Today's topic: Lunches. I have a tendency to be the world's worst for frantically throwing stuff in the kids' lunch boxes right before we walk out the door b/c I just realized they wouldn't like what was being served in the cafeteria.
They love those Uncrustables but, I'm sorry, it seems ridiculous to pay $6 for 8 frozen PB&J Sandwiches. I mean, seriously, there's probably $1 worth of food in the whole box!
So, here's my being prepared ahead of time solution. I made my own!
I used my handy Pampered Chef sandwich cutter/sealer.
It took me less than 10 minutes to make these. And that includes the ninety-hundred interruptions I had b/c I had 8 kids in my house at the time. (Summer Sleepover Spectacular... :) )
I put them on the tray to pop them in the freezer for a little bit before putting them in baggies. That way they wouldn't get all smushed when I put them all in 1 big bag.
After they froze up a bit, I put them in Individual bags, then put all the little bags in 1 big bag. Then I popped the big bag in the freezer. Voila!
I made a big batch of Uncrustables and it only cost me about $1 for the loaf of bread and a little PB and J out of the jars I already had at home.
Score!!
Now the challenge will be keeping the munchkins out of them until school starts. Seriously, if I let them, they'd have the entire batch eaten in 1 or 2 days!
And on a side note, all 3 of them have declared to me multiple times this week that they are ready for school to start. :) Thank you, Lord! I'm tickled pink that they are all excited about the upcoming school year!!
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