Lunchable vs. Lunch – Plus Don’t Miss a chance to win our Applegate Farms Giveaway

“The Lunchable”.  What can I say about those two little words that emerge as the never ending thorn in my side every school year.  Those little compartmentalized boxes of “food” somehow creep into conversation and head the list of requests from my boys when planning school lunches.  My boys want to peel slices of pressed, chemical filled “meats and cheeses” out of their cute little compartments and stack them on crackers and call it lunch.  They want that because they see friends eating them at school.  Friends eat them at school because they’re easy to pack.  So what is a mom to do? (more…)

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Back-to-School – Lunch Box Ideas & Contest GIVEAWAY

Goodbye summer, we’ve had a ball.  We’ve enjoyed your long days, warm nights, delicious fruits and vegetables, and especially the extra time you’ve given us to spend enjoying our children.  We’ll miss you.

But back-to-school we go, and into a new year full of learning, fun and surprises.  With school comes for many of us, the dreaded lunch box planning.  Monotony can (and usually does) become an issue around school lunches at our house.  I am constantly trying to invent new ideas for inspired lunches and find myself in need of new ideas throughout the year. (more…)

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