Lunch

June 7, 2018 /

Lately I’ve been struggling with lunch for my kids. Maybe its just me, but I’ve never been one to cook something for lunch – I mean back in the day when I used to babysit I would all the time… make pasta, or chicken nuggets or pizza – but in my own home its just never been a thing. Maybe it’s just the chaos and starvation of my kids “need lunch now!!!!” But I never feel like I have the time or motivation to really cook two full meals a day. Dinner is always my big one and occasionally I’ll cook breakfasts on the weekend (although hubby has all but taken over any breakfast cooking as he likes a hot breakfast much more than me). So my kids typically rely on leftovers for lunch. A quick pop in the microwave and Tuesday night’s risotto becomes Thursday’s lunch.

This worked great for us for years until now, three kids and three adults eating dinner every night = no more leftovers. I just can’t cook enough these days! So my kids have been enjoying avocado toast or what I like to refer to as mix and match lunches (bento boxes?) – a fruit (berries, bananas, watermelon etc.),  a veg (quickly steamed carrots, cauliflower, asparagus, peas), a protein (black beans, chickpeas, cheese, hard boiled egg) and maybe some snacks like peanut butter crackers or yogurt bites etc.

Today’s Mix:

 

I guess I’m going to have to get bigger pans and start doubling all my recipes every night… help me out here. What are your go to lunches?

 

 

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Cooking at 1 & 1/2 - Crackers!

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