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5 School Lunches for Sandwich-Snubbers

August 16, 2012 By: Nada Manley1 Comment

Since mine was the frown heard around town, I am trying to redeem myself with something a little more optimistic, and a little more helpful, than hearing me complain. But first, one more complaint.
I have this problem when it comes to school lunches. Eva is easy, as I am discovering that she is much more adventurous and eats a much wider variety than her sister, but Lola doesn’t eat much of anything, including many kid-friendly staples like:
peanut butter and/or jelly
sandwiches
muffins (rarely)
sandwiches
any nut butter
sandwiches
lunch meat (except salami)
sandwiches
grilled cheese ( a sandwich)
sandwiches
cereal with milk (she will eat it without, though)
sandwiches
most smoothies
hamburgers (see grilled cheese, above)
did I mention SANDWICHES…

Aagghhh…The only kind of sandwich she will eat is feta cheese on pita bread. Kind of like her mama. But anyway, I really struggle with lunch ideas for her. These limited options make our regular rotation:
Organic mac and cheese in one of those Thermos containers
Cheese quesadilla
Fruit, veggie and cheese plate with crackers
Hard boiled egg with fruit and veggies
Cheese pizza (one day a week, she buys pizza from school. I am not happy about it)
Studies show that 4 out of 5 lunches prefer cheese… 😉 Anyway, I did some digging and discovered a few new recipes to jazz up Lola’s lunches (and Eva’s, too). No sandwiches. And almost no cheese. : )

1. Quinoa pizza bites from Once a Month Mom:. “Pizza” made of quionoa and diced veggies? Love it. And I love the idea of pizza sauce for dipping! Thanks OAMM!

2. Taco Dip in A Cup: Thank you thank you thank you Second Chance to Dream for your genius list of 25 sandwichless lunches… Woo hoo! This one is my favorite. So pretty!

3. Salad: A salad, with everything shaped like flowers, including the homemade croutons. Really??? I am the worst mother ever. I didn’t even know you could make croutons! But I’m going to try.. Lola actually likes salad. Without dressing. And tomatoes. And cucumbers…

4. Spinach Cake Muffins: Weelicious never fails me, and these are truly inspired. Maybe I can whip up some cream cheese frosting and convince Lola these are cupcakes.

5. Nori Wraps: I love the Gracious Pantry! I think she is a genius, and these rolls are perfect for my sushi newbie. But I’d have to skip the sesame seeds.

Hope these inspire you a little!

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  1. Winnie says

    August 16, 2012 at 7:43 pm

    My neice won’t eat sandwhiches either..She wants a “bag of meat”, a piece of fruit, some veggie or pretzels etc. I crack up when I hear bag of meat. Sometimes it is cheese also.. The boys are easier, as they also like bagels with creamcheese, they like hummus in those little cartons with fresh veggies…

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