The Lunch Slump

Lunch.  It's a meal that for 8 years I packed for myself every single day because I refused to eat in the middle school cafeteria (have you seen what they are feeding those kids??).  It's a meal that I didn't have to really think about for my own children during the first 2.5 years of their lives because A) they were babies and eating from a bottle or B) they were babies and eating baby food from a jar or C) they went to daycare where lunch was always provided for them.  

But now that I am a stay at home mom, the issue of what to make for lunch? looms over my morning like a dark cloud. You see, it is incredibly difficult to find a food that both my children will eat.  There are only three foods that are happily consumed by both of my girls.  Chicken nuggets, fish sticks, and cheese pizza.  That's it.  Oh what about a good old PB&J you ask? Hannah likes those, but not Leah.  Macaroni and cheese?  Leah will delightfully eat a bowl full while Hannah turns her nose up.  Spaghetti?  Just Hannah.  Hot dogs?  Just Leah.  Grilled cheese?  Just Hannah.  And the list goes on and on.  Now I will say that when it comes to the "sides" for a quick lunch there are more options-- apple slices, grapes, yogurt, and various crackers are equally enjoyed by both.  And for that I an grateful.  I think I've just been in a lunch slump lately.  Uninspired and frustrated with the task of finding something that will be a crowd pleaser-- myself included!

So, if you have any go-to, kid friendly, on the healthy side, lunch ideas-- send them my way.  Let's make lunch a peaceful meal again shall we?  No more weeping and gnashing of teeth (from me or my girls!)  =).