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The essential school lunch shopping list: Everything your pantry needs to make packing lunch easy | Back to School Lunch Guide

by Stacie Billis | Aug 5, 2017 | Back to School, Shopping Finds, Tips + Tricks

One of the most popular requests that we get is for easy school lunch recipes. While we’re happy to oblige — from gluten-free school lunch ideas to creative ideas for how to pack veggies in school lunch, sandwich alternatives to high protein school lunch...

School lunch ideas for the home stretch and camp too. Because, ugh, it never ends.

by Stacie Billis | Jun 3, 2017 | Back to School, Recipes, Tips + Tricks, Video

While kids in some parts of the country are already out of school, many others (including my own) have a couple of weeks left. That means their parents (including me) have a couple of weeks left to pack school lunches. And then, of course, there’s camp. Because...

On-the-go gluten-free snacks: 5 delicious ideas that are more than just carbs. (As much as we love carbs.)

by Stacie Billis | Oct 17, 2016 | Back to School, Recipes, Shopping Finds

With long, busy weekdays—for both me and my kids—I’m always looking for snacks to healthfully fuel the time between meals, but it can be hard to find ones that give us an even, lasting energy. As much as we can all easily chow down on carbs, I know how much my...

5 things that happened when I made my kids pack their own school lunches.

by Kristen Chase | Sep 27, 2016 | Back to School, Tips + Tricks

With four kids—ages 12, 9, 7, and 5—in school all day, four school lunches need to be made every night. (Or once I get past the first few weeks of being prepared, every morning.) Given that my kids can make their own snacks and even some meals at home, I decided to...

4 granola bars for kids with peanut and tree nut allergies.

by Georgette Gilmore | Sep 21, 2016 | Back to School, Shopping Finds

I love granola bars. When you find the right ones, they are nutritious, delicious, and a super convenient snack. Pack one for before track practice and your daughter will be sprinting like Flo Jo. Well, unless your kid has a peanut and tree nut allergy, like mine....

7 gluten-free and allergy-friendly school lunch ideas that every kid will love.

by Stacie Billis | Sep 12, 2016 | Back to School, Recipes

More and more families are grappling with the need to pack allergy-friendly lunches, either because one of their own has been diagnosed with a food allergy or because their kids’ school or daycare is a designated allergen-free zone. Either way, I know it can be...