you-must-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2021\/08\/how-i-survive-back-to-school-8-things-you-must-do\/","title":{"rendered":"How I survive back-to-school (8 things you must do!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I remember the year when my first born, Sienna, was going into Junior Kindergarten.\u00a0 The back-to-school stage of life was new to me.\u00a0 In the days leading up to her first day of school I was a mix (and a mess) of emotions&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8230;Excited<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(this was a new chapter for all of us)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8230;Sad<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(she was growing up too fast)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8230;Worried<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(I didn&#8217;t know if my former &#8216;picky eater&#8217; would starve)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8230;Overwhelmed<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(the thought of packing lunches for the school year was just too much)<\/p>\n<p>This year, my eldest is now in Grade 3 (holy moly), my middle is in Grade 1 and my youngest of the bunch is heading into Junior Kindergarten. And with a pandemic in the mix, those emotions are still present. On the first day\u00a0 of school, you can expect to find me as a sobbing mess.<\/p>\n<p>So there were a few reasons things went WAY smoother than I expected for our first back-to-school experience back in 2018.\u00a0 I plan to use the same strategies this year and wanted to reshare them with you.These back-to-school strategies saved our sanity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0cb1a1;\"><strong>TIP #1:\u00a0<\/strong> Wear sunglasses\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Dropping my girls off at school (and knowing my youngest will be alone in a new place) is terrifying.\u00a0 The tears, oh the tears!\u00a0 So rain or shine, I will wear sunglasses walking the girls to school. I remember handing Sienna over to complete strangers felt so unnatural! And Naomi made it worse when she cried saying &#8220;<em>Mommy, why are we leaving Sienna all alone? I want her to come home with us<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Cue more tears!!<\/p>\n<p>So my first tip for newbies like me is to WEAR SUNGLASSES on that first week of school.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not for the faint of heart!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 720px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-8482-1\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1123.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1123.mp4\">http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1123.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Every parent seemed to be talking about lunch boxes on Facebook groups &#8211; they were stuck with what to put in their child&#8217;s lunch, how to keep it warm or cold, whether they would eat it, and more.<\/p>\n<p>I hesitated telling you this out of fear that you&#8217;ll hate me.\u00a0 But I genuinely enjoy packing their school lunch boxes.\u00a0\u00a0The kitchen is my happy place, so being able to spend more time in it is always welcomed. I also loved the challenge of coming up with ideas.\u00a0 That said, in previous years I&#8217;ve only had 2 lunches to pack. Now with my littlest one out of daycare where they are fed, and into JK, I&#8217;m hoping my love for coming up with ideas for 3 lunch boxes is sustained.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But I can see why parents dread packing lunches.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trying to be creative and find foods your kids will eat for 190 days of the year is draining!\u00a0 Especially the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/webinar\">picky eaters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So I have a few lunch packing sanity savers for you next&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0cb1a1;\"><strong>TIP #2:<\/strong> Pack lunch post dinner\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Trying to prep lunch and snacks during the morning rush is a recipe for disaster.\u00a0 So try this &#8211; When you are making dinner, double up the recipe.\u00a0 This way you have enough to go around for the following day. Then as you are putting away dinner, get out their lunch box, and transfer the leftovers there.\u00a0 Then I add in any extras like veggies, crackers, hummus, fresh fruit at that point.\u00a0 Or wait until the morning if I don&#8217;t want crackers to get soft.<\/p>\n<p>So yes, I highly recommend doing the lunch prep (for you and the kids) while you&#8217;re putting dinner away. The dishes are already out so why not right?<\/p>\n<p>Then that frees up at least 5 minutes in the morning, so you can make yourself a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/08\/3-energy-boosting-smoothies-you-need-to-try-right-now\/\">yummy energy-boosting smoothie<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0cb1a1;\"><strong>TIP #3:\u00a0<\/strong> Keep a list of their &#8220;green&#8221; foods<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Is it just me, or is your brain cluttered with everything you have to remember.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Doctor&#8217;s appointments.<\/li>\n<li>Swimming classes.<\/li>\n<li>Birthday parties.<\/li>\n<li>Class trips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take one thing off your mind when it comes lunches.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I like to keep a running list of my girl&#8217;s go-to foods so I don&#8217;t have to rack my brain every night.\u00a0 I know what those foods are, but with all the other &#8220;noise&#8221; in my head and distractions, I usually only resort to a shorter list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unless I have my trusty list.\u00a0 That&#8217;s my world opens up and her lunch gets more interesting!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To avoid serving your child the same foods all week, take a few minutes to jot down ALL their &#8220;green&#8221; foods (these are the items they will eat at least 50% of the time).\u00a0\u00a0Every time they eat something new, add it to the list!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be as detailed as you can.\u00a0 A cooked carrot is different from a raw one &#8211; both from a nutritional and sensory perspective (appearance\/texture\/taste).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So no need to overthink lunches everyday.<\/p>\n<p>You can simply glance and grab.<\/p>\n<p>I can boldly say that by having a list,\u00a0you will stay out of the lunch and snack rut and offer more variety.\u00a0 This is key for nipping picky eating in the bud.\u00a0 And if your child has a limited list of foods, you&#8217;ll definitely want to check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.curiouscookiekids.com\">Curious Cookie Food Exploration Mat<\/a>.\u00a0 It will help your child build excitement for foods they were never willing to try &#8211; without the nudging and negotiating.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0cb1a1;\"><strong>TIP #4:<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"color: #0cb1a1;\">Get a good lunch box<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4954 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0080-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Lunch box ideas\" width=\"596\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0080-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0080-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0080-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0080-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0080-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0080-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_0080-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few things to look for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leak-proof (pasta sauce sneaking onto their apple slices won&#8217;t go over well!)<\/li>\n<li>Sections that are big enough to hold larger items and small enough for dips<\/li>\n<li>Lightweight enough for your child to carry<\/li>\n<li>Strong enough to sustain a few drops<\/li>\n<li>Easy to open (lunches are short, so I didn&#8217;t want Sienna to waste her time fiddling with her lunch box)<\/li>\n<li>Easy to wash because you&#8217;ll be doing it daily! (dishwasher safe is key)<\/li>\n<li>Environmentally friendly &#8211; please please opt for containers over disposable plastic baggies and plastic wrap for the sake of our planet.\u00a0 If it&#8217;s not a lunch box, choose mini reusable containers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We opted for the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CbzTCO\">Bentgo Kids<\/a> for all the reasons listed above, and it has been awesome.\u00a0 Once we&#8217;re done with it though, I&#8217;ll likely try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2020\/08\/best-lunch-boxes-for-kids-2020\/\">one of these awesome lunch boxes<\/a> as we try to move away from plastic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s your favourite lunch box?\u00a0 Share below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0cb1a1;\"><strong>TIP #5:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #0cb1a1;\">Get some lunch box inspiration<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4958 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fullsizeoutput_398c-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Lunch box ideas\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fullsizeoutput_398c-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fullsizeoutput_398c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fullsizeoutput_398c-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fullsizeoutput_398c-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fullsizeoutput_398c-610x458.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fullsizeoutput_398c-510x382.jpeg 510w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fullsizeoutput_398c-1080x810.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Carrot sticks.<\/p>\n<p>Hummus.<\/p>\n<p>Sandwiches.<\/p>\n<p>Just as we get bored eating the same ol&#8217; things, our kids do to!\u00a0 \u00a0Offering variety is important if we&#8217;re trying to expand our child&#8217;s repertoire of foods.<\/p>\n<p>I took photos of the odd lunch box last year and thought I&#8217;d pass them along to help you get the ball rolling.\u00a0 You can see what I put in each section and how I ensure they were all balanced.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2018\/08\/school-lunch-box-ideas\/\">Click here for 15 lunch boxes ideas!<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0cb1a1;\"><strong>TIP #6:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Balance those boxes!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Picking up a hangry kid after school isn&#8217;t enjoyable.\u00a0 There&#8217;s one way to remedy this.\u00a0 Those tantrums are either because they are tired or because they are hungry.<\/p>\n<p>One way to keep them happy vs. hangry is by including balanced meal and snack options.<\/p>\n<p>Every meal and snack should <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2016\/09\/healthy_lunch_box_kids\/\">include these 4 things\u00a0<\/a>to keep blood sugars stable&#8230;so that they don&#8217;t experience spikes and falls in their glucose levels during the day.\u00a0 The afternoon snack is a great opportunity to include some healthy fats, fiber and protein to keep their battery charged until dinner time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0cb1a1;\"><strong>TIP #7:\u00a0<\/strong> Go simple for breakfast<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I find the mornings dictate my mood for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n<p>The more frazzled I am in the morning, the more scattered and stressed I am at work.\u00a0 One way I take the edge off is by keeping things simple (and balanced) for breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>Earmark 3 token recipes to rotate through each week.\u00a0 You can make extras and keep in the fridge (or freezer) for another day.<\/p>\n<p>These are some of my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2017\/02\/2730\/\">go-to breakfast recipes<\/a>.\u00a0 All are picky eater and family friendly!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4498 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_0615-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"3 ingredient gluten-free cookies\" width=\"615\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_0615-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_0615-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_0615-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_0615-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_0615-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_0615-610x610.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_0615-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_0615.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0cb1a1;\"><strong>TIP #7:\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"color: #0cb1a1;\">Master mealtimes<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Tip #6 is all about WHAT we offer for breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>This tip is focused on the HOW.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve followed me for a little bit, you know I focus on both &#8211; as a Family Nutritionist and a Picky Eating Expert.<\/p>\n<p>Because we all know how painful and irritating it is when our kids forgo breakfast.\u00a0 We don&#8217;t need to add the power struggle to the morning routine. It sucks sending them to school (or to bed hungry) with an empty tummy.\u00a0 Neither feels good as a parent.<\/p>\n<p>The toughest part for us is knowing that we are doing and saying the right things to help our kids happily sit at the table, try new foods and ultimately develop a healthy relationship with food.<\/p>\n<p>Here are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/webinar\">10 powerful strategies you can try at your next meal:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/webinar\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4118\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/FREE-WEBINAR-FB-Ads-1-1024x536.png\" alt=\"picky eating\" width=\"615\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/FREE-WEBINAR-FB-Ads-1-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/FREE-WEBINAR-FB-Ads-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/FREE-WEBINAR-FB-Ads-1-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/FREE-WEBINAR-FB-Ads-1-610x319.png 610w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/FREE-WEBINAR-FB-Ads-1-1080x565.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/FREE-WEBINAR-FB-Ads-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0cb1a1;\"><strong>TIP #8:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Stock up on &#8216;sanity snacks&#8217;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;m love my homemade snacks, but life happens and I may not be able to make freshly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2016\/10\/gluten-free-spinach-muffins\/\">baked spinach muffins<\/a> every week. So I always have two &#8216;sanity snacks&#8217; (emergency snacks) on hand that I can grab on those days when I can&#8217;t get my s#$% together.<\/p>\n<p>These are packaged snacks that are the next best thing to homemade options. (I just wish there was less packaging!!)<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of go-to packaged snacks we love:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seaweed snacks<\/li>\n<li>Roasted chickpeas<\/li>\n<li>Beet crackers \/ Mary&#8217;s Crackers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daniellebinns.com\/stagingsite\/2016\/07\/healthy-packaged-snacks-kids\/\">And a much longer list here!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<p>Hope this help you out as we enter back-to-school season.\u00a0 If you have any sanity savers for the rest of us, share below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I remember the year when my first born, Sienna, was going into Junior Kindergarten.\u00a0 The back-to-school stage of life was new to me.\u00a0 In the days leading up to her first day of school I was a mix (and a mess) of emotions&#8230; &#8230;Excited\u00a0(this was a new chapter for all of us) &#8230;Sad\u00a0(she was growing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[97,20],"tags":[205,523,279,522,520,524,68,521],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How I survive back-to-school (8 things you must do!)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sending our kids back to school isn&#039;t for the faint of heart. 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