Life in the Bento: Week Three | 14-18 Sept 2015

Welcome back, cupcakes!

It's another Life in the Bento series post! Who's ready for some kid-friendly lunch ideas brought to you by my kiddos H & J. Lets do this!

Want to catch up on the past few installments? Check them out here:
Week One : 3-4 Sept
Week Two: 8-11 Sept

Monday 14 September 2015

Lo & behold: the boys' lunch! In their cute bento boxes they dedicded on a left over taco from taco bell, some carrots, Motts All-Natural fruit gummies, apples soaked in ginger ale (need to know why? Read the first installment of the Bento series here), & 2 homemade chocolate chip cookies.

J loves helping to pack his lunch 

 Tuesday, 15 September 2015

 On Tuesday the boys decided to have different lunch options. Today H enjoyed 2 turkey hot dogs cut into about the size of a viena sausage with ketchup, Mott's All Natural fruit gummies, a small salad (& by salad I meant 1 romaine lettuc leaf & 2.5 cherry tomatoes), & some pretzel twists.

Meanwhile, J decided on carrots (can you tell this kid loooooves carrots?!), Mott's All natural fruit snacks, some pretzel twists, & a whole wheat pita pocket stuffed with 1 slice of cheese, some turkey, & pepperoni (hey! don't ask me..... I don't eat it, I just make it. **NOTE: on this day, J was sick so he ate his lunch at home. Hey, it's gotten get eaten one way or the other, right?

Wednesday, 16 September 2015

J's lunch, yet again, consisted of carrots (surprise, surprise), Mott's gummies, some Ritz crackers, & another whole wheat pita pocket stuffed with pepperoni & turkey - hey! the kid knows what he likes. & again, he was sick today so he got to enjoy his lunch at home.

H ended up getting a "special" lunch, as he puts it. His lunch consisted of left over raviolis with a little bit of sauce, a celery stick cut into 3 pieces with some peanut butter, ginger ale soaked apples, & a bag of the fudge brownie little bites. Pretty sure thats why he said it was special. Hahah.

Thursday, 17 September 2015

Both of the boys lunchs today consisted of mac & cheese, Mott's gummies, green beans, & the fudge brownies little bites. Not the most healthiest meal that could be packed, but I tend to give my kids "free reign" in terms of what they want for lunch so long as they have at least a fruit &/or veggie. I was just surprised that J picked something other than carrots.

Friday, 18 September 2015

Today in H's bento we had another leftovers day with the remaining bits of mac & cheese, animal cooks, celery with PB, & half a banana. My mom was stressing we get rid of the left overs in the fridge & this was the most 'easiest' thing in the fridge (by that, I meant, it wasn't chicken drum sticks or pork chops. or anything like that).

J's box consisted of two PB&J sandwiches, green beans (again!? I was shocked!), half a banana, & animal cookies. 

Now you're probably noticing that J's bento isn't a green one & that the green bento has been MIA since Thursday. Welp, on Wednesday when J was sick, he left his bento on the table & the dog got to it. :|     so there's that. Luckily my mom had an oversize tupperware container that was the same size as the bento, just non-compartmentalized. 

So that's everything for the week! If you would like to see your kiddo's favorite recipes shown in upcoming blog posts, tag me on instagram using the hashtag #NavyLifeinBento. Hope everyone had a great week!