Left-over soups, chili
Breakfast
Apples or Celery with peanut butter
Baked beans - can put over rice with onions
Brown rice with leftover veggies and meat
Spaghetti with crunchy veggies on top
Hashbrowns with cheese and veggies on top
Chili boats - potato skins with chili inside
Sandwich wraps using soft tortillas
Lettuce wraps - cheese stick, meat, carrot sticks and/or apples inside
Muffin Tin Lunch - fill each tin with one dish - cottage cheese, fruit, pb crackers, raw veggies, treat
Omelet with rice cooked into it
Bean and cheese quesidillas with salsa
PB&J Sushi - flatten bread, spread pb&j, roll and slice
Waffle Sandwich - use waffles as bread
Toothpick Lunches - grapes, cheese cubes, meat chunks, etc.
Veggie potato skins
Hints: use ground turkey in place of ground beef, pre-brown/cook meats and freeze extra for quick meal add-ins, use whole wheat pastas, keep pre-cut veggies in the refrigerator, eat left-overs, and ..... save yourself a lot of time, make the older ones cook lunch for the younger ones and call it home-ec!
Cindy West (On Our Journey Westward) is a homeschooling mom of three who enjoys encouraging and inspiring other homeschoolers.
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