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Muffins Lunch Idea- 14 2008-07-01 18:16:00 I thought of making mexican lunch for muffin.Since he likes "chalupas" from taco bell i got taco shells and filled it with fried pinto beans,salsa and sour cream.I grilled the shell before filling it so it was a little crispy.I gave tortillas and salsa in the green container,beans in the red container and lastly orange pieces with a worm in the blue container.Turnout:Muffin liked the taco shells,o Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea-13 2008-06-26 09:13:00 I wanted to try out this pasta for a while i came across this recipe long back and i got a chance to try it a few weeks ago. This is penne pasta with philadelphia chive and onion cream cheese together with milk. The green container has caesar salad and on the side grapes,pound cake slices and the tiny container has granola bites.Turnout:Muffin just loved the pasta but of course few pieces of salad Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea -12 2008-06-19 18:27:00 Muffin graduated kindergarten.We had a very nice graduation ceremony.I did some search on the net for some ideas to create a good graduation lunch.I found a few but i modified almost everything according to my convenience since i wanted to make it a simple easy task.I still had doubts on how well it would come out so tried to get my thoughts into action the day before.So here goes the graduation Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea-11 2008-06-16 12:29:00 Here is muffins "fathers day" lunch box.I tried to make shirts out of crackers and cheese.The ties are made of bell peppers and decorated with icing.The red container has pears and i made double decker cucumber sandwich with butter sprinkled with salt and pepper.Last but not the least a fruit flavored slice is peeking from the middle of the sandwiches.Turnout:5 stars for muffins fathers day lunch. Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea-10 2008-06-10 12:40:00 Spinach pasta with tomato sauce,corn bread slices.a piece of strawberry fruit strip,raspberries,grapes and some dried fruits and in the red container lightly salted mixed nuts.Turnout:A good one! Muffin enjoyed having everything although he missed few dried fruit pieces.5 Stars. Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea-9 2008-06-06 12:55:00 Muffin likes to have roti's for lunch but doesn't like the idea of having it with the dhal.So i had to add some nutrition to the roti's.I made colored rotis red with pureed beets,green with pureed peas and orange with pureed carrots and the top container has strawberry crisps and fruits snacks the red container is filled with dhal,made non squishy and can be eaten separately and blue with apples.T Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea-8 2008-06-05 12:31:00 I happen to find spinach pancakes in the whole foods market and i thought of trying it for lunch.So spinach pancakes,strawberries,dried dates,scooby snacks,and pasta salad. This pasta salad is very easy to make and can be made the day before. The salad has cucumbers & cherry tomatoes.I topped it with mccormick's garden vegetable salad toppins.Turnout:Muffin didn't like the pancakes but it is n Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea-7 2008-06-04 07:53:00 Muffin loves penne pasta ( i used wheat penne here) with almonds and croutons. This pasta is very simple to make but its a bit dry since it doesn't have any sauce in it.On the side i gave him steamed carrots,beans and corn.I also tried to make mice out of strawberries with almond ears,raisin nose & used coloring gel for the eyes and i was extremely happy with the result.It came out pretty good Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea-6 2008-06-03 14:32:00 Muffins lunch for the day is the classic grilled cheese sandwich also known as cheese toast,yogurt tube, popcorns, pretzels, grapes and apples. This lunch is a very good option when we are running out of time.Turnout:Of course 5 stars Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea-5 2008-06-02 15:15:00 Muffins lunch for the day is south indian upma which is made out of coarse ground wheat called rava.I did add some veggies to it and i moulded it in bear shape with the help of japanese rice moulds.The bears eyes were made with channa dhal and nose with mustard seeds. I also tried making two strawberry bugs one of which came out ok..but the other bugs head came off..the bugs pretzel leg is not Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch idea-4 2008-05-28 14:54:00 Muffin likes egg noodles with butter for lunch so there it is with blanched string beans,mangoes and some scooby snacks.It went ok but few string beans were left.Turnout:4 stars Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea-3 2008-05-27 16:08:00 Its time for P B & J ..i added few slices of apples with the sandwich and on the sides strawberries,melon balls and yo kids squeezers. The apple slices in the pb&j didn't go well with him.Turnout:3 Stars. Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea-2 2008-05-27 15:36:00 I thought i would try giving muffin indian roti made out of durum wheat and almonds and along with it as you can see i gave him melon balls,grapes and mini toasts.It was a huge hit!Turnout :5 Stars Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea-1 2008-05-27 09:14:00 I was absolutely thrilled to pack the first lunch in the laptop box. I packed broccoli littles, strawberries,butter cookies and butter pasta. I didn't want to stuff the box since its always better to make him crave for more.I feel this trick always works on him. Turn out:4 stars Read more:Muffins
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I Think I Found Treasure! 2008-05-27 08:18:00 I usually pack my sons (let me call him muffin here) lunch in lock and lock containers. They used to workout good but i wouldn't say great.I did some research and found these laptop lunches . At first i thought my son might miss the compartments and also i wasn't sure that he would enjoy it because it doesn't have any pictures on top of it but it was so attractive that i couldn't resist buying it Read more:Treasure
About: 2008-05-22 09:27:00 As we all know "Necessity is the mother of all inventions" i am an average cook who is in need and interested in learning how to pack fun healthy lunches. There are lots of books and websites which gives us numerous recipes and lunch ideas and i intend to share my little knowledge that i have gained in this blog.Hope you all would enjoy the adventurous journey with me to the endless possibilities
Why this blog?? 2008-05-21 17:45:00 I have a picky eater at home who needs varieties and well presented food everyday so the reasons for creating this blog would beto learn new recipes and ideasto keep track of his lunchestry to make healthy lunchesshare my thoughts and ideas with friends and familyLast but not the least its not a bad idea to save the lunch money too..and who knows maybe my photography skills would improve also!!
Muffins Lunch Idea-16 2008-07-17 08:47:00 Muffin had started summer camp.He enjoys the camp a lot. The camp timing is almost like his school timing and so i have to pack both snacks and lunch for him everyday. This is one of his summer camp lunch. The sandwich rolls are just grilled lightly with butter and cheese. I had to find a different way to give him cucumbers and carrots just for a change so here comes my idea to make cups out of cu Read more:Muffins
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Eating Healthy 2008-07-07 14:11:00 It has always been a challenge to make kids eat healthy food.I am sure every one of us would have wondered if our kids are getting enough nutrition. It is really tricky to instill good eating habits in kids. Here are some tips and tricks that i felt worked with my son.Easy access to healthy snacks:I feel that healthy snacks has to kept in a reachable place for kids. Whenever i cut cantaloupes or a
Muffins Lunch Idea -15 2008-07-06 09:10:00 This is a south indian lunch i prepared for muffin. The big white round shaped one in the green container is called "kuli aapam" . In india you get a special pan to make these but since i didn't have one i used the pancake puff pans . The yellow container has "kadalai paruppu sundal" also called bengal gram or channa dhal. This dish is very healthy and easy to make.In the red container crackers w Read more:Muffins
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Rise and Shine With Egg! 2008-08-01 17:07:00 This is a sunny summer morning breakfast for muffin.It is a very easy and simple to make egg omlet made with microwavable omlet pan. It is a plain omlet with salt and pepper.The sun has a shining pretzel rays,eyes made with grapes and a smile with tomato. Muffin enjoys fun shapes with egg rather than plain egg as he is not a big fan of eggs.He just likes plain omlet and french toast with Read more:Shine
Muffins Lunch Idea-17 2008-07-27 17:57:00 Before i write about this lunch box please excuse me for toying with the colors and templates of my blog just couldn't resist trying things out. This lunch box is way simple to make its just the easy cheesy mac and cheese only made with the kraft velveeta shells and cheese instead of the usual kraft mac and cheese.The big difference is that the velveeta pack has the cheese paste in a pouch inste Read more:Muffins
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Badges From Rashmi 2008-07-26 13:48:00 Rashmi of envittuvirundhusamayal is very kind to pass on all the three surprises to me in the last two days.Yes she has passed me 1. Friendship award 2.The magic Lamp of Luck 3. Blogging Friends forever Award.Now the good part..I pass the friendship award to vyshnavinr of cardomom and jennifer of vegetarian recipes. Next comes The magic lamp of luck The mighty Genie King Read more:Badges
Muffins Lunch Idea-18 2008-08-04 15:06:00 This is one of muffins summer camp lunch box. Here is a cold sandwich to enjoy in the hot summer weather.I applied butter and added a slice of cheese in the sandwich. The green container has skewers with apple,pears and grapes. The blue container has cool cucumber,tomato and cilantro salad drizzled with kraft zesty italian dressing. The red container has dried fruits and yogos.Turnout:Muffin loved Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea-19 2008-09-08 07:47:00 It was a busy but good summer break.My son "muffin" was home after his summer camp for the past few weeks so i didn't have to pack the lunches. But i did try to come up with some healthy snack ideas and of course lunch ideas too. The school has started and we are still getting back to the usual routine.Packing fun lunch box gets a kick start again.Hope to pack more fun and nutritious lunch Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea - 21 2008-09-21 17:43:00 Pita pockets are traditional middle eastern bread.It is very convenient as it has a pocket which can be filled with anything and everything we like.It is a great and also a healthy alternative to the usual bread.We get pitas in all kinds like regular,wheat ,whole grain etc..Here i have stuffed the pita with tomatoes and cucumbers with ranch dressing.I also grilled the bread for few minutes before Read more:Muffins
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Muffins Lunch Idea - 20 2008-09-17 07:12:00 Idlis or rice cakes are the staple breakfast in south india.It is very kid friendly,healthy and delicious.It is also one of those item that comes in handy for easy preparation at anytime of the day.The idlis have a very soft texture and so babies less than a year old can also have it.It is said that since the idlis have urd dhal it strengthens the babies legs and helps them to walk faster.Prepar Read more:Muffins
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