School starts up again tomorrow for many full plate readers. Do you know what you're packing on Tuesday? If not, here's some inspiration....
dried cranberries + a cup of yogurt + juice as a treat + leftover whole wheat spaghetti and turkey meatballs (which he ate cold, no problem)
steamed green beans + slices of chicken-apple sausage + a carrot + a yogurt smoothie + honey-wheat pretzels
veggie crudites + yogurt dip (Greek yogurt + fresh herbs blended in the Cuisinart...leftover from the night before's lamb-pistachio meatballs) + gingersnaps as a treat + whole wheat pasta salad with chickpeas from the night before
hummus + carrots and celery to dip + a cream cheese and jam sandwich + Gingersnaps and strawberry yogurt as treats
homemade gingerbread cookie + puffed Kamut cereal to munch on + chopped rainbow salad + blueberry yogurt + the last of the lemony chickpea pasta salad
pulled pork and coconut-curry butternut squash (from dinner the night before) + a homemade gingerbread cookie + peas (fun to pick up with your hands when mom is not around) + slices of cucumber
Hi Ella, thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your link :) Great lunch boxes here girl & I look forward to staying in touch :)
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! These lunches are awesome. Do your kids actually eat them? My youngest is SUCH a picky eater, anything green (that is not a cucumber) really throws her into a fit. But my older two would love these sorts of things... I'll have to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteHi Brenda,
ReplyDeleteThank you! So glad you're enjoying my blog. It's fun to write! To answer your question, yes, almost the whole lunch comes home eaten. Sure, some days I strike out on something...but usually it's b/c it didn't hold up well (apples or bananas turned brown, etc-- and I wouldn't find that appetizing either!). I have always tried to provide a bunch of healthy options. I don't make a big deal about the contents of their lunchbox to them, I just pack it and send it off to school. So, I'm not privvy to any outburts-- ha ha!! But, I have yet to hear a complaint lobbied by either of them, so I think they're enjoying what I pack! Let me know how it goes if you try some of these ideas. Always love hearing reader success, or need-some-more-help, stories! - Eila