Showing posts with label LUNCHBOX. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LUNCHBOX. Show all posts

Friday, August 16, 2013

Snack Storage Idea for School Snacks, Car Snacks, Church Snacks ETC. DIY


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MY SON'S PRESCHOOL REQUIRED THESE FROM PARENTS. I never took a photo so glad
Cheryl did!!

Great for cars, zoo, professional games (for those teams that are child friendly) picnic or weekend outings with family.

LUNCHBOX - I also used one of these for a lunchbox. My little boy loved having MANY choices.
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Apple Wedges For LunchBox - School or Work Lunch Idea

Photo: Lunch Box Quick Tip: This can save you $$$
Those packages of pre-sliced apples you can buy at store are great for a healthy snack on the go but the price can add up quickly. Make your own by slicing apples, soak in cold water for 3-5 minutes, then soak in a lemon-lime carbonated soda (such as 7-up or sprite) for 3-5 minutes. Divide into snack size portions and store in Ziploc bags in the fridge. The lemon-lime soda will keep the apples from browning and make them last longer. 
If you don't have one of our handy, dandy apple wedgers contact me: www.pamperedchef.biz/shannonross or message me here. You can save 25% off of the Apple Wedger until Thursday, August 30th @ noon.
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Lunch Box Quick Tip: This can save you $$$

Apple Wedger
WASHED apples
Ziploc

SOAK WASHED apples in cold water  5 minutes.
Then soak  in lemon-lime carbonated soda (Sprite*) 5 minutes
***lemon-lime soda keeps apples from browning & last longer.
Ziploc OR washable covered container & place in fridge.


 

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Lunchbox #11

Lunch and snack for 2 kids - Lunch: Chicken roll up, pear, carrots. Snack: Sarah: Salsa and chips, olives and oatmeal chocolate chip cookie, Chloe: apple sauce, babybell and chocolate chip oatmeal cookie.  "Sometimes your kids just don't like the same thing and sometimes it's o.k. to tailor their lunches accordingly. I wouldn't do it all the time because I'm 1) not a short order cook and 2) not that nice a Mom, but every now and again I make things a little different for the girls." thanks to Julie of Just Eat It Already for these!    http://bit.ly/d1v245
Lunch and snack for 2 kids - Lunch: Chicken roll up, pear, carrots. Snack: Sarah: Salsa and chips, olives and oatmeal chocolate chip cookie, Chloe: apple sauce, babybell and chocolate chip oatmeal cookie.  thanks to Julie of Just Eat It Already for these! http://bit.ly/d1v245


On Nature's Own Whole Wheat Rounds - a turkey and cheese sandwich and PB&J. Also in the large compartment is a Babybel.  Some cheddar cheese chunks and red seedless grapes, Annie's cheddar bunny snack mix. Lots more here: http://easybentos.blogspot.com

On Nature's Own Whole Wheat Rounds - a turkey and cheese sandwich and PB&J. Also in the large compartment is a Babybel. Some cheddar cheese chunks and red seedless grapes, Annie's cheddar bunny snack mix. Lots more here:http://easybentos.blogspot.com


Patrizzia of icreate - Couscous salad - Colby Jack cheese pick- Whole wheat Chicken, tomato, mustard & field greens wrap - Container with 3 M&M's - 3 Mini nutter butter cookies - Strawberries & Raspberries. 


From Marla of  Family Fresh Cooking   - a gorgeous pic of a dinner dish that does double duty for tomorrows lunch. Her chicken with pasta recipe uses fresh, high quality whole food ingredients. Serve with your favorite side salad or steamed veggies for a full meal.
Marla of Family Fresh Cooking - a gorgeous pic of a dinner dish that does double duty for tomorrows lunch. Her chicken with pasta recipe uses fresh, high quality whole food ingredients. Serve with your favorite side salad or steamed veggies for a full meal.

Lunch today:  Hazelnut butter bunny sandwiches, bunny shaped hard boiled egg (decorated with food safe pens), broccoli trees, carrot flowers, banana and kiwi flowers and graham cracker and chocolate bunny wafers.  "Hop on over and take a nibble or two" thanks to Two Little Lunches
thanks to Two Little Lunches

My girls love their edamame sprinkled with lemon pepper. Served here with fruit and pasta with veggies and marinara sauce.
edamame sprinkled with lemon pepper. Served here with fruit and pasta with veggies and marinara sauce.


Lunchbox for Halloween

Spooky Haunted House Bento! Cream cheese & jelly sandwich, made with Santa Cruz Organic Blackberry-Pomegranate Jam and Nature's Own Whole Wheat Sandwich Rounds. The bread is such a nice blank canvas that I just had to decorate it. We have an orange cheddar haunted house (I cut the extra doors and windows as best I could), with a spooky white cheddar bat flying by, and some rickety carrot fencing. Up top are veggie chips, they don't fit in the theme, but I needed to put something there. Maybe they are storm clouds? To the right, he has a piece of pumpkin cake with a jack-o-lantern pick and strawberries/honeydew with a spooky little ghost. Picks are from the Dollar Tree in the Halloweeh section. Courtesy of What's For Lunch at Our House  http://bit.ly/9N8vgL
Cream cheese & jelly sandwich, Whole Wheat Sandwich Rounds. Cheddar haunted house (I cut the extra doors and windows as best I could), with a spooky white cheddar bat flying by, and some rickety carrot fencing. Up top are veggie chips, they don't fit in the theme, but I needed to put something there. Maybe they are storm clouds? To the right, he has a piece of pumpkin cake with a jack-o-lantern pick and strawberries/honeydew with a spooky little ghost. Picks are from the Dollar Tree in the Halloweeh section. Courtesy of What's For Lunch at Our House http://bit.ly/9N8vgL


Mummified hot dog, fruit leather bats, "pumpkin slices" (carrot coins). Smaller sections: extra mummy bandages (shredded string cheese!) & zombie jaws (apple slices & almond slivers). More about how to make this one at Another Lunch 


Lunchbox #10

Vanilla yogurt and a shiny red apple complete this lunch.
Vanilla yogurt and a shiny red apple complete this lunch.

Little angel fish tuna sandwich is swimming in colored Top Ramen with a carrot crab and apple starfish. Smaller compartments are filled with apple starfish and a Taro Mochi. Photo credit: A Pocket Full of Buttons  http://bit.ly/98glde
Little angel fish tuna sandwich is swimming in colored Top Ramen with a carrot crab and apple starfish. Smaller compartments are filled with apple starfish and a Taro Mochi. Photo credit: A Pocket Full of Buttonshttp://bit.ly/98glde

Mommy and Me Lunches! Daughter's lunch for camp: PBJ on wheat, egg bagel with cream cheese, fruit and nuts, yogurt pretzels and rice cakes. Mom's lunch for work: chipotle BBQ tofu on couscous with herbs and pimientos, broccoli salad and dried mango.Thanks to my pal Cecily for sharing this with us!
Mommy and Me Lunches! Daughter's lunch for camp: PBJ on wheat, egg bagel with cream cheese, fruit and nuts, yogurt pretzels and rice cakes. Mom's lunch for work: chipotle BBQ tofu on couscous with herbs and pimientos, broccoli salad and dried mango.Thanks to my pal Cecily for sharing this with us!

Thank you LilyAnette

Thank you LilyAnette

A very balanced meal!
Chicken Salad Sandwich.

Mixed green salad with yogurt ranch dressing, summer veggie salad, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and chopped green onions. Cottage cheese and raspberries, blueberries and peaches for dessert. Thanks to Liz of LYLAS & Co. for sharing!  http://bit.ly/9xdfSk
Mixed green salad with yogurt ranch dressing, summer veggie salad, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and chopped green onions. Cottage cheese and raspberries, blueberries and peaches for dessert. Thanks to Liz of LYLAS & Co. for sharing! http://bit.ly/9xdfSk

Strawberries & Grapes - Homemade blueberry Banana Bread. Chicken, tomato, onion and mushroom kabobs over a blend of Israeli style couscous, orzo, baby garbanzo Beans, red quinoa, baby spinach, red pepper and feta cheese salad. Thanks to  icreate   for this delicious lunch!
Strawberries & Grapes - Homemade blueberry Banana Bread. Chicken, tomato, onion and mushroom kabobs over a blend of Israeli style couscous, orzo, baby garbanzo Beans, red quinoa, baby spinach, red pepper and feta cheese salad. Thanks to icreate for this delicious lunch!

Facebook fan Kim shared this with us. I'm impressed with the mini carrot divider wall. How cool is that? :)
Facebook fan Kim shared this with us. I'm impressed with the mini carrot divider wall. 


"Quinn's first day of preschool lunch"... Lovingly prepared and shared by Brittney http://bit.ly/9qlS1v He had “turkey snails” and grapes on picks. … A cheese stick…Strawberry Applesauce…raisins…Apple Rice Krispy Treats…pretzel sticks…and batman snacks!

"Green salad: romaine lettuce on the bottom, broccoli and baby spring mix on the top. In between the lettuce layers is ranch dressing. The EasyLunchBoxes are not leak proof, but I think this should keep the ranch in check. It also keeps it off the lid. The upper smaller compartment holds a sliced sugar pear. The bottom compartment holds two bamboo picks with two pieces of sauteed chicken and a teriyaki chicken meatball. This is topped with a slice of american cheese cut into a star shape."  Thanks to the delightful Kim of MamaFasha for sharing this!   http://bit.ly/9dZqeF
"Green salad: romaine lettuce on the bottom, broccoli and baby spring mix on the top. In between the lettuce layers is ranch dressing. Top is pear slices. The bottom compartment holds two bamboo picks with two pieces of sauteed chicken and a teriyaki chicken meatball. This is topped with a slice of american cheese cut into a star shape." Thanks to the delightful Kim of MamaFasha for sharing this!http://bit.ly/9dZqeF

Ham and cheese stick "sushi", licorice and Japanese animal crackers (I LOVE that the name is printed on each of them!), a nectarine, heart shaped cucumber, rice I put in a flower-shaped mold, on a bed of corn. Courtesy of Angela (Bento Madness)  http://bit.ly/9SXMWl
Ham and cheese stick "sushi", licorice and Japanese animal crackers (I LOVE that the name is printed on each of them!), a nectarine, heart shaped cucumber, rice I put in a flower-shaped mold, on a bed of corn. Courtesy of Angela (Bento Madness) http://bit.ly/9SXMWl

A Princess cut from a half-sandwich using Lunch Punch Sand-wishes cutters (sugar eyes and food pen drawn mouth), baby grape tomatoes, cucumber flowers, carrots, strawberries and blueberries, a couple of mini chocolate chip cookies, some freeze-dried bananas, and some Australian-cut licorice. Courtesy of Angela (Bento Madness)  http://bit.ly/acRjZu
Half-sandwich  (sugar eyes and food pen drawn mouth), baby grape tomatoes, cucumber flowers, carrots, strawberries and blueberries, a couple of mini chocolate chip cookies, some freeze-dried bananas, and some Australian-cut licorice. Courtesy of Angela (Bento Madness)http://bit.ly/acRjZu


Lunchbox #9

Much better than a Lunchable!

Served with a thermos of Minestrone Soup on a chilly winter day.  Yum!
Served w/  thermos of soup.

Hummus for the colorful veggies.
Hummus for the colorful veggies.

Apples for dipping in the peanut butter... and little kids love to dip :) "Souffle cups" for the peanut butter can be purchased on line or bought at a restaurant supply store.

Apples for dipping in the peanut butter... and little kids love to dip :) (**allergy alert we used caramel dip**)


String cheese nestled between yummy peanut butter & banana on a whole wheat hot dog bun.
Peanut butter (sunflower seed butter) & banana on a whole wheat hot dog bun.


Colorful and delicious.  Pretty is always tastier.


Red ripe cherries in season.  Colorful lunches are always a treat.

Served with a thermos of beef and barley soup.  Just don't forget to pack a spoon like I've done! My kids end up drinking their soup and wearing it on their shirt too. [sigh]
Served with a thermos of beef and barley soup. Just don't forget to pack a spoon like I've done! My kids end up drinking their soup and wearing it on their shirt too. [sigh]


Chickpea salad wrap with a bit of truffle cheese and Dijon mustard. Greek yogurt with lemon curd and dried cranberries and below that, a fuzzy kiwi. How deliciously organized. Photo courtesy of Dining and Dishing:   http://bit.ly/auQg13
Chickpea salad wrap with a bit of truffle cheese and Dijon mustard. Greek yogurt with lemon curd and dried cranberries and below that, a fuzzy kiwi.  Photo courtesy of Dining and Dishing:http://bit.ly/auQg13



Make your own "Lunchable"!!!


Crisp apples and carrots with leftover Super Bowl (Subway) sandwiches after the big game.  Go Team!
Subway Sandwich

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MORE HERE ► Stockpiling Moms


Last night's quesadilla with seedless grapes. The celery has some seasoning salt on it. Crunchy goodness :)
quesadilla with seedless grapes. The celery has some seasoning salt on it


Lunchbox 8


Jenny likes to open the edamame shells.  Playtime with food makes lunch even better!
Edamame shells, grapes, turkey sandwich.

A colorful heart ham sandwich, a babybell with a sun cut into the wax, homemade berry fruit roll up, a chewy granola bar, black and green grapes, and some blue corn Food Should Taste Good chips. You can find out how to make this colorful bread on Lunches Fit For a Kid:  http://bit.ly/dm3Z8R
A colorful heart ham sandwich, a babybell with a sun cut into the wax, homemade berry fruit roll up, a chewy granola bar, black and green grapes, and some blue corn Food Should Taste Good chips. You can find out how to make this colorful bread on Lunches Fit For a Kid: http://bit.ly/dm3Z8R



Goat cheese on crackers.  Hummus for dipping the veggies.  Love this one. "Souffle cups" for hummus can be purchased on line or bought at a restaurant supply store.
Goat cheese on crackers. Hummus for dipping the veggies.


Peanut butter sandwich.  A strawberry yogurt cup in the lunch bag and my little one is all set.
Peanut butter sandwich. A strawberry yogurt cup in the lunch bag and my little one is all set.
Much better than a Lunchable!

Flat bread makes a peanut butter and jelly sandwich even more fun! Eggs are a good source of protein.

Much better than a Lunchable!

Lunchbox Ideas #7

More about this lunch here: What the girls are Having

More about this lunch here: What the girls are Having


Turkey and cheese roll ups on a multigrain tortilla, pretzel rods, chedder bunnies, strawberries and raisins. Thanks to Amanda of lunchbox limbo  http://bit.ly/dkmSjJ for this one!
Turkey and cheese roll ups on a multigrain tortilla, pretzel rods, chedder bunnies, strawberries and raisins. Thanks to Amanda of lunchbox limbo http://bit.ly/dkmSjJ for this one!

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Sandwich. Fried ham, avocado, cheese. 

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Sandwich (peppered turkey, havarti cheese, lettuce and mustard on whole grain bread), baby carrots and green grapes and SunChips. Photo credit: The wonderful Melissa  - Another Lunch  http://bit.ly/aJst4n
Sandwich (peppered turkey, havarti cheese, lettuce and mustard on whole grain bread), baby carrots and green grapes and SunChips. Photo credit: The wonderful Melissa - Another Lunch http://bit.ly/aJst4n
**I love this post, this would be an easy day lunchbox*  *_*

Spinach salad with feta cheese, almonds, grape tomatoes.  Strawberries, turkey and cheese rolled in a whole wheat flour tortilla. Thanks to Amanda of lunchbox limbo  http://bit.ly/cSYUhm for this one!
Spinach salad with feta cheese, almonds, grape tomatoes. Strawberries, turkey and cheese rolled in a whole wheat flour tortilla. Thanks to Amanda of lunchbox limbo http://bit.ly/cSYUhm for this one!



"I love that I can pack two days worth of lunches in a snap! I posted this to my home page and even had a friend order the boxes!"  We love this too!!! Thanks to Jackie for sharing this on our Facebook wall!


DETAILS HERE ► http://www.bitingthehandthatfeedsyou.net/2013/01/diy-pizza-lunchables-bento-school-lunch.html
DETAILS HERE ► http://www.bitingthehandthatfeedsyou.net/2013/01/diy-pizza-lunchables-bento-school-lunch.html


Thank you LilyAnette
Thank you LilyAnette

Homemade guacamole with blue corn chips and a sandwich. Add a shiny pippin apple and you're all set!
Homemade guacamole with blue corn chips and a sandwich. Add a shiny pippin apple and you're all set!

The presentation is everything.  Look how fancy this one is!

Served with a thermos of Tomato Soup.
Served with a thermos of Tomato Soup.

Make your own 'fancy' yogurt sundae. Way cheaper than individual containers, I get to pick the ingredients, and my kids love this treat. Your yogurt won't LEAK if you follow the neat tip here:  http://bit.ly/bQ6mZt
Buying Large yogurt and using during the week is much cheaper. This is homemade pizza bread.

Pizza two days in a row and everyone's happy!


Thanks to Gina of MoneyWiseMoms for this delicious lunch! Visit her blog to find out where to purchase the colorful silicone baking cups that make this lunch so bright and appealing  http://bit.ly/deS8lD  She writes, "... leftover chicken tenders from dinner the night before, with honey mustard and BBQ dips, along with his fruits, veggies and dessert. I was skeptical that the dips would stay contained, especially when I saw him swinging his backpack around at his friends at the bus stop, but they did. He was thrilled with lunch and loves having alternatives to sandwiches. I love using leftovers!" Thanks Gina!
Colorful silicone baking cups that make this lunch so bright and appealing http://bit.ly/deS8lD She writes, "... leftover chicken tenders from dinner the night before, with honey mustard and BBQ dips, along with his fruits, veggies and dessert.

Thanks to June G. for this! She wrote,"Our family consists of my husband and I, our 7 yr old daughter and a set of 4 yr old triplets. The photo was a family outing to the zoo (the zoo is an hour away, so we have to include snacks for all the kids!)  I am loving these and I'm so happy I bought them!!"

Thanks to June G. for this! She wrote,"Our family consists of my husband and I, our 7 yr old daughter and a set of 4 yr old triplets. The photo was a family outing to the zoo (the zoo is an hour away, so we have to include snacks for all the kids!) 

Meat and cheese, fruit, pasta in pesto, egg whites and some crunchy veggie sticks thanks to Jennifer from Gather Around the Table
Meat and cheese, fruit, pasta in pesto, egg whites and some crunchy veggie sticks thanks to Jennifer from Gather Around the Table

Strawberries and graham crackers, pasta, meatballs and cheese...simple and easy to throw together on those mornings when you look at the clock and realize you should already be walking out the door and no one has finished breakfast or put on any shoes! Thanks to Jennifer from Gather Around the Table

Strawberries and graham crackers, pasta, meatballs and cheese...simple and easy to throw together on those mornings when you look at the clock and realize you should already be walking out the door and no one has finished breakfast or put on any shoes! Thanks to Jennifer from Gather Around the Table

Packed a simple sandwich for myself today! Easy as 1,2,3! In EasyLunchboxes container!  From IPackLunch ► http://on.fb.me/ZZKxj7
Packed a simple sandwich for myself today! Easy as 1,2,3! In EasyLunchboxes container!
From IPackLunch ► http://on.fb.me/ZZKxj7