by Liz Gumbinner | Sep 9, 2020 | Back to School, Recipes, Tips + Tricks
Just because your kids aren’t in school in a traditional way doesn’t mean that parents aren’t thinking about school lunches. With so much on our plates these days (womp womp), it’s a good opportunity for us to teach our kids to be more reliant,...
by Caroline Siegrist | May 20, 2020 | Back to School, Recipes
I know that many kids out there have been missing their school lunches — because yes, some schools actually do have great cafeterias and no, the salami-and-cheese-stick meals I’ve been throwing together aren’t quite the same. So while we’ve...
by Liz Gumbinner | Sep 25, 2019 | Back to School, Tips + Tricks
As parents, we talk a lot about tips to get kids to pack their own school lunches. But the truth is, even teens can struggle a bit when it comes to picking up just one more responsibility. Especially if they’re always used to us doing it for them. (Guilty as...
by Liz Gumbinner | Sep 5, 2019 | Back to School, Shopping Finds, Tips + Tricks
This week, Erin asked our Recipe Rescue Facebook community for ideas for mid-morning snacks for kids for when they “burn out on string cheese, and can’t have nuts.” The group came through big time, with lots of ideas for quick snacks to pack in lunch...
by Liz Gumbinner | Aug 26, 2019 | Back to School, Shopping Finds
I simply cannot stop browsing the selection at the aptly named Package Free Shop. Click around and you’ll find so many of the eco-friendly lunch-packing items we’ve shared here, from reusable bags to surprising sundries. And it’s all delivered in...
by Liz Gumbinner | Aug 22, 2019 | Back to School, Shopping Finds
Since their launch, we’ve all been big fans of S’well, the company that first said, “water bottles…but make it fashion!” Now they’re out with a brand new collection of S’well S’nack containers in two different sizes that...
