Blackberries

Just packing these now! Wow! Packing the night before helps;) The twins have a turkey sandwich on a dinner roll, animal crackers, an apple/pear and some blackberries.

Dried Blueberries

The twins have oranges, pears, pasta salad with veggies and dried blueberries.

Leftovers and Fruit

Tomorrow the twins have sliced oranges, grapes, carrots, tomatoes, leftover chili and sweet delicious pears.

Local Produce

Tomorrow, Stella and Thomas each have a turkey sandwich, some tomatoes, carrots, orange slices and grapes. The tomatoes and oranges are local!

Hoppy Easter!

Tomorrow it is leftovers galore...compliments of my parents (thank you Papa and Gigi!!!) There are Peeps, sliced peaches, leftover ham, half of polish sausage and some spinach quiche.

TGIF

Tomorrow the twins have leftover spaghetti, animal crackers, salad with grape and tomato kabobs and pretzels.

Pasta

Tomorrow Stella and Thomas have whole wheat pasta with low sugar marinara and the last of the black bean turkey burgers, grapes, oranges and some tomatos.

Mini Turkey Black Bean Burgers

Tomorrow the twins have a pasta salad, carrots, two mini turkey black bean burgers and a dinner roll.

Simple Lunches

Tomorrow's simple lunches are a peanut butter sandwich on a dinner roll,some grapes, oranges and sliced cucumber.

Birthday Bento

I had big plans to make a special birthday bento (the twins turn 7 on Saturday) but I just did not have the time. So here is what I ended up with. They have some pears, apples, a turkey sandwich and some cheddar bunnies.

Thursday Lunches

Stella and Thomas both have some oranges, one leftover turkey burger, celery sticks and cut up pears.

Mini Turkey Burgers

Tomorrow the twins have leftover mini turkey burgers (with feta, spinach and black beans), cucumbers, oranges and a dinner roll.

Superfoods

Tomorrow the twins have some grapes with walnuts, cucumber and tomato salad, leftover chili and some blue corn chips. I have been reading about superfoods and trying to incorporate more into our diet. We have been having the kids guess how many superfoods are in their dinner to make them more aware. This chili has 5: turkey, beans, spinach, tomato and red peppers. Add some walnuts to the grapes and there are 6 in this lunch;)

Ready for Monday

Tomorrow the twins have a peanut butter sandwich, grapes with walnuts, cucumbers and tomato salad with parmesan cheese and some blackberries.

TGIF

Tomorrow the twins have carrots, some organic walnuts, grapes, cottage cheese with pineapple and a peanut butter sandwich on a dinner roll.

Mandarin Chicken Salad

Stella and Thomas both have carrots, blueberries, mandarin orange chicken salad and a dinner roll.

Leftovers

Tomorrow we have leftover chicken, mac and cheese, cottage cheese with pineapple and some berries.

One Green Year

Last night, Stella asked if they could buy lunch. I get that question a lot. I said no. I do let the twins buy their lunches on occasion...that decision is usually fueled by necessity. Like, it was one of those nights, or no food in the house, etc. So back to Stella....I told her I actually liked packing their lunches. It was one of the way I could show them I loved them. Stella just beamed. That is the truth. I do like packing their lunches. I am also so proud that we have dramatically cut the amount of waste we are producing. I think to how many years I sent everything in it's own individual baggies.

Did you know? It has been estimated that on average a school-age child using a disposable lunch generates 67 pounds of waste per school year. That equates to 18,760pounds of lunch waste for just one average-size elementary school a year. That is a ton of waste!!

Last year for the twins birthday, Papa and Gigi bought them Laptop Lunches and we have been using them for a solid year. Makes me feel so green!!!

Here is what we have for tomorrow.



Trail mix, blueberries, turkey sandwich and grapes.

Back to the Grind

Back to the grind tomorrow...We have a turkey sandwich, some Florida strawberries, trail mix and pears.