What's for Today's Packed Lunch, October 2006

ellenmelon · #1 (**permalink**) 10-01-2006, 09:54 AM

That was fun, wasn't it, for the first lunchtime ideas thread for cold/hot packed lunches (those that don't have a microwave available).

Here is the new thread for the new month of October, 2006. Tomorrow is the start of another school and work week so get your lunch bags ready!

ellenmelon · #2 (**permalink**) 10-01-2006, 10:00 AM

Is it working, did the thread post?

barbszy · #3 (**permalink**) 10-01-2006, 10:43 AM

You did fine, Ellen! I put a link to this thread from the September one.

My kids are falling into a routine for their bagged lunches. However, just when I think I get them figured out, and buy a big quantity of something, they suddenly stop liking it

Tomorrow DD is buying pizza at school. I will pack her fruit, carrots, and snack. She gets milk at school each day.

Big DS will have a turkey sandwich on "white wheat" bread with mayo and tomato. He likes to take grapes in his lunchbox, as well as pretzels, a granola bar and peanut butter crackers. Some of these items he saves to eat after his cross-country practice while he waits for me to come and get him.

ellenmelon · #4 (**permalink**) 10-01-2006, 04:08 PM

I know what you mean. I bought 3 packages of Little Debbie pumpkin cookies because the school was selling them. I sure hope they didn't get tired of them last week!

**Sammi1961** · #5 (**permalink**) 10-01-2006, 04:55 PM

I hate packing lunches but our school lunches seem so unhealthy that I pack lunches for my kids anyway. I pack the easy stuff the night before (pretzels, a fruit cup, a special K chocolate drizzle bar) and tomorrow I will add the rest. I try to get as much done the night before to help with the morning rush!

**ajrsmom** · #6 (**permalink**) 10-01-2006, 07:33 PM

Tomorrow's lunch will be pnut butter pinwheels, grapes and Hot Buffalo & Ranch Doritos (so bad for you but sooo good

) Lemonade for a drink.

He will be taking oyster crackers and lemonade for his snack.

redcardinalbird · #7 (**permalink**) 10-02-2006, 12:36 AM

Ds's lunch will be beef jerkey (his favorite), an apple and a cereal bar along with juice. DD is off so she will eat something at home with me.

**Sammi1961** · #8 (**permalink**) 10-02-2006, 04:44 AM

Today I packed yogurt, bologna sandwiches, cheese sticks, nutrigrain bars, an apple, a fruit cup, Cape Cod lite potato chips, and apple juice for a drink. (we ran out of their favorite special K chocolate drizzle bars) I need to remember to try packing something different once in awhile.

ellenmelon · #9 (**permalink**) 10-02-2006, 09:30 AM

DD1 had too much to carry to bring a lunch box so she is going to buy and took just the snacks and drink with her.

Lunch for dd2 was a ham and swiss chef salad with ranch dressing, half a pbj sandwich, a plum, a fruit rollup, and a pumpkin cookie by Little Debbie, some apricots in a cup.

**Sammi1961** · #10 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006, 05:23 AM

I definitely need to go grocery shopping! Todays lunches were pb&j sandwiches, a fruit cup, an apple, yogurt, a cheese stick, a strawberry nutrigrain bar, and apple juice. Even my dh got a pb&j sandwich.