This
is the first week of school for many of us, which means it is time to readjust
your schedule to accommodate extra time to pack lunches every day. This morning on WNCN Today #TipsonTues I showed Sharon Tazwel some of my secrets to making packing school lunches a little
easier and a whole lot cuter:
Snack Prep
o Plan Ahead and Save Yourself Time.
Save yourself some craziness in the mornings by organizing school lunches ahead
of time. An easy way to organize a full
week of lunches on Sunday is to put all of your individual snacks into a small
box or basket so that in the evening you can simply grab what you need and toss
it into your lunch box(es). A plastic
shoebox makes the perfect bin for dry goods like pretzels, raisins, granola
bars and applesauce. It is also perfect
for keeping yogurt, cheese sticks, fruit and veggies organized in the
refrigerator. TIP: This also makes the perfect
snack station for after school.
o Frozen Yogurt.
If your kids love yogurt, chances are you have discovered squeezable
yogurt. These individual servings are
perfect for little ones and great on the go but you may be worried about the
yogurt getting too warm in a lunch box on a hot day. That problem is very easily solved – simply
freeze them! Pop your squeezable yogurt
into the freezer, throw one in the lunch box with your regular ice pack in the
morning and by lunch time it will be thawed enough to eat and perfectly
cold. Pure. Genius. (this tip originated, believe it or not, from
my dad!)
Lunch
Just for You
o Personalized Sandwich Box.
Adding a personal touch to your little
one’s lunch box is easier than you might think.
All you need is a plastic sandwich box (or any food container), paint
pen, painter’s tape and a printer. Print
your little one’s name on regular printer paper, tape the name to the inside of
the sandwich box lid and use a paint pen to trace each letter. TIP: If you hand wash your sandwich box the
writing will last for years!
Eco
Friendly Sandwich Bags
o Spbang Bags. Packing a school lunch every day used to mean
wasting tons of zip top bags, but not any more!
You can now find plenty of alternatives to a plastic bag, like these
cute bags from spbang
which are super easy to open and close.
The major bonus is that they are also dishwasher safe for easy cleaning.
For all of my tips pick up your own copy of my Tips for the Clueless Chick books and follow the Clueless Chick on Facebook and Twitter. Tune
in to #TipsonTues next week to find out National Baby Safety Month.
Until next time,
aka Chick #1
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