Comments on: A Peek Into Our Lunch Box

By: Ana Flores

Ana Flores — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:47:52 +0000

Renee, seems like we have the same thought and issues with lunch. Lunches at our school have gotten a LOT better, so I let her grab from there some days per week.

Thanks for sharing your tips!

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:32:44 +0000

Love this website!

http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2012/09/04/school-lunch-roundup-ii/

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:06:47 +0000

I at times find packing the lunch and snack challenging especially when you have a picky eater. However, I think I am finding a balance with smart snacks and lunches. Our school promotes healthy snacks, so we have a list of things that should not be in a child’s lunch box. This is motivating because when I go to the grocery store I look for things not on the list (sometimes limiting).
In the end, Laura leaves with some of her favorite fruit (grapes, strawberries, uchuva, or applies), if dinner is something she likes she tell me “mami, quiero llevar al school!” and that is lunch. Snack varies from popcorn, pretzels, cheese/peanut butter & crackers, wafers, goldfish, granola bars, trail mix and animal crackers.

By: Ana Flores

Ana Flores — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:48:58 +0000

I was were you’re at when she went to a family daycare. They would make her the yummiest homemade food and I never had to worry about what she ate!
I’ve really found lunchboxes to be more challenging than I thought, so had to get creative. Glad you like it!!

By: Ana Flores

Ana Flores — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:47:02 +0000

Glad you liked it! We love those fork picks and are going to get more. We find them here in Little Tokyo, but I’m sure they can be found online. Getting creative with colors, shapes and such has made a huge difference in how my girl is eating! So awesome to have that lunchbox come back empty Oh, and there’s lots of inspiration for bento lunches on Pinterest.

By: Paula - Growing Up Bilingual

Paula - Growing Up Bilingual — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:43:49 +0000

Super cute! Love the Cutie’s juice and the fork picks. I need to get more creative with my kid’s lunch box. Thanks for the inspiration!

By: Sunocean18

Sunocean18 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:26:46 +0000

Ana, this is so creative! Very cute! My oldest is only 3, so I haven’t had to encounter this challenge yet! I am not looking forward to it, but your ideas make it more encouraging to know it’s possible to create something fun and simple! So, far, I’ve been fortunate enough to have my parents watch my boys and my mom always hooks it up with sopita de fideo or other yummy stuff, so I haven’t had the task of preparing their lunches throughout the week. Thanks for the ideas…