Middle school lunch in our EcoLunchbox:
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feeling like a pig
CuteZCute cutter makes for a perfect pig! The stars were simply leftover scraps from the pig cut out.
feeling a little wordy...
It's amazing how different light can make food look. Above was taken in the kitchen under a fluorescent overhead light and below was taken outside in a shady spot on a sunny day. Go figure.
Turkey and provolone on Kroger cheesy bread from their bakery, carrots and Trader Joe's original flavor hummus, potato straws and an egg was on the menu for today.
feeling like I wish I had an adipose
A lunch inspired by my friend Karen's blog I Wish I Had an Adipose. Don't we all wish we did? Well, provided that death weren't the result of the fabulous weight loss. Obviously I'm talking about Doctor Who. I was introduced to the show by the Bento Bloggers and Friends not too long ago. We love it! My girls are hooked and so am I. We've finally made it to season five and the eleventh doctor...
While we will surely miss The 10th Doctor and Martha, and Donna, we are excited to see what this season will hold. When Rose reappeared during season four, I was surprised by how much we had missed her. The girls absolutely loved the adipose! They soooo want one. Not for weight loss, but just to snuggle with.
Thanks to my Whovian friends for introducing us to this. It's really brought me and my girls together in a rather fantastic way.
For Mothers Day, the girls bought me icing colors, so I just painted their cheese sandwiches with them.
Grapes and snap pea crisps will travel along with this lunch.
You know...the Doctor has two hearts, the girls like to remind me whenever they see something with double hearts.
My little adipose looks a little evil...
feeling a little trashy
Ahhh....the disposable lunch. What a dilemma. For those of you who pack lunches trash free, you'll understand the issue. For those who don't, you may not. In our house we have all the reusable packaging you can think of...fabric snack bags, lunch boxes, little dip cups, drink bottles, cooler bags, freezer packs...everything we need for an eco-friendly, nothing-gets-thrown-away meal. Honestly, I have no plastic baggies...no paper lunch sacs.
The note came home last week asking if we would be sending a completely disposable lunch or buying a bag lunch from the school for a field trip tomorrow. I checked the disposable lunch box...not thinking that I have no supplies for said lunch on hand. So, it was either go out and buy plastic baggies and a brown paper bag or use what I have on hand. I opted for the latter. And then wigged out a little. Dammit. I should have just let the school make her lunch!
Fortunately, the hubs bought a little individual pie yesterday, so I kept the container for that. I always keep the small handled bags from work in the cupboard...I had exactly one left. Then I bought a Horizon organic chocolate milk from Starbucks (since I work there, it was convenient and 30% off), and I had the foresight to buy some individual Trader Joes kettle corn specifically for this lunch. Usually I buy bigger bags and divide it up into our fabric snack bags.
Then came the ice pack dilemma. My girl was concerned about how to keep her lunch cold. She fears bacteria. (I do too). I asked my bento friends what to do...the ideas came streaming through Facebook! So fast I couldn't decide what I was going to do.
-freeze the water bottle or drink (loved this idea, but dang it...I bought a milk box)
-bag up a sponge and freeze it
-freeze some yogurt
-freeze gelatin and water in a baggie
-freeze some paper towels folded into a brick, place in a baggie and freeze
-simply dish soap double bag it and freeze.
-just freeze some water in a double baggie
-just freeze some water in a double baggie
I'm going to try the last one. Why over think it? Since she is having milk and I don't want to freeze that. Now off to beg some baggies from the neighbors...
I had some help in the idea department for this lunch. Thanks to What's for Lunch at Our House? and BentOnBetterLunches, Biting the Hand that Feeds You, One Cool Lunch, Blame It On The Bento, and Keeley McGuire Blog
What would I do without my BBFs?
Lunch is a simple bologna and cheese sammy on whole wheat Arnold Sandwich Thins bread, grapes, Trader Joes Kettle Corn, and a Horizon chocolate milk box.
Lunch is a simple bologna and cheese sammy on whole wheat Arnold Sandwich Thins bread, grapes, Trader Joes Kettle Corn, and a Horizon chocolate milk box.
@$!$@!! After all that...she was eating her lunch on a rock and some kid knocked it over. She ate three grapes and a handful of popcorn all day. Oh well...
feeling like the force is strong with this one
It's another Bento Bloggers and Friends blog hop! This time we are celebrating all things Star Wars for May the Fourth...you've heard the play on words before, I'm sure. Once you're done drooling (and laughing) over my lunch, click the hop image below to travel at warp speed over to Keitha's Chaos for what is destined to be a lunch that is to be known around the universe for generations to come.
Once you've completed the hop...
I made my little storm trooper a whole wheat and Nutella sammy to look like Princess Leia...complete with her light saber, which I'm pretty sure she never uses in any of the movies, but I'm not going for accuracy here...just fun. Please let the uber nerds cut me some slack. There's diced peaches and a cheese stick Storm Trooper in there too.
As a side note: you may recall my walrus lunch that ended up looking like South Park. Well, I showed my husband Princess Leia here and he laughed and starting singing the Terrence and Phillip song...I guess she does look a little South Parky. Then he started saying, "Help me, Obi Wan, you're my only hope" in his very best Cartman voice. I laughed so hard I was heaving.
As a side note: you may recall my walrus lunch that ended up looking like South Park. Well, I showed my husband Princess Leia here and he laughed and starting singing the Terrence and Phillip song...I guess she does look a little South Parky. Then he started saying, "Help me, Obi Wan, you're my only hope" in his very best Cartman voice. I laughed so hard I was heaving.
Then I tried my hand at drawing everyone's favorite droid, R2D2, on an egg. Lets just say that's not a simple task. But I think he turned out ok. He is my redemption for this lunch!!
The Star Wars picks and rings came from AllThingsforSale aka Bento USA:
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