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Before back-to-school gets crazy...
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Hi Reader, I tend to wait til the last minute to do everything – I’m the one panic ordering things on next-day Prime because I thought I had all kinds of time before whatever holiday or school event is happening, and then all of a sudden… I didn’t. If you’re already fully ready for back-to-school, I applaud you. Truly. I am in awe of your planning prowess. Those of you who are more like me, we still have time! And the time is now. Because you don’t want it to be 2 days before school and still need a lunchbox and ice packs and a water bottle and a new backpack. And then the shelves at Target are EMPTY. And it’s all very sad and stressful. So I wanted to share my lunch packing favorites with you now, so we can all be ready before it’s crunch time! Your kids want the coolest lunch gear. You’re worried about function (does it actually keep food cold/hot? Is it really leak-proof?). There are just so many options out there. I’ve tried it all and share my favorite items and my best lunch packing tips in one place. Flip through my Lunch Packing Toolkit! Lunch Ideas From Mama Knows HUNDREDS of School Lunch IdeasThis is the post for you if you have a hard to please kiddo and want LOTS of ideas to browse through to get some inspiration so you don’t lose your mind trying to figure out what to pack them!
Make Your Own Packed Lunch MenuThis (free!) printable lunch packing menu breaks lunch packing down into a few simple steps, and ends with you and your kid creating 5 packed lunch “menus” you can repeat each week. Hang this in your kitchen and make lunch packing 10x easier this year. P.S. Bigger kids can use this to pack themselves – that’s a win-win!
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Hi Reader, While we still have a few weeks before school, one thing that I’d start thinking about right now is healthy snacks. Because we always need ideas for that – and most schools require nut-free snacks, which limits your options. The next couple of weeks are the perfect time to: Toss one new school-friendly snack into the afternoon snack rotation. Find 2–3 winners before the school rush. Avoid buying a giant Costco box of something that comes home untouched every day. Here are some of...
Hi Reader, I saw a video this week about the "sardine fast." (Seriously, how do people come up with this stuff?) If you haven't heard of it, people are eating nothing but sardines for a few days because it's supposedly going to "reset their body's chemistry." Reset what chemistry exactly? I'm not entirely sure, and they're definitely not either. Then I talked to a friend who told me she'd decided to try it. She made it until lunchtime. 😅 And I'm not making fun of her – it just reminded me of...
Hi Reader, Is your kid’s diet just as bad as if they’re smoking cigarettes? I’ve seen some posts over the past few months claiming that ultra-processed foods are “the new cigarettes” or that they “have more in common than you’d think.” Posts like this make me so angry because they grab attention, but they are not particularly helpful. We know cigarettes directly cause disease. But ultra-processed foods aren’t automatically bad for you – it’s more nuanced. What are ultra-processed foods?...