(Planetbox) Lunches for Picky Eaters

Since we strive to be a {somewhat} Paleo friendly family, we got our daughter a planetbox so we could make her lunch every day instead of having her eat at school.  They have a lot of cute magnets and carriers to choose from, so that helped her get excited about packing a lunch each day.

I should mention she's also a picky eater (like a lot of kids.)  But we're trying to add variety to her meals each day!  We try to stick to the rule that there has to be meat, a veggie, and a fruit.  If she doesn't eat the veggie and meat, she doesn't get a dessert the next day.

Here they are....

- Plain yogurt
- Mandarin oranges
- Dried Apples
- Chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato wrap with ranch to dip
- Organic fruit snacks for dessert

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 -PB & J sandwich
- Nuts & Raisins
- Carrots (with ranch to dip)
- Chips
- Green grapes
- Cheese crackers for dessert

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- BLT
- Chips
- Dried Apples
- Grapes & Blueberries
- Peas
- Cottage Cheese
- Gummy bears for dessert

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- Applesauce
- Beef sticks
- Cheese curds
- Cherry tomatoes
- Green grapes
- Organic bunny crackers for dessert

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- Chicken chunks (with ranch to dip)
- Hard boiled egg
- Plain yogurt with granola
- Apple slices with cinnamon
- Hard candy for dessert

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- Turkey and cheese sandwich
- Red grapes
- Nuts & Raisins
- Peas
- Cherry tomatoes
- Raspberries
- Dark chocolate M&Ms for dessert

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- Apples slices with PB for dipping
- Sausage chunks
- Cheese curds
- Cherry tomatoes
- Raspberries & Blueberries
- Organic bunny crackers for dessert

For my holiday-themed Planetbox Lunches, click here!

Holiday (Planetbox) Lunches

I like to surprise my kids with special holiday-themed lunches, especially when the holiday actually lands on a school day! I try to make the lunches as healthy as possible, but my kids can also be quite picky. Here is what I've come up with!  (And I'll continue to add more as they come!)

Valentines Day

- Heart shaped PB & J sandwich (using a cookie cutter) 

- Heart shaped apple slices (using a smaller heart cookie cutter)

- Heart carrots... cut and held together using a toothpick

- Red grapes

- Pretzels dipped in melted dark chocolate with sprinkles

St. Patty's Day
- Shamrock-shaped ham and cheese sandwich (using a cookie cutter)
- Shamrock-shaped green jello jigglers (using a smaller cookie cutter)
- Green grapes
- Green peas
- Key lime yogart
- Lucky charms

Halloween
- "Ghost" PB sandwich with marshmallow fluff on top and raisins for the eyes
- "Pumpkin" slice of cheese (I just drew on the plastic with marker)
- "Ghost" banana with chocolate chip eyes
- "Teeth" apple slices with marshmallows, using peanut butter to keep it sticky
- "Spider" crackers with pretzels as legs, raisins as eyes, peanut butter on the inside
-  Sausage slices (to get some meat in there!)
- Candy corn