What's for Lunch Wednesday, Week 156

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Field Trip Bento, for the North Pole

Another day, another field trip at our house!  This time, Faith was off to the North Pole Amusement Park as a special end of the year 5th grade trip that the kids had to earn.  She had the option between a regular or a disposable lunch, but I figured she'd rather not have to carry the containers around all day in her little backpack.  I used a spare blueberry container, and since she was going to the North Pole, went with a Christmas theme today!

Faith took a chicken and veggie stuffed muffin, a cutie orange, some baby carrots, and some chunks of cheese.  I switched the muffin paper to a Christmas one, wrapped the orange in a second Christmas paper, and used two disposable Christmas picks to accent the muffin and orange.  I sliced the cheese with a Christmas tree cutter to keep with the theme, and added yogurt for a bit more protein.  Faith also took a bit of extra money for snacks at the park, ice cream was the treat of choice.

Field Trip Bento, for Garden of the Gods!

Ben had his end of the year field trip to Garden of the Gods today.  Since I got to be one of the parent chaperones, we were able to skip the disposable lunch and just use a recyclable one.  It's always my preference and since I had my bag to carry things, we went with disposable.  I originally had packed this lunch for Faith, but had to switch at the last minute, so switched out the pink decorations and the pink cup for something more Ben's speed.

Ben had a chicken and veggie stuffed muffin, carrot sticks, a cutie orange and some homemade dried apple chips.  He and I also brought along yogurt and cheese for snacks, along with our water bottles.  His lunch was packed in a 4 square Lock&Lock, which I schlepped around for him.

What's for Lunch Wednesday, Week 155

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Breakfast-style bento

Today, Faith has her 5th grade wax museum project!  The kids drew names for their characters and she got Rosa Parks.  She loved learning about her, I bought her a great new book, she designed trading cards which I had printed, created an activity book that I had bound, created a Prezi, and made her own comic strip, plus her essay, speech and costume.

Because of this, I was iffy on how much lunchtime the 5th graders would have, and I wasn't sure if it was in costume or not, so we went with a decidedly non-messy lunch, breakfast style!

Both kids had the same lunch again--a cinnamon bagel with strawberry cream cheese, a boiled egg already peeled and sliced, strawberry chunks, and dried apple pieces.  I also sent some cheese and crackers for a snack for some extra protein.  Once again, we're packed in EasyLunchboxes since I prepacked these lunches on the weekend.

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A Very Quick Camel Bento

Or basically me thinking "Oh, I need a good picture, where are the darn cookie cutters?"

On the plus side, Faith has always been fascinated with Egypt, hence her love of camels, and Ben will be at a 3 week Ancient Egypt day camp at Colorado College this summer, so it's not a bad theme.

Both kids have the same lunch--ham and cheese sandwich on whole wheat rounds, topped with a cheddar camel, vanilla yogurt with frozen blueberries (which thaw by lunch), and sliced strawberries.  I also sent animal crackers for a snack.  We're packed in our EasyLunchboxes today because I wanted to stack a few lunches in the fridge so I had them ready, it's a busy week!

Healthy Eating Tips, Tricks & Turkey-Apple Meatballs!

Every mom knows that their kids probably need more fruits and vegetables in their diets, but it’s not always as easy as just putting an extra vegetable dish on the dinner table. Even for many adults, it can be difficult to get in the 5+ recommended servings. Add to that switches to healthier grains, lean meats, and more, and meals can seem like a huge challenge. Join me over at Van's Natural Foods for some of the tips & tricks of healthy eating, along with a great recipe for turkey-apple meatballs!