The List

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Double Chocolate Muffins
Pistachio Banana Wedges

Safe Food Storage for Waste-Free Lunches




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The List

Easy Calzones
Warm Chicken Caesar Wraps
Sausage and Egg Muffins

Safe School Lunches
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The Menu

Layered Beef Salad On-the-Go
a crusty roll
small carton of fruit yogurt of your choice


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Hummus
Toasted pita bread
Corn with Tomatoes and Edamame Bean Salad
BEST HOMEMADE GRANOLA
Homemade Nacho Cheese Sauce
Homemade Baked Tortilla Chips
Seriously Healthy Banana Muffins
Peanut Butter Treats
sweet potato muffins


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Check out 13 different ways to make your kid's afternoon meal more enjoyable

A sandwich, bag of pretzels and an apple is the classic packed lunch—and boy is it boring.

And for kids, boring means one thing:

Not Eaten.

This year, make sure your child’s lunch goes straight to her stomach—not the trash or someone else—by packing it with purpose. Keep the focus on fun and follow the guidelines below to create meals that are fresh, healthy and cost-effective.


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What do I need to buy to start?
Guide to choosing the right size bento box
Doesn’t it take a long time to make a bento lunch? How can I speed things up?
Frying pan does double duty

The Recipes

Mini-frittata
Thai Curry (Master Recipe)
Quinoa Salad
Curried Turkey Croquettes
Tonkatsu Sauce



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The Top 7 Things to do with Leftover Food Scraps
How to Pack a Bento
Don’t Leave Empty Space!

The Recipes

Broiled Mushroom Cup
Roasted Asparagus


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By Deborah Hamilton, Lunch in a Box

Dubbed "the Rachael Ray of bento" by The Washington Post, Deborah Hamilton runs Lunch In A Box; an award-winning blog about making speedy bento-style packed lunches for her son. Fluent in Japanese, Deborah worked in Japan for nine years before moving to San Francisco. Too lazy to make intricate food art, Deborah uses tips and a trick found in Japanese bento cookbooks to speed up lunch prep, and applies them to her family's western kitchen.

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Lunch Box Safety
Mom's Lunch Box Cheat Sheet

School's once again in session-and so is your daily lunch-making routine. We're here to help you make this year's lunches go straight to the head of the class! Simply follow our tips for lunch box safety and your kids will enjoy wholesome lunches from now until June!




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4 Unique Back to School Lunch Ideas

Pancake Wraps
Geometric Lunch
Jack Be Nimble Salad
Wraps



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Back to school shopping time doesn’t have to throw your frugal habits aside. By making sure to buy more durable products and use up supplies already purchased in previous years, you can slash your back to school shopping budget dramatically!



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The Menu

Chicken Salad Wrap
fruit of your choice -- even a box a raisins,
a treat -- like a cookie or a yogurt,
and a drink -- I take my own tea


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The List

Crispy Date Bars
Zucchini-Banana Squares
Treasure Chest Bars
Quick 'n Chewy Crescent Bars
Texan-Sized Almond Crunch Cookies
Chocolate Toffee Cookies


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Kids can give you a pretty cold look when you say you’re going to pack their lunch.

If your school lunch ideas have been pretty boring so far, you’ve come to the right place.



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The economy is have a bad hair day--really!

Grabbing lunch on the run was really never the best thing -- too much, salt, fat, calories, what have you.
With a little planning, you can make your own lunches and eat well and healthy, too.

The List

Bean Salad Pockets
Herbed Crab Sandwiches
Caesar Salad Sandwiches
Toasted Tomato and Cheese Sandwich
Garden Wrap
Spinach Raspberry Salad
Pasta Salad with Spinach, Olives, and Mozzarella


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