I have grown wary of sending my four-year-old to school with bananas. Despite my best intentions to ply her with fresh produce, I have spent too many weekday mornings scooping mashed-up, peeled but uneaten bananas and browning apple slices out of her Elsa lunchbox.
Like many parents, I’m constantly trying to strike the balance between convenience, nutrition, variety, budget and – importantly – whether my kid will actually eat the foods I’ve packed for her.
