Witch Bento

My last Halloween bento

This was her snack, she took soup for lunch today.

Left to Right:

Cantaloupe, Witch (a seed cracker,shredded cheese and fruit leather and a cupcake topper)

Grape skewers, lemon snap cookies

Halloween Bento

My attempt at a halloweenish bento! I made a sad attempt at a broccoli Frankenstein, and when I showed it to Ainnsley she didn't even know who it was haha, but she still liked it :)

Snack:

Left to Right:

Pumpkin Muffin, ghost cheese skewer

Cantaloupe bites and real fruit straws

Lunch:

Left to Right:

Grape Skewers

Broccoli Frankenstein made from cheese, fruit leather and carob chips with container of hummus to dip

Mini pita pockets stuffed with salmon salad made into a Jack0Lantern

(carob chips, fruit stips, spinach stem)

Check out what else is for lunch today: Whats for Lunch Wednesday

ghosts

Snack:

Left to Right:

Pumpkin Muffin, cheese

strawberry/kiwi skewers

Lunch:

Left ot Right:

grapes, salmon salad sandwich

pickles and spelt ginger snaps

Another pumpkin

Today Ainnsley was just tickled by her little pumpkin...I think mostly the carob chip smile :)

Left to Right:

Sunflower seed butter and Jam sandwich, Jack O Lantern made of cheese, a bit of cucumber skin, dried cranberries and carob chips.

Cucumber slices, ginger snap cookies, and raspberries,

Check out some other great lunch ideas here: What's for Lunch Wednesday

More Lunches

It is hard to come up with titles for these posts! :) Here are some pics from the last couple of days.


Snack:

Left to Right: 

Leaf Cheese and Crackers, Ginger Snaps

New leaf picks used to skewer grapes

Lunch:

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Bottom tier popcorn

Raspberries, cucumbers, and a leaf shapped chicken salad sandwich (in plastic wrap because the cucumber gets wet)

Snack:

Left to Right:

Toast, hummus

Clementine sections, ground cherries

 Lunch:

Left to Right:

Sunflower seed butter and jam sandwich, carrot sticks

Clementine, trail mix (pumpkin and sunflower seeds, carob chips and dried cranberries)

Salads and Rolls

I have two days worth of bentos to share.

Yesterday was Pizza Day at my daughters school, so I sent her with a snack and then a salad and some fruit to go with her pizza. (of course not much salad was eaten, but trying to teach her about a balanced meal)

Snack

Left to Right

Pumpkin Muffin, Cheese

Hummus, Crackers, and Grapes

Lunch:

Left to Right:

Clementine sections, Grape Skewers

Salad with cheese and carrots, and she LOVED the little bunny container of dressing

Today's Snack:

Left to Right:

Pumpkin Muffin, Raisins, container of Hummus

Clementine Jack O Lantern, Carrot Sticks

Today's Lunch:

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Apple Slices

Car Cheese, Crackers, Cream Cheese and Jam Rolls

Pumpkins

Out of all the lunches so far, this one got the biggest and best reaction from *A*

I have to try the muffins again, I ran out of baking powder, these didn't rise!
Also thank you Newlywed Food Adventures for the idea with the Clementine

Snack:

Left to Right

Jack O Lantern Clementine, Grape Skewers

Pumpkin/Carob Muffin, Cheese cut into leaves

Lunch:

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Nothing says day after Thanksgiving like a left over turkey sandwich shaped like a Jack O Lantern

Crackers, Carrots, Hummus

(the bottom tier to this bento was also filled with popcorn)

Trail mix

TGIF! Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians.

Today I tried out throwing together a little trail mix for her. She was excited! I did have to be sure and tell her not to just eat the carob chips :)

Snack:

Left to Right:

Trail mix (raw pumpkin and sunflower seeds, raisins, cranberries, carob chips) lemon snap cookies, cream cheese for the sticks

Mary's Organic sticks and twigs, pink watermelon from this weeks CSA

Lunch:

Left to Right:

Sunflower seed butter and Jam sandwich, flower made of cheese and fruit leather

crackers for the cheese, lemon snap heart cookies, raspberries

Gobble Gobble!

A thanksgiving inspired lunch :)

Left to Right:

strawberries, heart shaped spelt lemon snaps

sunflower seed butter and jam sandwich made into a turkey with cheese and fruit lether

(there are 2 sandwiches, a large and small circle)

Little Animals

Ainnsley was really pleased when she saw the new little animal picks in her grapes :) I made some yummy Oatmeal Summer Squash muffins last night. I will post the recipe soon.

Snack:

Summer squash muffin, grape skewers

strawberries, star cheese

Lunch:

Left to Right:

cream cheese filled crackers, egg salad wrap with fruit leather hearts

spelt lemon snap heart cookies, raisins

Check our what else is for lunch on Wednesday's here:

What's for lunch Wednesday

Snack for a Tuesday

Totally forgot to take a picture of her lunch today! It was a cute apple shaped sandwich too! oh well...

Snack:

Left to Right

Maple leaf shaped cheese, 7 grain crackers, yellow watermelon

pickles, heart lemon snap cookies, raisins

The leaves are starting to fall

Fall is my favourite time of year. I love all the colours, the temperature, the smell of the air, and all the wonderful food that comes in our CSA share from Circle Organic Community Farm

So excited about the beautiful melons we got for the first time this year in our box

Snack:

Left to Right:

Maple and Oak leaf shaped cheese, and 7 grain crackers

Strawberries, and grape skewers

Lunch:

Left to Right:

Sunflower seed butter and jam sandwich, fruit leather maple leaf, and some leaf cheese

Mary's organic sticks and twigs, some spelt lemon snaps,

the most delicious yellow watermelon from our CSA.