Lunch Pack for School 哄小孩儿的午餐盒

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Lunch Pack for School 哄小孩儿的午餐盒

My first boy gets into middle school last fall. His lunch pack switch from "Optional" to "Requirement" immediately.

To save him 10 minutes in line ("you are my life-saver mom!") and $2.25/meal ("that's a LOT if you add up mom!") per day, I begin to drag myself from BF to lunch, always on varies preferences ( and varies NO-EAT lists), and different timing in and out all morning, every morning ever since. Ends up he insists nowhere lunch better than mom's, but mom and dad gradually giving up own lunch packs and eat out to enjoy less work in morning and more chances to catch up during business hours (which, consider the good part).

我们家的大少爷开学至今吃学校午餐的次数一只手都能数出来，午餐户头里还有过百块 ---- 那可是大数目呵，他实在是赚到了。
其实，小孩儿也不是很容易哄。只是我容易获得蒙混过关的欣喜罢了。

Sandwich. Fastest and most wanted on his menu. 这儿的小孩对三文治的感情，一如我对米粉罢。

Meat as much as these could even steal the little brother's heart... 其实要肉多，小二见了就尖叫：Pleeeeease Mom!!

But of cause mom will love to do something alike turkey is less than lettuce, some times. 这个，算是三文治的阳春版了。

When I have not much or no meat at all, egg is a good back-up. 每天不可以重样。所以鸡蛋也用上啦。

Or whatever comes available in fridge. 我早餐的好货也会贡献出来。

Most of time, I prepare the meat at home. It's REAL meat - my boys announce proudly (and the little one says I mostly so busy with it I do not talk to anyone at all). 不过用加工过的肉机会实在不多哦。我们做的吃的都爱分量十足的新鲜肉。

I like to do chicken in varies way. 鸡是不错的选择。

Cover the very little turkey with lots of crispy bacon. Errr... guilty or not guilty. 火鸡培根很让小孩喜欢的。

Even when I have no time to do lettuce, cucumber works OK w/beef. (No tomato, mushroom, pickles, onion allowed. No any dressing except peanut butter allowed. No....... "sign"). 牛肉就不消说啦。

Crispy Pork Chop is one of his fav as well: MEATY! 猪肉排稍费多一些时间。

Making him thrilled all time every time: smoked salmon sandwich: again, no cream cheese, no onion.... 老大超喜欢的熏三纹鱼。他几乎会要求连吃三两天。

Roasted beef last well through dinner to the lunch next day. 头天烤好的肉，还不等凉了片好，他喜欢盐稍重的口味。偶尔为之吧。

Any chicken works fine on them. 提前准备好，早上就不至于太忙乱。

I even find a way to keep lettuce crispy and sweet for two days in a row to save me a little rash in am.

Quick chicken w/beans and bamboo shots. 这也是超简单的配送。

Broccoli Chicken Pasta w/home-made garlic olive oil. 面总是不愁消。

Creamy Macaroni w/Ham & Green Beans. 小二又在尖叫啦 ~~~~

Stir-fry Rice w/Beef Short Ribs, eggs, and veg. I hate to warm up thermos and stir-fry in early morning. But they love it. Never get tired to ask for it. 炒饭：居然是小朋友自己提出来的。牛仔骨炒饭。

Stir-Fry Rice w/grounded Turkey, Egg, and Veg. 火鸡炒饭。

Stir-Fry Rice w/Sausage, Egg, and Veg. 火腿炒饭。

Stir-Fry Rice w/Salmon, Egg, and Veg. I finally practice enough to stir fry rice so well that my wok comes out as clean as mirror after the job done, and I learn to cover my hair w/shower cap when stir fry stuff (Yes, ridicules. No visitors please). 三纹鱼炒饭。

I find out these pocket style sushi is easy to bumpy around in lunch pack and neat to eat in school. 寿司做了不少，还是这一类的方便快捷。

Seaweed Mixed Rice w/Meat & Egg can be messy but yum! 这是他们很爱的紫菜饭团。卷长卷方便吃。很过瘾。

I do wraps some times. Boy is OK with it (He basically not prefers any typical Tex-Mex food, so no beans, no guacamole, no salsa, no.....) 有绿色的妈妈多会考虑。

When it is too green, some one will say "It's good", but when more meat, he says “It's great!" 绿卷更多绿，他也没抱怨哩。

Here, no bread, no rice, no any meat. Bus is coming ---- "But I HAVE　ＴＯ　take lunch today". Home-Made Pancake w/Pork Sung, in 3 minutes. 煎饼卷肉松。最后一刻的考题：我边赶边告诉他这叫《脑筋急转弯》： “Oh, good for you, and me."