School day two, and it's still quite peaceful at my house.
Today's lunch is nothing extraordinary, but does show how a nice box, neat stacks and colorful food can really make a boring lunch less blah. I pulled the muffins and the blackberries from my freezer stash, so not only is it simple, it's quick too!
Ben has a corndog muffin, accented with an elephant pick for his entree, along with some pretzels and a few leftover M&Ms for a treat (the absence of red and green M&Ms are due to Christmas baking). The bottom holds a cute orange and some frozen blackberries, along with a small elephant fork-pick. Since the blackberries will thaw by lunch, I thought the boy might appreciate a way of eating them without getting juice on his hands. It's packed in a 4-square Lock&Lock container, which is still a favorite of mine after all these years.
I'd highly recommend a freezer stash for lunches--freeze berries when they are at their best and on sale (these blackberries were $1/clamshell), make & freeze stuffed muffins for quick entrees, along with mini sweet muffins for desserts. You can theoretically pull the entire lunch from the freezer with no prep work that morning!
Today's lunch is nothing extraordinary, but does show how a nice box, neat stacks and colorful food can really make a boring lunch less blah. I pulled the muffins and the blackberries from my freezer stash, so not only is it simple, it's quick too!
Ben has a corndog muffin, accented with an elephant pick for his entree, along with some pretzels and a few leftover M&Ms for a treat (the absence of red and green M&Ms are due to Christmas baking). The bottom holds a cute orange and some frozen blackberries, along with a small elephant fork-pick. Since the blackberries will thaw by lunch, I thought the boy might appreciate a way of eating them without getting juice on his hands. It's packed in a 4-square Lock&Lock container, which is still a favorite of mine after all these years.
I'd highly recommend a freezer stash for lunches--freeze berries when they are at their best and on sale (these blackberries were $1/clamshell), make & freeze stuffed muffins for quick entrees, along with mini sweet muffins for desserts. You can theoretically pull the entire lunch from the freezer with no prep work that morning!
Yummy! I love freezer stash days :D
ReplyDeleteDo you have a recipe for those muffins?
ReplyDeleteDo you have a recipe for those muffins?
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