Lunch with a bit of luck

The girls are always asking for "fancy lunches" and, in the holiday spirit, I went for it today. Happy St. Patricks day!

Peanut butter & jam sandwich, chocolate coins, rainbow fruit, pretzels & pickles!

Bento lunch

I had to work this whole weekend, so I surprised my girls and made bento lunches for when I am gone. I need to do it more often! Then I know they are eating healthier than cup 'o noodles, lol.
This lunch is peanut butter & honey, a granola bar, fiber veggie wheat thins, raisins & chocolate covered pretzels. At the last minute she wanted fruit leather, so i used mini cookie cutters on top of the lunch punch ice cream cutters.
The girls both got Everest lunch boxes for Christmas and I have to say I really love the design!

Celebrate America Lunches

The girls have been loving our "fancy" (bento) lunches lately. I love them because I can sneak in foods that they don't generally love and usually they still gobble them up. This week we did a couple patriotic lunches- I love the themes!

{strawberries, blueberries, PB&honey star sandwich, liberty bell fruit leather, peppermint striped candy and -by request- bunny pretzels}

On Sunday we made white chocolate covered pretzels with colored sugar sprinkles for a treat. I am amazed they lasted long enough to make it into lunches the next day!

{yum}

{red & blue fruit snacks, roast turkey on picks, white chocolate covered pretzels, string cheese bites & raisins}

-linked up here-

lunchtime

Some days it's all I have in me to make three meals... today I was feeling crafty but didn't have quite enough energy to get my sewing stuff out. So, crafty lunches instead!

PB&J roll-ups, Strawberry yogurt with sprinkles and apple slices

It's not super fancy, but my kids love when I put some effort into the presentation of lunch. Bug loves to dip apples in the yogurt and Moo had a blast dipping her sandwich rolls in the yogurt before she ate them. A little strange to me, but she ate lunch so it's okay with me.
Being now late in the third trimester of pregnancy and anemic, I am super exhausted. When Moo naps, Bug and I have traditionally done projects during that time - some simple, some super time consuming. Lately we have been cuddled up on the couch during that quiet time and browse "fancy lunches" at Another Lunch, Bentology, and Bento Lunch for cute ideas. {It's spending time with the kids that's important, not what you do together, right?} She finally talked me into getting a couple bento picks & accessories online and I hope they get here this week!

{linked up at what's for lunch wednesday}

Muffin Tin Monday

These girls love their muffin tin lunches!

{linked up here}

Nothing super exciting today, with no theme I just gave them what I found first...

Kiwi, ham sandwich, apple slices, marshmallows, raisins & yogurt dip

I feel like I have finally recovered from my quick trip to California to see my Grandpa, and am feeling creative again... time to pick up my sewing machine from the repairman and get to work on something fun!

Muffin Tin Monday

This week's theme: Halloween! Top row: Pumpkin muffin {recipe here}, 'witch' grapes, peach pumpkin jello jigglers,

Bottom row: mini pepperoni, yogurt covered raisin 'ghosts', applesauce with sprinkles

You can find the link up here, lots of inspiration!

Muffin Tin Monday

Confession: I am not very creative when it comes to food. I seem to get stuck on the same dinner meals, and I am horrible about lunch. I would prefer to skip the meal all together, but the girls don't agree, and I find myself scrambling for something every day. So, to help me get motivated, I have decided to join the Muffin Tin Monday group, and here's our first go: There was no theme today, so Bug helped pick what went in each spot. Her choices were: Doritos, string cheese, marshmallows, turkey sandwiches and raisins. Hopefully this will get me thinking outside the box and maybe my kids will try some new foods! I am also inspired by {another lunch} and {bentolunch.net}, just wished I lived close to somewhere they had great Japanese bento boxes available!