The latest lunch boxes

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Sometimes Kyle has lunch meetings and sometimes he’s home for breakfast so what I pack for him varies.  I just ask him about his schedule the night before and what meals he wants.

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Last week I made a bunch of breakfast burritos for Kyle.  I assembled them and rolled them up in foil all at once so I could just throw them in his lunch box the night before.  So easy.

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I am seriously sorry about the photos, but there’s only so much you can do with an iphone at 9 pm. 

For the burrito insides, I used the rice cooker  and made brown rice + black beans together, then I tossed in lots of salsa.  The tortillas are flour ones from TJ’s (not whole wheat, because they don’t stretch as well and get soggy).  The only thing I added to them was cheese.  So easy.

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It’s kinda rare that we have leftovers from dinner, but when we do I give thme to Kyle for lunch the next day.  Like the lasagna above.

He also likes bars, but I try not to rely on them too much.  Other staples are crackers & cheese or veggies & hummus.  And fresh fruit.  He goes through phases with fruit (often because we buy bulk things from Costco and then OD on them).  Right now he’s in a cutie phase. 

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Sandwiches are the alternate lunch option.  I only make him PB&J when he’s going to be out of the house all day (otherwise I’d make him something allergen friendly so he can play with P).

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That mini candy bar is leftover from Halloween.  Still.  Eye roll.  

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Other sandwich faves: tuna salad, salmon salad, and hummus and pesto.

And then there’s the breakfast grits.  So simple and such a pleaser – just corn meal, water, salsa, cheese (and occasionally a fried egg or beans on top).

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Comments (3)

  1. Livi

    I’ve never thought of packing grits! That sound delicious + you can add so many different toppings!

  2. Lynn

    I always find packing lunch to be the challenge of the day. Each of my family members have different food desires and I try to please them. You have some great ideas I may try to incoperate into lunches. Breakfast for dinner is a big favorite so I think I should try it for lunch. Thanks for a great post!!

  3. elaine c.

    for your salmon salad (well, i guess and your tuna salad) what do you use to mix it? it looks like mayo, but i can’t remember what you’ve said about it before!

    also, do you use a canned salmon?

    thanks in advance!

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