Backpack - check.
Uniform - check.
Shoes - check.
Lunch - . . .
It is no new problem trying to pack something for lunch that your child will eat and enjoy and that won't be difficult for you to prepare. Along with all the excitement September brings comes the monotony of packing lunches. We have a few ideas to help you start your ten months of brown bag lunches off with a smile.
Make the ordinary a bit extraordinary.
*Use cookie cutters to cut sandwiches into fun shapes- initials, leaves, apples.
*Instead of slicing an apple, core it and fill it with dip. Try a mix of peanut butter and caramel.
*Pack buttered noodles (try a fun shape like bow ties or cut fusilli), cubes of mozzarella, slices of pepperoni, and olives.
*Put all of the ingredients for a sandwich on a stick! Try mini pickles, olives, salami and cheese cubes.
Pack something extra.
*Put juice pouches or water bottles in the freezer and pack with lunch to keep cold. Wrap a paper towel around the drink to keep condensation from soaking lunch.
*Include a homemade treat such as your child's favorite cookie or cupcake.
*Add a short note with a message or a school memory, or tuck in a small gift such as an eraser or special pencil.
*Include a straw with any drink you pack.
Try something different.
*Make some yummy bread sticks (here's a great recipe) and pack with marinara sauce, steamed veggies and a cheese stick.
*Pack breakfast~ a boiled egg, berries, and french toast cut into strips. Add some syrup in a small plastic storage cup.
*Saute chicken with soy sauce and shredded cabbage and carrots, pack with lettuce leaf cups and crunchy rice noodles, finish with an orange.
Have a look in your local grocery for Gladware or Ziplock containers. A few new items have come out that are especially helpful for packing lunches including one with 3 various compartment sizes, the largest able to fit a good size sandwich.
We will try to add some lunch ideas during the school year to help you keep taste buds happy and tummies filled!
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