Thermos Dual-Compartment Hello Kitty Lunch Kit
When I was a kid, cold lunch consisted of:
- Sandwich: PB & J, tuna, ham and cheese, and even sometimes a meatloaf sandwich!
- Fruit: apple, banana, or an orange
- Treat: home made almost always, and sometimes we’d get lucky and get a hostess treat after my mom went to the bread store!
- Drink: NONE… if we were thirsty, we’d walk to the drinking fountain!
I need some help!
Not gonna lie, for the past several years we’ve either qualified for free or reduced price school lunches. For the first time, we don’t qualify. This is a BLESSING! But now I’ve got to get my thinking cap on! School lunch can get expensive… even if you’re brown bagging it!
- String Cheese – if I put it in the freezer and then threw it in their lunch bag in the am, would that work? Or does it make it gross? {Here is a $.40/1 Frigo String Cheese Coupon}
- Applesacue, Mandarin Oranges, Veggies and Ranch Salad Dressing - I was thinking it’d be a lot cheaper to just buy some Ziploc containers for the aforementioned items, rather than buying the individually packed stuff. But I’m not sure my kids will be good about returning the containers. {Here’s a coupon for $1.50/2 Ziploc containers}. I’ll also just buy whatever fresh fruit is on sale that week.
- Sandwiches - (I always spell that word wrong)… my kids just want PB & J and Ham & Cheese (have you printed your coupon for $1/2 pounds of cheese - ID and UT only)? Target has a free bread deal going this week. I like to freeze loaves of bread when I see a good sale. I’m excited to see Tuna on sale at Fred Meyer again!
- Chips - not much of a chip eater, but if I was, I would buy the big bag and pack a serving in a small ziploc bag. {Here’s a Ziploc bag coupon}
- Drinks – am I a bad mom to tell my kids to go use a drinking fountain? I see that Target has a Capri Sun deal this week, and there is also a coupon for $1.00 OFF any one (1) Minute Maid Juice Box 10-pk, any variety (Update: OK – you’ve told me I would be a bad mom if I made my kids drink at the fountain… I’ll be scouring Amazon for some good drink containers)
- Treats? - I think my children would go on strike if they didn’t get a small treat. If i DO buy something, I’m going to make sure it’s off limits for anything but sack lunches! {Do you think these are any good? $1.00 OFF any ONE BOX of any flavor WhoNu? Nutrition Rich Cookies}
*Update* Your comments have inspired me! Look at these fun little cutters!
Have you ever used a sandwich cutter for your kids sandwich? Are you looking to make your child’s packed lunch a little more exciting? These Lunch Punch food cutters are great for sandwiches, toast, cookies and more! The Lunch Punch is a food cutter specifically designed to capture the most amount of bread when it cuts the crust off your sandwich. 
Lunch Punch Whimsical Shape Sandwich Cutters (Set of 4)
Lunch Punch Transport Shape Sandwich Cutters (Set of 4)
Lunch Punch Animal Shape Sandwich Cutters (Set of 4)
Lunch Punch Puzzle Shape Sandwich Cutters (Set of 4)
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