School Lunches VII

I am way behind on these, so there are a ton.  I did skip taking pictures for about two days, and there were two days my son packed his own lunch, but he didn't want me to take pictures.  Other than those, here is the backlog.

 

1.  roasted garlic bread with butter

2.  pear slices

3.  olive, pepperoni, munster, and cherry tomato kabobs

4.  oatmeal raisin granola bar

5.  fruit roll up

1.  cucumber slices
2.  half a blueberry bagel with cream cheese
3.  strawberries
4.  mango carrot nibbly finger
5.  snap pea crisps and pretzels

1.  Pirate Booty
2.  mac and cheese
3.  cucumber sticks
4.  pear slices

1.  vanilla yogurt with strawberries
2.  Cracklin' Oatmeal cereal
3.  blue cheese stuffed olive
4.  cucumber sticks
5.  Mandarin orange

1.  Pirate Booty and roasted pumpkin seeds
2.  ham and swiss sandwich
3.  Twizzler
4.  half a banana
5.  cucumber sticks

1.  homemade applesauce
2.  garden herb Triscuit crackers and Snap Pea Crisps
3.  peperoni olive pizza
4.  blue cheese stuffed olive
5.  fruit roll up

1.  apple
2.  cheese chunks
3.  oatmeal raisin granola bar
4.  crutons
5.  blueberry cake
6.  salad of mixed greens, cucumbers, and carrots with balsamic vinagerette

1.  popcorn
2.  half a blueberry bagel with cream cheese
3.  apple slices with a heart shape cut out
4.  cucumber slices
5.  pepperoni
6.  raisins

1.  cherry tomatoes
2.  ham and cheese sandwich on pumpernickle
3.  apple slices
4.  Cheez-It crackers

1.  fruit roll up
2.  strawberries
3.  vanilla yogurt with blueberries
4.  Cracklin' Oat Bran cereal and roasted pumpkin seeds
5.  blue cheese stuffed olives
6.  heart shaped cucumber slices

1.  popcorn
2.  melba toast and garden herb Triscuit crackers
3.  cucumber slices
4.  blueberries
5.  cheese stars and pepperoni
6.  chocolate
7.  milk

1.  pineapple and olive pizza
2.  pepperoni
3.  blueberries
4.  carrots and cucumber slices
5.  chocolate

1.  cream cheese and jelly sandwich on flat bread
2.  apple slices
3.  salad of mixed greens, cucumbers, carrots, and poppy seed dressing
4.  Nilla Waffers
5.  crutons
6.  blue cheese crumbles

1.  oatmeal raisin granola bar
2.  cucumber slices
3.  garden herb Triscuit crackers and melba toast
4.  apple slices, blackberries, and grapes
5.  strawberry banana yogurt

1.  cheese slices
2.  tortilla roll-ups with roasted red pepper hummus and cucumbers
3.  pear slices and grapes
4.  fruit snacks
5.  pretzels

1.  mini banana
2.  whole plum
3.  Goldfish crackers
4.  Swiss cheese with ketchup and mustard on flat bread
5.  raspberry yogurt

1.  mini banana
2.  whole plum
3.  black cherry yogurt
4.  Snap Pea Crisps and roasted pumpkin seeds
5.  granola
6.  Nilla Waffers

1.  cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, and cheese cubes
2.  vanilla yogurt with blueberries
3.  mini banana
4.  granola
5.  sweet potato tortilla chips

1.  blood orange slices
2.  Tootie Roll
3.  corned beef cubes
4.  cheese slices
5.  poppy seed dressing
6.  salad of mixed greens, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries
7.  corn tortilla chips

1.  strawberries and cumquats
2.  mini cream cheese and jelly sandwiches
3.  cucumber slices
4.  Starburst
5.  Goldfish crackers

1.  orange juice
2.  strawberries and kiwi
3.  summer sausage and Swiss cheese
4.  baby carrots
5.  hard boiled egg (just the white part)
6.  cottage cheese
7.  garden herb Triscuit crackers

1.  apple slices
2.  Swiss cheese with ketchup and mustard sandwich
3.  fruit roll up
4.  garden herb Triscuit crackers and  roasted pumpkin seeds

1.  strawberries
2.  pumpkin muffin with cream cheese and raisins
3.  Cheerios, roasted pumpkin seeds, and raisins
4.  cherry yogurt tube
5.  garden herb Triscuit crackers

School Lunches VI

Another installment of what my son takes for lunch.  He has been slowly expanding his tastes a bit, so some of his lunches are starting to look a bit more traditional and less creative than when he first started eating lunch at school.  He still doesn't like to have a sandwich more than about two days in a row, but I'm making them more often, and more importantly, he seems to be eating them.  Hooray!

1.  Goldfish crackers
2.  mango chunks
3.  chocolate mint stick
4.  blackberries
5.  goat cheese*, sun-dried tomatoes, and spinach pinwheels
6.  1/4 of a home made pretzel (thicker than it looks)

*I found a spreadable goat cheese at the store and decided to try it.  These pinwheels came home almost untouched and he said they didn't taste good.  I thought it was odd, since he really likes all of the things I put in them.  Then I tasted the goat cheese.  It had no flavor whatsoever.  I will try these again sometime, but will use real goat cheese to make them.

1.  Mandarin orange
2.  two prunes
3.  Cheerios, freeze dried bananas, and roasted pumpkin seeds
4.  Caesar salad
5.  Croutons
6.  cheese cubes and  mini pepperoni

1.  milk
2.  cream cheese and strawberry blackberry jam on wheat bread
3.  jumbo raisins
4.  baby carrots
5.  Goldfish crackers and roasted pumpkin seeds
6.  mango chunks

1.  yogurt with blueberries
2.  granola
3.  cheese and pepperoni roll-ups
4.  mango chunks
5.  Chex mix
6.  two dried apricots
7.  pumpkin muffin with butter

1.  cottage cheese
2.  fortune cookie
3.  green bell pepper and baby carrots
4.  ham and cheese sandwich on home made wheat beer bread
5.  apple slices
 

1.  cheese, mini pepperoni, and green olives
2.  blueberry banana yogurt
3.  granola
4.  baby carrots
5.  strawberries
6.  fortune cookie

1.  cheese chunks
2.  baby carrots
3.  strawberries
4.  sandwich of cream cheese, sliced strawberries and honey on home made whole wheat beer bread
5.  home made granola bar
6.  mini fruit roll-up

1.  Swiss cheese sandwich with mustard and ketchup on tomato basil bread
2.  apple slices
3.  baby carrots
4.  Goldfish crackers (in pouch)
5.  home made granola bar

 

1.  blueberries

2.  half of a cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese

3.  cheese cubes and mini pepperoni

4.  pretzels and roasted pumpkin seeds

5.  half a package of animal crackers

1.  pear slices and pomegranate
2.  cream cheese and blackberry strawberry jam on Goldfish bread
3.  pretzels and Snap Pea Crisps

1.  honeydew, cantaloupe, grapes, and banana
2.  garden herb Triscuit crackers
3.  ham and cheese with ketchup and mustard on Goldfish bread
3.  red and yellow mini bell peppers

1.  raspberry yogurt
2.  apple slices
3.  Cracklin' Oat Bran cereal
4.  Munster cheese
5.  garden herb Triscuit crackers

 We had just gotten home from a trip, late, the night before.  I had not been to the grocery store yet, so I scrounged this up from or extensive snack that we travel with.  I go a little overboard, but if we ever get caught in a snowstorm on the road, our family of four could easily survive for 3-5 days on just the "snacks."

1.  peach apple sauce
2.  cucumber and baby carrot slices
3.  ham and cheese roll-ups
4.  cottage cheese
5.  garden and herb Triscuit crackers
6.  blackberries

1.  cucumber slices and cherry tomatoes
2.  granola with raisins
3.  strawberries and blackberries
4.  blueberry yogurt

School Lunches V

Well, I have a bunch of lunch photos stockpiled, so I better get this done before the kids go back to school on Monday.

This was the day after Thanksgiving break.

1.  Turkey and cheese sandwich on a Hawaiian roll with ketchup and mustard. (He declared this the best sandwich ever despite not liking the turkey when we had it for Thanksgiving dinner.)
2.  3 grape tomatoes, 3 baby carrots, and one small piece of broccoli with ranch for dipping.
3.  Laffy Taffy
4.  sour cream and onion bunnies
5.  Mandarin orange
6.  raspberries
7.  cranberry sauce

1.  roasted red pepper hummus
2.  apple slices, pomegranate, and raspberries
3.  Wheat thins
4.  green olive, mini pepperoni, cheese, and turkey chunk toothpick skewers
5.  baby carrots and one pea pod

Not lunch, but when it was our turn to supply snack in December, I got creative and made a snowflake out of Jack cheese and filled in the background with fresh blueberries and blackberries.  Yes I know snowflakes are six sided, but this was simple and fit well on the platter.  It was surprisingly easy to put together and I think the kids liked it.  My son said he had two helpings.

1.  Dots
2.  ham and cheese roll-ups
3.  Parmesan garlic pretzel chips
4.  blackberries
5.  roasted pumpkin seeds and freeze dried bananas
6.  Mandarin orange
7.  raspberry granola bar
 

1.  Mandarin orange, raspberries, and apple slices
2.  black cherry Greek yogurt
3.  granola
4.  cinnamon sweet potato crackers
5.  garlic bread

1.  popcorn 
2.  apple pumpkin muffin with cream cheese
3.  prunes and dried apricots
4.  cottage cheese
5.  blackberries

1.  mac & cheese (put in the container in the morning)
2.  blueberries and blackberries
3.  salad of mixed greens with sliced baby carrots, croutons, and poppy-seed dressing

1.  sour cream and onion bunnies
2.  ham and cheese sandwich with ketchup and mustard on half a sesame seed bun
3.  roasted pumpkin seeds and raisins (under the Tootsie Roll)
4.  grapefruit slices
5.  raspberry lemonade fruit twist

1.  pineapple, black olive pizza
2.  cheese roll-ups
3.  baby carrots
4.  blueberries and blackberries
5.  ranch dip
6.  apple cranberry graham-cracker cookies

1.  Caesar salad
2.  Twizzler
3.  Goldfish crackers
4.  vanilla yogurt with blueberries and blackberries

 

 1.  two mini taco shells with shredded cheese, chopped cucumbers, and chopped tomatoes (under the cucumbers)

2.  sesame bread sticks

3.  prunes and dried apricots (under the breadsticks)

4.  apple slices

5.  milk

1.  roasted red pepper hummus and green olives on a tortillas, cut into pinwheels

2.  cheese cubes and mini pepperoni
3.  ranch dip
4.  baby carrots and cucumber slices
5.  prunes and dried apricots
6.  half a banana

1.  roasted pumpkin seeds and freeze dried bananas
2.  cream cheese and home made strawberry blackberry jam sandwich, on whole wheat bread, cut into a gingerbread man with raisin buttons held on with cream cheese (it was the last lunch before Christmas break, so I got a little creative)
3.  three cinnamon marshmallows
4.  Mandarin orange
5.  baby carrots and cucumber slices
6.  buffalo pretzel chips