Lunch Box & Breakfast Essentials for Back to School

We are finally in our second whole week of school and falling back into a routine.  The adjustment wasn’t that easy!  This is the first year that I have had to get all three kiddos dressed, fed, lunches packed and out the door at the same time! I’ve found that it really helps to pack lunches the night before and having healthy, easy snacks to toss into their lunch boxes.  Breakfasts are made easier by having healthy and protein packed drinks to start their day.  I’m not much of a morning person myself and my daughters aren’t great breakfast eaters so sometimes I have to get creative.

If there’s one thing we all love for breakfast, it’s a smoothie. Protein Energy Power is a peanut-based protein powder that is easy to make and gives you sustained energy to start your day off right.  This natural, plant-based protein supplement is powdered so you can add it to milk or other liquid for a delicious energy drink.  The flavor is really peanut buttery which is great because my kids love peanut butter!  We used milk, added a banana and sometimes add yogurt to our Protein Energy Power smoothies and I feel good that my kids tummies are full and they’re ready to start the day off right — fast and easy with no mom guilt!

I don’t make smoothies every morning though.  On days when I don’t, my kids really like Banana Wave bannamilk.  It’s actually really good in the smoothie too but even on it’s own, it’s a hit with the kids.  This creamy and nutrient-filled beverage contains as much potassium as a small banana (330 mg), and also contains 29 vitamins and minerals and 1200 mg of Omega-3s per serving.  Banana Wave bananamilk is vegan, all natural, dairy, gluten and GMO free.  It’s a great alternative for those with dairy or nut allergies.  My girls aren’t big milk drinkers so this was a good alternative for them too! Banana Wave bananamilk with a piece of toast is a new favorite breakfast for my picky eaters — another quick and easy meal for busy mornings!

My kids aren’t allergic to nuts but they can always use some extra veggies in their diet. Sneaky Chef No-Nut Butter is an award-winning delicious nut-butter alternative made from naturally sweet and “nutty” tasting golden peas, but without a trace of peanuts, tree nuts, seeds, or soy.  I love that these come in single serving travel packs.  They’re perfect for the lunch box and great for dipping apples into.  Sneaky Chef No-Nut Butter s available in two varieties, Smooth and Chocolate – both available in 18 ounce jars.  The convenient grab & go cups are currently only available in Smooth. Sneaky Chef No-Nut Butters are produced in a nut-free facility and are all natural, gluten-free and contain no high fructose corn syrup, no hydrogenated oils and no artificial colors or flavors.

We haven’t tried it yet on “peanut butter” sandwiches but I’m thinking it would be a much healthier alternative and much safer at school.  I know a lot of schools don’t allow peanut butter in lunch boxes at all.  Our school does but I sure would feel awful if a child had a reaction because of something I packed in my child’s lunch!

This year I am also packing a lunch for my hubby on most days.  He’s a popcorn fanatic so these little bags of Spiced & Infused popcorn are perfect for his lunch box.  I’d say this gourmet popcorn is for more sophisticated palettes and is not something my own kids would enjoy but we sure like it!  We samples French Herb, Asian Barbecue, Chipotle Taco and Bombay Seasoning flavors.  The Asian Barbecue was my favorite by far.  The hubs and I weren’t very fond of the French Herb flavor but the rest of them were good and a delicious change for plain popcorn for sure!

This popcorn is inspired by flavors from around the world and combines wholesome whole grain popcorn with real herbs and spices that take your lunch break to another world.  Spiced & Infused Popcorn is a great alternative to other lunch snacks like chips or crackers because it typically has less fat and calories, plus, spices have health benefits of their own!

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