Oops! I was super busy last week and didn’t manage to get all the lunch pictures pulled together into a blog post, so I’m coming to you with a special Saturday edition of The Week in Bentos this week. Exciting!
And because I’m posting a day late, I’m including pictures of today’s lunch at home. Even more exciting!
Monday
Wow! We’ve been waking up late a lot in the past few weeks, but Monday we were really late. We were so late that even though I had Wyatt’s lunch 3/4 packed, I didn’t have time to finish filling it, so he had school lunch.
Tuesday
Tuesday, Wyatt actually got to eat that lunch. He had a whole wheat dinner roll, a clementine, raspberries, Scrabble Cheez-its, deli turkey and a few slices of salami (the remnants of lunch meat that were left in the cheese drawer from the week before). This was all packed in our Laptop Lunch Box
Augie’s lunch for preschool was a whole wheat bun that I split and filled with homemade blackberry jam (not visible in the photo), a clementine, grapes and soy cheese cut into star shapes for a little protein. This was packed in our little bird bento box.
Wednesday
On Wednesday, Augie had shelled edamame, clementine wedges, green grapes and sliced baked tofu. He also had a separate box of white cheddar popcorn that I forgot to take a picture of. He specifically asked me for the popcorn because one of his friends at preschool brings it in his lunch and as Augie put it, “I want to eat him’s popcorn, Mama!” We can’t have that, now can we! I love it when my kids ask for things in their lunches because a.) they rarely do it and b.) it gives me good ideas.
Wyatt’s lunch was packed in the Easy Lunchbox
Thursday
On Thursday, Augie had kissing squirrel sandwiches filled with ham and soy cheese, red grapes and more edamame.
Wyatt had a few pita chips, grapes, Scrabble Cheez-its and Darth Vader and Boba Fett ham and cheese sandwiches. The sandwiches were cut and decorated with our Star Wars cookie cutters.
Friday
On Friday, Augie’s lunch had a ham “rose”, Triscuits, grapes, carrot sticks and peas.
And Wyatt had tortilla chips, hoisin chicken tenders cut into chunks, scrabble Cheez-its, and grapes. The chicken was leftover from dinner on Thursday. I sauteed some chicken tenders, then I just improvised the sauce by mixing together hoisin sauce, soy sauce, garlic from a jar, siracha, and a dab of sesame oil. Wyatt loved it but Augie wouldn’t even try it, so Wyatt got to take it in his luncheon tray.
BONUS: Saturday Lunch!
This is an example of a typical weekend lunch for us. Augie had a pb&j sandwich, applesauce and Cheez-its. I took a few extra seconds to spell his name out on the plate with his crackers, which I admit was a little silly since he can’t read.
Wyatt can read though and he was thrilled that I spelled his name out too. We were out of W crackers so I had to substitute an E on its side but he assured me that he didn’t mind that.
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