Blog Posts on school lunches

Sneaky, healthy lunchboxes with Soyami by ~iMoM~ on Sep 7, 2011Like most mommies, I try to give my kids yummy and nutritious school lunches most of the time. But my two girls are growing up, and their taste buds are becoming more discriminating – demanding could be a fitter term. They easily get bored of t...

Wanted: The ‘Perfect’ Water Bottle by ~iMoM~ on Jul 5, 2009The Hub and kids bring packed lunches to work/school. Of course, they need cold, refreshing water throughout the day. Kaso lang, the Coleman water jugs we use just can’t seem to do the job of keeping the water cold long enough. One shopping day...

Weekend Cook: Juicy Mustard Burgers by ~iMoM~ on Feb 8, 2009Today, I cooked burgers for dinner. Yeah, manang was on day-off, so dinner had to be easy. hehehe A friend shared with me this recipe, which has mustard and onions as the main flavors. Because it was refreshingly different from how I usually cook bur...

What’s in Your Lunchbox - Week 4 by ~iMoM~ on Jan 27, 2009  Today, my kids, hub and I are having chicken tocino for lunch. It’s not so obvious that this is a favorite packed lunch of the family. Lately though, my family has been having more fruits and veggies. So I threw in some fresh pineapples i.

In Our Lunch Box - Pork Patties and Mushrooms by ~iMoM~ on Jan 23, 2009Last Wednesday, my kids and hub took a break from chicken and had pork patties with mushroom. The patties (made of ground pork, minced onions, minced carrots, eggs, and flour… salt and pepper of course…) are browned in a little bit of

In Our Lunch Box - Chicken Again! by ~iMoM~ on Jan 14, 2009For this week’s Lunch Box Meme, yesiree, it’s chicken once again! It’s the only way my two girls and my hub can have the family’s favorite meat because Nate is off it. Kawawa naman if we have chicken while he watche

In Our Lunch Box - Garlicky Chicken Tocino by ~iMoM~ on Jan 7, 2009The Lunch Box Meme is back! Today my kids and hub had homemade chicken tocino -  Homemade chicken tocino is a healthier and less expensive alternative to store-bought tocino. Here is how I do it in my kitchen… Well, okay… Here is how