Lunch Made Easy: Quinoa Gluten Free & Allergy Friendly Ideas

This week Little Miss and I both had fun trying Quinoa Gluten Free & Allergy Friendly recipes in our Work & School Lunches!
I've included links and recipes in the post below. If you've not experimented with Quinoa, this is a great way to try! Quinoa is a gluten free and a complete protein. It actually has all nine of the essential amino acids, as well as, being a great source of fiber and iron. Offering 100% whole grain per serving (even though it's actually a seed, not a grain). 
Towards the bottom of the post you'll also find our Quinoa Raisin Muffin recipe. Great for lunches, breakfast, or snacks!

Lunch Made Easy: Allergy Friendly Lunch Box Ideas

I hope you all had an amazing week!  It's been one of ups and downs, with a side of busy busy busy at our house. TGIF!
No matter how crazy our days are, we always manage to find time and have fun with our food. :)  If you gotta pack it, might as well enjoy it - right!? 
This week in lunches, we had everything from Earth Day, to Allergy Free, Pandas, and even leftovers. Yummy!
As always, our school lunch box ideas are gluten, wheat, tree nut, peanut free & more: 

Lunch Made Easy: A Week of {Gluten & Nut Free} School Lunches #AllergyFriendly

This is the first week Little Miss has all five days of school in a couple! We survived the snow storms this week - WOO! ;)
Here's our weekly round-up of Allergy Friendly School Lunches. {Gluten & Nut Free} & More:  

Lunch Made Easy: A Week of {Allergy Friendly} School Lunches

Hey y'all! Life has been crazy busy, but good! That being said, I've decided to start doing round-up posts for Little Miss' school lunches for the week, in lieu of daily that I'm hurrying to complete (and often not spell checking, D'OH! lol).

There will still be some special MOMables Monday, holiday lunches, and recipes posted in between. I love you guys too much not to share all that I can!!

My goal is to post these on Friday, but I was gone at the end of last week at a Food Allergy Social Media Summit (more on this coming soon) so I am playing catch up. ENJOY!

Lunch Made Easy: Butterfly Bites {Gluten Free & Nut Free}

Keeping this school lunch simple today but still fun thanks to a butterfly mini cookie cutter and matching cute silicone cups.

 

 

Lunch Made Easy: {Simple Halloween} Happy Pumpkin Lunch

There are days when simple and fast is best. As parents, we all know how quick the evenings go when we walk in the door from work, and the mornings seem to fly even faster before everyone shoots out the door.

 

Even with little time, adding just a few details can go a long with for a fun, holiday themed school lunch.

 

{Allergy Friendly} Gluten, Peanut, Tree Nut, & Egg Free:  

Lunch Made Easy: What's in YOUR {Allergy Friendly} School Lunch?

If your child attends a nut free school or is in a peanut free classroom, for many, it's a daunting task at the beginning of each school year.

 

It doesn't have to be - don't let the lack of PB&J think you can't pack amazing school lunches and snacks for your kiddos.  

 



Lunch Made Easy: SunButter & Jelly, Get In My Belly!

A quick fix school lunch of Little Miss' favorites, which of course includes SunButter Sunflower Seed Spread ~ Yum!

 

Gluten, Peanut, & Tree Nut FREE:

 

Lunch Made Easy: Orange You Glad It's Thursday?!

Hehe, this is actually the third time I've done an "Orange You Glad It's Thursday?!" post (see previous two HERE and HERE).  

For some reason, I'm always inspired to make lunch orange when we use our LunchBots Duo with the orange lid and my cute orange flower silicone cups!

Lunch Made Easy: MOMables Review + Giveaway!

Pack it Fresh. Pack it Fast. Pack it Healthy.

For the past few months , I've featured MOMables lunch menu plans each Monday right here on KeeleyMcGuire.com.

Lunch Made Easy: Piggy Cupcakes

I'm sure you're wondering "what the hey is a Piggy Cupcake?"
Here, I'll show you! :)

Lunch Made Easy: Back to School - What about Mom & Dad?

We all know "Back to School" season is upon us. That means early mornings, homework, after school sports/ clubs, and packing lunches.

As parents, we are so caught up in our kids lives and focusing on them... but what about us? What about lunches for Mom and Dad too?

While you're adjusting to the new school routines, go ahead and plan for yourself. If you start at the same time as back-to-school, it won't feel like "extra" work but an every day routine.

Lunch Made Easy: Bite Size Bento

Little nibbles and bite size yummies for lunch tomorrow:

Lunch Made Easy: Bite Size Bento

Little bites are packed up in our LunchBots Duo for Thursday's lunch.

Little Miss has a doctor appointment in the AM ~ Her asthma has been the pits this week and the nebulizer is helping since her inhaler wasn't cutting it, but her appetite has been down along with some tummy issues so I just want to make sure she is doing alright. In the past when it's been so bad we've had to put her on pneumonia treatments too in order to kick the crud in her lungs she's fighting so badly. I had to pick her up early from daycare today because she was so miserable. Poor baby.

Lunch Made Easy: Orange you glad it's Thursday!?

Ahh, one day closer to the weekend! ~ "Orange you glad it's Thursday" tomorrow? ;) I AM!

Little Miss has a fun lunch filled with orange (and yellow) goodies!

Lunch Made Easy: Summer = Sunshine

Ahh, summer... a time for BBQ's, siestas, baseball games, swimming, and sunshine!

Lunch Made Easy: MOMables Monday - Chicken Salad Bentos

I hope all the Father's and Father figures out there had a FABULOUS day today!

Little Miss had a set back this weekend after I let her eat gluten on Friday :( 
She got sick almost immediately and I have been feeling awful about it since... now we know though, we can't slide even a little. *sigh* Trying to keep the lesson into perspective and not beat myself up about it. She was in much better spirits today and ate a bit more. Her tummy is still not 100% though.

Monday's mean another MOMables Monday installment here at KMG Blog!
This week: Chicken Salad Bentos! Yumm-o! These sounded so good, I made some for Little Miss AND for myself.

Lunch Made Easy: LunchBots for Little Miss

Wednesday's lunch for Little Miss is packed in her LunchBots Duo.

She has McCain's smiley potatoes, a nitrate free hot dog I cut up into flowers, carrots with dip, and watermelon dices.

Simple and delish! :)

Lunch Made Easy: LunchBots Bento

Simple bento for Little Miss on Tuesday in her LunchBots Duo.

Lunch Made Easy: Little Bites for Little Miss

This Mama has had a busy day and my evening after making lunches involves some late night work related duties that came up last minute, so lunches were made rather quickly this evening.