Today's lunch brought to you by the letter E

This week's preschool letter is E. Not many E foods out there except eggs and I just wasn't feeling an all egg lunch. So, I decided that E would stand for eclectic cause these lunches are kind of a mish mosh of several different things we had around the house this weekend. We had some leftover sticky rice, some blue cheese and pecan dip, some granola bars...none of it really goes together but we're gonna make it work. E is for Eclectic, remember?

Little chic's lunch

Rice balls with nori "E"s on a bed of carrots, Grape and blue cheese salad, Granola bar, snack mix with popcorn, puffed corn and chocolate Cheerios.

Big chic's lunch

Celery sticks, Granola bars, Grape and blue cheese salad, Ham and cheese sushi

I started out making "sushi" with ham, cheese, spinach, and carrots. Big chic loved it but Little chic wanted me to make hers into rice balls, so the ham and cheese and veggies are on the inside.


After a party this weekend, we had some leftover blue cheese and pecan dip. I mixed it with some halved grapes to make one of the hubs favorite salads. I was making it for his lunch, but the chics wanted to taste it and then insisted it go into their lunches as well.




The granola bars are the beloved Smitten Kitchen Thick and Chewy Granola Bars. So yummy!

California Rolls

I love the variety of foods at the stores around where we live! Not that long ago, if I wanted sushi, I had to make it or search for a Japanese restaurant to get it. I can remember when there was ONE sushi place in our area. Now it seems like there's a sushi spot on every corner and you can even get it at the grocery store. I love that convenience! Especially since we are a family of sushi eaters! While doing some shopping today, these California rolls were calling my name. I thought they'd be perfect for the chic's lunch tomorrow.

Cucumber with rice vinegar and sesame seeds, Strawberries, Sesame brittle and Gouda cheese, California rolls with soy sauce

I have to admit that although she normally LOVES sushi, I'm not sure how she'll feel eating it in front of her friends in the dining hall tomorrow. She says that she's gonna eat it and a lot of her classmates have eaten sushi or been with their parents eating it so I'm thinking that it won't be any big deal. After all, they should be used to her lunches by now, right? I packed her some cheese for an extra protein, just in case!