{"id":24276,"date":"2013-08-30T14:29:20","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T18:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foodiecitymom.com\/?p=21870"},"modified":"2024-02-06T10:57:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T15:57:21","slug":"easy-school-lunches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mominthecity.com\/easy-school-lunches\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Favorites: Breakfast, School Lunches &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/frriday-favorites.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21871\" alt=\"frriday favorites\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/frriday-favorites.jpg\" width=\"708\" height=\"472\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a>\n<p>Last year, I let the kids buy school lunch one day a week. For this year, they informed me that they didn\u2019t even want that one day anymore. I guess that school pizza isn\u2019t a special treat in their minds anymore. As such, several of the picks for this week\u2019s \u201cFriday Favorites\u201d involve school lunches!<\/p>\n<p>1.<strong> Kids Talk About the School Lunches They Love\u2014and Hate<\/strong>. Then, 25 Quick and Easy School Lunches to Pack for Your Kids helps you make ones that they will love! (Bon App\u00e9tit)<\/p>\n<p>2. My online colleague Nicole shares a great <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.helpmamaremote.com\/2013\/08\/28\/the-cooking-channel-breakfast-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Breakfast Bowl<\/strong><\/a> idea that just might get my kids to enjoy breakfast. [One likes dinner leftovers for breakfast while the other mainly wants PB&amp;J sandwiches for breakfast(?!)]<\/p>\n<p>3.<strong> Weelicious Lunches: Think Outside the Lunch Box with More Than 160 Happier Meals<\/strong> is currently available for pre-order. (It is by Catherine McCord, the founder of the popular weelicious.com website.)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21872\" alt=\"weelicious lunches\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mominthecity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/weelicious-lunches.jpg\" width=\"141\" height=\"160\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tastingtable.com\/entry_detail\/national\/14742\/Make_these_non_carnivorous_dishes_the_centerpieces_of_your_.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Barton Seaver\u2019s got us grilling healthy this Labor Day<\/strong><\/a> shares some options for a vegetarian Labor Day (tofu skewers, fruit salad, grilled corn and more).<\/p>\n<p>5. Quiche is one (of the few) breakfast dishes that both of my kids enjoy. That is why I\u2019m bookmarking this <strong>Quiche Lorraine with Brown Rice Cracker Crust Recipe<\/strong> from my friend Jennifer over at Savoring the Thyme.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong> If you have read anything noteworthy this past week, please let me know in the comments. Thanks!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ef4874;\">If you enjoyed this post, don\u2019t miss future ones! Please be sure to sign up for my email updates. (Also, if you\u2019re on Pinterest, let\u2019s follow each other.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, I let the kids buy school lunch one day a week. For this year, they informed me that they didn\u2019t even want that one day anymore. 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