September 23, 2013

Kid Bento Lunches

We are still chugging along with our “Bento style lunches.” Here’s a glimpse at this week: PB & J, yogurt, water, grapes, carrots with peas, and a clementine: Ham & cheese sandwich, yogurt, water, clementine, blueberries, and grapes. PB & J: donuts: carrots: clementine: plum slices: nuts: and some grapes! PB & J: Oreos: grapes:…

Bento Lunch

We are still chugging along with our “Bento style lunches.” Here’s a glimpse at this week:

PB & J, yogurt, water, grapes, carrots with peas, and a clementine:

Ham & cheese sandwich, yogurt, water, clementine, blueberries, and grapes.

PB & J: donuts: carrots: clementine: plum slices: nuts: and some grapes!

PB & J: Oreos: grapes: cucumbers & ranch dressing: almonds.

Again, super picky eaters over here… I get sick of making peanut butter sandwiches but they seem to think this sandwich is better than other stuff I offer… Go figure.

Possible twists on the “main course” can include the following:

Make your own pizza kit: pitas/ sauce/ shredded cheese
Ham and cheese sandwich
Left overs!
Cut up cold cuts for a “lunchable” style
Chicken Nuggets
Taco trimmings with Tortilla chips
Hummus sandwich with Avocado

Have fun getting creative! I think I’m going to experiment some more with these picky kids and see if they will accept some more variety here and there. 😉

~Norm

2 responses to “Kid Bento Lunches”

NiftythriftyLady Jen Ward

September 11, 2014

I have a super picky eater too! School lunch is such a struggle for us. These are great ideas. Out of curiosity what do you do with the left over bread, cheese, and meat when you cut it out?? I have seen this a lot but haven't thought of a brilliant way to use it yet:)

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Princessnorm

September 11, 2014

Hi Jen! That's an excellent question! Cheese and ham scraps can be sliced up or chopped up into small pieces and added to pasta salads or garden salads. Bread can be chopped up and made into homemade croutons or you can save up those bread scraps and freeze them until you have enough to put together a bread pudding 😉

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