Featured Recipes for the Lunch Box

Sep 08
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Banana Bread is still our favorite baking item and also a great way to use up too-ripe bananas.  This recipe stays soft for days.  I have no idea why really -I can’t seem to replicate that quality in other GF baking.  But it is awesome for this one!  :)

Macaroni Salad works well in a thermos or insulated lunch bag to keep it cool.  It keeps very well in the fridge and as an added bonus – is even healthy!

For ease of use – use these GF Campbell's Soups.   Add to this crispy rice crackers and cheese and you’ve got a nice and not entirely unhealthy lunch.

Here’s a homemade soup but it is super easy!  Tomato Soup

We are big fans of the pre-made purchased soup, which my 8 year old can actually heat up herself and put in a thermos before school.  Kid-made lunches: you have to love that!

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Back to School Menu

Aug 31
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This is our first week back to school here.  My 8 year old is entering grade 3.  We have a 4 year old entering Preschool and a toddler at home.  Back to school for us, usually means lighter lunches at home, and bigger afternoon snacks.  In previous years, my grade school daughter has been starving after school!  :)

Monday:  long weekend:  Pancakes and maple sausages for brunch, Taco Salad for supper.

Tuesday:  FIRST DAY!  Cereal and eggs for bkfst

Brown Bags: Homemade Lunchables

SNACK:  crackers, cheese, tomato soup (+ enough for tomorrow’s lunch thermos)

Supper:  Pasta Alfredo (+pasta salad on Thurs) with Chicken bsts, simple coleslaw

Wednesday:  Brown Bags: Tomato soup (from yesterday)++

Snack:  Popcorn, banana bread, milk

Supper:  Adobo, steamed rice, caesar salad, peas (+pasta salad tomorrow)

Thursday:  Brown Bags:  Pasta Salad (peas & pasta already cooked)

SNACK: ambrosia salad

Supper:  Baked chicken (using Kraft Shake’n'Bake) Mashed potatoes (+shepherds pie on Sat)

Friday:     Brown bags:  ham & cheese wraps

SNACK: smoothie, cream cheese & rice cakes

Supper: dinner out

Bonus:  Saturday evening – shepherd's pie (mashed potatoes already cooked)

If you are looking for more brown bag options, check out this post here.  There are also more menu’s on Org Junkie’s blog here, although most of them are NOT gluten free.  And happy back to school week to you!

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