Tamago rolls (Japanese seasoned egg omelette), tomatoes, grapes, cucumbers, carrots, sugar snap peas. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes.
Waffle bites, banana, strawberries, grapes, and cheese. One has whipped cream for dipping, one has cottage cheese, two have yogurt. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes.
Quesadillas, homemade pear/apple sauce (one has yogurt), homemade granola bars, apples, carrots, cucumbers. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes.
Leftover pizza, tomatoes, sugar snap peas, strawberries, homemade granola bar, raisins, and a prune. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes.
Homemade whole wheat banana bread, cheese, apple, strawberries. Two have ham and two have yogurt. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes.
"Lunchable": crackers, ham, cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, strawberries. The one without ham has sweet red peppers, and the one with the biggest appetite got an extra cheese. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes, with square silicone muffin cups., and little Minnie Mouse bento forks.
Homemade instant oatmeal, homemade biscotti, banana, strawberry, and cheese. The blue containers are from Ikea. The oatmeal is packed in Thermos Funtainers. I heat the container with boiling water first, and then put in the dry oatmeal mixture with boiling water and boiling milk, so it all stays warm until lunch time.
Tortilla chips, shredded cheddar cheese, apple, & tomatoes. Two have refried beans and two have shredded chicken. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes, with mini dipper containers for the ketchup, silicon muffin cups for the chicken, and disposable plastic baby spoons.
Happy First Day of Spring lunch. Corn dog muffins, organic ketchup for dipping, cucumber & cheddar cheese flowers, apples, homemade mini sugar cookies. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes, with Mini Dipper containers.
Pizza muffins and meatball muffins, with tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, blueberries, and cheese. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes, with pink silicone muffin cups from Ikea.
Leftover cheese pizza, cut into strips so it's a little easier to eat, with tomatoes, carrots, yogurt raisins, and a few homemade sugar cookies. One child also got a boiled egg. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes, with square silicone baking cups.
Quesadillas. Three have just cheese, one has chicken. The one made with corn tortillas is gluten free. On the sides they have seaweed snacks, tomatoes, strawberries and blueberries. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes.
Sunbutter & homemade jam on local white bread, with cookies, seaweed snacks, a strawberry, and one child has a few chocolate covered edamame beans. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes Brights, with Bee & flower picks, letter picks, and a leaf pick.
Leftover cold noodles with sesame oil and soy sauce, with different combinations of peas, corn, tomatoes, and chicken, depending on what each child likes. Two have soy sauce on the side. They all have tomatoes, cheese, and strawberries. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes brights, with Sauce Bottles.
Homemade waffles, with maple whipped cream for dipping (just whipping cream, with maple syrup), cheese, rice chex, apples, and blueberries. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes, with Mini Dippers, and Little Spoons.
Leftover pizza cut in bites for easier and faster eating, with oranges, blueberries, and tomatoes. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes.
Cheeseburger skewers: bites of leftover hamburger patty, cheese, and tomato. With grapes and yogurt raisins. Two have half an avocado, one has cottage cheese, one has dried mango. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes, with a mini dipper, silicone muffin cup, and little spoon.
Simple sandwiches: two have ham & cheese, two have just cheese. With carrots, tomatoes, strawberries, blueberries, and one has a container of yogurt. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes with one mini dipper.
Blueberry breakfast cake - pancake for the child that doesn't like cooked blueberries - yogurt, cheese, grapes, banana, and one has a boiled egg. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes and Mini Dippers.
Leftover homemade cheese pizza cut in strips, cheese, oranges, cookies, and one has some raisins. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes
Turkey burgers on sweet Hawaiian rolls with cheddar cheese (one who doesn't eat meat has sun butter & jam, with cheese on the side). With tomatoes, strawberries, blueberries, and one has some sweet peppers. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes, with leaf picks.
Cheese, oranges, cheese crisps, homemade cookies, chocolate covered edamame beans, two have ham and two have a little bit of leftover pizza. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes with Square Silicone Baking Cups.
Whole wheat berry muffins, with rice chex, pineapple, and blueberries. Two have rolled up ham, one has hot dogs, one has yogurt.
Sun butter and homemade jam on white bread, with berries, pineapple, cheese, and salami.
Hot dogs, pasta, peas, cheese, oranges, and dried fruit.
Heart shaped whole wheat pancakes with maple whipped cream, grapes, berries, cheese, apples.
Grain free wraps. Two have ham and cheese, one has cheese, one has sunbutter & jelly. On the side: apples, grapes, strawberries, cucumbers, carrots.
Salami, cheese, tomatoes, grapes, strawberries, and yogurt covered cookies.
This was an experiment with a sandwich on grain free bread. One has butter and cheese, one has mayo, ham, and cheese. They also have carrots, apples, tomatoes, blueberries.
Cubes of cheddar and jack cheese, salami, tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, blueberries, raisins, apricots, and one has a boiled egg.
three have homemade whole wheat pancakes, one has potato pancake, filled with cream cheese or butter. Orange and cheese on the side. Two have boiled egg, one has rice chex, two have ham, one has sunbutter.
Skewers of tomatoes, cheese, and ham for the two that eat it. In between they each have a piece of zucchini, celery, and red pepper (which they did taste!). Fruit on the side: banana, grapes, oranges.
Hot dogs (Applegate brand, no artificial stuff!) on whole wheat buns, zucchini and carrots, popcorn, grapes.
One has leftover macaroni and cheese, the other has my homemade instant oatmeal. On the side they have grapes, tomatoes, cheese, and a few bites of hot dog.
Two have fish tacos - just fish sticks, corn tortilla, shredded cheese, cabbage, one has guacamole and one has refried beans. They have carrots, oranges, and cheese on the side. The other two have refried beans, cheese, carrots, banana, and pears.
In the thermos containers they have my homemade muesli, one has homemade blackberry jam with it. They also have some strips of leftover waffle, and banana.
Quesadillas cut in strips. On the side one has guacamole, one has cottage cheese, one has yogurt, one has sour cream. On the side they have tomatoes, oranges, and letter cookies.
Leftovers for two: macaroni and cheese, tortilla and cheese rolls, with strawberries, blueberries, oranges, and carrots.
Pinwheels: tortillas rolled with cheese, two have ham, one has peppers, carrots and cabbage. They have carrots and oranges on the side, and one has sour cream, one has cottage cheese, one has yogurt with honey, one has sunbutter.
Pancake sandwiches, with homemade whole wheat pancakes, cream cheese (one has butter), and sliced apples. On the side they have cheese, cheerios, banana, and apricots.
Mini taco cups: just corn tortillas, toasted in a muffin tin, filled with black beans and melted cheese, with sour cream for dipping, apples, and cheese.
Ski lunches for Saturday for the whole family. This is what I mean about these lunchboxes holding enough food for my husband and I. This lunch was plenty for us. Dad and 3 kids have cheeseburgers with ketchup on the side. Dad also got a side of leftover sauteed onions and mushrooms. I made these for dinner Thursday night and just made lots extra to save for lunch. One has PB&J on a burger bun. I have a salad with basil vinaigrette and some hamburger patties, mushrooms, and onions. We all have strawberries, chips, and a small piece of chocolate wrapped in wax paper. The chips were an experiment - I packed these the night before and put in the fridge. I wasn't sure if the chips would stay crunch overnight or not, but they did!
Simple sandwiches. One has sunbutter & jelly. one has ham, cheddar, and mayo. One has ham, cucumber, and cheddar. One has a veggie sandwich with peppers, cucumbers, carrots, and cheddar. With carrots and sugar snap peas on the side, and oranges and apples. Two different apples sliced and alternated sure was a simple way to make the lunches look a little extra special.
Deconstructed nachos: corn chips, cheese, sour cream, two have chicken and two have beans. On the side: tomatoes, sweet peppers, zucchini. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes.
Three have half and avocado with a little bottle of soy sauce. We like to fill the avocado with soy sauce and eat it with a spoon. They also have cheese, sugar snap peas, apples, and crackers. One doesn't like avocado or those kind of crackers, so she got ham, cottage cheese, and a mixture of bunny crackers. Sauce is in these bottles.
This was a breakfast and snack. My breakfast doesn't look very appealing here, but it was really good. Scrambled eggs with polish sausage, spinach, mushrooms, onions, and cheese. In the middle was my lunch - salami, boiled egg, cheese, and salt for the egg in the pink container. On the right was a mid-morning snack for my son - ham, cheese, egg, and crackers.
Just sunbutter and homemade jam, on multigrain bread. But they chose what shape they wanted me to cut, which was a simple way to get them involved in the meal. They all have tomatoes and cheese, three have plain yogurt with honey, one has cottage cheese, two have blueberries and two have sugar snap peas. Packed in Easy Lunchboxes.
Breadsticks, cheese, salami (one has sunbutter), veggies, bananas.
lunchable / snack box with hummus and sun butter for dipping.
A grown up salad lunch: kale with a simple dressing of sesame oil and bragg's aminos, with salmon and tomatoes. On the side: cheese and melon.
Leftover crustless quiche with sour cream & salsa on the side, banana muffin, celery & carrots.
Sunbutter & jam, cheese, strawberries, applesauce. Bee & flower picks. Leaf picks Letter picks.
Refried beans, sour cream, corn tortilla chips, cheese, cabbage and tomatoes. Packed in EasyLunchboxes.
Lunchable with crackers, cheese, veggies, tomatoes, berries.
Burrito with veggies and fruit.