It is only the fourth week of school and we’re now getting into the groove of making school lunches. But I know I’m going to be running out of ideas somewhere around Christmas. With three children making lunches in the morning, it seems I’ve had to answer each of these questions three times: “What can I take?” “Can I have this?” “How many carrots?”
So I got the brainy idea to type it up and paste it on the refrigerator. Since my schoolchildren can all read, now I will only have to point at the fridge in answer to a question.
We’ve also recently decided to try and eat healthier using less wheat and high-glycemic foods in our diet. So this takes away cold cereal on the two school mornings we had been eating it. Now we are going to be eating more breakfasts such as these (and I’d love more ideas):
- scrambled eggs with sliced smokies and shredded cheese
- scrambled eggs with cheese and a bowl of old-fashioned oatmeal sweetened with brown sugar
- over-easy or “popped” eggs with bacon
- baked old-fashioned oatmeal
- eggs scrambled with salsa and topped with shredded cheese
Ham sandwich with “real” cheese |
Carrot sticks with ranch dressingSliced apples1-2 homemade cookiesCanned cinnamon apples with marshmallowsLeftover elk, beef, or chicken with ketchup
Cucumbers with ranch dressingBananaFruit roll-upCashewsPeanut butter and jelly sandwich (1 x week)
Dilly beansGrapesFruit chewsPistachiosHam and mozzarella stick roll-ups
Frozen fruit cup – strawberries or blueberriesLeftover dessertPopcornLeftover breakfast eggs
Canned fruit – peaches, pears, or applesauce JerkyElk bologne & cheese cracker sandwiches Mozzarella cheese stick
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Sharon says
My kids have been loving mini pizzas..I just make an extra batch of crust when I do pizza, throw the crusts in the freezer and get them out the morning they want them. I bake them before freezing, and I put my toppings on fresh and put it in the oven long enough to melt the cheese so it doesnt going flying on enroute to school.
Anonymous says
I dont know what your heating options are for school. At our school if you have hot food it gets put on a cookie sheet and put in the oven for 30 min maybe. Anyway makes it nice. i dont like all the prepackaged stuff, and Brook likes hot food. So i have started making my own burritoes, pizza,and hotdogs wrapped in bread dough and baked. I then wrap it in foil and she puts it on the tray. I am trying to come up with more things I can make ahead and freeze like that. She does eat sandwiches too. She is a puny eater so usually its something hot and yogurt or a cookie.~ Berneice
Erica Huntington says
Graham crackers with nut butter and raisins
Quesedilla (this is good cold and can be made the night before)
Breadsticks dipped in marinara (also good cold)
Cheese and crackers, hard boiled egg and raw veggies
Soup (I haven’t tried this yet, but I’ve seen mini-thermoses at the store that should keep the soup warm for a couple hours between leaving the house and lunchtime)
Sandwich wrap (tortilla, deli meat, cheese, shredded veggies)
Even though my family loves meat, I sometimes serve up some vegetarian versions for variety. Hummus on sandwiches instead of mayo, beans and potatoes instead of ground beef for chili, etc. I also will sometimes make almond butter or sunflower butter so that we aren’t have peanut butter all.the.time! 🙂 I get the nuts/seeds in the bulk bins at the grocery store and blend it at home. It’s cheaper than buying it already prepared. Another idea to add variety to sandwiches is to make some sort of tapenade with what you have at home already. The best one I made was with sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, spinach and a bit of olive oil. Could also spread a tad bit of homemade pesto on a sandwich. It might be a bit too much flavor for kids that like bland, but it’s something different to try.
Thanks for the ideas!! Love the blog! 🙂
Erica
(Jolene and Dana’s cousin)
Kendra Graber says
I love these ideas!! And it’s good to “see” you, Erica. 🙂