That was the fun part of lunches as a kid. You could always swap something momma sent for something better.
LOL! Some things never change. I know that my son's friends thoroughly enjoyed coming to our house, and that was part of my mommy "plan". I preferred that our sons enjoy their social time here at home where I could keep an eye on things and I found that good ole homemade treats kept them and their friends very happy to be "home". I was one of those moms who made everything "from scratch". Homemade breads, cookies, pies, dinners...you name it, I made it. Even our pizzas and tortillas were homemade.
This is a cute story that I and my friend often laugh about. Although my friend also was a wonderful mother and enjoyed making things from "scratch" sometimes, they also did indulge quite often in storebought cookies, snacks and other treats. Well, we had just moved to our area and had recently met her and her family. Their youngest son enjoyed coming over to play with our boys.
Well, the year we were building our log home, I was using our camping trailer as a "camp kitchen" and still I insisted on everything being homemade. This young boy (10 years old) came for a visit one day on his four-wheeler and he was carrying a bag of food. In it were some storebought cookies, junk food, and boxed juices. I remember he told the boys he had brought some real food because he knew we didn't have any. ROFL! I always offered him homemade jerky, cookies, etc., but he was worried that we didn't have any "REAL food". That still just cracks me up.