Hellooooo cupcakes!
Welcome to the fifth installment of the Life in the Bento series! Want to play catch up? You can catch all your favorite Bento posts here. Now, onto this weeks boxes!
Monday, 28 September 2015
H decided to step a little outside realm of "bento" today with a side "dish" of spaghettios & IN the bento he chose: cut up hotdogs (he said he wanted to mix them into the spaghettios himself at school), sliced apples soaked in gingerale, & animal crackers.
J decided he was extra hungry & wanted 2 tuna sandwiches with sliced apples soaked in gingerale & animal cookies.
We're starting to run out of food options because they keep wanting the same thing over & over again. I'm trying to let them pick their own lunches but I'm starting to feel like one of those boring moms who only pack sammiches. **nothing against moms who only pack sandwiches. I just have a HUGE pinterest board of cool bento box ideas & my kids won't partake in any of them now. *super sad face*
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Woo! Okay, so J picked something a little different than a sandwich (finally!). He chose fresh slice turkey & cheese roll ups with carrots & fudge brownie little bites. Couldn't get this kid to choose a fruit today to save his life. But hey! At least he has his veggies.
H seems to have chosen a somewhat balanced meal. He wanted fresh turkey & ham roll ups with gingerale soaked apples, cubes of cheddar cheese (why he didn't just do cheese in the roll up is beyond me), carrots, & fudge brownie little bites.
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
H went a little "complicated" here. He wanted fish sticks mac&cheese, & animal crackers with ketchup for dipping. Again, couldn't make him choose a fruit or veggie to save his life. This meal kinda kills me because its nothing but carbs & yellow foods (sans the ketchup).
Thursday, 1 October 2015
Today was a little better. H chose penguins (think Goldfish crackers but not name brand), spaghettis, gingerale soaked apples, & mixed veggies. Not sure how this kid can eat cold pasta, but he does & he enjoys it.
Friday, 2 October 2015
Today both the kids got the same thing for lunch. They each got some of those vienna hotdog/sausages, 2 graham crackers, "whales" (dollar tree's version of gold fish}, mixed veggies, & a box of raisins. Overall a well rounded meal, yeah?
For drink each day they are sent with a bottle of water & come home & eat a healthy snack (usually an apple with some peanut butter or celery with peanut butter); then it's time for 20 minutes of rest (not a nap, just time to unwind from a hectic day at school - they are only 4 & 5 afterall) - at which point it is then homework time.
Curious about their Bentos?
Their "bento boxes" aren't real fancy. The blue one is a Paw Patrol themed plastic one from the Target Dollar Spot & the white/clear ones are just reused Chinese take out containers & little serving cup things I found in my moms tupperware cupboard. You can make your own Bento style boxes by utilizing what you have around your house if you can't afford the more expensive Planet Box or YumBox.
Their "bento boxes" aren't real fancy. The blue one is a Paw Patrol themed plastic one from the Target Dollar Spot & the white/clear ones are just reused Chinese take out containers & little serving cup things I found in my moms tupperware cupboard. You can make your own Bento style boxes by utilizing what you have around your house if you can't afford the more expensive Planet Box or YumBox.
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