Friday, February 8, 2013

February 4 - 8 Lunches

The monkeys were off school again this time for teacher training conferences. So I went back to just a weekly post this week. I did include a few of my on-the-go lunches as well, because hey Momma has to eat too!

Tuesday - We headed out to the Austin Nature and Science Center with some friends to play.

 In my lunch :
  • Garden salad with carrots, broccoli, cauliflower
  • Tuna butterfly with string cheese
  • Trail mix - almonds, pistachios, yogurt covered raisins, dark chocolate goji berries, dark chocolate acai berries
  • Grapes and strawberries
In Green monkey's lunch :
  • PB&J sandwich with string cheese Tic-Tac-Toe
  • Teddy grahams
  • Grapes and strawberry
  • Pickles - He wanted a pickle sandwich I talked him into a side of pickles instead

In Blue monkey's Yubo lunch box:
  • PB&J with string cheese Tic-tac-toe
  • Teddy grahams
  • Grapes and strawberry
  • Carrots
Wednesday - We were supposed to go play but they chose to stay home instead. I had already packed lunches.
In my lunch:
  • Salad with broccoli and S carrots celebrating the upcoming Chinese New Year - Year of the snake
  • Ham and cheese and turkey and cheese roll-ups
  • Almonds and pistachios
  • Grapes and strawberry

In Blue monkey's lunch :
  • PB&J Snake with candy eyes and fruit leather tongue
  • Veggies straws
  • S shaped snake watermelon
In Green monkey's lunch :
  • PB&J AT-AT (front view) with pretzel guns
  • Pirates booty
  • Droid watermelons
Thursday - Back to school for Green monkey, back to errands and gym for little blue and me (We ate out).
In Green monkey's lunch : Time lords love twice as much
  • Layered heart sandwich ham, turkey, and cheese and TARDIS topped with cheese and marshamallow
  • Double heart cheese and crackers
  • Heart watermelon, strawberry, and grape

Friday - Green monkey buys lunch at school, Blue and I come picnic with him.
 In my lunch :
  • Salad with carrots, ham and turkey roll-ups, Cheese cupid hearts
  • Almonds and pistachios
  • Grapes
 In Blue monkey's Yubo lunch box : He asked for a planet
  • PB&J Earth with cheese hearts
  • Grapes
  • Carrots
Since Valentine's day is next week I've been sneaking hearts into their lunches all month. Next week is filled with parties stay tuned for our homemade valentines coming up this weekend.


6 comments:

  1. They're all adorable but ... of course ... Thursday's my favorite!!! <3 <3

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  2. Thanks! That was my "What am I going to make for lunch" night, when in doubt I always refer to DW ;)

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  3. Great lunches! I love the snake! And how do you get the kid eat the tic tac toe lunch and not just play? LOL!

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    1. Thanks! I kind of encourage playing with their food because it helps them to actually eat it. The snake I used some ornament cutters I got on clearance after Christmas :)

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  4. Awesome! Thanks for the invite. I will get caught up blogging soon :)

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  5. Love your tic tac toe lunch - too cute!

    Thanks for sharing and linking up to TGIF =-)

    Have a great week!
    Beth

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