Breakfast for lunch is a day late, because I made lunch ahead of time, and then forgot that they didn't have school on Wednesday, so I saved it for Thursday.  Breakfast for lunch is an easy one to pack ahead, because most breakfast foods keep really well in the fridge.  This stuff was all going to be in the fridge either way, whether it was in a lunch container or some other kind of container, so I might as well pack it for lunch.

This was a Friday lunch. One of those Fridays when I was feeling done for the week and I hadn't mustered the energy to pack it a head of time. Toasted cheese sandwiches are such an easy fallback for those days.  Literally, place sliced cheese on bread, and place in toaster oven until melted, and smush together. I can even do this at 6am when I am only half awake. 

Burritos are an great way to pack a filling lunch in an easy to eat package that can be held in one hand and eaten pretty quickly. I try to think of things that can be eaten quickly and easily, as I am sure you are well aware that most schools have a pretty limited amount of time for lunch. I also try to pack things that aren't super messy, and when rolled tightly and not over filled, burritos can be eaten with very little mess.  It's one of the few things that all of my kids love. We have some form of "taco tuesday" every week, so it's even easier to make burritos when you already have leftover refried beans and taco meat in your fridge. 

On Sundays I am trying to clean out my fridge, and pack up any remaining leftovers for lunches on Monday.  Mondays are full days and I am finding that I run out of time and energy to pack Tuesday's lunches and I haven't been getting them packed ahead of time. So if I can get Tuesday's lunch packed on Sunday then it makes my Tuesday morning much easier.  And this Tuesday we have an all school rollerskating field trip, and I made the mistake of promising the kids that I would try to come on all of their field trips this year. After that I'll probably be drinking instead of packing lunches, so I figured I should just go ahead and pack Wednesday's lunches as well.

Wednesday is our breakfast for lunch day, and muffins make such a perfect and easy breakfast for lunch.  Even though this recipe has chocolate chips, it's still healthy enough that I think it's a great lunch choice.  With whole wheat flour, plenty of fruit, and no refined sugar, it's a great balance of sweet enough for them and healthy enough for me.  I love having this kind of thing made for lunch. Paired with a little fruit and a little protein, it's an easy lunch. 

Well, this was not my original idea.  Usually on Tuesday I like to do some kind of lunchable or snack box.  But I went to make lunches last night and found myself without crackers.  I'm not sure how that happened, because I'm usually pretty on top of my inventory, but oh well. Sandwiches are always an easy backup. I got out some of my fun sandwich cutters to make them into fun shapes - so there really is never just an 'ordinary' sandwich around here.

I am constantly trying to think of new and different ways to present the same foods.  If you look at my lunches closely, you'll see that the foods are repeated a lot.  But even so, the lunch basically never looks exactly the same twice. Taking an ordinary food and just presenting it differently can make it seem like something totally new. 

This is just leftover cheese pizza.  I cut it in bite size pieces and put them on little skewers. It was quick and easy and I think makes it fun.