Brown B(r)aggin' It - 3/7

Here's what the kiddos are finding in their lunch bags this week:

Monday: Peanut Butter and Jelly or Pimiento Cheese Sandwiches; Pistachios; Rice Cakes; Apple Sauce

Tuesday: Turkey Sandwich; fresh berries; blue corn chips

Wednesday: Veggie Wrap; carrots and hummus; applesauce

Thursday: Hard-boiled eggs or Turkey Sandwich; Rice Cakes; Apple Slices

Friday: Peanut Butter and Jelly or Gumbo; pretzels; carrrots

Brown B(r)aggin'

I'm linking to I'm an Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Monday:
The Princess - roast beef bells (cut roast beef in half lengthwise; spread with thin layer of lite Boursin cheese; add two strips of bell pepper; roll up. The bell pepper strips should stick out of the top which  is the not flat side of the roast beef), blueberries, pistachios
Not-too-big-to-say-he-loves-me - turkey sandwich, chips and salsa, orange

Tuesday:
The Princess - Canadian bacon slices, grilled pineapple rings, crackers, blueberries and grapes,celery and hummus
Not-too-big-to-say-he-loves-me - Minestrone soup, crackers

Wednesday:
Baked Potato, pistachios, blueberries

Thursday:
Ziti, pita bread wedges with hummus, celery or carrots, oranges

Friday:
Chicken Pot Pie, mashed potatoes with turnips, apple slices

Brown B(r)aggin'

Yay! With just two days of school this week, that means only 2 days to pack lunch!

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Yummm...pistachios!

Monday:
Princess - Wild Rice; Pistachios; Danimal Smoothie; CheezIts; Cookie
Not-to-big-to-say-he-loves-me - Turkey Wrap; Pistachios; Pretzels

Tuesday:
Chocolate peanut butter and banana sandwich; grapes; carrots

My First Official Bentos!

Reading all the many blogs I do, I've found the perfect solution to lunch at my house. Bentos! I'm able to serve portion-controlled, healthy lunches to my family and bring my creativity into play. Perfect! So I've found tons of websites and blogs on the subject, ordered some supplies, and gotten to work. Yesterday, I put everything I'd learned to the test.

I started with this Breakfast Bento...
Yes, that is chocolate cake! All the cool moms are serving it! It's actually a slice of Amy's organic chocolate cake. Think of it as a rectangular muffin. There's also kiwi and strawberry flowers. And, finally, granola with yogurt.

So, lunchtime rolls around and what does my Princess ask for? A Bento, of course! Supplies come back out and this is what I whipped up quickly before I scooted to the polls to vote. Did you vote yesterday?

The Four Little Bears

The Bear Sandwiches are turkey and spinach.

There are carrots with ranch dip, pistachios, and strawberries.

These were my first attempts at Bentos. I think they turned out ok. The Princess sure ate them up! I'll be posting them over at What's for Lunch at our House as part of her What's For Lunch Wednesday. Check out all the entries!