A Grocery Giveaway (not from me)

A little off topic, but this is a really cool sweepstakes - and what could be better for the bento than winning free groceries?

Check it out - Ronzini It Pays to Eat Pasta Sweepstakes!

Good luck!  Be sure to tell me if you win!

Lunch: 9.10.09

Double packing day again!

For the boy, there is a banana and some juice, a cinnamon sugar bagel stick, raisins, a babybell, some bug shaped grahams, tahini-free hummus and spinach whole wheat tortilla wrap, three mini pumpkin zucchini muffins, and some Scrabble Cheez-Its.

The girl has a three mini pumpkin zucchini muffins, some raisins and juice for a snack.

For lunch, she has a cinnamon sugar bagel stick, a mini fruit jelly, a babybell, some bug shaped grahams, some yellow beans from the garden (raw) with tahini-free hummus in the red container, some raspberries, a gogurt, and a spinach whole wheat tortilla with tahini-free hummus and ham.

Great Bento Article!

A friend sent me this article from The New York Times about bento (or obento, if you want to be Japanese about it..)  There are a lot of blogs and shops listed that I already know about and have visited, but there are a couple new places to check out... I think what the article kind of fails to mention are the people like me, who love the bento-style, but pack mostly non-Japanese food.  I tried packing rice for my daughter, and it came home untouched.  I think the main point is - Have fun, pack healthy, and enjoy!

What did you think of the article?

Lunch: 9.9.09

Another two kid lunch day!

Lunch for the boy is a banana, a juice, tahini-free hummus and whole wheat spinach roll up, raspberries, babybell, raisins, a nut-free granola bar, Scrabble Cheez-its, and some bug shaped grahams.

Snack for the girl is a nut-free granola bar and some raspberries and a juice.

Lunch is a banana, babybell, raisins, a mini fruit jelly cup, a whole wheat spinach roll up with tahini-free hummus, grated carrots, and ham, Scrabble Cheez-Its and some bug shaped grahams.

Product Review: Keebler Bug Bites Graham Crackers

I love fun shaped things, which should be no secret by now.  My daughter really loves butterflies and bugs, and so I had to try Keebler Bug Bites bug shaped graham crackers for her.  They are adorable.  The kids love them.  The only problem with these (and the same problem occurs with animal crackers) is that the kids invariably want certain shapes. 

I just grab a handful and they can deal with it.  Sort at your own discretion. 

Product Review: Junior Scrabble Cheez-Its

When I saw Junior Scrabble Cheez-Its at the store, I had to get them.  My son loves all things letters, and enjoys spelling.  He once had me pull out letter after letter until I got the right letters to spell a word he was working on.  They taste great, just like regular cheez-its, but with the added element of fun.  Add a couple to your kid's lunch box and see what they spell!

(Just be prepared for complaints if you don't send enough vowels...)

Lunch: 9.8.09

I have to make lunches for the boy in addition to the normal lunches for the girl for the next couple of weeks, due to my mother-in-law going on vacation... so, more lunch fun!

The boy has a spinach whole wheat tortilla with tahini free-hummus on it, yellow baby carrot sticks, Tahini-Free Hummus (in the red container) to dip, a babybell, raisins, raspberries (in the chick container), Scrabble Junior Cheez-its, and bug shaped grahams, a small banana, and a juice.  This is for lunch and snack.

For snack, my daughter has two mini lemon zucchini muffins, some raspberries, some raisins, and a juice. 

Her lunch is a spinach whole wheat tortilla with cream cheese and ham in roll ups, baby yellow carrots and tahini free hummus, Scrabble Junior Cheez-its, bug shaped grahams, a small banana, and a container of wild and brown rice (covered with saran so it doesn't make everything wet and get all over everything)