My son is on a pretty strict diet and will need school lunches for next year. I've been trying to practice with my older son this year, but it's not going so well. Basically we need vegetarian lunch ideas. There is no place for the kids to heat food up. My son is not a picky eater as long as the foods are on his diet, which I'm pretty good at adjusting for.
Somewhat unrelated -- Does anyone have a tortilla press that they absolutely love? Anyone know what I should look for in one? There seem to be many different options for about the same price, I just need a bit of guidance.
Thanks, ahead, Mommies!
I don't have any ideas for the vegetarian lunches...sorry.
But, for the tortilla press.....Do you have any Mexican stores in your area? You probably do, but are not aware of them if you don't go shopping in them. We have a LOT close by to us. Most of them will have "traditional" tortilla presses...some metal and some wood. I bought mine at a Mexican store and love it.
L.
Will he eat food that is traditionally warmed cold? In my family we usually prefer our leftovers cold! ;) So maybe you could make things like quesadillas or pastas and have him eat them cold or at room temp? I suppose it's not ideal, but it would give you more options. Hummus is a good staple on bagels, bread or crackers. You could also do things like cottage cheese or little "salads" with black beans, tomatoes, peppers, things like that. My kids basically eat the same thing every day for lunch, or at least vary between a few of our basics, do you think he would do that? It would give you less of a headache to find a ton of meals for the whole year. Good luck!
Hi K.,
My kids have been vegetarians for over 2 years now and the following site will help you out with meals: (You can even order their "going green" lunch containers/insulated box. I love that there are pictures for each meal so you can visually see what they are describing.
http://www.laptoplunches.com/bento-menus-season/Winter/
In regards to the tortilla press. I think you have Aldi's in your state. I did a quick search just now. Anyway.... they happen to have a tortilla press for $14.99. They started selling them on Wednesday (today). But... here's the catch with Aldi's... they have a limited supply of the products that they advertise at great prices. (no rain checks) I've run to a second or third Aldi's in the past because I did not get there on the delivery day. (which is always Wednesday for non-perishable items.) Oh course with food, they seldom run out of that stuff and they reorder that anyway. But... I did not get over to Aldi's today but I plan on seeing if there are any left tomorrow because it looks pretty decent in their sale flier that I got in the mail.
I hope these ideas help!
J.
I recommend you either get a stainless 'food jar' or a cryofreeze pack that can be used as a warm or cold pack.
The food jar is a small thermos for food. If you want the food to be hot, boil water first and pour it into the food jar and let it sit a few minutes. Then pour the water out and put the HOT meal in. This will keep it warm a few hours.
The cryofreeze pack/set I have was made by California Innovations. The cryofreeze pack looks like an ice pack but you can out it into boiling water for 4 minutes to use as a hot pack. The set I have came with a rectangle container and then an insulated cover that you zip everything into.
Lately I have been using a California Innovations lunch box that I found at Walmart. It has a velcro section on the bottom that came with a rectangle container. I use it with the hot pack. Up above there is a separate section when I put her water bottles, yogurt, and fruit.
This has been my solution to sending hot foods to school and keeping them warm. Love, love, love California Innovations!!
