Brown Bag Lunch
Bread Alternatives
Instead of bread for sandwiches, try hard rolls, biscuits, buns, pita bread, tortillas, bagels, English muffins or pastry shells.
Read MoreHomemade Lunchables
Create your own "lunchables" for a delicious change of pace. Buy deli meats (salami, ham, turkey, etc.) and sliced cheeses. Cut the meat and cheese into squares and pack along with assorted…
Read MoreKeeping Lunches Cold
Keep your lunch cold during the morning by packing a frozen juice box.
Read MoreLunch Box Photo
When our daughter, Mollie, started preschool, I wanted her to know her dad and I were thinking of her. I attached a photo of the three of us to the inside of her lunch box, wrote "We love you"…
Read MoreNapkin Notes
When our three kids were in elementary school, I rarely let a day go by without including a little extra something in their lunch bags. At the very least, it was an "I love you" note written on…
Read MoreNo Mess Lunch
Pack a moistened washcloth in a plastic bag—it's great for cleaning fingers before and after eating! —Marilyn Stroud, Larsen, Wisconsin
Read MoreNo More Soggy PB&J
When making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for a brown-bag lunch, use slices of frozen bread and spread a layer of peanut butter on each slice. Top one slice with jelly, then assemble the…
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