Here's one idea to change it up http://christinascucina.blogspot.com/search/label/Cucumber%20Cream%20Cheese%20Sandwich%20Rolls -make it with different fillings too. In addition to a sandwich, veg (carrots, cucumber, edamame etc) I always give my daughter some sort of fruit and a homemade cookie along with some sort of cheese. She also loves a dark chocolate dove candy in her lunch! :)
How John Donohue of Stay at Stove Dad Packs a Lunch
John Donohue, a New Yorker editor and the writer behind the blog Stay at Stove Dad and new book Man with a Pan, shows us how he packs a healthy school lunch for his two girls, ages five and seven.
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Credit: John Donohue
The staples have been a sunflower-butter sandwich and a red-pepper humus sandwich (each girl has her preference). I make them with whole-wheat slices from Bread Alone—they make one of the few loaves without added sugar. I keep it in the freezer, and on mornings when I need to make sandwiches, I start with the frozen bread. It defrosts magically, and tastes as fresh (or almost) as the day I bought it. I usually cut the crusts off, and I always include peeled and sliced carrots for some extra nutrition. I'll add a few baked Goldfish or other crackers for fun, and sometimes I toss in a bit of dark chocolate as a surprise (or a little note; once I got a hand-written reply with a frowny face from my eldest telling me I'd given her the wrong crackers). Last year, my sister-in-law gave them Laptop Lunch bento boxes, and that has made the packing easier. I no longer waste plastic bags, and I feel good about that. The lack of variety, though, is something I'd like to work on!
WHAT'S IN THE LUNCHBOX:
- Sandwiches (humus or sunflower butter)
- Peeled carrots
- Goldfish or other fun crackers
- A piece of dark chocolate (every so often)
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