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This week marked the first time that I had to prepare a lunch bag daily for D, because he started Kindergarten. Things are going well so far, thanks to Planning. My strategy is to take a few minutes on a Saturday afternoon and plan the meals for the coming week. I plan the lunches as well as dinners. Then I head to the store on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning, and only buy the items on the list.

Some winning lunch ideas that my son David likes include:

 Perogies with Sour cream (packed in separate small containers); these work well because they can be eaten unheated.

 Maple sausages with kethup (also packed in separate containers)

 Sandwiches with Dill Cream Cheese (Philly) , packed in a small zip lock baggie.

 ‘Tuna Melts’ - A few tablespoons of tuna and sour cream mixture, with grated cheddar cheese, on an English Muffin or bun.

 Cut up strawberries work well for morning or afternoon snack, paired with a small wrapped cheese.

 Cut up cantaloupe are also a great favourite, packed in a baggie as well.

 I like to bake muffins and mini-cupcakes on weekends and freeze them. Then in the morning they are popped in the microwave for a few moments before going into the lunch bag. Store-bought muffins can also be frozen and used in this way.

 David loves ‘Gold Fish’ crackers, but I try to limit his intake of these, and I buy the Multigrain ones.

 I have to say something that doesn’t work, is those long wrapped ‘string’ cheeses. They are tasteless and David never eats them.

 I pack a small juice bottle filled with mineral water.

For David’s school, everything has to be labeled, even his shoes. So I use Mabel’s Labels http://mabelslabels.com. They are super. Have a super week, enjoy the last few days of ‘official’ summer!