Day 499

Day 499 - Linzer peanut butter and jelly sandwiches decorated with cookie icing, orange and trail mix.

I have some Italian cold cut spread, pretzel spoons and fruit.

Day 498

Day 498 - DIY Lunchable, D has ham, cheese, grapes, strawberries, pretzel spoons and some hershey's spread.

I have ham and turkey, cheese, cream cheese stuffed baby bell pepper wrapped in bacon and some grapes.

Day 488

Day 488 - Mini cornbread muffin sandwiches.  I used mini cornbread muffins to make ham sandwiches.  I decorated them with cheese and food safe markers.  D also has brownie goldfish, Hello Kitty marshmallow, an orange, some tomatoes and grapes.

I have tuna, bugles, orange and some grapes.

Day 486

Day 486 - Turkey Sandwich.  D has a turkey sandwich, Bugles, cheese, tomatoes, orange, and a trail mix of blueberry almonds and white chocolate chips.

I have tuna, melba toast, brownie goldfish and some grapes.

Days 482 - 485

Day 482 - Grilled cheese sticks, peppers, tomatoes, pizza sauce, clementines, chocolate covered craisins and some "trail mix" of Brownie Gold Fish and coconut chips.

I have chicken salad with melba snacks, coconut chips and a clementine.

Day 483 - Pretzel Dog bites. I saw these on Pinterest and had to make them.  Well I sort of made them.  I was lazy and used pizza dough that I had on hand....do yourself a favor....make the dough.  Pizza dough is a bit too chewy.  Delicious, but chewy!  D also has ketchup for dipping, peppers and tomatoes, grapes and trail mix of almonds, coconut chips and chocolate chips.

I have pretzel dog bites too with some of the beer cheese which was amazing!  I also have grapes, a clementine and trail mix.

Day 484 - Lunchmeat "sushi", trail mix, grapes, peppers and tomatoes, trail mix.  D is on some medication that has decreased her appetite.  Lots of food has bee coming home.  I thought if I put it in a smaller container it would be less overwhelming and she may eat more....didn't work...lots of food still came back home.

I had pretzel dogs again because I was really the only one that liked them and I had a ton left to eat...I guarantee they would have been a bigger hit if I had used the dough in the recipe.

Day 485 - D has a ham sandwich decorated with cheese, some peppers, Brownie goldfish, clementine and chocolate covered Craisins.

I had soup so I didn't take a picture of it.

Day 481

Day 481 - Leftovers!  D has leftover pizza, rainbow sweet bell peppers, an orange and some cinnamon graham crackers.

I have leftover chicken, some melba toast, cottage cheese and an orange.

Days 479 and 480

Day - 479 Ham sandwiches.  I cut out some mini ham sandwiches and decorated them with cheese stamped with a rubber stamp and food coloring.  D also has tri-colored sweet bell pepper slices, an orange and a cherry/dark chocolate rice crispie treat.

I have leftover grilled pork tenderloin, a soft pretzel, an orange and a piece of chocolate.

Day - 480 Today D has lunch meat sushi (ham, chicken, string cheese and bell pepper strips), bell pepper slices, dill pickles, an orange, some cinnamon graham crackers and a piece of candy.

I have an italian cold cut spread wrap with some Bugles, an orange, cinnamon graham crackers and a piece of candy.

Day 473

 Day 473 - Today D has leftover Chicken Parmesan casserole, garlic bread, a clementine and some almond cookies.

I have cottage cheese, italian cold cut roll ups, a clementine and grilled green beans.

Day 472

Day 472 - I'm ready for Spring!  I know I shouldn't be wishing my life away but I really hate being cold.  I absolutely live in the wrong place!  It was 60 here yesterday and today it is 12.  How does that even happen??  LOL  D has turkey sandwiches with cheese decorations.  I just used food coloring on a rubber stamp.  She also has strawberry short cake goldfish and a clementine.

I have an Italian cold cut wrap, peanut butter brownie, a couple of goldfish and a clementine.

Halloween 2013

Halloween - I didn't want to go too crazy and pack a bunch of food for today.  They are having their classroom party today so I know that it would just be wasted.  D has a mini whole wheat bagel with cranberry/pecan chicken salad, colby/jack cheese and an orange.

I also have cranberry/pecan chicken salad, colby/jack cheese, almond thins crackers and grapes.

The Halloween food picks were sent to us by Jee Jee from Bento USA.

Days 468 and 469

Day 468 - Today's lunch is a peanut butter/honey sandwich, string cheese, red fish, grapes and a protein bar.

I have a DIY lunchable of ham, salami and cheese, red fish and grapes.

Day 469 - This is one of D's favorites.  Breakfast for lunch!  She has mini pancakes, chicken/apple breakfast sausage, maple syrup, grape tomatoes, an orange and some chocolate chip cookies.

I have cottage cheese, bread sticks, some deli sliced chicken, grapes and a couple chocolate chip cookies.



 

Days 465 and 466

Day 465 - Star ravioli with sun dried tomatoes on a bed of spinach, peach/apricot newton stars and some grapes.

I have turkey/spinach roll ups, a couple slices of salami, fresh mozzarella with sun dried tomatoes, hot buffalo wing cheddar and some grapes.

Day 466 - This picture is a disaster but it is what she had for lunch.  She has pb & fluff linzer sandwiches, colby/jack cheese and an apple.

I had some left over tortilla soup.



 

Day 460

Day 460 - Today's lunch is a repeat DIY Lunchable, but it's cute and she likes it!  She has turkey and cheese flowers decorated with carrots, a red and yellow tomato flower, gala apple and a brownie.

I have ham and cheddar with a sliced gala apple, grapes and crostini.



 

Days 458 and 459

Day 458 - Grilled Chicken/BLT salad.  D's salad is baby spinach, grilled chicken, muenster cheese, tomatoes and bacon bits.  She also has homemade yogurt with homemade blueberry apple sauce and some graham crackers.

My salad is baby spinach, grilled chicken, muenster cheese and black beans.  I have my crushed red peppers and some grapes.

Day 459 - Breakfast for lunch!  D has mini pancakes, chicken/apple sausage, mini dipper of maple syrup, marinated mozzarella and some grapes.

I have a random odds and ends picking box.  There is some chicken/apple sausage, salami, muenster cheese, crostini and grapes.

 

Day 455

Day 455 - The picture quality is awful.  I had to take this with my cell phone at 8:00 last night, but you get the idea of what she has anyway!  She has a 1/2 of a short rib sandwich, spinach salad, homemade yogurt topped with sweetened spiced pumpkin and toasted pecans.

I have leftover grilled chicken, string cheese, the same pumpkin pie yogurt, pea pods and hummus.

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Days 450 and 451

Day 450 - Lasagna and salad!  I bought that over sized silicone muffin liner in the $1 spot at Target.  It is the perfect size for one serving of lasagna (for an 8 year old anyway).  She also has a salad, homemade yogurt with homemade blueberry applesauce and an Oreo cookie.

I had a DIY Lunchable.  Deli turkey and ham, cheese, grilled green beans and some grapes.

Day 451 - DIY Pizza Lunchable, homemade yogurt  with apple pie dip and grapes.

My lunch today is identical to yesterday's. 

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Day 439

Day 439 - DIY Lunchable.  Super simple to finish out the week!  D has turkey, colby/jack cheese, grape tomatoes, crackers, raspberries and banana Newton Thins.  They are AMAZING!  If you like banana bread you'll LOVE these cookies!!

I'm having a lunchable too!!  I have turkey, buffalo hot wing cheddar, pea pods, hummus, raspberries and the banana Newton Thins.

Day 435

The other day one of my fellow bento bloggers had mentioned that she had come across Cotton Candy flavored grapes on the internet.  I checked out the website.  I thought it was interesting but then just put it out of my mind.  I shop at a small grocery store that very rarely has anything "new".  It generally takes months for new products to reach the shelves there. Imagine my surprise today when I saw these in the produce section!!  They were a bit pricey for my budget.  I generally don't like to pay more than $1.99/lb for grapes.  These were $3.99/lb.  I bought them anyway because I wanted to try them!!  My kids flipped!  They smell like cotton candy when you open the bag.  When you bite into one the first thing you taste is cotton candy.  Then it sort of dissipates and just tastes like a regular grape, which I like.  I think munching on a 1/2 cup of cotton candy would get to be a bit much!  My kids loved them.  I thought they were fun.  I'd like to try the Grapery's other flavors but because of the price I probably wouldn't buy them frequently.

Day 435 - Today D has another mini lunchable.  She really likes them.  They are quick and easy to make.  My grocery store carries Applegate farms lunch meat in their deli now.  I have them cut it 1/4 inch thick then use my cutters to make the shapes.  She has turkey, ham and american cheese (and one carrot heart) with some mini crackers.  She also has some strawberry almonds under a Hello Kitty marshmallow and some Cotton Candy grapes.

I have some rolled up deli chicken, pea pods, Tribe "Everything" humus and Cotton Candy grapes.