Back to school means packing lunches!
It's kind of a nighmare sometimes because kids are picky and they change their minds. One week they love turkey, the next they hate it. Most schools don't allow peanut butter and kids always complain that they don't get what their friends get (I hear about fruit roll-ups all the time!). How in the world can packing a lunch be so stinking difficult?
Here are some EASY TIPS for lunchbox time:
1. Make your own mix-n-match lunch-ables with these ideas:
- wheat crackers
- cheese cubes
- cherry tomatoes
- sliced fruit
- dipping yogurt
- raisins
- dried fruit
- organic applesauce
- mandarin oranges
- cold cuts
2. Freeze yogurt tubes, they stay cool until lunch.
3. Use a thermos for leftovers, soups, annie's mac n cheese or stars pasta, couscous, rice, beans, or any other warm dish options.
4. Always order extra pizza! If you order delivery, snag an extra and freeze the pieces. Kids can eat pizza leftovers whenever lunch options run slim.
5. Limit the SUGAR. Remember, teachers have to deal with our hopped up kids. Make sure drinks have no corn syrup and that they are relatively healthy by choosing smallerboxes and 100% juice. OR pack your own diluded juice in one of the kleen canteen or siggs safety bottles.
It is a pain, but we all have to do it, right? PLEASE chime in your ideas because lunchboxing gets boring fast!
