October 21st

Today's lunch: chili mac; AdvoBar, cheddar cubes, orange, cucumber slices; water.

Little guy has been sick the last few days,  so I went light on his lunch portions.  It remains to be seen if he will make it to lunchtime without going to the nurse and coming home.  

October 15th

Today's lunch: leftover pepperoni, pineapple, and black olive pizza, hard boiled egg, grape tomatoes, cheddar cheese cubes; organic applesauce cup; graham crackers and gorp; beef stock; yogurt tube; homemade powerbar; water

October 14th

Today's lunch: broccoli and pea mac & cheese; Chicago mix popcorn, hard boiled egg, salami, pepperoni, and provolone rolls; Greek yogurt parfait; orange; water

October 5th

Today's lunch: ham, bean, and squash soup; pumpkin bread, grapes, cucumber slices; yogurt; water.

October 2nd

Today's lunch: salad with chicken and bacon; Chobani yogurt; water

October 1st

Today's lunch: cheesy hot dog 6-packs, kiwi and grapes, cookie crisp and trail mix; mini blueberry muffins; yogurt tube; frozen applesauce; CapriSun; water

September 30th

Today's lunch: ham, cheese, and potato quiche, grape tomatoes, beef stick; red & green grapes; fruit snack, trail mix; Chobani yogurt; water

September 28th

Somehow I pulled this one together while being 75% asleep: waffled grilled cheese with ham and tomatoes, AdvoBar, carrot sticks; kiwi; cookie crisp and almonds; apple with caramel dip; water.

September 25th

Today's lunch: ham, egg, & spinach grilled cheese; potato chips; grapes & veggies; Chobani yogurt; fruit snacks; water

September 24th

Today's lunch: beef stew; sliced apple with caramel dip; cheese crackers; cookie crisp and raw almonds; water

September 21st

Today's lunch: chicken noodle soup; waffled ham & cheese sandwich, assorted grapes; Chobani Flip; AdvoBar; water

September 17th

Today's lunch: chicken Caesar salad with leftover steak, dressing and croutons; Chobani yogurt; Apple; water.

September 16th

Today's lunch: pork and veggie fried rice; orange slices, kiwi and star fruit; Chobani yogurt; fruit snacks; AdvoBar; water

September 14th

Today's lunch: slices sirloin over quinoa; carrots and celery sticks with pimento cheese, red pear; potato chips; Chobani flip; fruit snacks; birthday cake Rice Krispie treat; water.  

September 11th

Today's lunch: mixed veggies with hummus; hard boiled eggs sprinkled with truffle salt, cheese crackers, sharp cheddar; kiwi and black grapes; tapioca pudding; organic GoGurt, water

September 10th

I can't believe I forgot to take a picture of Andrew's lunch this morning.  Well, I can believe it, there's a lot going on here in the mornings and my brain is not as young as it used to be.  Anyway, lunch today was California rolls, seaweed salad, miso soup, and a bottle of water.  The seaweed salad came back untouched.  But hey, he said the kids in the cafeteria had no comment, which I'll take as a win!

September 4th

Today's lunch: half an Italian calzone, grape tomatoes; honey chia yogurt; birthday cake Rice Krispie treat, almonds; freeze-dried fruit; AdvoBar; water

September 3rd

Today's lunch: chicken (nugget) fried rice; orange, kiwi, cheese crackers, fruit strip, almonds; organic frozen GoGurt; the last of Andrew's apple pies; water. 

September 2nd

Today's lunch: BLT pasta salad, corn planks; orange; fruit snacks and almonds; organic GoGurt; mini muffins; water.

August 31st

Today's lunch: Corn muffin bowls filled with chili and topped with cheddar, cubes of cheese, celery and carrot sticks; fruit snacks and peanuts; green grapes; pudding cup; AdvoBar; water

August 28th

Today's lunch: mini egg rolls with duck sauce, Stretch Island fruit snack, carrot sticks, cheddar wedges; kiwi and plums; cinnamon graham pretzels; frozen organic go-gurt; mini blueberry muffins; lemon pudding cup; water

August 27th

Today's lunch: ham, hard-boiled egg, spinach, and pimento cheese wrap, Ritz cheese crackers, Annie's fruit snacks, Kashi bar; chia yogurt with strawberry swirl; carrots, celery, and grape tomatoes; plout; JUst Fruit Munchies; water.

August 25th

Today's lunch: hamburger gravy over peas&carrots mashed potatoes (just instant potatoes with some frozen veg thrown in while water is boiling); frozen organic yogurt tube; cubes of sharp cheddar, peanuts (in the little green container), birthday cake rice krispy treat, golden kiwi and red raspberries; AdvoCare bar; water.

August 24th

Today's lunch: chicken noodle soup, waffle-iron grilled cheese & spinach dunkers, mini apple pie, raspberries, water.  I know it's not the healthiest I've packed, but he needs some love in his lunch today.  Being 11 isn't easy.  :(

August 21st

Today's lunch: banana bread waffle wedges with peanut butter filling, sausage links, omelet muffin, cubes of sharp cheddar cheese; cantaloupe and blueberries; chia yogurt with strawberry swirl; Cheez-its; peach AdvoCare bar; water.

August 20th

Today's lunch: carrots and celery with pimento cheese for dipping, golden kiwi and cherries; curried chicken salad; more vanilla pudding; Cheez-its, kashi bar, frozen organic yogurt, water.  I don't mind saying this was a very rough morning.  We had a late soccer game in Columbus and none of us saw our beds before 11pm.  And now that Karate Kid's bus shows up at 7am, well, it's a good thing that half of his lunch was already packed and in the fridge.  Whew!

August 19th, First Day of School

Today's menu: ham, pimento cheese, and romaine in a tortilla, sharp cheddar wedges, olives, wheat thins, carrots and grape tomatoes.  Black grapes and graham cracker pretzels.  Homemade vanilla pudding (from milk he *insisted* tasted "off" despite being well within expiration date).  Organic yogurt tube that had been frozen, mini blueberry muffins, water.  

It's a whole new world of packing lunches, putting together a meal for a growing man.  

Gearing Up, 2015-Style

It's so hard to believe that Karate Kid is going into sixth grade!  I'm getting ready for another year of packing lunches, but now it's for a tween boy with the appetite of a swarm of starving locusts!  I'm going to try to put pictures of his lunches on this blog because it seems that there isn't a lot of information out there about pack lunches for teenagers.  This year we're going to facing new challenges, between peer pressure and weaning out the cutesy stuff, I think I've got my work cut out for me.  

School starts Wednesday.  Stay tuned...