Comments on: Dollars to Donuts

By: Dawn Welch

Dawn Welch — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:34:42 +0000

Sorry for the confusion but the contest ended on Jan. 31st. Just can’t figure out how to remove the giveaway. I wouldn’t mind being your kid. Those are great lunches! Thank you for letting me know.

By: Dawn Welch

Dawn Welch — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:52:41 +0000

Thanks Peter. We ended the contest on Jan 31st. Just haven’t gotten around to changing the blog. Sorry for the confusion.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:24:18 +0000

I don’t make the lunches as much as my wife does, but she did hit on an idea to make pita pizzas that keep really well in the lunchbox. She heats up a halved pita, flips it over, tops it with sauce and cheese, and heats the bottom some more to melt the cheese. Takes ~ 5 minutes altogether to make. She then wraps it in foil and packs it in the lunchbox. My kid really likes it.

We’ve also done chicken fried rice, mac & cheese w/ extras (veggies, hot dogs, etc). We try to be a little creative, but sometimes just a simple PBJ cut into shapes works as well.

No microwave available at the school for this student so we put it all in the sack.

By: Dawn Welch

Dawn Welch — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:51:21 +0000

Hi Some Lucky Dog,
We used Random.org to pick the two winners of the D2D Giveaway and you’re one of them!

By: Dawn Welch

Dawn Welch — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:49:15 +0000

Hey Gaby,
We used Random.org to pick the two winners of the D2D Giveaway and you’re one of them!

By: joan hayes

joan hayes — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:54:01 +0000

this would be a great book to have on hand for the food pantry

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:07:03 +0000

The kids beg for those pricey lunch packs! We send those for special “treats” (yuck!) But, we usually send leftovers.

By: Gaby

Gaby — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:15:05 +0000

I don’t have kids, but my younger brother is 16 and lives at home with my parents. My mom usually makes him sandwiches with whatever is there. He likes cheese, turkey, ham, brie cheese, salami, and even butter on the bread (yikes!). Sometimes I think my mom will add some lettuce. He likes baguette bread so she keeps several in the freezer and will prepare it on frozen bread and it will be thawed out by lunch. Alongside this I think he usually takes chips, pudding cups, jellos, or other snack items.
I’d love to get this book and give it to my family because I really want them to eat healthier food and be more efficient with their money and what they make. The NEVER eat leftovers, I can’t understand it, but they refuse, so the food will sit there in the fridge until I get fed up and clean out everything. They eat out a lot, resulting in more leftovers that they don’t eat, and waste a lot of money this way. My mom is a good cook but is also just not good at getting creative with what they have in the pantry or fridge and turns to a lot of convenience foods or take out since she’s so busy all the time.
I’ve tried teaching her some things and how to create good healthy meals in 20 minutes and use up pantry staples but I’m just not sure the interest or desire to learn is there, or she’ll seem interested but then get busy and never implement the things I tell her and reverts back to take out.
She needs the help! and from what I’ve read, all of your tips are fantastic!

By: Some Lucky Dog

Some Lucky Dog — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:33:52 +0000

I no longer have school kids at home, but soup was always a big hit for lunch. I use to have to put it in a thermos, but if he has access to a microwave a spillproof container and a heatable bowl would work. Or maybe he’d like a sandwich where he could heat up leftover roast beef or chicken and eat it on a french roll…

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:16:23 +0000

My daughter’s in kindergarten and in the charming “I don’t like anything” phase. I usually pack a peanut butter and nutella on whole wheat with an apple or tangerine. I can’t wait for her to expand her food repertoire!