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Now, let’s get to those lunches Good morning, friends. Now we are running super late today, so I’m going to try to get Through this quickly Today, I’m packing a little Deconstructed sandwich We have a lot of Hawaiian Rolls left over from a birthday party, so I went ahead and just Cut them in half like this and then I’m sending The meat and the cheese separate so the kids Can actually build them when they’re ready to eat them Now over here, I’m sending one little apple, cinnamon fig bar, I’m also sending a big Thing of blueberries, some peaches and cream Yogurt from Trader Joe’s, this is super good and of Course we have our juice today This is a nut-free day, but I am including some Halloween pretzels, Okay, so I’m going to go ahead.
And pop all of my lids on get my ice pack in there and then we’ll be headed out the door. Oh yes, the kids also will be taking their water bottles today, ( kitchen, timer, dings, ), Okay, guys so we’re back home now and right now. I actually Have all the kids with me Say: hi [ Children, ] Hi, [, Jennifer ]. So let’s See what they ate today. First, I have McKenzie’s. How did it go? Mckenzie, [, McKenzie ].
It was good [, Jennifer ]. It was good. You ate all of your sandwich very nice and your fig bar and all of Your blueberries are gone. You ate everything, even the pretzels, [ McKenzie, ], Yep, [, Jennifer, ], Good job And now for Jackson’s. How did yours go today? Jack, [, Jackson, ] Good? I ate All the blueberries [ Jennifer ], You ate all of your food. Oh you just have some pretzels left, [ Jackson ].
I didn’t see it [ Jennifer ], But you ate All of your blueberries Awesome. Okay! Now it’s time for Lily’s How’d, you do Lily [ Lily, ], Good [, Jennifer ]! Did you eat your sandwich? You ate your sandwich, but you just have a little bit of a fig bar left. Do you wan na eat it right now, [ Lily, ], Yeah, [, Jennifer, ], Yeah, okay, And you have some pretzels Left and your blueberries, What was wrong with your blueberries [ Lily ], That they were a little sour [ Jennifer ].
They were sour, Oh [, Lily ]! You got all the sour ones for me: [ Jennifer, ], All the Sour ones are for you: Does anybody else wan na eat these You’ll eat those? Okay, guys we’ll see you tomorrow Good morning guys. So the theme of today’s Lunches is use what you’ve got. I did not make it to the Store over the weekend, so I’m kinda running low on fresh things, But I do have a lot of things. In the house that I’m trying to use up so that’s what We’re going with today – And I am packing some Snacks for the kids as well, so I think I’ll start there.
Now in these cute little Goldfish containers, you would think that I have Goldfish, but I actually don’t – I just have a few of these Little cheddar crackers because this box has been Opened for a couple days now and I’m trying to use it up, But I only sent them with a couple. I definitely don’t fill the Whole thing with crackers, because I would prefer the kids To eat this for their snack, But to tell you the truth: The kids aren’t super crazy about these, because these Ones have the hidden veggies and my kids can tell the difference, But I have three of these left and I would really like to use them up.
So I’m going to send this And hope for the best Moving onto the lunch like Normal they’re, pretty much the same. Just Lily has A little bit different So I’ll go ahead and Start with McKenzie’s Now today, I’m actually Packing leftovers, I have some. I can’t remember If it’s mandarin chicken or orange chicken, but It’s the kind that you get at Trader Joe’s. It’s fully Cooked and you just heat it up, It’s actually really good.
But I had a lot of leftovers from last night’s dinner. So I just reheated it’til, it was really hot. And then stuck it in here And then to go along with That I was out of a lot of fresh fruit, so today It’s all about the pineapple, My kids love pineapple And to go along with that, I have the last few cucumbers From the big Costco bag, Instead of cutting them in rounds today, I cut them in sticks, so maybe the kids will think it’s something fun and new and they’ll decide to eat.
It I’m not quite sure, But that’s my strategy So to go along with that. I did pack a little teeny thing of ranch, just like That and then for some calcium and dairy, I’m sending A little yogurt tube Now I would have liked To have frozen these, I like to freeze them. But I forgot so maybe I’ll just stick a cool Pack in there as well – And I thought it would Be really fun to go ahead since they’re doing mandarin chicken to include the kids’ Little training chopsticks They’re, just like this, Isn’t that cute They have like a little Finger thing there I found these at Daiso, which is like the Japanese dollar store, So I’ll go ahead and put Those in but just in case I did pack their regular fork as well.
Okay guys, so it is now About 4:30 on Monday and I’m finally getting around To checking the lunches Kenzie, what was the Best part of lunch today, [ McKenzie ], The orange chicken [ Jennifer ], The orange chicken yeah, Was it still hot [ McKenzie ] Yeah [ Jennifer ] Yeah, that’s good. I heard Lily say that she Liked the pineapple the best, So it looks like you, Guys did really good, but I’m going to go ahead.
And take a peek here: Yep you ate all of your chicken. Let’s see you ate all your Pineapple and your cucumber, I think it totally worked to Cut the cucumbers length-wise this time because Lily Thought that they were celery, So she was like mom. I ate all my celery, So I totally tricked her. Did you use your chopsticks [ McKenzie ] Yeah [ Jennifer ] Yeah did It work out really good [ McKenzie ] Yeah.
Can I show you [ Jennifer ], Oh yeah, you Can do it now awesome, Okay, moving onto Jackson’s, he ate all of his orange chicken So that’s really good [ McKenzie ] He likes orange chicken too [ Jennifer ] Yeah Got the chopsticks the spoon He ate everything it’s all gone. Let’s see, all the crackers are gone. You guys must have been hungry today. Huh [ McKenzie ], Yeah, [, Jennifer, ], Yeah, Okay, let’s check Lily’s, I can believe Lily’s is gone.
She never finishes her food, That’s amazing! Okay and everything else is gone. There you go So today was a total success. I will totally be serving Orange chicken again That was a win in my book. Okay, we’ll see you guys tomorrow, Now lunches seem pretty full Today – and I also have snacks and that’s because we’re going to be gone for most of the day into the evening, So I’ll go ahead and Show you what I packed Starting with McKenzie’s.
I have something a little Bit different today and that is egg salad on a mini croissant. Now the kids haven’t Had egg salad in a while, so I’m not quite sure how That’s going to go, but I think they’ll like it and I like Putting it on the croissant, It doesn’t get as soggy As white bread does And I’m keeping the sandwich together with this cute little pick, so it’s not going to flop open and spill Our everywhere, hopefully Now, I’m also packing some Celery sticks with some hummus instead of ranch to dip them in this time and also packing some kiwis.
Now, I’m also packing Some fruit punch today and for the snacks, I’m also Packing this GoGo Squeez – and this is the apple strawberry, flavor and then in here I have some Pop chips, but these Pop chips are Actually, Star Wars shaped Now, unfortunately, it seems Most of these are actually broken, so you can’t really Tell what the shape is, but I think the kids will still like them And just like normal Jackson’s.
Lunch and Lily’s lunch are pretty much the Same just the quantities might be a little bit different, So I’m going to go ahead and Pop all of my lids on put my ice pack in there and Then we’ll be out the door – Okay, guys so we’re back home now and it is about 4:35. I’ve got McKenzie here, helping me [ McKenzie ], Hi, [, Jennifer ]. So let’s See what they ate today, starting with your lunch Starting with McKenzie’s Ooh, it looks like you ate everything.
So what did you think About the hummus today [ McKenzie ], The hummus was very good [ Jennifer ]. Was it good? This was a garlic Roasted hummus, actually So do you like ranch or Hummus or do you like both [ McKenzie ], Both [ Jennifer ], Both Okay, good good job? Now, let’s see how Jackson did ( Jennifer laughs ), Let’s see, oh Jackson, didn’t Eat all of his Pop chips: [ Jackson, ]’Cause. I was full [, Jennifer ], You don’t like Pop chips: [ Jackson, ]! No! I was just full because I ate lots of that egg.
Salad, [ Jennifer ]. Oh you ate All of your egg – salad, That’s great, So he ate everything I would say the egg salad was a win. I would definitely make that Again or maybe chicken salad, Okay, now we’re onto Lily’s So Lily. You didn’t Eat all your Pop chips Was your tummy full [, Lily, ], Yeah, [, Jennifer ], Or you just wanted to play [ Lily ]. I just wanted to play [ Jennifer, ], Okay, let’s see Okay, so Lily ate most of her hummus There’s just a little bit left The egg salad got a little bit messy in your box, but that’s okay.
She ate most of her sandwich. Just a little bit left, I got all of my picks back. Did you like your kiwi Yeah And you just have a Little bit of celery left So very good job today, guys And we’ll see you tomorrow Good morning guys So here’s what I’m packing Today and just like normal, these are pretty much all the same, So I’ll go ahead and show you McKenzie’s In the thermos today I packed about four meatballs In some marinara sauce, I just heated it up as Hot, as I could get it and stuck it in the thermos Now in this little Container, I have some grapes, some Havarti cheese, a Little Hawaiian roll, which I’ve cut in half In case they wanted to make a little meatball sandwich That would be really fun and tasty, And then I have something New that the kids have never had before It’s these little edamame pods They’ve, never had’em before I think they’ll be okay, but we’ll see I just got these ones from Trader Joe’s They’re, already salted already cooked You just have to defrost them, I’m also sending some juice.
Today and a special treat in their lunch, These are little mini Dutch stroopwafels, which are these guys. These are so good. These come from the Netherlands and it’s basically like A crunchy waffle outside with some yummy caramel inside, But you just get one Little teeny one in here, so it’s a fun little treat for the kids And then for snack. Today, I Have two different things: First, I have an unsweetened applesauce and then I’m also sending These mini crunchy cookies.
Now these are basically Honey, graham cracker, but just in a circle shape So little, graham cracker cookies. So I’m going to go ahead and send them with their water bottles. And then, when we get back, I will Show you what they ate: Okay, guys we’re back home! Now and excuse my yawning, I definitely could use a nap right now, but that’s not going to happen So I’m going to go ahead. And start with McKenzie’s, Now I’m not going to recap: What I put in here,,’cause, I know I just told You guys what I put in here, But here’s McKenzie’s and Let’s check the thermos McKenzie’s right here, Say: hi [, McKenzie, ], Hi, [, Jennifer ].
Let’s see Oh no. You left two meatballs [ McKenzie ]. I know I was full [ Jennifer ], You were full Well. I only gave you four so next time should. I give you two [ McKenzie ], Yes, [ Jennifer ], Okay! Well, but these are still good. You can eat these later. [ McKenzie ], Okay, [, Jennifer, ], Okay, And this one is empty. Good job, all right, Let’s move onto Jackson’s! If I can find his zipper here.
Okay, so we’ll check his thermos. Oh, oh! No! He just has A little bit of sauce He ate all of his meatballs and I have kind of a mess in here. Let’s see uh, oh, He did not do very well at all. He did not eat his cheese, It doesn’t look like he ate any well. Maybe he ate one pod of edamame [ McKenzie ]. He never tried those before so I think he didn’t wan na try them [ Jennifer ] And oh, I found a missing meatball it’s in there, But you know what it’s not too late.
He could probably still eat this. I don’t think this is bad, yet [ McKenzie ], I’m going to eat This I’m going to eat this [ Jennifer ] Yeah. This is still good. I think he can still eat that, And so that’s not too Not too bad, not the best, I’m not sure if he liked the edamame, Let’s see for Lily, she Still has her cookies left, Let’s check her thermos (, McKenzie, laughs, ). Oh, she has three meatballs left.
She only ate one meatball, That’s not very good, And in here she ate everything. Except for some bread and a little bit of cheese, So maybe I packed too much today So tomorrow and she did eat her edamame. She told me that she really liked it, which I was surprised. Really surprised about So maybe less food tomorrow, Hi guys. Now today, I’m packing my kids’ favorite. We have hot dogs, but I have a trick to packing hot dogs in lunches.
Here’s how I do it First, I take my thermoses and I like to fill them halfway with Some boiling hot water, and then I put the lids on Keep all that heat inside Then. I just add my hot dogs to some water and wait for it to boil When the water is boiling. The Hot dogs are ready to pack, But here’s a tip you guys Now. Normally I would Dump out the hot water that I added to my thermoses And then add my food, but I’m not doing that today, I’m keeping the hot water in the thermos and I’m adding my hot dogs To that hot water and that hot water’s going to help keep The hot dogs, nice and warm Just like my hot dogs, I am going to cut my hot dog buns in half.
They just fit much better. That way, And I like to put them In a sandwich container, I find these at Target in The dollar spot all the time And of course, I’m Packing some condiments, I have these little containers. From the Dollar Tree They are leak-proof and BPA-free. So I’m just going to add a Little squirt of ketchup to each of them and then For my daughter Lily, I’m going to add some mustard because she’s the only One who likes mustard Now, I definitely wan na – remember to pack our spoon-knife-fork combo today,,’cause the kids definitely need it.
They’re going to use the fork end to get the hot dog out of the Thermos and onto the bun And then they’re going to use the knife end, which is really dull, not Sharp at all to go ahead and spread their condiments All over the bun Now to go along with our hot dog, I did put a little teeny Box of raisins in there It just fits perfectly. It’s so tiny, and I also am sending some juice This. It, the Berry, Berry, Good Lemonade and in this corner I Have some applesauce, but this is actually applesauce.
With apricot in there, so it’s a little bit different. I hope the kids enjoy it And for this snack today, I am sending these little. They say that they’re breakfast biscuits but they’re, basically Like an oatmeal cookie, that’s really crisp and I know the kids are going to like these Because they’re blueberry and most importantly Because they have PJ Mask on them and my kids love that show So I’m going to go ahead and Pack, this up and then when we get back home, of course, I’ll show you what they ate: ( kitchen timer, dings, ), Okay, guys we’re back home now and usually the kids like To help me during this point, but as you can probably hear, They are playing outside, I think they’re playing Simon, Says So I’ll go ahead and Show you what they ate and then I will clean it all up.
First up I have McKenzie’s. Now I did ask the kids To dump their water out when they were done with their hot dogs and so McKenzie did she Ate all of her hot dogs And whoa, everything else is totally gone, So she did a really good job today. Just have a tiny bit of Ketchup left, and that is it And let’s see Jackson He ate all of his hot dogs and dumped out his water And he ate everything in here too, just a little Bit of ketchup left So next time, less ketchup And then Lily she dumped out her water, but I know she didn’t eat all of her food.
She left. Let’s see she Left one half of her bread, So she did eat the hot dog But she didn’t eat the bread and then in this little nub here we have a tiny bit of hot dog left And it looks like she only Ate one out of the three biscuits,’cause each of These come with three, So she only ate two of those So overall, not too bad. They definitely enjoyed the hot dogs. Okay, friends. I hope you Enjoyed these nut-free lunches, If you did don’t forget to Hit that red subscribe button and we’ll see you in the next one ( upbeat pop music, ) ♪ May only be the two of us ♪ ♪, Together ♪ ♪.
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