TGIF Lunches

Stella has a fish shaped turkey and mustard sandwich, applesauce, grapes, watermelon and a granola cup.


Thomas has a fish shaped turkey sandwich, applesauce, grapes, watermelon and a granola cup.


This is a bento I packed for James today. He goes to Gymboree in the morning and this was his lunch for afterwards. He has yogurt covered raisins, oatmeal cookies, grapes, wheat thins and some turkey roll-ups.

Fun Sandwiches

I tried to get a little creative with Stella's sandwich. She has a butterfly shaped turkey and mustard sandwich with cheese flowers, a granola cup, grape kabobs (oh migosh!! Just noticed that those are Thomas' picks!! I need to do a quick switch-a-roo!!) and some watermelon.


Thomas has a dog shaped turkey sandwich, a granola cup, some grape kabobs and some watermelon.


Snacks are cheddar rice cakes and some yogurt covered raisins.

Twin Lunches

Thomas and Stella both have the same lunch for tomorrow: cut up watermelon, turkey roll ups with some wheat thins, leftover pasta with veggie sauce and some Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top and a blueberry muffin.

Want more ideas? Check out What's for Lunch!

Lots O' Leftovers

I had the twins make part of their lunch tonight. They love to help me cook and they both love being in the kitchen. So tonight, I thought....lets put them to work. They made their salad and loved cutting up the cucumber shapes...they loved eating the scraps too:)


Thomas has leftover pizza, leftover sugar snap peas (thank you Grandma Stella!!), salad with carrots and cucumbers and mandarin oranges. I sent some ranch dressing in a tiny container too.


Stella has leftover pizza, leftover sugar snap peas, salad with carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers and onions and some Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top and mandarin oranges. You can see the little ranch dressing container to the side.


Snack are a granola bar, some yogurt covered raisins and some mini chocolate chips.

Here are my last lunches for the week. Tomorrow all three kiddos are going to visit Papa and Gigi and I am going to spend time with two of my BFF's. Two overnight trips in two weeks....Wow!!


Stella has a salad, a granola cup, turkey roll ups, two oatmeal cookies, some ranch dressing for the salad and some applesauce.


Thomas has a salad, a granola cup, turkey roll ups, two oatmeal cookies, some ranch dressing for the salad and some applesauce.

No snack for tomorrow. :)

Fun Sandwiches

Yep, once of those days. I am back to packing my lunches after midnight:( Phew! Such a busy day today! I used these sandwich cutters tonight to make fun shapes but you couldn't see them once I packed them. So here are my fun sandwiches:






Thomas has a fluff sandwich, cucumbers and tomatoes, watermelon, mini chocolate chips and two oatmeal cookies.


Stella has a fluff sandwich, cucumbers and tomatoes, watermelon, mini chocolate chips and two oatmeal cookies.


Two muffins for snack.

Early Lunches

I can't believe my lunches are packed and posted before 7pm. Monday's are my day off and I had a very productive day.


Stella has grape kabobs, a heart shaped granola cup, some pasta salad and leftover chicken stir fry.


Thomas has grape kabobs, a heart shaped granola cup, some pasta salad and leftover chicken stir fry.


Both of the twins will have a cranberry-orange muffin for snack.

Cheese Flowers

I ordered some veggie cutters and some bento buddies and they arrived this weekend. I was excited to try them out. I love the mix and match bento buddies because now I do not have to worry about each set being matchy-matchy. And the veggie cutters....how cute! I started to cut 'bat' shaped cucumbers but you could not see them. I need to cut brighter colored food. So I added a couple cheese flowers.


Thomas has cucumbers with cheese flowers, a blueberry muffin, leftover whole wheat pasta with veggie sauce and ground turkey and some watermelon.



Stella has cucumbers with cheese flowers, a blueberry muffin, leftover whole wheat pasta with veggie sauce and ground turkey and some watermelon.



For snacks they have a blueberry muffin and some strawberries.

I tried to use my egg molds again but I have such a tough time peeling the egg so it looks pretty. I ended up tossing the ones I tried:( Fail #2.

Grape Kabobs

I am packing my last lunches of the week tonight because I am heading out to an overnight trip tomorrow. Have I been away from the baby yet? Nope...not in eighteen months!! Tomorrow night I am going to sit down to a dinner and take my time! I will not refill one milk or juice cup! I will not have a bowl of yogurt thrown at me! I will not clean spilt milk!! Can you tell I am excited??

With that said, I have so much to do to get ready to leave for 30 hours;)


So for tomorrow, Stella has some honey wheat bread sticks, grapes tomatoes and some ranch dipping sauce, two turkey roll ups, grape kabobs and a corn muffin. These corn muffins turned out so yummy. I use a Jiffy corn muffin mix and add diced red peppers, matchbox stick carrots and shredded zucchini. Yummy! Veggie corn muffins:)


Thomas has some honey wheat bread sticks, grapes tomatoes and some ranch dipping sauce, two turkey roll ups, grape kabobs and a corn muffin.


For snacks, more veggie corn muffins and some grapes and tomatoes with a cute pick.

Wednesday Lunches

Thomas has a small piece of pizza and a chicken wing, some cucumbers and tomatoes with Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top, mandarin oranges and two mini granola cups.


Stella has a small piece of pizza and a chicken wing, some cucumbers and tomatoes with Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top, mandarin oranges and two mini granola cups.


For snacks they have the last of the mini granola cups and some strawberries and some grape tomatoes.

For more lunch ideas, check out What's for lunch Wednesday!

First Time Egg Molds

I made some hard boiled eggs today and thought I would try my new egg molds. I am not sure where I went wrong but they didn't turn out at all:( Two thumbs down...but I think the twins will still eat them. Ha! Edible mistakes!!


Thomas has leftover crock pot chicken, a heart shaped egg, some wheat thins, two mini granola cups, mandarin oranges and sliced cucumbers.


Stella has leftover crock pot chicken, a flower shaped egg, some wheat thins, two mini granola cups, mandarin oranges and sliced cucumbers.


For snacks there are mini granola cups, sliced strawberries and some grape tomatoes.

Cute Picks

Where did this weekend go??

I was happy to make lunches tonight because on Friday I was able to stop at my favorite dollar store which has an Asian supply store next to it. I picked up some cute new picks, some sandwich cutters and egg molds. I used some of my picks for tomorrow's lunch.


Thomas has a turkey and cheese on a sandwich flat, some grape tomatoes with ranch dipping sauce, some grape kabobs (check out the sea life picks...Thomas is going to love the starfish, turtle, dolphin, crab and fish!!) and two mini granola cups.


Stella has a deconstructed sandwich...some pita bread and turkey roll ups, some grape tomatoes with ranch dipping sauce, some grapes with a new flower pick and two mini granola cups.


For snack, both Stella and Thomas have some Tuscan Herb flatbread crackers and cut up strawberries.

Vegetarian Lunch

I have been up with my little one for the past two nights...he has a cold and hasn't been sleeping well. So today the twins bought their lunch. But now, I am back and lunches are packed for Friday:)


Thomas has peanut butter and whole wheat Ritz crackers with a spreader, some sugar snap peas, some pasta salad and cut up watermelon.


He has a Fiber One bar and some cashews for his snack.


Stella has peanut butter and whole wheat Ritz crackers with a spreader, some sugar snap peas, some pasta salad and cut up watermelon.


Stella has a Fiber One bar and some cashews for her snack.


Little Jojo has some cut up watermelon, some sugar snap peas, two bread and butter pickles and some pasta salad.

Simple Lunches

Everyone in our house has been fighting off a cold including me. I wasn't feeling very motivated to pack lunches so they may seem simple. But here they are:


Stella has a deconstructed sandwich with pita bread and turkey, some chocolate teddy grahams, cut up watermelon and sliced cucumbers.


Thomas has a turkey sandwich on flat bread, some chocolate teddy grahams, cut up watermelon and sliced cucumbers.

Snacks for the twins are some muffins that are still in the oven:) Oh and the pizza pockets were a hit! They kids requested them again!

For more ideas, check out What's for Lunch Wednesday!

Pizza Pockets

My lunches are getting posted a bit late tonight because I was mesmerized by the Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion. I couldn't stop watching that train wreck!

One of my friend, Shannon, posted this great idea and I am stealing it today. I made pizza pockets (?), mini calzones (?)...not sure what to call them but I am happy with how they turned out. I rolled out a pizza crust, cut it into six pieces, filled it with sauce and mozzarella cheese, sealed the edges and bake.


Stella has a pizza pocket, sliced cucumbers, some berries and shortbread cookies.


Thomas has has a pizza pocket, sliced cucumbers, some berries and shortbread cookies.


For snacks, they have some cheddar rice cakes and some cashews.


I even made a pizza pocket for James:) He also has some cucumbers, berries and shortbread cookies.

Enchiladas

This week has kicked my butt for a variety of reasons....like showing up to the after school camp and the staff not knowing where my kiddos were....total craziness!! I am really ready for the weekend. So here are my last lunches of the week.


Thomas has leftover enchiladas, sliced cucumbers, cut up watermelon and the last of my granola cups.


Stella has leftover enchiladas, sliced cucumbers, cut up watermelon and the last of my granola cups.


Cheese it's for both Stella and Thomas.

Enjoy your weekend;)

Thursday's Lunches

Thomas has turkey on a whole wheat sandwich flat, granola cup (I made peanut butter granola tonight...yummy!), pasta salad with peas, carrots and tomatoes and mini bread sticks.


Stella is going through an anti-sandwich stage but she loves the deconstructed version...pita bread and turkey roll-ups, granola cup, pasta salad with peas, carrots and tomatoes and mini bread sticks.


Twin snacks again:) Some grapes and wheat thins.


My little monkey butt has some bread sticks and turkey roll-up, halved grapes, pasta salad with some peas, carrots and tomatoes and some Annie's cheddar bunnies in the bear cup.