mommy + me lunch box

Things have been a little crazy... while we've been packing lunches, about 90% of them have not been photographed or blogged. I still don't have a costume for the baby and we have no bread to make fun easy sandwiches for a Halloween lunch.  So Miss C and I raided the fridge for leftovers this morning and came up with this:  Miss C's Lunch: Leftover Mac N Cheese (using Wildtree's Kids Cheez ) Beef hotdogs (no nitrates, no preservative) clementine and celery (with sunbutter) and yogurt. Thank goodness for our food/cupcake pick stash and found some fun Halloween ones! 

My husband and I are taking part in the Lurong Living Paleo Challenge again this year. We did this last year and it was a great way to sort of reboot/restart/reset our eating patterns since we over-indulged over the summer. Time to get rid of sugar cravings. Our children usually eats what we serve for dinner, but lunch is usually when I let Miss C have an sandwich or grain or a treat. Baby E is now eating regular food and drinks organic whole milk.  Mommy's Lunch: (paleo challenge - day 1) Pork chili pear and nuts packed in an  EasyLunchBox note: This post may contain Amazon Affiliate links Miss C's lunch: Cheese quesadilla with sour cream lettuce, rice and tomatoes (we had Mexican food for our "last dinner before the challenge" and this was leftover from Miss C's dinner that she wanted to pack for lunch) Breakfast: 2-ingredient banana pancake {paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free} Mash 1 banan

Miss C's Lunch: Turkey rollups with lettuce and cheese raspberries and blackberries snap peas w/ranch kale chips packed in a Planetbox Rover Kale Chips {recipe} 1 bunch kale (remove stems, wash and make sure they are dry) splash of olive oil sea salt  optional parmesan cheese (omit for paleo) optional seasoning: garlic powder, red pepper flakes, etc Preheat oven at 350deg. Toss kale with olive oil, and salt (and/or optional seasoning) Arrange kale in a single layer on a cookie sheet. (optional - sprinkle parmesan cheese) Bake for 20-25 minutes until crisp, turning halfway. 

This spring, my friend Wendy published Everyday Bento .  She has plenty of ideas that are doable and easy to follow.  packed in a  Lunchbot Trio In her blog, I've always admired her orange flowers ... and it's really easy to arrange! My daughter loved the book. She saw the mini waffle sandwiches and created her own version using mini pancakes and used whatever we had available as for her sides. Miss C's Lunch: Mini pancake sandwiches w/banana and almond butter greek yogurt with strawberries and mini chocolate chips This book has recipes and step-by-step pictures of a variety of fun lunches... or you can be like my daughter and be inspired by Wendy, add your own twist and create your own fun lunch!

Miss C starts 2nd grade today... #stopgrowing When did she become so big? *sniff* Have a great day at school baby girl! I am praying for protection and safety  and fun and learning and  make new friends. The neighbor kid started kindergarten (blue shirt) today... Seems like yesterday Miss C was that teeny! Miss C's lunch Sunbutter sandwich grapes and apples packed in an  EasyLunchBox note: This post may contain Amazon Affiliate links We are using CuteZCute's new Cuddle Palz sandwich/cookie cutters! We love it! It comes with 4 faces and  a body that you can configure in a lot of ways! 

Mommy's Lunch: Arroz a la (cubana?) with poached egg sweet peppers and medjool dates packed in an  EasyLunchBox note: This post may contain Amazon Affiliate links My mom used to make up this dish growing up. It's a mixture of ground beef, potatoes and carrots with tomato sauce. Served on top of rice, she usually tops it with fries egg. I never really knew what it's called and after much googling, Arroz a la Cubana (Pinoy style) is the closest recipe I can find.