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Settling the Back to School Jitters with the Goodness of Goldfish

September 19, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant 14 Comments

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Goldfish Crackers. All opinions are 100% mine. My kids were nervous about going back to school this year. Up until this point back to school season has always been a time of excitement in our household, but this year both of my kids were far more anxious and scared than they were excited. It caught me off guard. I was … [Read more...]

Slammers Make a Grand Slam Snack Time Hit

August 30, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant 11 Comments

My kids have been long time fans of Go Gourmet products. As babies and toddlers they loved Baby Gourmet, as preschoolers and kindergarten kids they adored Squoosh packs, and now as big grade school going kids they are crazy about Slammers. Honestly the only bad thing I can say about Slammers is how quickly my kids inhale them. They've barely finished saying "Mom, can I … [Read more...]

Lunchbox Amnesia, When Your Kids Forget How to Make School Lunches

June 8, 2016 by Deanna Tousignant 1 Comment

When your child suddenly can't remember how to make her own lunch.

My daughter has lunch box amnesia. I'm talking the big kid here, Rainbow, my eight year old. The other day she refused to pack her own lunch for school. Not only did she tell me, in some rather questionable tones, that I had to do it for her but she also insisted that she had never, ever, in the entire history of the world, packed her own lunch. Never. Ever. And well, she's … [Read more...]

June Lunch Box Woes and Quaker Chewy Super Grains Granola Bars to the Rescue!

June 3, 2016 by Deanna Tousignant 5 Comments

I am SO done with packing school lunches. So. Done. It's June. We've got about sixteen school days left until the end of the year and depending on the day of the week I am wavering between "I can't wait for summer vacation to start", to "Oh crap, the school year is almost over, I don't think I'm ready for summer yet." I look forward to having my girls home with me all summer, … [Read more...]

How I’m Saving Money by Using Thermos Funtainers…

October 2, 2015 by Deanna Tousignant 1 Comment

The school my girls go to offers a milk program. For $2 a day you can get a serving of milk to go with your lunch, in one of those wee personal-sized cardboard cartons. They offer both chocolate and white milk, though my eldest daughter confided in me that no one ever takes the white milk. I've been sending my daughter to school with milk in a bottle since kindergarten, and … [Read more...]

Lunch-Making Time and Sanity Savers, Tips & Tricks

September 24, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

How are you guys coping with the back to school lunch making routine? I feel like I'm getting into my lunch making groove, and I am shocked to find that I actually prefer having to pack school lunches every day, rather than every other. How do you ensure your kids eat their school lunch? How do you save time getting lunches ready? As part of my Rubbermaid LunchBlox giveaway … [Read more...]

Perfectly Packed Lunches, Back to School with Rubbermaid LunchBlox

September 12, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

As I've mentioned previously, I'm certainly no dietitian. What and how to pack my daughter's school lunch is something I've struggled with for two years now. My daughter's school follows a "balanced school day", which means her "meal" for the school day is broken down into two snack periods and a lunch period. For two years now I have struggled with this. Struggled with just … [Read more...]

Tips for No Tradesies School Lunches with Snack Pack

January 11, 2013 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

I've been struggling with school lunches for Rainbow since day one. Given the school's strict policy on not sharing food (because of allergy concerns we're not even allowed to send edible treats for special occasions) it's not so much tradesies I worry about, as how munch of her lunch comes home with her at the end of the day. Last year she started Junior Kindergarten and for … [Read more...]

Schneiders Lunchmate + Fruit {Review + Giveaway}

November 13, 2012 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

Those who know me in real life know that in the past I've spoken pretty vehemently against prepackaged lunches for kids. Well I'm about to eat my words. Because five years into this mom thing I have to say, it's not easy to make fantastic lunches for your kids every day. Forget easy, sometimes it's not even possible. So today, when my husband was sleeping all day trying to swap … [Read more...]

Lunchtime with Metro {Recipe, Tips & Giveaway!}

September 28, 2012 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

We're into the third week of Senior Kindergarten here, and I'm already running out of lunch ideas. And G-Girl only goes every other day. So technically today was only her 7th day of school.  How the heck do you people with kids who need to pack a lunch every day do it? Seven whole days and I'm already sick of making lunches? I think … [Read more...]

Secret Mommyhood Confession – I’m No Dietitian

April 7, 2012 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

When it comes to making school lunches I sometimes suspect I'm a lousy Mom.  I want to be the Mom making the cool themed bento-style lunches, with fruit shaped like flowers and tiny sandwiches shaped like animals. The reality is I'm the mom that goes to head to bed at 1 a.m. and realizes I forgot to make my kids lunch again, and I'm left wondering if anyone at the school is … [Read more...]

Review Recap – How Stuff Stands Up Over Time…

January 6, 2012 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

As a blogger who does product reviews, I usually have a chance to try a product out for a week or two before I write up a review about it.  A few weeks, or a few months down the road I often feel like I have a thing or two I'd like to add to my original review.  Things I really feel like I should share with you guys, like I was wrong don't put that in the washing machine! So … [Read more...]

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