How can I find time to make these super-arty lunches

vivaladiva

Water with lemon juice in it is supposed to work. (I just suggested this on the other lunchboxes thread.):D

bestpud

Ok, will have a few trial and error sessions.

Good job we don't need lunchboxes at the moment - although I could offer to make dh's lunch for him. Hmmm, he can be our guinea pig! :rotfl:

Someone (sorry, can't remember who) has said orange juice works on the other thread - that sounds better to me!

Thanks for bumping the thread up pavlovs_dog.

Jo1972 - your son goes back early doesn't he? Mine aren't back until the 5th September and I don't start back until the 3rd October, so I'll have another month to perfect it before I have to eat them!

Penelope_Penguin

bestpud wrote: »

I was reading about bento boxes the other night and I've decided to give them a go. I posted a question but the thread has disappeared down the pages, so here it is again...

If you put sliced up fruit in, how do you stop it going brown?

Plus, does anyone do these and have a child who throws their lunchbag around? Does it all get jumbled up?

Tia

Bestpud

I take an apple, quarter it, and remove the core. I then put it back together (being careful to match the pieces accurately) and wrap tightly in clingfilm. No browning by lunch, without using lemaon juice.

I also really like the smallest Lock & Lock boxes. They're great for small portions of fruit, and individual puddings (such as jelly).

Penny. x

bestpud

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

I take an apple, quarter it, and remove the core. I then put it back together (being careful to match the pieces accurately) and wrap tightly in clingfilm. No browning by lunch, without using lemaon juice.

I also really like the smallest Lock & Lock boxes. They're great for small portions of fruit, and individual puddings (such as jelly).

Penny. x

Thanks, that sounds good. I like apples but only if they are cut up, so have always avoided them in packed lunches.

Do you find jelly goes runny? I made one in a little pot for dd when she was at nursery and she could have drank it by lunchtime! Do you make them thicker or something?

pavlovs_dog

custard and rice pudding should also travel quite well.

custard, with banana, and rice pud with sliced peaches :drool:

Penelope_Penguin

bestpud wrote: »

Do you find jelly goes runny? I made one in a little pot for dd when she was at nursery and she could have drank it by lunchtime! Do you make them thicker or something?

No, never had that problem. Did you add fruit to it? The jelly is set using gelatine, which is a protein. If you add certain fruits (pineapple, and possibly kiwi ) they contain an enzyme which breaks down that protien.

The fruits to avoid are noted on the side of the jelly pack.

HTH, Penny. x

furrypig

My kids alwys have at least 2 portions of fruit and veg in their packed lunch and we do chop up apple and put it in an air tight box and it seems ok, just a little brown at the end of the day if there are any leftovers for me to see!!

LJM

i always put icepacks in my girls lunchpacks the fruit and veg has always stayed fresh

bestpud

Does anyone know the size of the larger mothercare pots and whether they will fit into one of the divided boxes from Lakeland?

I like the look of the laptop lunch boxes but they are very expensive and may be a bit big for my 5 yr old anyway. Would the 800ml one from Lakeland be sufficient do you think? Plus would the rest of us (adults and 15 yr old) need the litre one? We don't have a Lakeland shop here and I can't get a mental image of them iykwim?

The tiny mothercare pots only seem big enough for dips really and I think the bigger ones would be more suitable for a dessert. However, I don't want to order them and find they don't fit! There are no measurements on the website, only the volume they hold which means nothing to me!

Does anyone use this combination or can anyone suggest something else?

Thanks,

Bestpud

BTW, I made the hobnobs the other night (yummy, scrummy they were too) and they did taste just like the real thing!

Idiophreak

back to the OP...am I the only one that thought Tiger shoulda been made out of beef?