A Five Minute Lunch

 

 

 

I was hoping Reba would buy lunch today. I have just been so swamped lately, but she said all of the choices were gross!

 

So in her Easy Lunch Box (in five minutes) she has:

 

* A salad with carrots, cheese, turkey, and lettuce

* Ranch

* Pretzel rods

* Strawberries and blueberries

 

Thank goodness for our produce box!

Pretty Lunch for a Pretty Girl

 

It is hard to believe the days are dwindling down.  My sweet girl has just a few days left of first grade.

Today's lunch includes:

* Ham

* Provolone

* Cucumbers

* Carrots

* Strawberries

* Rainbow & Cherry Cloth Napkin

Teacher Appreciation Lunches

 

I was a teacher for 8 years.  I know all too well that teachers do not take the time necessary for themselves, especially when it comes to lunch.  So often lunch is interrupted by a child who forgot something, a parent who needs something, a group of kids who have decided to throw food or get too loud, and the list could go on.

 

Rebecca's teacher and the two assistants who have been in her classroom this year often joke that wish I would make lunch for them. So, I did!

 

I purchased an Easy Lunch Box for each teacher, gave each of them 2 Mini Dippers, and an owl cloth napkin.  I included a note saying that these were theirs to keep!

 

So in today's lunch:

 

* Poppyseed Chicken Salad

* Cucumbers and Strawberries

* Banana Chocolate Muffins

* A Mini Dipper filled with extra dressing

* A Mini Dipper filled with pecans (in case they didn't want them)

* Not pictured - Bottles of water with Crystal Light packets

 

And here is everything all packed up in my 31 thermal. They are on sale this month!

 

 

 

Star Wars Post

I decided that since I would be at a craft and vendor show EARLY on May 4th that I should make breakfast for the kiddos so my husby wouldn't have to do it!

They have pancakes using molds from Williams and Sonoma

Yogurt with Star Wars Characters in Mini Dippers

Light Sabers - Sausage and Crescent rolls

Strawberries

Hopefully they won't be disappointed because last year they got R2D2 gummies and they are still obsessing over them! 

Check out Christine's lunch over at My Epicurean Adventures!

Once you've completed the hop...

Yummy Lunch Using Our Produce Box Foods

 

 

Today's Easy Lunch Box Includes:

 

* A salad with lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers

* Strawberries with whipped cream

* Fresh honey wheat bread with WowButter and homemade preserves

* Mini dipper of ranch

* Mini dipper of yogurt with chocolate covered sunflower seeds

 

Several of these items came from our Produce Box. The kids LOVED the fresh bread that we got yesterday and wanted to eat plain slices of it. 

Leftovers Make Great Lunches

 

 

My daughter LOVES spaghetti. This is probably partly due to my dislike of spaghetti, but I did make it for my poor, deprived family last night.  So, my daughter is willing to eat cold spaghetti for lunch just so she can enjoy it again.  It helps that she likes her food cold!

 

I sliced up some strawberries to mix with grapes for her to create a healthy, "sweet treat" for her. I also made a little salad with the leftover Produce Box lettuce (How much does ONE family need???) and here's a little trick...the ranch dressing is UNDER the salad.

 

And of course, everything is packed in an Easy Lunch Box to make my life simple.

Elementary Lunch vs. Toddler Lunch

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I have done this kind of post before, but decided to do it again!  I was packing the same lunch items for my kids but different ways.

 

Today's Easy Lunch Boxes Include:

 

* Salad

*Ham sandwiches

* Carrots

* Fruit (Watermelon, Grape, Strawberries)

* Ty has cheese cubes

* Ranch for dipping

 

Notice that Ty doesn't have a pick for his little Funbite sandwiches. His are just loose today.  He also has cheese because he likes it and his sister does not.  If your toddler is younger, please be sure to cut their grapes. Ty is getting a bit older and has decided that he doesn't want his "broken."