Monthly Archives: September 2011

Lunch Wrap Up: End of August

I really wanted to put a survey together for yesterday, but I totally underestimated my amount of free time now that the school year is underway. I hope you had fun with the surveys — thanks again for participating!

I’m not sure I said it before, but packing lunch is a pain. Even though getting everything assembled is a hassle, the dishes are the worst.

Turkey sandwich fixings: bagel, turkey, tomato (CSA), goat cheese, mayo; peaches (farmer’s market); corn (CSA)

The new day care is sending home my son’s leftovers, which is helpful. I’ll tell you what he didn’t touch: the tomato, the cheese, the mayo, and some of the corn. Day care menu: Meatballs in spaghetti sauce, cavatappi pasta, baby carrots with Italian dip.

Turkey, goat cheese; peaches (farmer’s market); pita; spiced rice; crunchy green beans

He didn’t eat the rice or the cheese. My kid is not into rice, but I’ll tell you want he really doesn’t like these days: quinoa. Day care menu: Beef taco with cheese and lettuce, “winter blend,” pineapple chunks, flour tortilla.

Mac and cheese; bacon; green pepper (CSA) with dressing for dipping; applesauce; sliced apricot (farmer’s market)

When I made this lunch, I finally had the menu so I tried to match some of the foods. I made my own dairy free “cheese’ sauce (and it’s rice elbow pasta). I’ll share the recipe once I perfect it on my soon-to-be-announced random recipe site. I’m getting better at cooking. Weirdly, my son didn’t eat the apricot. But I wasn’t surprised when he didn’t eat all of the pasta. It was a big helping. Day care menu: Mac and cheese with chicken, tomato wedges with ranch dip, applesauce and bread.

September is Hunger Action Month

These are really cute actors videos, but the problem couldn’t be more serious. 1 in 6 Americans struggle with hunger. And with what I shared last week, it’s impacting children disproportionally.

It’s Hunger Action Month. Play a role in ending hunger.

Feeding America asked me to blog about their initiatives. I’m not receiving any compensation, but I have contributed to them financially because I believe in the work they do. What they do to feed hungry children couldn’t be more important to the work I do.