Real Kid Lunches (part 2)

In honor of school in full swing and having to pack a kid lunch 2 days a week...sometimes I'm in need of inspiration! That being said I know others may need a little inspiration too!  Here are four lunches I have made for my kid.

Real preschool lunches:

1. Toothpick kabobs: cucumber, lunch meat and grape! Mini saltine crackers, string cheese and a personalized clementine

2. Grapes, goldfish, candy (violet asked "who's name is on my candy?!"), applesauce pouch and mini burritos (leftover from dinner)

3. Homemade tuna slider, pickle, fruit loops and apple slices 

4. Fruit loops, plums and oranges, cream cheese and jelly sandwiches and meat roll ups

Hope these help give you ideas for your kids lunches! 

Real Kid Lunches

I'm always interested on blogs and Pinterest what people are feeding their kids. I often ask my friends what their kids eat too! I ask myself a lot  "what do I feed my kids today?" A lot of the times for lunch it's left overs from dinner or something fast and easy. I'm thankful my kids aren't picky eaters, so they eat what I make for dinner. Violet is old enough to tell me what she wants to eat, so I make up two options and let her choose.  I'm not opposed to chicken nuggets or fish sticks! Let's face it kids eat them and they are easy. (but I feel guilty sometimes about them.) I always try to make their meal healthy. Whether that's adding fresh fruit and veggies, or homemade food. 

Here are real kid lunches I made for my 3 year old:

Ice cube tray: fish sticks w/ketchup, pretzels,cucumber, strawberries, black beans, edamame and almonds

Tray lunch: Spinach w/tomatoes, red bell peppers, homemade crunchy onion baked chicken, grapes and oranges  

Leftover dinner: Spinach Salad w/tomatoes and avacado, carrots, corn on the cob and mini meatloaves 

Easy lunch: Watermelon, plum, homemade sweet potatoes fries, tomatoes and ham lunch meat rolls

Tray lunch: strawberries, salad (again! Violet loves them), fish sticks, cucumber and carrots

Hope this helps anyone out there looking for quick and easy lunch ideas for their kids.