How about:
pb&j (of course the old standby)
ants on a log (celery w/pb and raisins on top)
yogurt (vanillia, can add fruit)
pb&honey roll up (spread pb on a tortilla, then drizzle honey on it, rollup)
string cheese
baby carrots
have a water bottle--freeze a small amount in the bottom (about 1/4th) then fill in the morning, that way it will thaw before lunch and will keep other food cold.
where we grew up "nabs" are what you call those little orange crackers with the peanut butter in them that you get in gas stations for like 25 cents.
as in "hey, you goin' to the store? well, get me some nabs and a pepsi!" LOL
my earlier post was a joke, but she will get it when she reads it even without the explanation.
Honestly Storm, I think you are not joking!
I am going to ask Spenser next time he answers the phone!
You know, Drake is really impressed with this one girl at school, because she brings lunchables.
He would be on cloud nine if I packed him a lunchable.
And ya know what miss smarty! Chad did buy the kids some nabs when he went to Wal-Mart, a big 'ole eight pack of them.
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Thank you for the serious answers!
Storm, go eat your potted deviled meat and hush!
Or, can y'all buy that in Fancy Orlando? Want me to send you some?
Remember me complaining that Spinner got lunchables from his grandparents a few times when he was younger, Grrrr... after that he wanted them everytime we were in the grocery store.
It was one thing I actually confronted them about, oh and the capri sun corn syrup "juice". The told me I was an overprotective pyscho basically and if I couldn't read the label and see that the capri sun was "all natural" and that the lunchables were very healthy and balanced then I had problems.
It took me forever to get spinner to understand that those things were not healthy and that it was MEAT!!! the times they stuffed my baby's face full of meat just piss me off so bad!!!
because you know I am such a bad unattentive parent. Not like his wonderful father! ROTFL!
P.S.
has anyone ever noticed how I can turn alomst ANY thread into a MIL rant? Is there a MIL problems anonymous group? I need group therapy really! LOL
that is where I need some help or "main course" ideas for the lunch box.
I am only going to have one in public school this year and I have *vowed* that it will be a healthy and organic lunch from home *at least* three times per week. I think this is very doable for a busy mama. It is just so important to me. He took hot lunch all last year. I don't know about other districts, but our lunch program is sooooo unhealthy.
I heard there is a district in WA state that serves organic hot lunch at school
anyway, peanut butter and jelly is about all I can come up with. We almost never eat lunch meats because of the nitrate/nitrite content, so lunch meats are out. I wonder if I could get him to eat a cucumber sandwish with homegrown sprouts? LOL j/k - I doubt he'd ever eat that.
so...any ideas?
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Vegetables
asparagus
beets
bell peppers
bok choy
broccoli
Brussels sprouts
cabbage
carrots
cauliflower
celery
cucumbers
eggplant
green beans
green salad
lettuce
mushrooms
seaweed (nori, wakame, hijiki)
shelling peas
snap peas
soy beans (edamame)
spinach
squash
sweet potatoes
yams
zucchini
Treats
apple crisp
applesauce
baked chips with salsa
dried fruit
fruit bar
fruit leather
granola
homemade cookies
notes from home
popcorn
pretzels
stickers
trail mix
vanilla yogurt with fruit
Apple chips
banana chips
Other
baked tofu
bean burrito
cottage cheese with fruit
garlic toast
polenta with pizza sauce and cheese
pasta
rice
couscous
oatmeal
bulghar
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Originally posted by lauriemama Hi, I don't post often, but I've been looking for a homemade granola bar recipe, and if you have one, I'd love to see it!!
Thanks,
Laurie
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I saw a page last year about school lunches and how some school lunches have like 600-800 calories, and 35-60% fat in them! For a child! Scary...... My kids like buying it now and then, but we watch the choices and they only get it once a week tops.
I thought that turkey lunch meats often did not contain nitrates???? I was told it was mainly ham and the hot dogs that did...no?
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Some turkey contains nitrites (or is it nitrates?) and some do not - that is my understanding. My dearest friend (who is as much of a freak about healthy food as I am) did some research locally and she found a store fairly close by that bakes their turkey in-store and it is supposed to contain no nitrites/nitrates.
the thing is...either way it is not *real* turkey breast meat - it is processed and pressed. So, when my family does get lunch meat on that rare occasion it is normally turkey slices from that particular store.
Unfortunately my family isn't always happy with my choices. But, I just keep trying to make the right choices for their health.
I think that once a week hot lunch for my 8 y-o is plenty. I think he'll be okay with that.
Lunch box foods?
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I don't know about other districts, but our lunch program is sooooo unhealthy. 
My kids like buying it now and then, but we watch the choices and they only get it once a week tops. 
I was told it was mainly ham and the hot dogs that did...no?
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