No Lunch Fridays!

One of the perks of a 4 day Trans-K program?  NO lunch on Friday!!!  I did pack a snack this morning, although it was nothing to write home about, to take along on our morning errands.  With the help of a few rice cakes and dried cranberries, I was able to pick some possible paint colors for the kitchen, what do you think?

Finished some lanudry and washed the dye project from Tuesday.  I like it!

Late start and a terrible picture

Nevertheless, here's lunch:  GFCF Pumpkin Muffin Bites, Banana, Grapes, Raspberry Fruit Leather, Cheddar Cheese sticks and Rice Cakes.

So, from what I can gather, there are few guiding principals when packing a Bento box.  They should:

*be Bright! and Colorful!

*contain half it's weight in carbs, 1/3 it's weight in fruits and veg with the remainder of the space occupied by protein.

So, I'm working on it.  Trying to get the boy to eat something not on the beige, yellow, orange side of the color wheel is a bit of a challenge.

As for the carbs, we have already started the switch to non-wheat carbs, so it's becoming easier to fill that space with a variety of things!

Tie Dye and Pumpkin Muffins

Looking to bake some yummy GFCF snacks to cut out a bit of the YUCK of processed foods and to add some foods we don't normally eat.

After baking, the muffins were still a little underdone.  So, I tried to turn them into a biscotti style cookie...

It was, NOT a match.

After the baking FAIL, I moved on to project that never comes out like you expect...but that's what makes it so much fun.

Can't wait to see what it looks like when it's dry!

If I were smart...

...I would pack lunch the night before.

So far, packing lunch in a healthier way is a slow change for me.  First I'll concentrate on the food...next I'll work on when I pack it.

Today's Lunch:  Cheddar Cheese squares, Rice Cakes, Roasted Turkey Rolls, Grapes, Banana, Cheese Puffs and Juicy Juice.

This is actually the third Bento-style lunch I've packed, and each day, there's something left.  Usually, it's something he doesn't like...we'll see what's left today!

I never quite knew what it was...

But, now I do.

It's a Bento Box. 

And now, I'm totally addicted to eating (and feeding the little one!) like Molly Ringwald.