When your child has food allergies and/or dietary restrictions, you pack lunch. Daily. It's just part of the normal routine.
Some days, we get creative and make (what I call) "silly sandwiches" or sometimes the lunches are completely sandwich free. They don't have to be complicated or artistic, but it is fun to mix it up from the usual.
Lately, life has been busy. I've been traveling a lot for work and due to my health issues I require a lot more sleep than I use to. That's why having an arsenal of easy and quick fix lunch ideas are a necessity. I still want my daughter to be excited for her school lunches, and not feel left out, but keep my sanity intact. I'm sure many of you feel the exact same way!
Here are 20+ inspiring ideas for work or school lunch:
Finding new and creative ways to sneak vegetables into our diet is a fun challenge!
We love baking breads, muffins, and even desserts with hidden veggies. I say "hidden" but since my Little Sous Chef is always helping me, she knows they're in there!
When dealing with different food allergies or intolerances in a family, meal time can be challenging. That's why I love my Weelicious One Family. One Meal. Cookbook. I have it downloaded onto my Kindle.
One of the recipes I had been hankering to make was the Homemade Veggie Nugget recipe. I made some slight changes/ adaptions to fit our family's likes & dietary restrictions (gluten, dairy, & nut free - GFCF). An instant dinner time and lunch box hit!
This week was another hodge-podge week of delicious allergy free school lunches for my Little Miss!
Some non-sandwich ideas, simple flowers of SunButter nut free spread, allergy friendly muffins, and leftovers.
Make sure to read through to the bottom of this post to also get our yummy Crockpot Sloppy Joe recipe. You'll love it - trust me - and nothing is better than using your slowcooker and coming home to a meal done at night!
