Lunch Made Easy: Sandwich Cutter Kitty

A sandwich cutter and/or cookie cutter can go a long way when it comes to adding fun to lunch.
This sandwich might look detailed but with a simple cutter by CuteZCute, I was able to add some fun to an otherwise boring lunch.
As always, all our lunches are peanut free & tree nut free, as well as, gluten free & more:

{Enjoy Life Foods Friday} Soft Baked Cookie Treats for Your Sweet!

After taking the month of December off to enjoy the busy holiday season, we're back with {Enjoy Life Foods Friday}!
This month, we're featuring Enjoy Life Foods Soft Baked Cookies. Since Valentine's Day is just weeks away, I thought it'd be a great idea to explore fun ways to transform these cookies into "Treats for Your Sweet"!
Whether they're packed up for school and work lunches, made for a class treat, or just enjoyed for dessert at home, these delicious ideas are sure to be a hit for your gluten free & allergy friendly family!

Lunch Made Easy: This Week in {Gluten & Nut Free} Bento

Just four days of school this week, so here are our fun bento school lunches Little Miss enjoyed!
{Allergy Friendly} Gluten, Peanut, & Tree Nut Free: 

Lunch Made Easy: MOMables Monday - Simple Snowman

{Only 8 More Sleeps til' Christmas!}

Keeping school lunch simple for MOMables Monday this week with help from our MOMables menu plan and a few cookie cutters.

Lunch Made Easy: @MOMables Monday - Simple Christmas School Lunchbox

I love our MOMables Monday posts. It means Sunday night I can just look through our MOMables menus and Little Miss can pick what her heart desires for the day. This Mama gets a night off from having to think of something "fast & fresh" to put in her lunch box. Done!

Little Miss chose the MOMables BLT Sandwich for her school lunch on Monday. We made ours using our gluten & nut free bread, of course.

Lunch Made Easy: Michigan ~ Smitten with the Mitten!

For those of you that don't know the phenomenon that is "America's High Five", this great state of Michigan is shaped like a mitten. Go ahead, look, it's true! There are companies, books, and even campaigns across the state playing up the silly shape.

 

One of the first things I was taught when I moved here was that Michiganders use their hands as maps. At first I thought it was strange, but it's actually quite helpful (lol). Hold up your hand and point to what city you're from, or talking about in a conversation, and it allllllllllll makes sense.

 

So, of course, now Little Miss has been taught about the "hand map" and even knows all about the "Michigan Mitten". Naturally, we had to make a school lunch about it! 

 

Lunch Made Easy: If the shoe fits... Eat it!

Yeah, we're girls.

We Love Shoes.

 

So, why not make a fun school lunch about it, right!?

 

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

 

Lunch Made Easy: MOMables Monday - Breakfast for School!

It has been a while since I made Little Miss French Toast for her school lunch so I decided to make her one of our MOMables favorites!

{Breakfast for Lunch} Gluten, Peanut, Tree Nut, & Dairy Free:

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: For My Shining Star!

As I've said before, the great thing about fun school lunches is you can be creative but keep it simple at the same time.

 

Take this lunch for instance; it took me no longer than about 8 minutes to throw together but makes a big impact to a child!

 

{Allergy Friendly} Gluten, Nut, & Dairy Free:

 

 

(Lunch can easily be made Egg Free depending on the brand of bread you use.)

Lunch Made Easy: SunButter & Honey Bee Bites

Little Miss' school lunch is buzzing with deliciousness for Wednesday. ;)

 

Gluten & Nut Free:

 

Lunch Made Easy: MOMables Monday - I Love Bacon!

The great thing about MOMables School Lunch Menus is that it can spark an idea or a plan. You don't have to follow them exactly as pictured, but it can help for those days you're staring at an empty lunch container wondering what to do...

That's exactly how this "I Love Bacon!" lunch box came about! This lunch is gluten, peanut, & tree nut free.

Lunch Made Easy: Happy Birthday Bento!

*Sigh* My baby girl.

She turns seven tomorrow. *sniff sniff*

That's right... Friday is Little Miss' BIRTHDAY!!!

She is so stinkin' excited too. Proclaiming to everyone, all day today, that it was her very last day being six.

Her very last day going to school, her very last dinner, and her very last sleep being six. lol

Like years past, I alway try to have a *little* fun with her school lunch on her birthday too. :)

Lunch Made Easy: Love in a Lunchbox

If you missed my posting earlier today, I shared "Random Thoughts from a Food Allergy Mama".
A lot of emotion has been built up that all came tumbling out as I typed. Triggered by one small boy. One small boy that hurt my daughter's feelings. (Click here to read the full story.)

Today, her day was much better. He left her alone and she ate.
We talked about what she should do if he bothered her again, what she should say, etc.

Most nights, I make her bentos after she goes to bed, but tonight, I had her in the kitchen with me. Helping pack her school lunch. Picking out piece by piece what she wanted and how to pack it.

It was nice to have those moments tonight before bed time.



Lunch Made Easy: Lovely Lunchbox

I {heart} lunchboxes filled with love! ;)

Lunch Made Easy: Back to School Bynto

Little Miss is so happy to be back in school! So far she is loving her new class and teacher. I could not be more thankful!

She asked to take her Goodbyn Bynto box tomorrow, so I happily obliged:

Lunch Made Easy: Back to School Bento - Second Grade!

My baby girl started second grade today! *sniff sniff*
I am putting an end to this: No more growing. Nope! She's not allowed. ;)

Today was only a half day but Tuesday will be there first full day so I made her a special Second Grade bento lunch to celebrate going back-to-school.

Lunch Made Easy: An Elephant Never Forgets

A LunchBox Love Note was the inspiration behind this bento!

Lunch Made Easy: SunButter Flower Bites

Sometimes the simple, quick fix lunches are best ;) for Mama, at least, lol

Lunch Made Easy: Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks!

Thursday's lunch is a little "sticky"! ;)
Hardy har har...