0 Hot Lunch: Bow Ties, Snack: Hard Boiled Egg Robots, Chicken

October 19, 2012

Lunch:  Bought New Fantastic LunchBots Stainless Steel Food Container. Attempting to pack hot lunch again (See Previous Hot Lunch Post). Boiled water, poured over LunchBot Tin, while it sat in a collander. Heated left over bow ties and marinara sauce in microwave. Placed into Tin Foil, sealed in LunchBot Tin, and placed in insulated lunch box. Let's hope it works.

Snacks: Hard Boiled Eggs in Robot Containers, Leftover Rotisserie Chicken.

YumLunch? Hot Lunch?
Lunch All Gone! Boy said bow ties were warm.
Lot's of left over egg. Boy said not enough time to eat his snack - again. What is up with snack time?

LunchBots Stainless Steel Food Container

0 Attempting to Pack Hot Lunch: Mac Cheese in Foil

October 12, 2012

Lunch:  NOT A GLAMOUR SHOT -- I know. Steaming hot Mac & Cheese packed in double layer of tinfoil. Paired with PB sandwich (no jelly*).  Why, you ask? The boy has complained that lunches are SOOOOOO cold (Thanks to Fit & Fresh Cool Coolers Ice Packs )  Can he have hot lunch?  While his school does offer a hot lunch program, I am lame, and have missed the sign up now, thrice.

Snack AM: Ham Rolls, Tortilla Rolls filled with Cream Cheese, Colby Jack slices.

Snack PM: PB Sandwich, Tomatoes, Cheese.

YumLunch? Hot Lunch?
Lunch all gone - Boy said it was warm.  Cheese in the Snacks not totally gone -- it gets kind of melty later in the day, despite chilling. Frozen cheese cubes have a better track record staying fresh and getting eaten.

*For the record, whenever I say I'm making PB sandwiches, there is never jelly.  I'm sure the boy would love jelly with his PB - but I personally dislike the taste of this traditional combo, so I simply refuse to add the J to PB. Also, as an avid fan of Dr. Lustig, and his video "Sugar: The Bitter Truth," combined with my child's hypoglycemic metabolization, I skip the sugar whenever possible. That being said, I am not consistent, and sometimes pair jelly with meat - such as Lingonberry jelly with cornbread and chicken bites.  I have not trouble getting my boy to eat straight PB.  Sometimes meat needs a little help. Bluff totally called.

Hot Mac Cheese all wrapped up.

Dr. Lustig's Video: Sugar - The Bitter Truth