the week in lunches

 

 yogurt tubes (I store them in the freezer, they get soft by lunchtime). Tuesday's lunch looked pretty much the same so I didn't take a photo

   

 Baseball Wednesday - applewiches for a little variety

 

I let my son pick out the skewers and picks today - one heart, one butterfly and one strawberry

 

I picked up this fun lunchbox for myself from Target - good size and comes with this fun chevron print cover to keep it chilled.

Sources:

Picks (butterfly and heart skewers, strawberry pick) - Simply Sweets 

EasyLunchboxes  

Wilton Square Silicone Baking Cups,

Lunch Box Love notes use coupon code SWEETS for 15% off your order

Dolphin  Sandwich Crust Cutters 

napkins - Smartkin

FunBites Squares

Chevron lunch box - Target

mini forks - Walmart

the week in lunches

Who's ready for school to be out? I AM

Mornings have been very rushed and I've gotten into a PB&J rut (which my son is happy about). Looking forward to less rushed mornings and less lunches this summer. Also rejoined Momables for some new inspiration.

 

 Let my son pick the cutter and he always picks the dolphin cutter.

   

 Cracker stackers for Tuesday

 

I packed Wednesday's lunch (baseball Wednesday) in our small Goodbyn - he loves this box. I don't use it very often mostly because its not easy to pack with an icepack. But its a fun box and I love just having a single container.

   

 Wednesday's snack - banana for morning and Pirate's Booty in the baseball Lunchskins

 

Thursday's lunch I used the CuteZCute cat cutter

   

 Friday lunch - cracker stackers again.

 Sources:

Picks (crayons, baseball, star skewers) - Simply Sweets 

EasyLunchboxes  

Wilton Square Silicone Baking Cups,

Lunch Box Love notes use coupon code SWEETS for 15% off your order

Dolphin  Sandwich Crust Cutters 

napkins - Smartkin

Goodbyn Bynto Food Container 

CuteZCute Animal Friends Food Deco Cutter

FunBites Squares

Small dip container (mushroom design) - Allthingsforsale.com

the week in lunches

Monday's Earth Day lunch I already shared in my Earth Day post so only 4 lunches here.

 

The puzzle cutter always makes a fun lunch.

Cracker Stackers for Baseball Wednesday

When ever I ask my son to pick the cutter he always picks the dolphin cutter. Trader Joe's freeze dried bananas and Love Crunch granola.

A simple star themed lunch with a star sandwhich cutter and a star pick with the pickles. My son loves strong flavors so pickles are always a hit. It can be hard to find them without high fructose corn syrup but I do have a few sources.

I'm very brand picky for taste, quality and ingredients. I thought I would start sharing some of the foods that we buy. For PB&J we've been using the Santa Cruz organic Peanut Butter and Cascadian Farms organic grape jelly, both from Whole Foods. And the so delicious Love Crunch, also from Whole Foods - granola with dark chocolate, strawberries and raspberries makes a great snack.

Sources:

Picks (starfish, baseball hat and ball, star) - Simply Sweets 

edible markers - Simply Sweets

EasyLunchboxes  

Wilton Square Silicone Baking Cups,

Lunch Box Love notes use coupon code SWEETS for 15% off your order

Sandwich circle cutter - Pampered Chef

Dolphin  Sandwich Crust Cutters 

Letter Cutters - Simply Sweets

Sandwich Cutters Puzzle Bites

Happy Earth Day 2013!!

In honor of Earth Day I made a simple earth themed lunch - circle sandwich with an edible marker to draw on the continents and fruit leather letters to spell EARTH. An of course a reusable bento box, EasyLunchboxes, and a recycling themed Smartkin cloth napkin to reduce packaging and paper waste.

   

 Sorry for the poor photo - I really need to work on improving my iphone photos. 

 These snacks from Whole Foods are prefect for today: 

I'm starting a short series on my blog today - 10 Eco-Friendly Changes We've Made in Our Home. I've gradually been making changes in our home that are good for the environment. I've found that many of these changes are also good for our health and many also save money.

the week in lunches

Only 4 days of school this week. And can you believe the school year is almost over? Only 5 more weeks for my son - time to sign up for camp!

Sources:

Picks (fish, baseball hat, you're #1) and skewers (stars) - Simply Sweets 

edible markers - Simply Sweets

EasyLunchboxes  

Wilton Square Silicone Baking Cups,

Lunch Box Love notes use coupon code SWEETS for 15% off your order

Sandwich circle cutter - Pampered Chef

LunchBots Duo Stainless Steel Food Container, Orange

Dolphin  Sandwich Crust Cutters 

Tovolo Sandwich Shaper, Whale and Octopus

the week in lunches

 

 ham and cheese on a croissant

 

PB&J squares on a skewer cut with funbites

   

Baseball sandwich cut with a round sandwich cutter and stitching drawn with a red edible market. I used my new baseball Lunchskins pouch. Rest of the lunch in a stainless steel LunchBots bento box

   

Yogurt and cheese stick. Yes, the expiration date says December but when I buy yogurts they go right in the freezer and into the lunchbox still frozen (they thaw by lunchtime) so the yogurt is still good.

   

 PB&J with the puzzle sandwich cutter. 

Sources

Picks (beach themed, baseball and baseball hat) and skewers (stars) - Simply Sweets 

edible markers - Simply Sweets

EasyLunchboxes  

Wilton Square Silicone Baking Cups,

Lunch Box Love notes use coupon code SWEETS for 15% off your order

Sandwich circle cutter - Pampered Chef

FunBites Squares Sandwich Cutter

Puzzle Bites - Crustless Sandwhich Cutter

LunchSkins Reusable Sandwich

LunchBots Duo Stainless Steel Food Container, Orange