When packing school lunches in the morning I first look to repurpose leftovers from supper; use meat (chicken, beef, pork) in a wrap or sandwich, using leftover pasta, rice or quinoa by adding vegetables and a dressing to make a cold salad or making a hot lunch by putting soup, pasta or casseroles into a […]
School Lunches
School Safe Granola Bar Recipe Round Up
When it comes to packing school lunches and trying to decide on snacks the granola bar is one of the first snack ideas that comes to mind. Granola bars are convenient, portable and have tasty ingredients mixed together making them a perfect snack option. While there are many convenient pre-packaged options available in grocery stores […]
Packing Apples for School Lunches
With apple season starting and back to packing school lunches I have had some questions about how to pack an apple in a school lunch without it turning brown. I decided to put all of the tried and tested ideas together in one post for easy reference. Why Does an Apple Turn Brown after Cutting? […]
Four Basic Steps to Packing a School Lunch
The School Year is Here! Whether you are a parent with years of experience packing a lunch for your school age child or you are a parent packing daily lunches for the first time here is a post to help I’m calling my Four Basic Steps to Packing a School Lunch. If you’ve read my […]
Costco Essentials – The Foundation of My School Year Pantry
If you have access to storage and are able to buy larger bulk items it can be convenient to have a fully stocked pantry ready for last minute cooking, baking or lunch packing. My inspiration for our pantry set up was chef Michael Smiths’ kitchen pantry and we use mason jars to store many dry […]
Sanity Saving School Lunch Packing Tips
My food philosophy is to be prepared and keep school lunches simple, balanced and realistic. If you have a creative flair and want to make your food Pinterest worthy great; but as a mom of three my goal on many school days is to get the job done. Sometimes that’s minutes before we need to […]
Parents Guide to Bento Boxes for School Lunches
With school only a few weeks away you may have not made your final decision about which lunch box is right for your kid(s). When I first started my research last year I considered a number of items and the unique challenges our then 3-4 year old would encounter in his first year of full […]
Top 3 Reasons to Love Bento Boxes for School
The new school year is approaching and friends and family have reached out to get my opinion on choosing a lunch box and lunch ideas. Last year our first son started kindergarten and after lots of research I knew I wanted a bento style lunch box. I thought I would share in a blog series […]