Pack a Healthier Lunch: Tomato Soup & GF Toasted Sandwich #PacificFoods #Giveaway

Day 4 of our Pack a Healthier Lunch week thanks to Pacific Foods,USA Pears, Franz Bakery, & ECOlunchboxes. 
Today let's discuss toasted sandwiches.  There are so many ways to fill and make them: Cheese (dairy or non-dairy), avocado, bacon, tomatoes, deli meat, nut-free spread & banana slices (oh yes!), chicken parm... and well, the possibilities are endless.
Little Miss' favorite? The traditional toasted cheese with tomato soup for dunking! It was always my favorite as a kid, too. 
Thanks to Pacific Foods, I can whip her up some Gluten Free, Soy Free Organic Tomato Soup in no-time + using our Franz Bakery Gluten, Dairy, Soy, & Nut Free 7-Grains Bread to make her sandwich.

Lunch Made Easy: Toasted Cheese Pop Sandwiches!

I'm always looking for new fun ways to use my kitchen gadgets. 
Just like with our Silver Dollar {Mini} Pancakes I made in our Whoopie Pie Maker, I came up with the idea to make shaped Toasted Cheese Sandwiches using our Pie Pop Maker for Little Miss' school lunch! 
I buy these fun "maker machines" on clearance and you're darn tootin' I'm going to get as much use out of them as I can. lol

Lunch Made Easy: Packing Toasted Sandwiches for Lunch

Toasted sandwiches (like a grilled cheese, turkey melt, or grilled frenchman) are the best for lunch!
But... they can often get soggy when packed up in your lunchbox by the time you or your kiddo gets to eat it. Bleh! No one wants a soggy sandwich.
So, how do you keep the sandwich from getting soggy? I'll tell you!

Lunch Made Easy: Simple & Quick - Turkey & Cheese Melt Sandwich

A school lunch so simple & quick, I wasn't even going to blog about it...

But what the hey ;) I love you guys too much and sometimes even the simple fixins' can be inspiring!

 

Lunch Made Easy: MOMables Monday - {How to Pack for School} Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

Today's MOMables Monday isn't some new fancy menu item. Instead it's basic fundamentals of packing healthy school lunches that I've learned from MOMables over the last year!

No matter what you put on your grilled sandwich or what kind of soup you want to pack, the same principles apply. Keep reading to learn how to keep your sandwich from getting soggy and your soup still warm at lunch hour!

Lunch Made Easy: Avocado & Bacon Grilled Cheese {Gluten Free}

I love the face made when she first tried avocado. She scrunched her nose and said "it tastes like nothing... and nothing doesn't taste very good". (haha, I love kid's perspectives.)

 

Since then I've been serving it to her mixed with other foods, while reiterating to her the nutritional value. Avocado are a nutrient dense food; a great source of fiber, vitamin C, and potassium.

 

Let's face it, bacon makes everything better... and my Little Miss is also referred to as "The Baconater" in our house. So, this yummy Avocado & Bacon Grilled Cheese sandwich gives her the bacon she loves and nutrients for Mama's piece of mind.