(St. Patty's day lunch from last year)
(lunch box from last year)
***I originally posted this almost 2 Years ago. But I know that right now, if your kids aren't back to school yet, they soon will be. So enjoy this list of ideas for your kiddo's lunch bags!*** If you have any other ideas, that you don't see listed, please let me know!
In a week, my kids head off to school! I couldn't be more excited. Don't worry, they are as excited as I am!
But this does also mark the daily occurence of packing lunch bags. This year, I get to do it times 4. But I thought I would share my Lunchbag ABC's and hopefully it will inspire & help you. If you think of anything good that I don't have listed, please leave a comment and let us all know what it is!
A: apples/ applesauce, apricots (dried or fresh), avacados, animal cookies, apple crisp, ants on a log
B: bananas, breads (all different kinds), hamBurgers, biscuits, bagels w/cream cheese & lunch meat, bagel pizzas, brownies, blueberries, burrito
C: crackers & cheese, crackers, cookies, candy, corn, corn dogs, chicken nuggets, cherry tomatoes, chex mix, celery sticks w/ pb, cream cheese, cherries, chips, chocolate milk
D: deviled eggs, devils food cake, dried fruit, dips- caramel for apples, ranch for vegi's...
E: eggs (hard boiled), egg rolls, enchiladas, edamame
F: fig newtons, fruit snacks, fried rice, french bread, fettuchini alfredo, fruit,fruit salad
G: grapes, granola & yogurt, granola bars, graham crackers, Goldfish, gum-if your school allows kids to chew it, suprise them every once in a while!
H: hamburgers, hot dogs, hot pockets (cook in the morning, wrap in tin foil and it will stay warm until lunch), ham & cheese on crackers, hoagies,
I: ice packs. You can get these for pretty cheap. Helps keep things cool. Also, freezing water bottles or juice boxes can also help keep things cool.
J:jerky, jam, juice, juice boxes, jokes-my kids love getting a quick little note that has a joke on it. If there is a holiday, look out for holiday related jokes.
K: kabobs (make sure your kids are allowed to have kabob skewers. These might be considered a weapon.) kisses -since we can't go to school to give them a kiss, let 'em know you are thinking about them with a Hershey's one!
L: lemon bars, lettuce wraps, lasagna, lunchables (homemade or bought with sale and coupon!), leftovers from dinner, Love notes from Mom
M: mac & cheese, muffins, milk, mango's (fresh or dried),
N: Nutter butters, napkins with their favorite character-grab a pkg from the birthday section at the store, nacho's, nilla wafers, nuts
O: oranges (cut up for them or you are guaranteed to get it back!)orange juice, oreo's
P: pizza, pepperoni's (my son Connor loves having mini pepporoni's to munch on)pb on crackers,pasta, pasta salads, pudding, pears, peaches, potato salad and of course...pb &j!
Q: quesadillas
R: rice, mini rice cakes, ravioli, ramen, raisins (yogurt covered or regular)
S: strawberries, soup, salad, spaghetti, smores goldfish, string cheese, snap peas, sandwiches, salsa & chips, stickers (fav. characters or holiday themed!) sweets to share ( I like to put 2 treats in with a note that says one for you, one for your best friend), shapes- turn fruit, sandwiches etc into different shapes using cookie cutters or a knife for fun! Silverware:make sure to send some in every day! Maybe have a set that is for lunch bags only. Or stock up on plastic ones.
T: tacos, tuna fish, tomatoes, trail mix, themes-try making a lunch using foods with your child's initial ( all L foods for example) or holidays, numbers, colors etc., thermos, for keeping hot foods hot and cold foods cold!
U: uncrustables. Do not buy them!! They are so expensive for what you get! Using coupons and sales, get pb & jam (or make your own jam!). Head to the day old bread store and get 2 or 3 loaves of bread. Spend a few minutes turning them all into sandwiches. Place them bag in the bread bag and label. I use a cutter from Pampered Chef, to take the crusts off!
V: vanilla flavored...well anything! (:
W: water bottles, watermelon-cut up into pieces, wraps
X: uhm...
Y: yogurt
Z: zuccini bread, zoo animal crackers,
3 comments:
I hope you got special time with the hubs! What a great guy to sacrifice for us all!
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This is simply brilliant. I love it. Thanks for sharing it. I hope to get some great ideas for lunch making off of it. Hope you have a great week back to school.
Thanks! I am glad it was a help. Once they are in school I will start posting more of my kids lunches. (:
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