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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...

These mini crock-pots are everything

by Kristen Chase | Aug 25, 2016 | Shopping Finds

Just when you thought you couldn’t be more obsessed with crock-pots and instant pots and Neti pots (oh wait), well, now there are mini crock-pots which allow you to take your warm food with you and heat it, slowly, during the day. Isn’t that what you...

Lettuce turnip the beet! 8 fun ways to pack vegetables for school lunch. | Back to School Lunch Guide

by Jane Sweeney | Aug 24, 2016 | Back to School, Recipes

Packing vegetables for school lunch doesn’t have to be boring. Well, at least not all of the time. It’s easy to fall into a baby carrot rut when filling lunch box after lunch box (after lunch box), but there are plenty of creative ways to pack vegetables in school...

5 nut-free spreads that are way more fun than peanut butter, anyway.

by Caroline Siegrist | Aug 22, 2016 | Recipes

With so many schools having gone nut-free, many of us are left drawing a blank when it comes to lunch box staples, because what’s a parent to do without PB&J?! Last year, we rounded up six delicious peanut butter alternatives and we’ve decided to...