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When Olive starts school again in June, I’ll have to pack a lunch every day. While I’m used to packing bento boxes, lately the kids have been getting into sandwiches more, when they used to refuse to eat hamburgers! Given that Olive will not eat tomatoes or lettuce, here are  some classic and unique sandwich […]

When Zane started preschool, I began experimenting with bento lunchboxes, both for him and for Ruby while she’s at daycare. Since I’ve collected a few and each has its strengths, I tend to grab whichever one feels best-suited to what I’m sending them with on any given day. I just started using the OmieBox, though, and it’s […]

Until today, homemade fruit roll-ups or fruit leather were my go-to example of the kind of thing I DON’T make. Why make your life harder when you can just serve fruit? Even when I find myself with fruit in need of preservation, I’m likely to tackle it with an easier method, such as freezing. So, […]

Drake started 1st grade this September and with that came many new and exciting changes — one of them eating lunch at school every day. I have been blessed not to have had to pack lunch more than 2 times a week for over 6 years, and now I have to pack it 5 times […]

Since most of my friends’ kids go to nut-free schools, PB&J’s aren’t an option, so I’ve had multiple parents approach me for sandwich-free lunch ideas for their kids. I have an endless supply of thoughts on this theme, because sandwiches aren’t our go-to. In fact, I’d say what I’m relying on most often is leftovers […]

Is it just me or is it really hard to come up with ideas for what to send for lunch each week? I feel like I tend to fall back on the same few ideas over and over, and I always feel bad about the complete lack of variety in Jackson’s lunches! I’ve been working […]

Today I present to you the perfect recipe for the perfect summer-to-fall food: pasta salad. Ideal for cookouts and potluck, I’ll still be making it when school starts because it’s great for make-ahead packed lunches. But what I especially love about this version is the homemade Italian dressing. I couldn’t find one that met my […]