Hello cuppiecakes!
Welcome back to another installment of Life in the Bento - week TWO. Can't believe the kids are in their second week of school..... but only on day six....? O.o Funny how days off & starting on a Thursday can throw those things off. Anyhow! If you are new to the Bento series, you can play catch up with week one here. Lets get started on this week!
Tuesday, 8 September, 2015 -- today in the boys Bentos..... it's sandwich day! (& if you read that in Lilo's voice from the original Lilo & Stitch, you won the interwebs!) The boys repeatedly ask for "kitty" sandwiches; the innards usually change but they're always wanting their sandwiches cut into "kitties" - despite having various other cookie cutters & sandwich cutters. J's sandwich choice was cheese & mayo while H's was a PB&J.
J's side choices were a packet of Mott's natural fruit gummies, carrots, & vanilla yogurt.
H's side choices were a packet of Mott's natural fruit gummies, carrots, & cheetos.
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| Because sandwiches cut into the shape of kitties taste much better! |
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Happy Hump Day!
In J's Bento we have a packet of Mott's all natural fruit gummies, homemade chicken nuggets (you can read how I did them on the first post here), "penguins" (Save-a-lot's version of Goldfish), & carrots. Weird kid doesn't use any type of dipping sauce.
In H's Bento we have 2 sliced up all natural turkey hotdogs served with a side of ketchup, corn, animal crackers, & Mott's all natural fruit gummies.
Thursday, 10 September 2015
Welp, we've crossed hump day & are now onto Thursday!
Welcome to J's Bento! Today the kiddo wanted "make your own pizza" so his box consisted of whole wheat sandwich thin split in half to act as the crust, turkey pepperoni, shredded mild cheddar, & some left over meaty spaghetti sauce from last nights dinner. His snack choices were 2 honey graham crackers & some apples!
H's Bento was similar to J's but in a different form! He chose turkey pepperoni & cheddar cheese "sandwich crackers" (think like a lunchable but less processed), carrots, apples, & 2 honey graham crackers.
BENTO TIP!
Apples turn brown rather quickly after cut, refrigerated, & then left to sit in a lunchbox while kiddos are at school..... so here is how you solve that! After cutting your apples, soak them in some ginger ale for a few minutes & voila! No more browning apples!
Friday, 11 September 2015
It's the end to a short week!
J is ending his week with some more homemade chicken nuggets, "penguins", green beans, Motts all natural fruit gummies, & some Ritz crackers.
H decided he wanted rigatoni with homemade meat sauce, animal crackers, green beans, & Motts all natural fruit gummies.
To drink every day the kids get a bottle of water.
I know a lot of the meal choices seem to be repeated, but I let my kids pick their lunch. I want them to feel proud of their lunch choices & I want them to make healthy choices. I don't coax them into what they want to eat for lunch which I think makes them even more excited when we put their bentos together.
Have a picky eater? Have your kiddo get involved in the making & picking out of their lunch. Give them healthier versions of their favorites so they are still eating their favorite foods but still getting vitamin enriched, healthy, super foods they need to excel through school.
Have some kid friendly lunches you'd like to share? Email them to me or tag me on instagram with the hash tag #NavyLifeinBento & you (& your blog!) can be featured on a future installment. Have a great weekend everyone!
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