8 Responses to "lunch ideas?! 251/365"
1. #1 Mel
   Sep.09.2009, 08:20:50

   here’s what I’ve done….pretzels, sliced oranges, grapes, cheese and crackers, honeycombs, choclate sprinkles on bread (what’s the dutch word?) yogurt cup.
   things I will probably do…..mini marshmallows, rice crispies squares, meat and cheese sandwiches, jam sandwiches (no peanut butter though) prepackaged stuff (ritz crackers with cheese filling, goldfish) Oh, there are so many options!!
2. #2 Lisa
   Sep.09.2009, 08:29:02

   Mel… the ritz crackers with cheese filling are processed in a facility that has peanuts… they are a no-no in peanut free schools ( I learned this one the hard way).

   Mike makes lunches… but he does the following… fruit, mini carrots, crackers, sweet cereal (froot loops or whatever), mini muffins, apple sauce cups, etc
   For sandwiches… Grace and Calvin take cheese on a tortilla EVERY DAY! Griffin usually has meat sandwiches or some sort of leftover that is good cold.
3. #3 jen
   Sep.09.2009, 08:28:23

   we’ve only done this a few times yet.. but Micah takes a whole wheat bun or a sandwich w meat and cheese, and then he has a cuople different kinds of fruit/vegetables which I cut up so it’s easy to eat (and alot easier to pack!) then he has a couple minin muffins which he saves for the bus ride home cause they don’t have an afternoon snack. (I made a bunch of them a while back and I just throw them in his lunch frozen , they thaw fairly quickly) for snacks – cookies, crackers, or pretty much whatever. and micah’s school has a litterless lunch policy so I have to avoid pre-packaged snacks as much as possible. His last school had the same policy, I think it’s great because it forces parents to pack healthier stuff for their kids!

   were lucky this year, cause this school doesn’t have the no-nut policy. but those of you that do, there is a new product in the grocery store, it’s a soy-based butter, that supposively looks and tastes just like peanut butter. but if you use it you need to mark on the lunch pail what it is.
4. #4 Karen
   Sep.09.2009, 11:52:21

   I used to take celery stalks filled with peanut butter but cheez whiz will work too!
5. #5 Gerda
   Sep.09.2009, 05:21:14

   Here is what I try to do:
   morning snack – cut up fruit (strawberrie, apple, pear, peach etc) or apple sauce
   lunch – sandwich (with usually jam or hagelslag (sprinkles)) or a cold pancake
   also a yoghurt or drinkable yoghurt and some pieces of cheese (use a small cookie cutter to make the cheese in shapes) carrots
   afternoon snack – crackers (some times with cheese) or rice crispie square or mini muffin
   Sometimes I put a little note in the lunchpail – the kids love that.
   Our school likes litterless lunches as well, in a way it saves you too buying in ‘bulk’ is cheaper.
   Have fun making lunches
6. #6 dawn
   Sep.09.2009, 03:37:18

   Gerda…that’s such a cute idea…cutting the cheese into shapes! He’ll love it!

   Great idea’s ladies! thanks!

   Here are somethings I’ve done:
   Standard/staple granola bar
   raspberries/apples/grapes
   dunkeroos’ (not litterless but he thinks he’s awesome when I pack it!)
   crackers & cheese
   sandwiches with honey or dutch cheese

   pretty boring/standard at this point…
7. #7 Paula Jessop
   Sep.09.2009, 02:37:54

   Hi Dawn,
   I’m new to packing school lunches, but so far I have found that my son really enjoys the meat and cheese wraps that I send. Somehow a sandwich just seems to be more exciting when it’s rolled up! I have also used a large cookie cutter to make shapes out of sandwiches made with bread! The kraft web-site has lunch ideas and has printable jokes to pack!
8. #8 dawn
   Sep.09.2009, 03:10:12

   Wraps are a great idea Paula! I’ll ask E if he would like that! I know his cousins eat that often…we rarely have them here! Cookie cutters too…so cute!
   Here is the link to the jokes: (thanks for the tips Paula)!
   http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/yourkids/lunchboxsolutions/lunchboxjokes.aspx

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