OUR SIMPLE SCHOOL LUNCH ROTATION || MOM OF 4

[@MindyourMatters]

A rotation is amazing! Great idea!

[@blessedmamalife]

My kids are 8, 7, 5, 3...we just started our homeschool on Monday & I started PACKING their lunches the night before & OH MY LANZ!!!! I can literally just say “go get your lunch & eat while I...blah blah blah (let the dog out, make my lunch, etc)...it has bee LIFE CHANGING!! I like the idea of creating a weekly meal “schedule”, but packable! Gonna do this for breakfasts too!!

[@12foottribe]

Would LOVE to see a breakfast version like this…and how you use your Anna Vance meal planner with everything.

[@TheMumfordMob]

This is just what I needed. Simplified meals. Thanks Abby! I would love to see how you keep breakfast and dinner simple too! 🥰

[@valeriesearles3000]

Thank you for sharing !

[@valeriesearles3000]

Could you show your "salad bar" you keep on hand? Or perhaps you have a video already?

[@bth314]

Thanks so much for these ideas! Simple & genius!

[@FLMegan]

Amy's gf burritos are easy too. I microwave for a minute and bake it the rest like 20 mins. Blue Chips n salsa with it.

[@lesliebellomy3373]

This is great! I would love to see breakfast ideas!

[@homeschoolmamax6]

I’d love breakfast ideas too!

[@ShesMakinDough]

I get the perdue at Walmart maybe you can check for delivery to see if there's any around you

[@McBrideMcManys]

I'd love to see how you make a smoothie bowl!

[@aprilh5186]

My son's school does this so I implemented it at home too! Here is the school menu: Monday - Macaroni & cheese, garlic toast, veggie or fruit Tuesday - Walking Taco, veggie or fruit Wednesday - Hot dog with chips, veggie or fruit Thursday - Ham or Turkey sandwich, veggie or fruit Friday - Pizza, side salad

[@samzman9]

I love this idea, we have done something similar but not every day. During the school year I make a big pot of soup for dinner once a week so I always serve that for lunch the next day and one day a week we do Mexican food so then I do quesadillas or nachos for lunch the next day to use up any leftovers. Now I need to plan the other days to make my life even simpler. Thanks

[@donnabolt5847]

I was thinking soup too! What about double batch of chili then next day can serve leftover chili on baked potatoes (just do in microwave to keep it fast/easy)

[@MesquiteHillHomestead]

Love this! I hadn’t thought about packing their lunches even though we’ll be home. Please still do the video where you share the meals once they’re made! Thanks for posting this. ☺️

[@ritahamm1893]

Snacks lunches are great for homeschoolers. My daughter, mom of 6, uses hummus with veggies and tortilla chips and fruit.

[@tuttletice5616]

What a great idea !!!

[@moniqueharris5609]

Great ideas! Thank you for sharing!

[@simplyjoyfulhomeschool8627]

Such a great idea! Thank you for sharing. We begin our first year of homeschool next week and a simple lunch schedule will be perfect.

[@bethanypetersen7005]

I'd love to hear how you do breakfast. We're in a rut!

[@rebeccaernst6634]

Love this. Love changing it up seasonally.

[@katiewashburn1405]

Thank you!! So helpful...appreciate it❤

[@Ndancergrl]

thank you for this video! I had wanted more info on how you were doing it, when I heard it mentioned in your schedule video! I plan to implement a version of this next week!

[@ericagoehring1089]

This is so needed!!! I truly struggle with lunch!

[@username00009]

I’d love to see a video on your salad bar prep! I need to think through how I can implement this - my daughter is only here four days a week, and even then her dad likes to send leftovers with her, which means we’d have to settle on only four choices or come up with options that rotate every other week or even monthly.

[@tiffanyklett837]

Great ideas Abby! I just purchased the THM book & cookbook. Would love to hear more about your THM journey.😊

[@jennifergomez9699]

Thank you so much for doing this video! What protein powder do you use for your kids?

[@intentionallymade]

Thank you for sharing this! Jady A has shared her meal plan several years ago and I implemented it and life happened and I got off the train soooo I’m getting back on one process and habit at a time. Asking each of my kids now to see what they like for each meal and going to make a rotation. The days we have to leave the house will be packed lunches so we can come home and grab them! I have a snack drawer so I think I’ll have them pick out two snacks for the day also the night before. Whoop! We are killing it mamas!! Haha

[@shadetreesandwarmbreeze3312]

I’ve been waiting for his video! 🙂

[@groesbecksgrow9484]

This was great thank you!

[@christinem9935]

My kids go back and forth between 2 different sandwich choices and have for years. I would love to change it up but my youngest has several food allergies and is super fussy so it's tricky balancing everyone's needs!

[@mbmama8327]

Thank you so much for sharing! Never thought of smoothie bowls! Definitely will have to try :)

[@homeschoolmamax6]

This is genius! Thank you so much! We start school in 2 weeks and I’m starting this ASAP.

[@donnabolt5847]

Thank you for these suggestions! I was recently diagnosed with MS (and unfortunately I've been double blessed with aggressive ms) so with now being chronically sick I have been needing simple, doable things so I can keep providing for my 5 kids! So thank you!!

[@itsamerrylife9128]

When you said your kids don’t like the things that are easy, I really relate to that. My kids….oh boy! Love them so much. Haha

[@RootedinRest]

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[@sldesantis33]

I eat THM too and sprouted breads for us all too 🙃 Definitely leaning more towards whole grains for kids as well. So cool I’m not alone- subscribed!!

[@janaimaughan3599]

I appreciate this video. My problem is that there is no meal other than pizza that all three of my kids like (and even then, two like one kind and the other likes something else) so we usually end up having a make your own lunch plate with a protein, veggie/fruit and whole grain. 😊

[@tirzaellesson6355]

Why have I not started this yet?! So easy and simple, I tend to make things complicated. Thanks for sharing, I am definitely going to implement a lunch rotation.

[@allisonward6621]

Thanks for sharing!! I wanted to know about the breakfast menu too...

[@carolinefeavel1548]

I always find lunch to be a hard one to figure out. It’s always been a struggle for me! My lunch plan is super similar to yours tho! Makes me feel better that simple is ok! 😂 Thanks for the reassurance!

[@melissameacham4644]

What's a smoothie base? Are there frozen packs you like?

[@RootedinRest]

I just make a base like a regular smoothie but with less liquid so it’s thicker - so frozen bananas, pb protein powder, and a little almond milk, or frozen strawberries and mango, some vanilla protein, and some water, etc.

[@silverbeowulf5601]

Not workable for me my kids don't eat like that....im using the public school meal calendar as a guide...they have both a breakfast calendar and a lunch...

[@donnabolt5847]

I just thought of another good option watching this. Homemade soup or chili in instant pot! We can keep it simple and not do a 20 ingredient soup 🤣

[@rachelo3548]

I have been doing this with breakfast! I will have to go for it with lunch as well!

[@donnabolt5847]

What do you do for breakfast? I'm getting stuck LOL

[@lizguzman7937]

I like this! My biggest fuss is cooking all meals. So I try to meal plan by if I cook a hot breakfast, then it's PBJ or something else for lunch that I'm not personally standing over a stove to make. And then on cereal mornings, I'll make a hot lunch. If that makes sense. I like these ideas but could you put then in an Instagram post or story written out? Thabk you❤

[@Amy-hj1qb]

Yay! I was waiting for this video! 🥰

[@jessicanewlon1467]

Thank you for the ideas! My kids are the same, not sandwich kids. It is so frustrating at times but have a simple menu in place can take out that frustrauih

[@tammy2143]

I've been waiting for this, thank you!!

[@tinet9238]

The smoothie bowl. Is that a smoothie with toppings

[@RootedinRest]

Yep! Protein smoothie base, then they load it up with sliced fruit, nuts, coconut, etc.

[@jenniferjones6228]

Thank you for sharing!