The Bluebird Patch

  Pesto baked ham and cheese sandwich. It's Friday and mom is very, very tired...The fastest she can pack those school lunches, the fastest she can go back to sleep ;) Ingredients: Telera bread, swiss cheese, turkey ham, pesto, fat free mayo, lettuce. Bake sandwich for 10-12 minutes and lettuce at the end.

Now that school is back in full swing is time to unleash your inner chef on, and start planning healthy school lunches that are balanced, healthy, and strong 4 life. Yesterday, my youngest came home from school saying how much he enjoyed bringing his own lunch to school. "Mom, the lines at the cafeteria are so long. I loved not having to get in line and eat what you make me."  When I asked him what did the school served for lunch that day he answered: "Oh you know, the usual. That weird piece of meat that they say it's chicken. It's disgusting."  I swear, I had to contained myself and try not to laugh. This was the same "meat" he used to loved to eat when he was younger. It's funny how schools always try to blame parents for how bad our children eating habits are, when the reality is that they are the ones to blame. I would serve healthy meals at home and my kids would not touch them because they were used to eat pizz...