On Wednesdays, Mister J goes to Lunch Bunch after preschool. That means an extra hour before Miss M and I go pick him up. What do we do in that extra hour? Most often, we have our own little picnic. I pack a lunch for Miss M, she eats what she wants, I snack on the leftovers, and then I have my own lunch after we get home (while the kids have quiet time). Here's what I packed last week:
A small salad (lettuce, bacon bits, cheese) tossed and dressed before packing - I used a non-vinegar dressing so the lettuce wouldn't wiltStrawberries and blueberries
Pita chips (made the day before, seasoned with garlic salt, pepper and basil)
Hummus for dipping
Cranberries and chocolate chips for a sweet treat (they always dig out the chocolate chips first!)
Water
If I'd planned better, I would have put the salad in the lidded container - I'm still on a learning curve with the LLBs! Since I didn't, I used a small piece of waxed paper to keep the salad from spilling, and it did the job quite well.
I packed their lunches again on Thursday - sorry, no pictures. They had pita chips and hummus, fruit, cucumber slices, and Craisins. We were travling to visit Grandma RL and Aunt L, so the kids ate in the mommy-van (Their unanimous choice - I offered a picnic before we loaded up, but they were ready to go!). We'd never used the LLBs on the road before, and I was very impressed with how well they worked for the kids.
I'm ready to order a couple more LLBs - so I can have my very own lunch when we picnic, and so we can invite Big J along, too! I hear that there's a discount code available right now, and there are also some specials running. If you want to check them out, the code is dinner.
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