I’m thinking about it all the time right now, and whatever I am thinking about is inevitably what populates blog. Might as well make it formal. I’m hereby declaring it Food Week here on the blog. Today, brown bag angst. Later, sample “menus” (I use the term loosely) based on my Plan B diet. Might squeeze in a recipe exchange if I’m still focused enough to stay on topic.<\/p>\n
Let’s start with school lunches. Thanks for all your comments about Tristan staying for lunch. Turns out his entire class eats in and he loves it, so that was another one of those things I worried for no reason. Again. But, now I have a whole new set of lunchtime angst.<\/p>\n
Take one mildly neurotic mother. Combine with a persnickety eater whose favourite lunches are peanut butter sandwiches and macaroni and cheese loaf (bleah) sandwiches. Mix in one national cold-cut meltdown over listeria and a peanut-free school. Liberally sprinkle with morning chaos. It’s a recipe for school lunch disaster. <\/p>\n
So far, I’ve hit a home run with tortillas and shredded cheese in a make-yer-own roll up and with kraft cheese slice sandwiches. The jam sandwich and the breadsticks and hummus were less well received. One brilliant tip I came across was to freeze the juice boxes to use them to keep lunches cool. Works great with disposable or reusable juice boxes.<\/p>\n
At this rate, I’ll be packing Doritos and Lunchables by the end of the week. Save my child from his mother’s lack of inspiration — what’s your failsafe kids’ lunch?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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