Parenting
5 Target Must-Haves That Will Simplify School Lunches
As my toddler started preschool, I didn’t realize how the small changes would impact our family. Packing his school lunch became a stressful task at the end of the day. We found some products at Target that simplified our evening routine. Here are my top 5 school lunch essentials from Target.
1. Easy to pack brain food
This one is a no-brainer. Our kids need lunches that are vitamin and nutrient-packed, yet are easy to pack. Cerebelly, the first and only science-backed, cognitive development focused kids food brand, offers whole food nutrition. Their snack bars come in multiple flavors but the Organic Blueberry Banana Sweet Potato flavor is his favorite.
Adding Cerebelly’s Bone Broth pouch into dinner’s like mac and cheese and using leftovers for lunch the next day is a genius way to get more protein into my very anti-protein toddler’s diet. The pouches and snack bars are easy to find in Target’s baby food aisle and are a staple in our drive-up orders.
2. Pre-organized lunch boxes
Bento boxes are a game changer. They predetermine his portion sizes and keep his food neat and separated, so I don’t have to individually bag any of his food.
3. Reliable containers
Thermoses are great for sealing up messy foods and providing an easier way to pack leftovers from dinner.
4. Baking tools for creativity
Small things like cutting our kid’s food into cutesy shapes and using cookie cutters on sandwiches can spruce up an otherwise boring meal.
5. Sentimental notes
My son still adamantly requests a handwritten note packed into every single lunch. It’s adorable when he runs out with his note in hand and a smile on his face at pickup.
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