when my children are in school, i pack their lunches. i try to avoid prepackaged items as much as possible, for example, i'd rather bake muffins that buy a package for their dessert.
we do very simple lunches. a sandwich. juice. water bottle. some carrot sticks or other raw vegetable. a few cheese cubes. crackers. a piece of fruit. my girls are very young.
they do have 'hot lunches' that can be ordered through the school....for an astronomical price. i started feeling badly about it because i don't want my girls to be the odd ones out. so i followed along with the menu, making similar things. for example, on pizza day, i would send homemade mini pizzas that were suitable for eating cold.
myself, i try to pack my lunches as much as possible. i'll admit i fall off the wagon quite a bit. i struggle with full time shift work. on night shifts, i barely eat a thing because i'm too tired to worry about planning and prepping a proper lunch. i'm much better for packing a good lunch on day shift.
i haven't been the best wife in terms of packing lunches for hubby
he fends for himself for the most part.