School Lunch Day 43 - burritos to-go for a field trip
I think burritos make a perfect field trip lunch. They are self contained and easy to eat with one hand. And even when eaten cold I still think they are warming and comforting for the tummy - which is just what we needed on this stormy day. For field trips I try to pack stuff that is easy to eat and not messy, and travels well.
School Lunch Day 42: Pizza rolls (again!)
So my lunch plan for this week is: make it easy and take shortcuts wherever I can. Fortunately I had some pizza rolls in the freezer still - the last of them, so I will make more when we get home. I don't buy a lot of pre-packaged snack thingys, but I do like them for airplane rides. Target had a bunch of stuff on sale - buy three get one free - so I while I was getting airplane snacks I also picked up a little extra to get me through the week with some easy lunch options.
School Lunch Day 41: Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Friday sandwiches + Friday pizza all in one! I've been wanting to make this for a while, and a rainy Friday seemed like the perfect time. I did not make this lunch ahead, I just made it this morning. I'm not sure how well it would keep overnight with the pizza sauce on this very soft bread. Maybe on a thicker bread I think it would do fine, but this very soft whole wheat bread was all I had and I didn't want to take my chances. But they were easy to make and came together really fast, so making these in the morning was really no big deal.
School Lunch Day 40: French Toast Sticks with Maple Yogurt
Breakfast for lunch is a day late, because I made lunch ahead of time, and then forgot that they didn't have school on Wednesday, so I saved it for Thursday. Breakfast for lunch is an easy one to pack ahead, because most breakfast foods keep really well in the fridge. This stuff was all going to be in the fridge either way, whether it was in a lunch container or some other kind of container, so I might as well pack it for lunch.
School Lunch Day 38: Leftovers (noodles + pizza)
Monday is leftovers day! Sometimes that means that the kids get all the same, and sometimes they get a little different. It's a great opportunity to clean out the fridge and use up the little bits of stuff that aren't enough for a dinner.
School Lunch Day 37: Toasted Cheese Sandwiches
This was a Friday lunch. One of those Fridays when I was feeling done for the week and I hadn't mustered the energy to pack it a head of time. Toasted cheese sandwiches are such an easy fallback for those days. Literally, place sliced cheese on bread, and place in toaster oven until melted, and smush together. I can even do this at 6am when I am only half awake.
School Lunch Day 36: Burritos
Burritos are an great way to pack a filling lunch in an easy to eat package that can be held in one hand and eaten pretty quickly. I try to think of things that can be eaten quickly and easily, as I am sure you are well aware that most schools have a pretty limited amount of time for lunch. I also try to pack things that aren't super messy, and when rolled tightly and not over filled, burritos can be eaten with very little mess. It's one of the few things that all of my kids love. We have some form of "taco tuesday" every week, so it's even easier to make burritos when you already have leftover refried beans and taco meat in your fridge.