Tag Archives: Lunch
Chicken Cucumber Sandwich Recipe
Being a mom to 3 school-aged kids who all have different tastes is more than a challenge when it comes to lunch time. At the beginning of the school year I’m an eager beaver, much like my kids are when they are all hyped up to start their new grade. I love to keep it fresh and new and have plenty of ideas to kick off the new school year with what my kids friends describe as “buffet lunches”. I take that as a compliment. Being that I not supermom but rather an everyday kind of mom just like you, by mid to late September my lunchbox ideas are starting to dwindle and my eager beaver status is reduced to more of a sloth like pace.... Read More
Breakfast for Lunch
In my house, we are breakfast people. We all love breakfast, whether it is cereal or a hot breakfast, and we have been known to serve breakfast for lunch or supper.... Read More
Help for the little ones…
Always put a little tear in pre-packaged snacks such as granola bars. This helps your children easily open the package. -Karen, ON... Read More
Beat the morning rush!
Organizing your lunch-making supplies and putting them together in one place will make the process more efficient during morning rush.... Read More
The Quick and Easy Recipe for the Lunch Time Muddle
September is fabulous, it is the best time of the year as the kids are back at school. That is until you are looking or rather staring in your fridge at night and deciding what healthy lunch to pack for your kids, many times I will open and close the fridge hoping that something will magically appear. Dempster’s has created the “Lunch Box Inspirations” where real Canadian Moms are sharing their own tips and ideas and inspiring other to create those healthy lunches.... Read More
Send them a little love note!
My favourite trick to get the kids through lunch with a smile, a little love note, or simple smiley face drawn on a napkin and stuck into that lunch box without their knowledge. Now that I think about it, those notes are as much for me as they are for them. When my girls are eating lunch at school with their friends, their teachers, dealing with social stress and all that life is throwing at them….they know I’m right there with them, cheering them on.... Read More
Tuna & Pesto Wraps
When I was asked to try out a Dempster’s Original recipe, I jumped for this Tuna & Pesto wrap. For one, I absolutely adore pesto, and two…well, I love tuna. It only seemed right to put the two together.... Read More
Warm it Up and Cool It Off!
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Menu plan with your child
Before you head out to do the grocery shopping, sit down with your child and on a calendar write out the lunches for the week. This way if there is something that they would like for lunch that you don’t have on hand you can pick it up without having to run out again during the week.... Read More
Say Goodbye to Soggy Bread
When making a sandwich with mayonnaise or mustard, such as Tuna salad or egg salad sandwiches, toast the bread prior to putting the sandwich together. Toasting the bread will keep the sandwich from becoming soggy.... Read More
