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For lunch today Cam had 2 heart-shaped sandwiches, stacked. Both are filled with chocolate hazelnut spread. She also had organic strawberries, veggie chips, & a cheddar cheese stick.

To drink, she had iced green tea in her thermos.

I must not have been with it this morning because it took me until just now to realize that I put pandas and ducks together.

I don’t even know if pandas and ducks exist together in nature.

As a grown person I find it to be a little sad that I don’t know which animals coexist in the natural habitat of a wild panda.

Seems like this is information I should have picked up somewhere along the way.

So I spent a solid 2-3 minutes looking it up on the internet (where I get all my information) and guess what…

No mention of ducks.

So I decided that I’m going to assume that even if the pandas are high up in the mountains, they’d have to stroll by a pond or stream every now and then. So it would be safe to assume that a duck or two would happen by from time to time.

Right?

For the purpose of this post and the sake of cuteness, let’s just assume that they do.

Can we also pretend that I didn’t just prattle on about pandas & their maybe neighbors while we’re at it?

Tags: cheese, fancy sandwich, fruit, Lunchbots Trio

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3 May

I love simple lunches, don’t you?

Admittedly, every now and then I like to go all out and bust out the fancy cutters, stamps, and cute picks and just go nuts.

Some days just call for a fancy dolled-up lunch.

Today was not that day.

Today was a day for Cam’s favorite fruit (strawberries), a cute bunny sandwich filled with chocolate hazelnut spread, some broccoli florets for a boost of vitamin c, a few popcorn chips for a little crunch, and a cheese stick for some added protein.

Simple and quick. Gotta love that.

Tags: cheese, fruit, Laptop LunchBox, veggies

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3 May

We’ve talked before about how from time to time I like to send a little something with the hubs to work to munch on.

Makes me feel like a top-notch housewife and it keeps him out of the vending machines in the break room.

There’s nothing good for anybody in those things.

Really, all I’m doing is slapping whatever produce we have in the crisper, a carb, and a little protein in one of his daughter’s bento boxes and then maybe adding a cute pick or two.

No biggie.

But he really appreciates it and the guys at work always come over to see what he has to eat which is adorable to me.

For lunch last night, I sent him with some veggie crackers and a spreadable cheese wedge, cara cara orange slices, broccoli, grapes and carrot sticks all packed in Camryn’s Lunchbots Trio.

Tags: cheese, fruit, Lunchbots Trio, Non-Sandwich Lunches, veggies

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2 May

Camryn has dance class tonight. I found this piece of scrap book paper buried in a huge stack filed on my desk and just had to use it because it reminds me of the little girls in her dance class.

None of them actually remind me of Camryn though since they’re all in dresses. Camers wears yoga pants to dance class now because she wouldn’t stop pulling her ballet skirt up to her armpits.

I wish I were kidding.

That was a proud day for me.

For lunch today the dancing queen has heart-shaped chocolate hazelnut sandwiches, pretzel crisps, strawberries, and a cheddar cheese stick cut into pieces.

She also has ice water in her thermos.

Tags: cheese, fancy sandwich, fruit

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1 May

For lunch today I warmed the last of the homemade herb rolls and put it in Camryn’s thermos to keep it soft and warm until lunch time. I was going to make a sandwich with it today but she wouldn’t hear of it. So I wrapped a slice of deli turkey around some cheddar cheese, sliced into bite-sized pieces, and then put a few picks in for easy eating.

She also has a cara cara orange, grapes, and watermelon balls in her Lock&Lock four square box.

Tags: cheese, fruit, Lock & Lock, Non-Sandwich Lunches, veggies

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30 Apr

We’re getting back on track today after a long weekend that included Camryn’s birthday party, a trip to a bouncy place, and a day off of school yesterday.

It’s nice to be getting back into our regular routine again.

I made a loaf of sandwich bread and some herb rolls last night.

Cam and I each had a roll fresh out of the oven.

My intention was to just have a bite to try it but before I knew it, I had devoured the entire thing.

No shame – or self-control, evidently.

Seriously. Is there anything better than freshly baked bread warm from the oven?

Camryn said I had to put one in her lunch today. So I did.

Also in her lunch are some carrot and celery sticks, a mozzarella cheese stick cut into bite-sized pieces, Greek yogurt with organic granola, and watermelon balls.

Tags: cheese, fruit, Non-Sandwich Lunches, veggies, yogurt

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28 Apr

Just popping in over the weekend to show you a quick and simple bento snack I packed for my husband the other night.

Every now and then I’ll pack him a snack or a light meal to take to work. He works over night so he doesn’t need anything heavy. Just a little something to stave off hunger & then I make him breakfast (which is actually his dinner) when he gets home in the morning.

I put grapes, broccoli, and cara cara orange slices in one of Cam’s pink bento boxes and then put a few picks in to cuten it up.

I know what you’re thinking… yes he is totally cool with the pink box and yes he is also cool with the picks so I’m free to go nuts when I pack his food for work.

Tags: fruit, veggies

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Daily Bento – The Day After

26 Apr

We had a date with a mouse last night.

There was pizza and cake and lots of artificial food dyes followed by more cake and ice cream and running and screaming and ripping presents open and playing with presents and staying up way too late.

Yeah so…

Today seemed like a good day for a little detox.

For lunch today Cam has a veggie salad that contains mixed spring greens, broccoli, green beans, and carrot sticks. She also has a fruit salad that contains cara cara orange slices, strawberries, and grapes. I put popcorn chips and a Babybel cheese in the long section of her Lunchbots Trio.

She also has some organic mac n’ cheese in her thermos.

Happy Weekend ♥

Tags: cheese, fruit, Lunchbots Trio, Non-Sandwich Lunches, veggies

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♥ A Very Special Lunch ♥

25 Apr

Today is Camryn’s 6th birthday!

So I made her a fun and festive lunch to celebrate her special day.

For her birthday lunch today, Cam has popcorn chips, strawberries, a party grape, a party tomato, and a cupcake.

She also has organic mac n’ cheese in her thermos:

I went to the craft store yesterday and bought a huge pack of birthday themed scrap booking stickers for $2.40 after coupon to help cuten up her lunch. I still have quite a few left over so I’ll put them away for next year’s lunch.