Sunday, February 7, 2010

What's in your lunchbox?


I HATE packing our son's lunch for school.
Well, that's not entirely true.
What I hate is deciding what to pack for his lunch....
If you can relate, please raise your hand.
;)

I am a last minute kinda gal and typically pack his lunch in the morning while the kids eat breakfast (confession time: the real reason I do this is because Chris drives him to school in the morning and the fact that I still have to make his lunch forces me out of bed. Otherwise I'd probably just roll over and have our son get his own breakfast while I stayed in bed. HA!)

Chris came up with an awesome idea, to share my school lunch menu with you and hopefully have you share yours with me!
See, over the last couple of weeks I've noticed a few different friends writing about the "school lunch struggle" on facebook and thought, maybe this would be a great way to give each other some new ideas.

So, every Sunday, for the month of February I am going to post what I plan on sending in my son's lunch for the week.
And invite you to write your lunch ideas in the comments.
My hope is for us to give each other some fun new ideas on what to send our kids for lunch.

One day last year, while volunteering in my son's class, I saw one of the kids open up his thermos and pull out chicken nuggets. Chicken Nuggets?? They were kept warm in a thermos with sweet and sour sauce in another container to dip! So easy! Why hadn't I thought of that??

See, what I'm sayin'? Something easy that you may do all the time, just may excite someone else!
:)

Now, for those of you who don't have kids, but make your own lunch and bring it to work please include your menu. You probably have a TON of great ideas!
And you mamas who have sweet munchkins who are still too little for school, feel free to speak up too. I am certain you have some fun creative lunch ideas up your sleeves!

Let's get started...
Warning: My menu is a little boring. Remember, I am also someone looking for new ideas to spice things up...

School Lunch Menu February 8-12


Monday: Spaghetti (when I make spaghetti, I always make extra and freeze it in small kid-sized portions. In the morning I pull one out, heat it up in the microwave and throw it in a thermos. My big boy LOVES it!)

Tuesday: Ham and cheese sandwich (very exciting stuff)

Wednesday: It's pizza day at the school! Lalalala...My favorite day!

Thursday: Leftover Veggie Chili (my son eats a lot of leftovers... again I freeze small portions and pull one out to send in his lunch)

Friday: (On fridays my son gets out at 12:30, so we have lunch at home)
Soup and grilled cheese sandwiches

So, what's in your/ your kid's lunchbox this week?

6 comments:

  1. Sara, I love you blog ... almost as much as I love you! This will be very helpful in a couple of years (Once M starts grade 1!) Going to register him this afternoon for preschool ... how did that happen? I can't have a child ready for preschool ... I'm too young!! Oh wait ... I'm not!!!!
    xoxoxo
    C.

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  2. what a great idea! You might want to think about linking up to Organizing Junkie's Meal Planning Monday -- I think others would be interested in thinking about what to pack for their kiddos!

    By the way... I'd recommend homemade crackers -- they are a favorite in my lunch :)

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  3. i home school, and even at lunch time i don't want to make it.

    a recent favorite is grilled jack cheese, tomato, and spinach (basil is better) sandwiches. it sounded weird, but is SO good.

    once (i think i was in 4th grade) my mom made top-ramen noodles for me the night before, she put them in the thermos, in the fridge....it was disgusting.

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  4. Hi Sara,
    I visited your site for the first time today and just read this post. I love that you're wanting to share lunch ideas! I am the founder of yubo, a completely different kids lunchbox that is easy for parents to clean, fun for kids to use, and kind to the environment. I am always looking for new things to pack in my children's yubo lunchboxes too. Some things they love are wraps (grilled chicken with cheese wrapped in a tortilla or pita), crackers with sliced cheese and salami and fruit skewers (sometimes I cut them into fun shapes so they'll be more fun to eat!). I also go to this great website a lot for kid recipe ideas: http://www.spatulatta.com/. I hope you find it helpful too!

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  5. Hi Sara,
    I visited your site for the first time today and just read this post. I love that you're wanting to share lunch ideas! I am the founder of yubo, a completely different kids lunchbox that is easy for parents to clean, fun for kids to use, and kind to the environment. I am always looking for new things to pack in my children's yubo lunchboxes too. Some things they love are wraps (grilled chicken with cheese wrapped in a tortilla or pita), crackers with sliced cheese and salami and fruit skewers (sometimes I cut them into fun shapes so they'll be more fun to eat!). I also go to this great website a lot for kid recipe ideas: http://www.spatulatta.com/. I hope you find it helpful too!

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  6. i home school, and even at lunch time i don't want to make it.

    a recent favorite is grilled jack cheese, tomato, and spinach (basil is better) sandwiches. it sounded weird, but is SO good.

    once (i think i was in 4th grade) my mom made top-ramen noodles for me the night before, she put them in the thermos, in the fridge....it was disgusting.

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