When her son Jacob started first grade, FAMILYFUN reader Dee Martin of Cleveland had to pack three lunches--one for Jacob; one for her older son, Kyle; and one for herself--so she established a new lunch system.

She rounded up three plastic baskets and filled one with fruits, another with vegetables, and a third with snacks and desserts. Dee lets the boys choose one item from each basket for their lunch bags. Then she adds a sandwich.

So far, the system is earning rave reviews. The kids like it because they're in charge.

Dee isn't ready to let her kids choose all the food, though. "We'd have ketchup sandwiches if I let that go on," she says.