Mom causes a stir after admitting to preparing school lunches for five weeks straight: ‘Children need fresh food!’
- A mother has been criticized for making school lunches for five weeks
- She prepared 27 sandwiches for her child
An organized mom has sparked a heated debate after revealing how she makes five weeks worth of school lunches in just five minutes.
Elise explained that she makes a giant batch of 27 sandwiches for her child to take to school, freeing up time in the morning.
She puts the sandwiches in the freezer and lets them thaw overnight before putting them in her child’s lunchbox.
But her time-saving hack left hundreds of parents uneasy and worried about soggy bread, frozen toppings and “an odd taste.”
Her hack went viral after she shared it on a popular Facebook group, but she was soon forced to defend her parentage.
Aussie mom Elise admitted she prepares 27 school sandwiches for her child (pictured)
‘Just to be clear; I don’t expect my child to eat soggy sandwiches. They thaw well at night.
‘I don’t expect my child to eat frozen sandwiches either. They thawed the night before.’
The image showed the sandwiches stacked in plastic wrap, ready to go in the freezer.
In the comments, Elise said the key to keeping the bread from getting soggy is to “use foods with a low water content,” which means avoiding lettuce and cucumber.
“We add all those things the morning of dinner. Let the sandwich thaw on the couch overnight and add the salad that morning,” she wrote.
Elise said she lets her kid choose the filling, too, and in the past she’s made sandwiches with corned beef, cold roast lamb, poached chicken, and cheese.
Hundreds of parents flocked to the comments, and some expressed concern about the freezing of processed meats.
“I didn’t know ham was safe to freeze and eat thawed,” one commented.
‘I’ve never frozen a sandwich before, I just don’t think they’ll taste the same thawed. Is the bread soggy or does it still taste fresh?’ added another.
While some were concerned, other parents said the hack “works well” and their mom did the same when they were a kid (stock image)
While some were concerned, other parents said the tip “works well” and their parents did the same when they were a kid.
‘My dad was a single dad raising three kids and working full time – he used to do this on Sunday evenings before school lunches. We never complained, always tasted great,” one woman wrote.
“As a kid I ate thawed sandwiches for school lunch, I always remember they tasted nice and fresh,” added another.
A third woman said she also uses this time-saving tactic with her family, but makes sure she always buys fresh bread.
“I have a supply of sandwiches for about three weeks, as I have three children and a husband. It works great… I make sure to go to the bakery and buy my bread fresh and do it on the day! No complaints here from anyone,” she wrote.