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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

What I'm Really Dreading About School

Yes, of course I'll be crying next Monday when all my little children march out the door to school. But today, what I'm really not looking forward to, is making school lunches. I am so tired of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and I don't even have to eat them.

Any good ideas out there?

Here are my two dilemmas:

For Thomas and Emily - I don't want to fill their lunches with fishy crackers and fruit snacks - I need some new ideas for truly nutritional foods - something beyond carrots and apple slices.

For Scott and Doug - some ideas for things that don't need to be refrigerated. They will not carry a lunch box, only a paper bag. They leave the house at 6:00 am and lunch is at 12:30. It makes me nervous to put lunch meat in their sandwiches. They will not carry an icepack. Yes, I can freeze their drinks - but does anyone have any new ideas?

Help!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

My mom was a great creative lunch maker. One I really remember was pita pockets stuffed with pepperoni, mozzarella and bell peppers. Yummy! Also sometimes she sent yogurt and muffins, or a big stack of cheese and crackers. Also, hummus is a great sandwich filling (or veggie dip of course) that doesn't require refrigeration.

MollyJae said...

What am I worried about? Matt went on a day hike last week with the Deacons and he told me that one of the boys had a lunch that consisted of a bag of giant marshmallows and gummy bears.