James' Lunch

I mentioned that I was using three different lunch boxes or systems this year. Stella is using the Pottery Barn bento boxes, Thomas is using his laptop lunch and James is still using his Pottery Barn lunch box. It is perfect for him.


pickles, blueberries, blueberry muffin, peaches, sandwich and yogurt dip


yogurt, carrot sticks, peaches, strawberries, sandwich and chocolate covered berries in the small container


raspberries, baby carrots, blackberries, blueberries, sandwich


raspberries, blackberries, carrot coins, blueberries, sandwich


hummus, baby carrots, blackberries, raspberries, sandwich

New School Year

We have started a new school and for the first time ever, I have all three kiddos in school. Which is amazing:) And it means I have lunch x3 to pack:) My daughter wanted a new lunch box and we had to buy new lunch supplies. I had my eye on these bento boxes from Pottery Barn so we decided to try them out. I looooove them. I bought the plain boxes as well as the dip container and am very happy with the different sizes to use.


dragon fruit, mini blueberry muffins, carrot stick, veggie wrap with hummus and peaches with yogurt dip


leftover quinoa pasta, blackberries, baby carrots with hummus to dip


turkey sandwich on a dinner roll, baby cukes with hummus to dip, peaches, strawberries and mango slices


sushi, carrot coins, pineapples, peaches and grapes


sweet potato fries, veggies with hummus to dip, blueberries and chicken quesadillas

Christmas Tree Shaped Sandwich

Tomorrow James has a blueberry muffin, grapes, strawberries, raspberries and blueberries and a Christmas tree shaped peanut butter sandwich.

The twins have a Christmas tree shaped ham sandwich (Thomas has a non shaped sandwich), babybell cheese, a blueberry muffin, a berry mix and some grapes.

Election Muffins

Will these be victory muffins? Being from Florida, we may have to wait until the morning until we know.

The twins have two blueberry muffins, pear slices, strawberries and a ham sandwich on a dinner roll.

Mini Mummy Dogs

Tomorrow the twins have peaches, a blueberry muffin, a witchy plum, mini mummy dogs and some strawberries.



James has some pickles, strawberries, a blueberry muffin, peaches and a peanut butter sandwich on a dinner roll.

Stars

It is a star kind of lunch for James tomorrow. He has a pickle, strawberries, blueberries, star and rocket shaped goldfish and a star shaped peanut butter sandwich.



The twins have a turkey sandwich on a dinner roll, some blueberries, two mini blueberry muffins, strawberries and a jack o' clementine.

Blueberry Muffins

Tomorrow the twins have two blueberry muffins, some kiwi slices, a mix of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, some baby carrots, a turkey sandwich on a dinner roll and a jack o' clementine.




James couldn't peel his orange from today:-/ He has two dill pickles, a peeled orange, some raspberries and blueberries, sliced pears and a turkey sandwich on a dinner roll.

Crab Cakes

Tomorrow the twins have raspberries, grapes, peaches, kiwi, mini blueberry muffins and leftover crab cakes.



It is pizza day for James but his lunch has been coming home empty so I know he needs more than two small slices of pizza.He has pretzels, grapes, raspberries, peaches and some mini blueberry muffins. He also has one mini muffin and some grapes for a snack.

Mini Muffins

Tomorrow James has a pickle (his favorite!), some blueberry mini muffins, raspberries, strawberries and a peanut butter sandwich. He has a big blueberry muffin and a Buddy Fruit for a snack.



The twins have a mix of grapes, strawberries and raspberries, a muffin, peanut butter sandwich on a dinner roll and some carrots.

Mini Muffins

This lunch needs some color! Only nine weeks of school left and I need some inspiration. Time to get on Pinterest and also look at some of my favorite lunch blogs!

Thomas and Stella have a peanut butter sandwich, two mini blueberry muffins, pears and crinkle cut cucumbers.

Mini Muffins

Thomas and Stella have a veggie pasta salad, sliced peaches, carrots, celery sticks and ranch dipping sauce and two homemade mini blueberry muffins.

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!

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.

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!

Salmon Bento

The first day of school lunches were a hit! But I was surprised at how much food was leftover...both kiddos said there was not enough time to eat:(

Tonight I tried and new salmon recipe and it was a hit! Both kiddos asked for me to pack it in their lunches. Leftovers it is!!


Stella has lemon garlic salmon served over 'confetti rice' which is just brown rice with carrots and peas mixed in, strawberries, broccoli, cauliflower and carrots with ranch dipping sauce and a blueberry muffin. Yum!


For her snack, Stella has yogurt covered raisins, dried fruit and cheddar rice cakes.


Thomas has has lemon garlic salmon served over 'confetti rice', strawberries, broccoli, cauliflower and carrots with ranch dipping sauce and a blueberry muffin. Double Yum!


For his snack, Thomas has grapes and cashews (his favorite!).


Nothing too exciting for James. He has a turkey roll up, strawberries and some rice cakes.

Made With Love

I am back to making lunches...except I am making them for my FIRST graders. I feel like they are still my babies and now, first grade!! I think I am more nervous than they are:) The big news this year is that Stella and Thomas will be in separate classrooms. I wanted to bake something special so I made some heart shaped blueberry muffins.


Thomas has two car shaped turkey sandwiches, cashews, strawberries, two muffins and some cucumber slices with tomato kabobs.


Thomas' snack is double-decker peanut butter and crackers, cashews and some frozen grapes.


Stella has a mama flower turkey sandwich and a baby one, yogurt covered raisins, strawberries, one muffin, pickled okra (wrapped) and some cucumber slices with tomato kabobs.


Stella's snack is frozen grapes, crackers and hummus with cucumber slices in between.


James' has turkey, strawberries, tomato and cucumber and a muffin.