It’s in the bag!
File this under: Thank Goodness there are such clever moms out there. Just when my kids’ cafeteria cards have run out, and their complaints about the school’s “chef surprise” style meal options have reached a deafening pitch, along comes a blog with me in mind.
Our own Janelle from Talk of Tomatoes has just launched The Brown Bag Blues, a blog devoted to the fine art (or is it a science?) of packing an appetizing brown bag lunch.
Being a mom herself, Janelle understands how the constant onslaught of mom duties tends to squash time and creative energy. Who can think of new baggable menu items when you’re trying to juggle kids, pets, work, husbands or partners, schedules, laundry, and Girl Scout Cookie sales? Well, I’m not very creative at the end of the day, anyway. I’ll take all the help I can get.
Not sure how Janelle does it, though. Maybe she’s on a better grade of coffee than I am…
Her blog promises to be the remedy for those nights when you stand in front of the refrigerator or pantry and despair. What to make for lunch tomorrow? Close your mouth, close the refrig door (energy’s expensive!) and log onto the Brown Bag Blues for ideas.
An idea I already like? Color-themes. Pick a color, say red. Then have your kids help you brainstorm baggable red foodstuffs. Janelle suggests items such as red pasta with olive oil and salt (I can already hear my daughter smacking her lips. *red* pasta? How cool!), strawberry jam on wheat bread slices, red tortilla chips, tomato bagel, and dried cranberries.
I’m bookmarking this one.
