I love when I can keep things simple by packing the same foods for Little Miss and me for our lunches for work & school (or now that it's summer - daycare, camp, or just to enjoy at home)!
One great way to mix it up from the traditional sandwich bread is to use waffles. A quick go-to solution are Van's Natural Foods gluten free waffles. They're also egg & dairy free, and made in a tree nut & peanut free facility.
Here we've made them into a yummy lunch idea using egg, guacamole, and deli meat. Check it out!
Welcome to this month's edition of Enjoy Life Foods Friday! For May we're featuring the crispy, crunchy, and completely delicious Crunchy Cookies.
The cookies are gluten free, top 8 allergen free, Non-GMO, and feature all-natural ingredients. They're available in four yummy varieties: Chocolate Chip, Vanilla Honey Graham, Sugar Crisp, and Double Chocolate.
Coming up with creative (and somewhat healthy...ish) ways to use them for lunches or snacks, welllllll, that could be a little tricky. Thankfully, Little Miss and I were able to put our thinking caps on and got to work! I'd say we did a pretty tasty job. ;)
It's funny... Little Miss can still be so finicky and picky about foods. Some things, I'm glad she dislikes and other things I just shake my head at.
Just a couple examples -
Glad about: She does not like soda, at all.
Glad about: She does not like koolaids or sweet sugary juices, at all.
Shake my head: She does not like toast, but will eat toasted/ grilled sandwiches.
Shake my head: She will only eat waffles if I make them "dippable", covered in something, or turned into a sandwich.
Being that I love the occasional waffle, especially blueberry, I'm thankful for Van's Gluten Free waffles since they are dairy, egg, tree nut, peanut, and corn free. I can keep them in the freezer and get my fix when needed. ;) They also make great lunch options for kids too!
Whenever I get a new cookbook, the first thing I love to do is sit down and just look through the beautiful photography. To me, that's the most important part - that's what makes me want to make their recipe. Makes me want to eat that food. And plate it just a beautifully.
When Catherine McCord of Weelicious sent me her newest book after it's release last fall, Weelicious Lunches, that's exactly what I did.
Let me tell you more about it... AND enter for your chance to WIN your own copy + a Planetbox Shuttle System so you can pack your lunches just as healthy & beautifully.
Some of you may know that Earth Day is this Sunday (April 22nd). We should celebrate our love for our planet every day by taking better care of her!! :)
