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Best Kids Thermoses for Winter to Keep Lunch Warm & Cozy

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Winter mornings are hectic enough without worrying about whether your kids are going to eat a warm, satisfying lunch at school. Between bundling up, packing backpacks, and getting out the door on time, it’s easy to forget that a chilly lunch can make even the hungriest kid grumpy. That’s where a good kids’ thermos comes in, the right one keeps soups, stews, and hot drinks cozy until lunchtime. With the right tools, you can rest easy knowing your kids are warm, full, and ready to tackle the cold school day. Tips for Using a Kids’ Thermos Pre‑heat your thermos: Pour hot water in for a few minutes before adding hot food, this helps maintain heat. Fill near the top: Less air inside equals better temperature retention. Cut food into smaller pieces: Makes it easier for kids to eat with a spoon and reach the bottom. Remind your kids to shake…

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Back-to-School Lunch Packing: Tips, Gear, and Hacks That Actually Work

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Because no one wants to be cutting cucumbers at 7 a.m. Equal parts necessity and battle of wills. You want to pack something healthy, your kid wants to avoid embarrassment, and ideally, nobody wants to be scraping off mashed banana from the bottom of a lunch bag on a Thursday afternoon. Whether you’re sending a picky pre-K or a growing Grade 2, a little planning goes a long way. Here’s how to make lunch-packing smoother, smarter, and dare we say, more fun? Lunch Packing Hacks You’ll Actually Want to Use Let’s be real. Packing lunch every day gets old fast. These tricks make it easier, faster, and way less wasteful. Stop Fruit from Browning If your kid loves apple slices but refuses to eat them once they turn brown, this hack will save you. Soak sliced apples or pears in salt water for about 5 minutes, then drain and dry…

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Lunch Box Notes for Kids

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When sending our kids to school on the first day, there is often a wide array of emotions. One of the best ways to touch base with your kids is to include a note in their lunch box to let them know we’re thinking of them. Lunch box notes for kids with words of encouragement during their first days or any important day can be the encouragement they need to try something new, make a new friend, or ace a test they’ve been worried about. Mabel’s Labels washaway lunch box notes are the perfect way to include something special in their lunch bag. These lunch box labels will completely disappear each night; just wash them either in the dishwasher or by hand, and they’ll quickly and easily disintegrate. Each pack comes with 24 labels, so there is enough to cover the first week, plus any special days or a note…

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8 Easy School Lunch Ideas for Your Picky Eating Kindergartener

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Brace yourselves parents, we’re all back at school! While most of us parents are (understandably) ecstatic to have some time for ourselves, the nightmare of what to pack for their school lunch keeps buzzing around our head like the yellow jackets this season. If you have a picky eater like mine, it gets harder and harder thinking of new and healthy snacks to pack five days a week. Here are 8 easy school lunch ideas for your picky eating Kindergartener. These worked for us, so hopefully you can take some inspiration from them! Sweet Potato Fries Kids love French fries, so I thought I would develop a healthier version. You can cut up the potatoes a night prior, and just air fry them with a drizzle of olive oil, and they are ready to go. Letting them completely cool off before packing them in their lunch box will prevent them…

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Tips For A+ Meals During the School Year

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The return to school typically brings a renewed sense of routine to your household. You may be dusting off the school lunch containers or resuming a structured schedule of evening activities. This is a great time to re-commit to meal planning and healthy food choices, even when you’re tight on time. To help you out, we’ve compiled kitchen-tested tips and tricks (organized by meal) for the upcoming school year.

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7 Tips For Easy Meal Planning

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It’s that dreaded question.…What’s for dinner tonight?
It could be asked by your spouse over text, it could be a question you silently ask yourself mid-afternoon when you realize you forgot to plan something, or it could be asked by your 10-year-old when he hops out of bed at 7am because he needs to know what the day has in store for him. (Hypothetically speaking, of course…)

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