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5 festive, but super simple St. Patrick’s Day bento box ideas that anyone can pull off. Even at the very last minute.

by Kate Etue | Mar 16, 2017 | Recipes

I’m all about treating the kids to a silly, unexpectedly festive lunch full of St. Patrick’s Day spirit, but to be totally honest, I’m just really ready for Spring Break to get here. Mama doesn’t have it in her to go full-out bento this year....

8 eerily easy Halloween school lunch ideas. You can make these, we promise.

by Kate Etue | Oct 24, 2016 | Halloween, Recipes

Halloween falls on a Monday this year, which means that I’ll have all weekend to actually try to put together a spooky-fun school lunch for my kids. While I have tremendous admiration for parents who pull off incredible bento box creations or toast sculptures...

5 easy dinner recipes that make delicious leftovers for lunch the next day.

by Kate Etue | Oct 3, 2016 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks

I like to prep my kids’ lunches the night before school so that we’re not rushed like crazy in the morning. (Full disclosure: I am so not a morning person.) That said, after I’ve just cooked a meal for my family and cleaned up the kitchen afterward,...

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...

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...