What my Kids Eat for Lunch | Back to School Lunch Ideas

What my Kids Eat for Lunch | Back to School Lunch Ideas | August 2019

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Hello my frugal friends! This is the first week of back to school lunches for us. This is the real lunches that my kids are taking to school and also what Dave is taking to work. I am so excited to do a collab with Simple Wife Simple Life and LargeFamilyLove on these back to school lunches. Please go check out their awesome videos here:
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@MyPassionFurPaws 4 жыл бұрын

"when do they go on sale?" haha teaching him right mom!

@allegraellis9281 4 жыл бұрын

I’m 21 and have no kids but for some reason I watch every single one of your videos hahaha

@chantelleverm8461 4 жыл бұрын

Saaaaame

@doperagu8471 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 29, no kids, and can't get enough! Lol

@suzettemaha5413 4 жыл бұрын

I love how your son asked when lunchboxes go on sale next when you asked him if he wants one. You are teaching your children good money habits which will carry them through life. Did I hear right when you said "home made canned pears"? you actually have found time in your busy life to do some home canning?

@sherylintheraw 4 жыл бұрын

Also consider getting multilayered bento boxes for Hailey. She might need 1 for school lunch and 1 for after school.

@chelsearoberts7278 4 жыл бұрын

Invest in reusable plastic bags! I found some cute ones for $5 at home goods. They come in a set with 2 sandwich bags and 2 snack bags. You just wash them and let them dry and re use them.

@RoseyRosies 4 жыл бұрын

Omg Dave got the Chewy bar that Andrew wanted!

@clairesimoneaux1632 4 жыл бұрын

You could always cut the sandwiches and the fruit so they would fit better in the containers you had.

@lisakaye6923 4 жыл бұрын

I ADORE Ryan behind you making faces and showing how strong he is!! Lol TOO CUTE!

@leighannawright1506 3 жыл бұрын

I love how real you are. I have no kids and I'm single, but I myself am very frugal and its oddly satisfying to see all these meals you create on a small budget.

@sphericalwizard 4 жыл бұрын

Yum! I'm excited about my kids new schools because EVERY kid in this county gets free breakfast and lunch, no questions asked and they offer healthy meals so I don't feel bad about it at all! ❤

@FrugalFitMom 4 жыл бұрын

That's amazing!!!

@329crys 4 жыл бұрын

Always need help packing lunches for the kids as well as my husband. Thanks so much Christine I really appreciate you😊

@hotmessmamalife3830 4 жыл бұрын

My husband and I found meal prep containers at Wal-Mart on clearance for $3.50 for a 5 pack we bought 2 packs (this was back in June) wish we would have gotten more. They are so convenient for lunches. Or bento boxes are nice too.

@Vani9326 3 жыл бұрын

If you are able, sams club sells "take out" containers which are reusable and ive found are perfect for meal prep! Its a pack of 25 for under 10$!

@ncm5928 4 жыл бұрын

With the exception of food, I rarely buy anything full price! Way to go that your son is thinking that way also. I love it!

@SaturnGeminiLove 4 жыл бұрын

Love this video!! Great ideas for frugal lunches for kids and adults. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@Smooshes786 4 жыл бұрын

One east switch is waxed paper for wrapping instead of plastic.

@sonjakremer7073 4 жыл бұрын

Love this!!! I am a frugal Mom and pack school lunches 5 days a week! I would love to see more of these! Thanks for your inspiration!

@FrugalFitMom 4 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you liked it!

@nicholeperkins1856 3 жыл бұрын

Yummboxes are expensive, but they don't leak, the compartments are leakproof and they are durable. We've had ours for 4 years, packing lunches every day.

@ElizabethT45 4 жыл бұрын

"It's a granola bar, covered in peanut butter, dipped in chocolate " - yep, and it's sold next to other types of bars, not with the candy lol

@243tad 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Would love to keep seeing your meals for the week. Breakfasts, lunches, dinners everything!

@Nick-ei8lt 4 жыл бұрын

Bento boxes are an absolute god send. They keep things separate and are pre portioned to what we should be eating and keeps them cold or hot.

@amandalucas79 4 жыл бұрын

Love the striped/flowered top! My lunch packing is similar, slightly different for each kid. I make a big pot of soup on the weekend for hubby to take to work for the week and just pack extras each day!

@amyfann2881 4 жыл бұрын

That was fun! I like that it’s not the same thing everyday. And Ryan is so cute!

@brittanybuhler9388 4 жыл бұрын

Your youngest is adorable! I love to see his little sweet face pop up behind you. Reminds me of my little men.

@jackiehoward7300 4 жыл бұрын

You have the sweetest family.

@stephaniehill4559 4 жыл бұрын

Agree with everyone who said the Sistema containers are great! There was an Ibotta rebate with them a couple weeks ago, and I got several for 99cents each:) I was hoping the rebate would reset so I could pick up a couple more. Thanks for all your awesome videos Christine... love seeing your family! You guys are so sweet and funny 😁

@amberf3599 4 жыл бұрын

The lunches looked incredible 💗

@sherylintheraw 4 жыл бұрын

You can put the pastries in cupcake cups (reusable silicone will save you some cash), butcher's paper/wax paper, cheese paper..that sort of thing. You can even get a huge roll of brown paper super cheap online and cut it to size all at once

@weigtjunctionalaska9558 4 жыл бұрын

Love it! I learned a lot about cute lunchboxes from the family fudge!

@rebeccablashock3829 4 жыл бұрын

Peanut butter one.....boy after my own heart! Loved it! Yummy lunches! Thank you! :D

@svetlanaw6690 4 жыл бұрын

I love the ziploc 3 divided containers or the sistemo divided containers. They work great and are worth investing in

@VoodooCrab 4 жыл бұрын

I struggle with lunches for my husband, so I enjoyed this video!

@dianaphelps7360 4 жыл бұрын

Great lunch ideas! We use goodbyn or sistema containers. It keeps their food separate and only two pieces to wash.

@andreastump5331 4 жыл бұрын

I loved the school lunches video. It gives me ideas for my own son. So thank you

@tessacoleman4441 4 жыл бұрын

Look up sistema bento box to go. We bought on for my daughter's lunch box. It works great. And nothing leaks.

@ReplayTheMusicx 4 жыл бұрын

I understand using the Walmart bags. I used to do that in high school, too because I hated a lunch box. But maybe but a cheap reusable bag or tote bag? It could fit in a backpack or be as easy to carry and better than throwing away plastic bags.

@brown0vs0blondes 4 жыл бұрын

I knew tiffanie (simple wife simple life) long before her youtube years. Shes absolutely amazing! And so smart!

@lisatugulea6550 4 жыл бұрын

Easy lunch boxes are great and inexpensive. We have them for school and work lunches. You can also get snack ones so can pack a lunch and a snack one for Hailey.

@KrissyKremes4u 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely adore this video! I love your realness and the family love!

@FrugalFitMom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@ricardopez839 4 жыл бұрын

Cute family and congratulations on feeding your family very clean!!!

@julieanneprice7865 4 жыл бұрын

Along with your channel, I adore large family love!!

@brandiodem8719 4 жыл бұрын

I truly enjoyed this video . love the new ideas

@LessThanThree76 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan looks SO much like his dad. So cute! 😊 Edit: I’m scared to see what the lunch boxes will look like once you got three athlete teen boys in the family. 😱😂

@DD-ee2nv 4 жыл бұрын

Hailey looks just like her dad too.

@SimpleWifeSimpleLife 4 жыл бұрын

*So glad to collab with you again, Christine! ❤️*

@FrugalFitMom 4 жыл бұрын

I love seeing how big your kids are getting! It goes so fast!

@DollyJohanne 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Love to see this, I am just so curious about what people eat and buy, like your food hauls. Love from Johanne, Norway 💕

@pinkrevenge3747 4 жыл бұрын

Love your videos !! Keep em coming!!

@alishadawn6636 4 жыл бұрын

Fab fit has containers that seperates .. foods for my kids i took the better route i used sauce cups from stores that came from various places like subway those small containers i put pickles or sauce in it .. then i used the snap and lock containers for sandwhiches.. if larger like vegetables they have snap and lock containers at walmart all fits in a lunch box

@fifiheaven3372 4 жыл бұрын

OMG Your Kids are sooo cute ! God Bless your family :)

@kellyschurger 4 жыл бұрын

Stistema (I think that is the brand) has a great all in one plastic container that might work well. It has a compartment for a sandwich on one side that closes and then the other side has two areas then the whole thing folds in half to snap together. I bought it at Walmart.

@ldegley007 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, great container!

@christinateresabrown 4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I use small Tupperware inside a bigger Tupperware so things don’t get wet. Even the kind with compartments get wet, and I use the real deal Tupperware so I found putting the smaller inside works best.

@fadingdandelion4792 4 жыл бұрын

I love that you shop at discount store. We do too and the chocolate on the candy bars most usually is misshapen but doesn't hurt the taste. Lol

@cathya7045 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a pretty big fan of chickpeas in soup and I remember trying to make some of coconut milk a while ago but the dried ones have never been a big thing for me

@meganjo766 4 жыл бұрын

I use the Tupperware (the actual brand ones) boxes with sections that have divisors. They are a little more expensive although they do go on sale about once a year. They have a life time guarantee but I’ve never had to replace them. They have been going strong for years and years.

@rachelday9585 4 жыл бұрын

Get the Ziploc 3 section containers, keeps the 3 foods in it separate. We love them!

@hello-vs4me 4 жыл бұрын

Great lunchs love them all stay safe

@SeantePharmer 4 жыл бұрын

Always enjoy your videos

@JD-vh9nx 4 жыл бұрын

You good Christine !...

@lizpearson343 4 жыл бұрын

Loved this! Good ideas!

@alykatbuttercup836 4 жыл бұрын

I love these videos I need these ideas for my son. Your hair looks great and I love your top too.

@nicolecorallo2768 4 жыл бұрын

hey! I love your videos and energy... keep it up! xoxo from Argentina!!👍

@leannewith3 4 жыл бұрын

I use a collection of different plastic containers. I find that the food just never fits in the bento type ones. We even have tiny ones that fit inside others to keep thing separate and dry. Your place reminds me of our lunches.

@americaericafamilyof3702 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your content!!!!

@alishadawn6636 4 жыл бұрын

Fab fit has good containers .. I get the condiment cups with lids at Qt gas station I get 6 at a time. U can put the mayonaise from home in there or mustard anything really or pickles ..i how ever always used the containers that locked on each side .. it holds out moisture and from getting wet its also cheaper to buy a block of cheese and slice it

@garlicgirl3149 3 жыл бұрын

Your husband's lunches are on point!

@antoninajucovscaia8439 4 жыл бұрын

I love Tiffanie and her family and I follow both of your channels.

@caitbyers7314 4 жыл бұрын

Loved these

@sabrinasimmons741 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video and it gives me great ideas because I have highschoolers as well and they do sports and music and drama so they’re all over the place and it gives me ideas to give them healthy snacks and away to pack it

@FrugalFitMom 4 жыл бұрын

I totally understand the all over the place thing!! I feel like that every day! Hang in there!

@candaceholley5142 3 жыл бұрын

Hey I just started watching your channel. I don’t know if you’ve figured it out yet but just in case I’ll tell you what I use for my kiddo. I pack her lunch everyday. I’m really big into bento box lunches. I have several lunches boxes/bags. So to keep everything from touching I use silicone cupcake/muffin liners. They have several different sizes and shapes. It’s pretty fun and colorful. My kiddo really enjoys opening lunch a mess free meal. Lol

@Cyclonebrazer 2 жыл бұрын

I use to take lunch box during my school years..way healthier n yummy n can save a lot n no need to que at the cafe(20min break to eat is too hard) My fav meal vary from assorted fritters, sandwiches, beef pies , fried noodles & fried rice. All in tupperware & My mum was a working mom. Ha ha nowadays even my nephews asking me to pack them lunch box when i'm around. Cute. Btw bfast n lunch box will b the same. Easy stuff

@darlenemartensen8303 3 жыл бұрын

Omgosh your children are so cute

@caroljulian6505 4 жыл бұрын

There’s a sandwich hold that hold hold sandwich on one side. And there’s a compartment of two on the other side and it folds together to act like a cube. If you watch this is how we Bingham a couple days ago Mindy showed it if you packing for kids lunch. You can get it at Walmart. I have one for work and I love it

@FrugalFitMom 4 жыл бұрын

I will check it out, thank you!

@williamcarlyon6048 9 ай бұрын

i always love your videos

@ilyslyfox 4 жыл бұрын

You can wrap items in paper towels or reusable dish cloths then place them into the lunchboxes!

@amysnodgrass3631 4 жыл бұрын

you could get reusable sandwich and snack bags so it doesn’t take up much room while also not wasting plastic

@WillowCreekStitchCo 4 жыл бұрын

I bought amazon reusable washable bags. It’s a lot of rinsing our daily but it totally eliminated are plastic bag Usage. I only have one box for when people come over and I don’t want to give them a nice silicone ones. But they really are amazing. I bought like a 10 pack of Amazon for 19 bucks. Normally I buy a giant one for Costco for about 19 box of Ziploc’s about every three to six months. So it saved a lot of money.

@SusanLMcGee 4 жыл бұрын

Good job. A lot of parents over pack for their kids. People can usually only eat as much food as the size of their fist. Being that kids are smaller, they eat less good job.

@lindsaytayler5586 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoy the lunch videos

@nicolecorallo2768 4 жыл бұрын

I liked it. I don't even have kids but I did enjoy it🙈🙊😁🤷

@DivineSurprise 4 жыл бұрын

I use Planet box for my husband and he loves it! He even gets compliments. It's pricey but very well made. I don't know that I would trust kids but maybe your husband? As for the kids - we use to use - just the bento boxes and a lunch box make to fit them. Your kids are adorable!

@heidieho4470 4 жыл бұрын

Love the family

@ajsktgrissett3686 4 жыл бұрын

I love all of her video's

@christieflesch3750 4 жыл бұрын

Love it

@paulineapietila377 2 жыл бұрын

Like your shirt!

@hattie2525 4 жыл бұрын

If stuff won't fit in tubs just wrap it in tin foil then you can stick it in the recycling after!

@susanvk4844 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this

@23respectme 3 жыл бұрын

My daughter eats the same ammount of food as your daughter except she's 5. And she's a thin girl. Not an athlete (yet) either. To me your kids are small eaters. No wonder I spend so much on groceries 😆 love your channel!!

@paulinejones4036 4 жыл бұрын

Try using the silicon cupcake things and put a paper towel over the top and it may keep things in their place

@Robbenl1 9 ай бұрын

How do you keep the lunch boxes/bags cold for the refrigerated items like yogurt and meat sandwiches?

@soniaparrish227 4 жыл бұрын

Look up Sistema to go on amazon. You can get sandwhich and other items in the same box

@allthingshomeyt 4 жыл бұрын

How crazy is it that I have a freshman named Haylee on the volleyball team as well?! She’s gone from 6:45am-5 on practice days (2:15-5 practice) or until who knows when on game nights. One away game she didn’t get home until 10pm. Crazy. Thanks for doing this collab with me!!!! His face when you asked if he wanted a Spider-Man lunchbox 😂😂 great collab!!!! Thank you again!!!

@FrugalFitMom 4 жыл бұрын

LOL! I thought that was so funny too! My Hailey has her first volleyball games tonight so we won't see her until after 8:30!!! 8am - 8:30pm?? What a long day for those kids!

@FrugalFitMom 4 жыл бұрын

Also, yeah Andrew's face on the spiderman lunch box, I was dying!

@kencurtis2403 4 жыл бұрын

I loved your video! Do this again!

@FrugalFitMom 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You are so nice!

@georginawood9086 2 жыл бұрын

When you pack they lunch’s you should do a after what they ate

@MrsAlmaTrumble 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Christine. I came over from Tiffanie and Tiffany's channels and subscribed because I love checking out other KZfaqr's. These are great ideas for lunches or even quick suppers. Have a great day and week.

@FrugalFitMom 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome! I'm glad you liked the video!

@MrsAlmaTrumble 4 жыл бұрын

@@FrugalFitMom thanks me too. I got ideas for lunches for my hubby and I.

@SimpleWifeSimpleLife 4 жыл бұрын

@vikki4now 4 жыл бұрын

Protein suggestion for lunch boxes. Sliced ham and cheese rollup, chicken legs, Turkey lunch meat rolled around a cheese stick, ground beef mixed with salsa and Sr. Cream include corn chips for dipping, chopped leftover chicken,grated cheese wrapped in tortilla. Your lunches are a little heavy on sugar and grains. Don't save all the good stuff only for dinner.

@dostagirl9551 4 жыл бұрын

Your meal prep and recipe videos are amazing. The lunch videos...um...work in progress. Lots of great lunch systems out there that are flexible and would reduce the amount of disposable plastics.

@babygurl141969 4 жыл бұрын

Love these videos

@FrugalFitMom 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@jellybeansbud3610 4 жыл бұрын

Two word. Bento box. They can be a bit pricy but soooo nice

@caitlinrice4608 4 жыл бұрын

I loved this video. Could you please do more?

@FrugalFitMom 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked it!!

@dressesandmesses3795 4 жыл бұрын

Systema containers last years! As far as completely LEAK PROOF bentos I would look into the brand YumBox. I've seen people pour applesauce in one compartment and bread right next to that with no problems. You can find different size YumBoxes for the whole family. I think your lunches are great!😊

@FrugalFitMom 4 жыл бұрын

I do have one systema container and I LOVE it. I'll look up the YumBox one, thank you!