I don’t mind admitting that I actually detest making packed lunches!
If I had it my way, I would make up a weeks worth of sandwiches on a Sunday afternoon and then freeze them. I did actually try this…..once…..but I was moaned at by the hubby and the girls for giving them wet, soggy sandwiches! I’ve seen plenty of other bloggers who successfully freeze sandwiches but alas I just cannot do it to save my life!
I am not one for making lunches in the morning, in fact I am not a morning person at all! Therefore I make the packed lunches in the evening, usually whilst cooking dinner. The way I see it, is that if I’m in the kitchen anyway, I might as well kill two birds with one stone so to speak! It doesn’t feel like such a task that way!
Another trick is that I make up two days worth of sandwiches at a time and nobody seems to have noticed, well not yet anyway! It may take a little longer but the thought of having a night off spurs me on to make them in bulk!
I try not to put anything too wet in day 2’s sandwiches as something like cucumber or tomato tends to sink into the bread and make it soggy. I then wrap them in foil and stick a little post it note on the top so I know who’s who.
I try to keep the girls lunches healthy but this week my hubby did the shopping and came home with white bread. We usually have brown or 50/50 but I am lucky that they aren’t too fussy when it comes to bread.
I also organise the girls morning fruit snacks and water bottles at the same time.
I then put the lunchboxes, fruit snacks and water bottles in the fridge over night, ready for the hubby and girls to take out just before they leave. I save so much time in the morning having done this the night before!
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