What's For Lunch?

My boys are content to eat the same things day after day after day... For Gavin, it is cereal for breakfast and a peanut butter sandwich for lunch. For Owen, it is waffles or oatmeal for breakfast and cheese and crackers for lunch. I'm okay with this arrangement because they get much more nutritional variety at dinner.

Maddie, however, is not content with such monotony! She is not a picky eater, but she wants variety in her diet. It can be a challenge to please her palette! (On Sunday, she and her Aunt Kati talked about their similar meal-time dilemma and traded a few ideas.)

Between keeping up with the laundry, being pregnant, and homeschooling, I don't want to take the time to cook elaborate breakfasts and lunches. Here is a list of some easy things I've found to serve. I'm including everything in one list because some items could be eaten at any meal.

boiled eggs

yogurt with fruit

baked oatmeal

applesauce with cinnamon

cheese muffins (we have a GREAT recipe if anyone is interested), blueberry muffins, or oatmeal buttermilk muffins

scrambled eggs

toast topped w/ thin apple slices, cinnamon, & cheese (warmed in the microwave)

sweet potato biscuits or whole-wheat biscuits

toast w/ peanut butter & banana slices

soft flour tortilla w/ beans, corn, & cheese

(leftover) meatballs sprinkled with Parmesan cheese

English muffin or bagel pizza

leftover spaghetti, soup, or Mexican casserole

peanut butter on crackers

macaroni and cheese

"ants on a log"-- celery sticks with peanut butter & raisins

refried beans w/ sour cream

toasted cheese sandwich

baked potato

rolled up lunch meat and a slice of cheese (w/ no bread)

tortilla chips w/ salsa and cheese

We'd love to have more ideas if you have any to share!