One of my favorite snacks when I was a kid was "bumps on a log" which consisted of peanut butter on celery with raisins. As the kids aren't allowed peanut butter at daycare, and cheese wiz (real nutritional I know) was on sale I figured I'd give it a shot. I thought this lunch looked pretty tasty, even with the cheese wiz! In this bento: penguin crackers, edamame beans, … [Read more...]
A silly little alien?
Another left over lunch! This is my best effort at improvisation! Reusing last nights pulled pork I decided to make each kid a funny faced alien. I thought it was kind of cute, and required minimal effort! :) In this bento: Pulled pork on a bun, pickle slices, ham cutouts, cheese string, apple slices, yogurt tube, grapes, mixed veggies, ritz crackers, strawberriesEnjoy! … [Read more...]
Madagascar Inspired Bento
The theme (if you can call it that) for this bento is the upcoming release of Madagascar 3! My kids, and us, have loved all the Madagascar movies so far, so when I was picking up bananas at the grocery store that had little Madagascar 3 stickers on them, I wanted to somehow incorporate these into the kids lunches. Lacking creativity, I decided to do little cheese penguins, and … [Read more...]
