And speaking of Bri, here's a recent article
about lunch box packing in which she and I (along with Jeanne of The Jolly Tomato) are quoted, and here's a great post Bri wrote last year for this series to get you «strategizing» about lunches more effectively.
Not exact matches
I imagine that progressive moms everywhere proudly slip
packs of toasted seaweed into their children's
lunch boxes, and kids confidently brag
about how good it is.
Whether you
pack these in a
lunch box or enjoy with a cup of afternoon coffee, you can feel good
about eating these chocolaty, fudgy brownies!
The other thing I like
about using containers versus a bento
box now, is I have a drawer full of small various containers and cloth snack bags to rotate through while
packing lunch items.
If your kids love pizza, and you need new ways to send it
packed in a
lunch box, check out MOMables to learn more
about these Pizza Dippers:
They'll be hosted by Ben Chapman, Associate Professor, Food Safety Extension Specialist at North Carolina State University, who can answer all your questions
about lunch box food safety dangers, including which kinds of
lunch box gear keeps food the safest, how to
pack leftovers and how to keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold.
Meanwhile, while we're talking
about home -
packed lunches, just wanted to mention that Gina of the Feed Our Families blog has posted a fantastic round - up of every kind of kid - safe
lunch gear you can imagine, from reusable sandwich bags to entire «
lunch box systems.»
annual «It Takes a Village to
Pack a
Lunch» series, in which I share lunch box recipes, packing tips, experts» guest posts and news about the latest lunch box
Lunch» series, in which I share
lunch box recipes, packing tips, experts» guest posts and news about the latest lunch box
lunch box recipes,
packing tips, experts» guest posts and news
about the latest
lunch box
lunch box gear.
Also, what if you send in a
lunch box and happen to forget to put an ice
pack in it, how would we know how long that food has been time temperature abused, how do we know how the food was even prepared, what if a mom makes spaghetti and leaves the leftovers on the stove for two hours and thinks nothing
about packing it in the lunchbox for the next day.
We supervise the
packing, of course, but when she makes the decision
about which foods go into her
lunch box, fewer of them come home uneaten.
We've talked a lot this month
about what foods to
pack for
lunch, and now here are a few more cool
lunch boxes to put them -LSB-...]
As the audience for my bento
box posts has grown, I've focused on writing articles
about packing lunches, bento tips and techniques and
lunch gear.
Kendra of Biting the Hand That Feeds You has written a few posts
about road trips with
packed lunch boxes.
Just to keep it inspirational, how
about leaving a comment that's either
about your goal for this year's
lunch packing (e.g., «I'm really going to try to cut down on
lunch waste «-RRB- or your child's favorite
lunch box item, especially if it's one that others might not have thought of.
As I wrap up this year's «It Takes a Village to
Pack a
Lunch» series, I want to talk about the all - important topic of lunch box
Lunch» series, I want to talk
about the all - important topic of
lunch box
lunch box gear.
In 2011, I interviewed him
about his weeknight dinner cookbook High Flavor, Low Labor, and I've also told you
about his daily blog chronicling the
packing of Parker's school
lunches,
Lunch Box Blues.
If I am choosing a hinged lid
box to
pack a
lunch for one of my kids, I usually choose a
box that's
about 4 x 6 inches (like the blue polka dotted one above).
We've talked a lot this month
about what foods to
pack for
lunch, and now here are a few more cool
lunch boxes to put them in.
September is going to be back - to - school month, with posts on issues like: what on earth to
pack in that empty
lunch box every morning; how we all feel
about making meals «cute» (heart - shaped sandwiches and the rest); an interview with some moms who've gone way beyond heart - shaped sandwiches — the Yum - Yum Bento moms; an interview with a public school teacher who has become a cause celebre in the school
lunch reform movement; and more.
My appearances last week on TV and radio spots from coast to coast had me talking
about easy and healthy ways to
pack lunch boxes (natch!).
22 vegetarian
lunch box ideas to get you pumped up
about lunch packing and ready for the school or work week ahead.
I reminisce
about New York: its diners, museums, shopping; our weekly Fresh Direct grocery deliveries in those lovely cardboard
boxes that felt like gifts, the funky Thai Market restaurant down near 110th Street and its divine $ 8
lunches, window - shopping in Soho, cocktails in the Meat -
packing District.