daytrip food

[lil_miss_understood]

dairy, wheat/gluten, egg, soy, coconut, tree-nut, peanut, strawberry, brassica free.
In a rush, crying baby. Leaving early morning. So clueless.

[Theloose]

It's late! What's in the house? Are you stopping by a store?

[Theloose]

Fruit
cookies
hunk o meat
pre-cooked veggies
you'll have a cooler, yeah?
apples/bananas and sunbutter
chips
muffins
pancake sandwiches

carburator steak?

[lil_miss_understood]

not sure of store- hoping so (maybe). dh told me yesterday i've been freaking out since. tomorrow's usually grocery day!!

oranges
tings
ham (deli)
celery
grapes
tomatoes
cukes
canned peaches
sunbutter
storebought gf bread OR gf buns
ener-g pretzels

4 bean salad?
make mustard for sandwiches tonight
serve oatmeal w/tahini or sunbutter in morning to try to hold off snacking some

putting a ham in the crockpot for supper

thinking "outloud":
Lunch:
"subs": cukes, tomatoes, ham on gf buns w/mustard
4 bean salad
celery w/ sunbutter
peaches

snacks:
gf pretzels w/sunbutter
grapes
oranges
cucumber spears
pickle spears wrapped in ham (yeah, I'm weird)

beverages:
water

eta: Sadly, none of those had occurred to me prior to reading your suggestions, Shannon. Thanks!

[Theloose]

Yeah, you sounded more panicky than rational. When I'm like that, I mostly just need a jumpstart. Sounds like you have a decent plan?

[lil_miss_understood]

Originally Posted by whoMe

Yeah, you sounded more panicky than rational. When I'm like that, I mostly just need a jumpstart. Sounds like you have a decent plan?

Yes, I was and I do. Thanks so much!
Just felt so overwhelmed since it seemed like another night the kids weren't going to bed (but they did!) with a sick spouse and having to get things all ready by myself for tomorrow, in case he decides he's well enough to go (which he would if I wasn't ready and probably won't since I am ).
Hope your LOs are letting you get some rest.

[Theloose]

They were both out by 7:45. Dh just got the new iPhone and a new game for it. So I'm still up, but my head is so much happier.

I hope tomorrow ends up relaxing/fun for you, whatever happens!

[ElizabethKH]

Hi fellow moms,
As a mom, I'm always looking for answers to the sack lunch challenge--especially in the summer. As a blogger for SunButter (made with sunflower seeds), I put together a post at http://bit.ly/9lrlSl with peanut-free kid snack and lunch ideas for summer camp. Some things that worked for our family:
- Invest in a soft-sided lunch tote with a reusable ice pack. It isn’t the same as a refrigerator, but it gets the lunch through the morning without spoiled mayo, dip or cheese.
- Bagels hold up better than bread. Or build a roll-up with a flour tortilla: spread on SunButter with jam, roll it up, then roll in tinfoil. Or use cream cheese (holds it together better than butter or mayo), with any combination of meat, cheese or veggies.
- Use little cookie cutters to make your own “lunchables:” meats, cheeses and bread or just add crackers. Hard cheeses hold up better.
Full blog post is here: http://bit.ly/9lrlSl
~ Elizabeth H, blogger for SunButter