Days 12, and 13

Dairy: Mozzarella Cheese Stick

Protein: Turkey Slices

Grain: Annie's White Cheddar Bunnies

Fruits: Apple Slices

Vegetables:  Broccoli

Extra:  Ranch Dip

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Day 13

Dairy: Cheese Stick in her Rollups

Protein: Ham Slices in her Rollups

Grain: Tortilla Shells

Fruits: Applesauce

Vegetables:  Carrots and Ranch Dip

Extra:  Raspberry and Cream Cheese Rollup for dessert, and some cheese puffs

Day 10 ~ Extra Lunch for Little Bit

Picnic Playdate

We had a playdate today with some friends and we needed to pack a picnic lunch.  Here is Little Bit's lunch.  Now, Little Bit is 3.5 years old and I have called her Little Bit since she was much smallers.  She's still my very petite little girl and she doesn't eat as much food as my Kindergartener.  Her box wasn't quite as full as I would have made it for a school kid, but it worked for her.  It was still a well balanced, happy healthy lunch!

Dairy: Blueberry yogurt

Protein: Turkey rolls, with mozzarella cheese

Grain: Annie's White Cheddar Bunnies

Fruits: Grapes

Vegetables:  Carrots

Extra: Annie's Graham Cookies

Day 10

A is for Apple

Today's Lunch is brought to you by the letter "Aa".  Love Bug's class is studying "Aa" this week, so I thought we'd do an "Aa" lunch.  It has several "Aa" foods in it.

Dairy: A cheese stick, cut into cubes and used with the turkey rolls.  Also 3 gouda cheese "A"s.

Protein: Turkey slices in turkey rolls.

Grain: Tortilla shell used in turkey rolls.

Fruits: Apple Slices (trying out some new "fresh fruit" stuff to see if the apples stay fresh)

Vegetables:  Broccoli and Ranch dressing on the side.

Extra: Iced Animal Crackers

Notes:  The turkey rolls are simply tortilla shells with turkey laid on them, rolled up and cut into smaller pieces.  I then took a toothpick and placed 1 roll, a cube of cheese, and another roll on the toothpick.

Day 9

Star Student!
Friday, my Love Bug came home from school totally excited because she was going to be the Star Student this week!  There are a lot of responsibilities that come along with being the Star Student.  You get to be the line leader all week long.  You get to bring in show and tell all week long.  And the thing she's most excited about, you get to "change the bear's shirt everyday."  We also had to send in pictures for the Star Student board.  It is only fitting that my Star Student gets a star themed lunch.  So, here's what I came up with.  It just so happens that I had got a starfruit to try in the lunches this week anyways, so that fit the theme perfectly.

Dairy: Yogurt with Star Sprinkles (actually I think they are daisies, but she'll never know)

Protein: Slice of Ham, cut with a star cookie cutter.

Grain: No grains in this lunch...but I decided to do star Jello jigglers instead.

Fruits: Blueberries with 2 slices of starfruit to try.

Vegetables:  Baby Spinach salad with some star cheese cutouts.  Ranch dressing is on the side.

Extra: A Few M&M's

New Lunch Box and Day 8 Lunch

GOODBYN Lunchbox

I was very happy when I went to Target today and found the Goodbyn Lunchbox that one of my friends suggested that I try.  It was under $10 which was a major plus!  

I wanted to find a bento style lunch box that was a little bit bigger and could fit more of a sandwich in it.  The back of the box says that the big compartment can hold 2.1 cups of food, the middle compartment can hold 2 cups and the smaller compartment can hold 1 cup.

The Goodbyn is very easy to open and I think my kindergartener shouldn't have any trouble opening it up.  I went ahead and packed her lunch for Day 8.  It was a bit tricky, just because I had several different foods that I wanted to include, but wasn't sure how to fit it in.  Here's what I came up with.

Day 8 - Pizza "Lunchable"

Dairy: Shredded Cheese

Healthy Fats: Green Olives

Grain: Whole Grain English Muffin (cut in half for pizza dough)

Fruits: Blueberries and Grapes (there are more grapes than normal because this lunch will be partially shared with little sister)

Vegetables:  Tomato Sauce

Extras:  Surprise Chocolate Cookie, brought by Mommy!

Day 6

Day 6

Dairy: Apple Cinnamon Yogurt with Pink Sprinkles for fun

Protein: Gingerbread Men Sandwiches made of tortilla shells, ham, and cheese

Grain: Tortilla Shells used for Gingerbread Men Sandwiches

Fruits: Fresh Strawberries

Vegetables: Carrots

Extra: Homemade Ranch Dip and a few Cheese Puffs

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Special Zoo Lunch (For my 3 Year Old)

Dairy: A Small Yogurt (not pictured)

Protein: "Sandwiches" made from Tortilla Shells, Ham, and Cheese

Grain: Tortilla Shells used in the "Sandwiches"

Fruits: Grapes

Extra: Candy Coated Sunflower Seeds and Marshmallows

My Little Bit was pleased with her lunch that I packed for the zoo.  I got a thumbs up and she ate pretty much everything she was given.

Days 1-5

Day 1

Dairy: Cheese Stick

Protein: Turkey Slices

Grain: Goldfish (I realize these probably aren't the most healthy item, but it could be worse)

Fruits: Blueberries

Vegetables: Small Salad

Extra: Candy Coated Sunflower Seeds

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Day 2

Dairy: Strawberry Yogurt

Protein: Turkey Slices and Cheese Rollups (simply roll the turkey around a cheese stick and cut into smaller pieces)

Grain: Goldfish (I realize these probably aren't the most healthy item, but it could be worse)

Fruits: Blueberries

Vegetables: Carrot Sticks & Dip

Extra: Candy Coated Sunflower Seeds

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Day 3

Dairy: Blueberry Yogurt

Protein: Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches

Grain: Whole Grain English Muffin (used for sandwich)

Fruits: Strawberries and Fruit Leather

Vegetables: Baby Carrots

Extra: Homemade Ranch Dip (The Gracious Pantry's Recipe)

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Day 4

Dairy: Strawberry Yogurt

Protein: Turkey and Cheese Rolls

Grain: Tortilla Shell (used for rolls)

Fruits: Blueberries

Vegetables: Baby Carrots

Extra: Homemade Ranch Dip (The Gracious Pantry's Recipe)

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Day 5

Dairy: Cheese Cubes

Protein: Peanut Butter & Raw Honey

Grain: Crackers

Fruits: Grapes

Vegetables: Freeze Dried Peas (these were not a hit, but at least she tried them)

Extra: Mini Peanut Butter Cups

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