Back to School Lunch Making Hacks

[@squirl6519]

Great tips Kimmy!! When I get home from grocery shopping the fun begins. I wash all the fruits and veggies. While the veggies are drying I boil 18 eggs and peel them. The next step is preparing the vegetables and fruit by cutting them up, taking grapes off the stem etc. I open up family size cans of tinned fruit, potato chips, crackers, slice up cheese. Then, as a family we Package up everything into single serving size. I use a combination of small plastic containers, snack size ziplock bags and for things like cheese, chips and boiled eggs I use a food sealer. Perishables are put in the fridge in baskets. This whole process takes between an hour and an hour and a half--so worth it. We usually play some sort of game while we do this. The kids love it and I save a load of time and money. I do not buy any prepackaged food of any kind. I reduced my food budget over 1/3 and that includes taking into consideration the cost of food bags, containers, and foods sealer supplies.

[@squirl6519]

I also cook two kinds of roasts on Sunday so that I have sandwich/salad meat for lunches during the week as well as one or two fast dinners. I usually cook one red meat (pork, ham or beef) and one poultry (chicken or turkey). Lunch meat is so expensive where I live so it is much more economical to use roasted meat. I then have bones to make soups and stocks for freezer meals.

[@TracynTaane]

+Squirl wow you are so organised,thank you for sharing 😊

[@squirl6519]

+Mylittlebearcub Savage organization came from necessity. Groceries are so expensive here that I had to find ways to cut our food costs without sacrificing proper nutrition. Teenagers can really pack away the food. Their bodies are like Mary Poppins' carpet bag....never full.

[@ThePenPixie]

+Squirl Love your ideas. tfs! Your Mary Poppins visual made me laugh. :-)

[@TheMissjujubee24]

awesome ideas thank you

[@robinlepage8282]

Thanks for these! A further tip for the Foogos thermoses is to be sure you fill them up with hot water (I just use my keurig) while you prepare the rest of the lunches... Then dump and add your hot food! The cool steel will absorb the heat from the water and not from your food, helping it stay as hot as possible :)

[@karenward-cox3697]

That is what we do also.

[@ErinR0618]

I've tried these before and was not successful, do your kids say the food is still warm?

[@kendall.richardson03thelas24]

Robin Lepage nice

[@elizabethdavis5]

Robin Lepage i

[@maggieandbart1]

Gosh.....you are so organised. I could have done with your videos when my children were young (they are now in their late 30s and early 40s) your ideas are a great help.

[@mymartinez3830]

Did life exist before KZbin hacks?

[@mymartinez3830]

YOU can help with making these for the grandkids??

[@emilykhan6513]

so you gotta be like 80 by now damn

[@abigailalexander7567]

+Whorely Quinn no. Like late 50s to early 60s

[@someonerandom256]

+Whorely Quinn My brother is 50 and my mother is only 71. I highly doubt she's 80.

[@meralysviruet1147]

am I the only one here that don't have kids and look lunches hacks for themselves? lol

[@itsfinallygone6260]

Meralys Viruet meeeee

[@livineasy7810]

Meralys Viruet me

[@icecubemspqueen3541]

lmao me

[@jazzyxox6064]

I don't even do this cuz I eat at school! I just find this instersting

[@nikitharam8136]

meeee

[@donnanorris2939]

When you put those water bottles in the freezer half (or 3/4ths) filled overnight, put them in the freezer at a 45° angle(!!), making sure that air is touching the top opening. Then when you fill it the rest of the way with water the next day, the ice melts at a good rate, so that you always have some cold water to drink and you don’t have to wait for it to melt to drink more!! (Laying the bottle at a 45° angle makes more water surface touch more ice surface (cubic millimeters of space) so more of the water is touching more of the ice, but it melts at a better rate to drink it.

[@SylinaLunches]

I love how you have everything organized! One thing we do is keep the fruit/veggie party trays that are available at the grocery and reuse them by filling with our veggies and fruit - it makes home snacking and packing bento style lunches so fast and easy. Absolutely love homemade lunchables too - we do those all the time!

[@creativeways1153]

Watching this in 2019! I needed these ideas for my kids! Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

I love the old videos! You and the kids have changed and grown so much.

[@maggie12md18]

If my parents did this, all of the food in that fridge downstairs or the school lunch fridge would be gone overnight because of my older brother

[@KeishaunaAlex]

MD omg my brother is so freaking greedy 😂

[@mellonlord4616]

MD My brother was like that too. I remember when I first moved out really having to talk myself down from eating everything I bought right away, "There's no one going to eat it before you. When you go back it will still be there." haha. My brother is 6 foot six. Not greed, he was always skinny, he was just growing.

[@Fararissoccergurl]

SAME

[@dayanarapalestina5561]

MD omg same but I would be the one to eat it except for the PBand J bc I'm allergic to penuts

[@tessbaker5317]

MD same except my sister eats them we have to hide them in a really weird spot

[@ryanfleur]

My mom would make little cards with different lunch options cover it in clear tape then And then I would circle what I'd want for lunch

[@UnicornsNeedLove2]

Good idea.

[@briannconn]

Ryan Fleur my husband does that for my kids, kinda like a fun restaurant st home. They are 8,6,4,2,2 mo. They get a big kick out of it.

[@TF-MJ]

This video came at the perfect timing! My son starts kindergarten in a few weeks and I need ideas for his lunch!!! Thanks Kimmy! Xoxo

[@lornaf3655]

Kimmie, I used the thermoses when my kids were little,too. The trick is to warm them with hot water for a few minutes before putting the hot food in. It keeps the food warmer longer (and vice versa). Hope it works for you!

[@scragglecat2726]

I wish my parents were this cool, although I'm going to high school, and they haven't packed my lunch since elementary school. You are the type of Mom that I aspire to be 😁😁😁

[@Dorky_Disney_Mom]

The fridge for school lunches and letting the kids pack their own lunch, that is ammmmmazing. So smart!

[@JHelynG]

You could add milk to the thermos and put some cereal in a baggie or container and they could have cereal if they wanted.

[@beckybb8410]

JHelynG thanks for that tip!

[@tyjomeb123]

Not very nutritious since most cereal is full of sugar.

[@stellaazmi]

Thanks for the tip..

[@LorisLifestyle]

My son graduated in the spring but being a football player he was on a special diet. I made him chicken wraps. Baked chicken breast, shredded it, put it in a tortilla with lettuce, cheese and buffalo and ranch sauce. By the end of football season I had to send extras for other players. HUGE HIT!!! He leaves for college football training Tuesday, he's my only child. I'm so sad I won't have the chance to add those special touches anymore. Hugs 💜💜💜

[@mymartinez3830]

I moved the lunch containers to the cabinets right above where I prepare lunches. No more walking around to get containers! LOVE it!

[@MarriageMotherhood]

These are great tips! Thanks for sharing!

[@jerricakral3029]

wow...I've watched a TON of school lunch videos for my kids, and this is by far my favorite. I love the organization, and I love the idea of everything being prepped so not only do I not have to do it in the morning, but my kids will feel like they have options when it comes to their lunch. thank you!!!

[@jamieschweitzer1649]

Freeze the bread before making the peanut butter and jelly sandwich it makes it easier to spread evenly and the end result is perfection.

[@ellaskultinas3817]

Jamie Schweitzer THANK. YOU.

[@wilmaworst9302]

Wouldn't that make the bread soggy? I toast my bread and leave it out wraped in kitchen paper. It crubbles a little cause it's toast but i butter toast over my sink... So.

[@Rachel-nu7dc]

@@wilmaworst9302 nope. Still good

[@xoGullysMumox]

@@wilmaworst9302 I freeze my daughters lunch box sandwiches for the full week and once they have defrosted you cant even tell they where frozen

[@jessiemurdoch5154]

Here in New Zealand our kids can't buy lunches AT school. My son's 6 and his school does bought lunches once a week on Thursdays so we do that once a month. But I make my son's and husband's lunches every night. My husband is diabetic so it's a good way to make my son's lunch a bit healthier haha! I do yoghurt, jelly and fruit cups, fruits cups, crackers and cheese, sandwiches or quiches, baking, muesli bars, chips, vegetables and fruit. I do 6 things each day, sandwich, a fruit, a vegetable, a yoghurt or fruit cup then 2 treats. I get exhausted and always try to find new ways to be prepared but i guess i work best with chaos hahaha! Love love love your videos 😊 i sit down every morning after my sons at school with my coffee and watch your videos haha!

[@nikkilane3324]

I love it all and I'm in college. :) I use the cute thermos 10oz for hot soup and oatmeal on the go. I found some at riteaid and Walmart. No print just colored then put my name with label maker sticker God bless

[@anhork1]

love these ideas!!! The school lunches are unpredictable and most of the time they get wasted. Not to mention, expensive!!! I love for my kids to have something for lunch that they like and you can control what's in it. It's safe and healthy. Thank you for the tips

[@nicolefaustino3290]

she looks like the adult version of that babysitter from the incredibles.

[@shmexyshrimp6828]

Nicole Faustino what babysitter?

[@avababashahi]

Madeleine McQuaig from the cartoon “the incredibles”

[@livingweirdestherc6644]

I loved my Bento box when I was working and still love to eat that way sometimes. It has been a lot of years since I had to pack a school lunch. My oldest loved taking leftovers and was often envied by his friends for what he brought.

[@apfelprincess45]

Hello from Australia :) Just found your channel whilst I was eating lunch and now I've subscribed.

[@shesinherapron]

Hello! Welcome!

[@narelleworks8448]

From Brissy, where are you?

[@lavernerichards5336]

you talk more than you work

[@delaney2030]

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[@cadencemaniscarco8394]

I'm in Australia too not joking

[@RochelletheRealtor]

$12 a day!!!!!! I’m old as heck! My elementary school lunch was 55 cents from 1974 to 1980. It was made from scratch and good!

[@hannahvogels4961]

great to see a new zealand product in the states! Sistema is amazing and their new ranges just keep getting better and better. In New Zealand you can buy bulk boxes of the sandwich and lunch box contains which is really reasonably priced

[@DB-xo6xh]

how is it pronounced there? I speak English and Spanish and I've always pronounced it sort of like "system" like "sis-tem-uh" not sisteema

[@Hoglen06]

So Great!!!! I needed this last week as we started back to school!!! I am making a run to the Dollar Tree now to pick up a few thing and bins for my lunch and snack station we will be making this weekend!!! This will make Life so much easier. Thanks for the great Ideas!!! Love this collaboration with you and Clutterbug!!!!

[@shesinherapron]

Thank you! Have fun on your projects!! it's so exciting!

[@katrinaduquette6062]

they also have reusable sandwich and snack baggies on amazon.

[@melanies4065]

I love that salad container you could easily put a sandwich in the bottom with veggies and dip on the top! I'm going to have to look for one!

[@keld8267]

I love this video. I am thankful that my children's school provides free breakfast and lunch to everyone no matter the income. I believe they received some kind of grant. But if I had to pay those prices I would definitely use all of your tips to pack their lunch.

[@minyanshen7834]

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[@SOMD-THC]

thank you, thank you for the pb&j & ham & cheese idea. Have always been worried to make and freeze them for fear the bread would become soggy. Now I can make them at home with organic ingredients and the flavors we like. Almond butter, Nutella, honey and the list is pretty long of what can be used in place of the store bought frozen pb&j sandwiches. Thank you again and keep your inspiration alive. 😉

[@rowanwillis8480]

It's even faster if you get your kids to pack their lunches before they go to bed

[@nicolegarcia2217]

omg I clicked on this video and it is really a LIFE SAVER !! this year I was going to bring lunch from home but did not realize how many things I needed and my mom watched the video and LOVED IT!! These are such great tips and I want to say thank you SOOOOO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO. not only school lunch is expensive but I also very unhealthy. But now for all these tips you gave us I am going to have a AMAZING and HEALTHY LUNCH 👍

[@princenze4390]

I'm trying to lose weight so I thought pack my own lunches. Thanks for this video!!!

[@myownIDENTITY2016]

Nice system in the refrigerator...I was wondering if you had them pack their bags themselves!? Thx for sharing.

[@schlongersaurus]

do people actually use those brown bags?

[@cara-6152]

Lizzie Cook yup

[@itsfinallygone6260]

Lizzie Cook hell yeh

[@lucyywagner]

Lizzie Cook no I use a lunch bag.

[@geniusfollower]

Love the way you have arranged the snacks and the way you encourage your kids to put together their own lunches. I am actually envious of your kids - my mom banned anything that came in a package for lunch. Our family didn't believe in buying snacks that came in packets or tiny boxes. So we always got something homemade, but mom never had time with how much she was cooking EVERY SINGLE DAY. | love how you have organizxed this!

[@therelynagbayani6154]

We just started KG and Preschool and school lunch is $3.65/$3.45! So far my KG has requested PB no jelly, hard-boiled eggs, and tuna sandwiches. I use cookie cutters to make fun sandwich shapes. I use silicone muffin cups to separate items. And since I have an early shift I prep everything for the hubby and I take pictures of what the snack/lunch should look like so he can refer to it. On one of our beginning days he sent the child to school without the actual lunch box! He asked me later does he have a lunch box??? Uh yeah I've only been collecting lunch boxes/bags the whole summer ^rolling my eyes^. Yes it can get crazy in the mornings so prep the hubbies for success! I also lay out their uniforms and footwear the night before.

[@no6024]

Therelyn Agbayani ll

[@sarahpauline4904]

That is completely ridiculous.

[@PlowAndPantryHomestead]

Great video! 2 of my 3 kids prefer leftovers for lunches instead of sandwiches. So when I'm putting away dinner leftovers at night, I put it in the individual containers in stead of one bigger container. Then in the morning I can just toss it into their lunch boxes.

[@softballbeauty]

please show us your kids lunches for a week!

[@shesinherapron]

Sure will!!

[@iamwhoiamd7056]

I homeschool my 3 kids so they get a good breakfast that I do not rush with and they get a hot lunch. But I love the idea of freezing sandwiches and making my own fruit cups. Sometimes if I have things already made, they can just go into our fridge and create their own lunch. Then they sometimes will even make mommy lunch too :) I love your ideas.

[@elizabethstinespring9588]

YOU ARE SO PRETTY!!!

[@mandiedoss8749]

I love love love your lunch fridge!!!! Brilliant!

[@brroookkeee]

I cannot believe how expensive school lunches are these days!! That's insane

[@walkingthroughashes8982]

I was shocked too ! Here they're only $1.50 a day at most !! That's how much they were in my day too ! (I'm 23)

[@brroookkeee]

+Ashley Murphy I'm 25 so I'm sure mine were around the same price too but I forget! High school was more expensive though but elementary school lunches have gotten ridiculously expensive ! Bringing is so much cheaper

[@beingfearless9912]

I'm in high school and I started online but when I went to the actual high school the meals were 2.50 each

[@melissapickard9866]

I was shocked when she said $12/day for two kids as well. I don't think it's that expensive everywhere. I'm a teacher and school lunch is only $2.35ish or so at most schools in my area.

[@shesinherapron]

+Melissa Pickard sorry I didn't make it very clear in the video but it's $12 a day for my 4 kids. Bad editing on my part.

[@countycalling]

I absolutely love these old videos!

[@emmamunro2522]

Eeek good old Sistema is a New Zealand brand. So glad the rest of the world now gets to use these great products!

[@Sha721]

These good ideas will come handy when my daughter goes kindergarten next year. Thanks!!

[@Sarah-ft8jr]

Great tips but I'm from England and our houses are about the size of your lunch fridge, so I literally wouldn't have the space for all that food.

[@lovingSOhard]

AND she has 2 fridges lol

[@kelij06]

same here

[@Sarah-ft8jr]

+kelij06 I love the tips on KZbin but when they come from an American they tell you how to organise your 'craft room' or your 'closet' or your 'laundry room' most average uk people are lucky if they have a dining room let alone a craft room.

[@kelij06]

+Sarah I know I'm lucky enough to have a dining room next to my living room but even then still haven't got enough rooms! does my airing cupboard count 😂

[@Sarah-ft8jr]

+kelij06 same here I have a dining room as well but that's only because the kitchen was divided up so now it's a tiny dining room and even tinier kitchen. I'm lucky that 2 of the bedrooms have cupboards but the box room has a cupboard with stair box and it just makes it impossible to put a standard size single in there, and the other rooms cupboard is taken up by a combo boiler 🤔 makes you wonder who designed these uk houses?, makes me even madder that there's half a meter stretch of wasted grass at the side of my house of absolutely no use that they could have just built the house on, half a meter on the side of my house would have made a huge difference, but if I extended it would cost me a small fortune. The stupid thing is that in the papers today they say that the new builds in the uk are even smaller and the smallest in the whole of Europe. I dream of a big house with loads of floor space so my kids can jump about.

[@jamivelosa1824]

Love this! I do all you do already. (just get lazy as the year goes on) minus the second fridge. My tip is : Pampered Chef makes a tool that makes the uncrustable sandwhiches. I freeze those also. I make them with Nutella and sometimes honey, too.

[@jomc1329]

Wow lunches in Australia are so different. We can't use any disposable plastics, it all has to be environmentally friendly. Also all nuts are banned due to allergies, so no peanut butter for any students.

[@someonerandom256]

I use glass and stainless containers, and cotton lunch sacks. I'm not a fan of plastic where food is concerned, especially with developing children.

[@heidihikestheheysen9459]

Nuts are fine in some Australian schools, but banned in most. Most schools don't specify how you package anything, so your school (or maybe all public schools in your own state) may be unusually strict.

[@Evidencecontainers]

Jo Mc I was about to say the same thing about nuts. No nuts allowed here either. We don't have a waste free school though which is helpful for me

[@tessbaker5317]

Jo Mc i go to a school in australia that has senior school and primary school. in the primary school nuts and bananas are banned but in the senior school nothing is banned because they are mature enough

[@chaank1069]

In New York it's same. The school encourages and prefers reusable snack bags, reusable utensils.

[@OurFamilyHomeLife]

That's awesome that you have your own fridge to store it all in and they can do it themselves. We homeschool, but I pack lunches because we are out of the house a lot. I still try to film what we are having every week and share. I really enjoyed your series this week, especially this one!

[@thatbrabgirl]

also i didnt know old navy sold anything but clothes, learn something new everyday

[@raynwhite1287]

Yeah. When you are in line they have rows of stuff like water bottles, containers and CANDY!! etc. It's pretty cool.

[@thatbrabgirl]

i will have to check it out next time, thanks

[@ALadyNamedBrena]

gz

[@beudmama]

My son loves hummus and bagel chips along with grapes and veggies. Peanut butter isn't an option since several kids in his class have severe nut allergies so it really helps to get options like you've suggested! I also send him with Greek yogurt and granola with fresh berries or a sandwich roll up to get break from the traditional sandwich.

[@asola4567]

I love all that you do...you're a Great Mom!! =) =)

[@alicedelprete9082]

I pack my 3 kids lunches and snacks the night before and store in fridge. So much easier in morning to not have to worry about that :) I love your videos and ideas

[@hannahfoster9380]

Do your children eat any veggies?

[@np5190]

Mx. Foster, yeah I noticed this too, my children eat a balanced diet which means vegetables!

[@xtinafreak30]

Mx. Foster she clearly said she was prepping the veggies and that she kept them upstairs. She also never said anything about potato chips. She had some cheese-it's and veggies straws. What little kid doesn't eat those sometimes? My kids are goldfish and cheese it fiends

[@kennedygarger2154]

Ashley Stevens she does talk about potato chips at 13:50, actually

[@annielemaster]

I like to use the containers that lunch meat comes in for lunch boxes. They are basically glad containers, but work great! They are gonna get lost, broken, stained etc anyway right?

[@Laura-lg3vx]

Hi from Sweden

[@shesinherapron]

Hello!!

[@gbellllgorl1241]

Laura I from Norway but live in Sweden and go to visit family in norway

[@dalidashamma6733]

Laura I'am from sweden were are u at sweden fam!!!!!

[@meaganlee8563]

Laura

[@kittyduh]

i don't even have kids and i love all your videos, kimmy! love getting to know your family.

[@susanschulz500]

Where are you living that you are allowed to send the kids to school with PB&J sandwiches? My area (Ontario, Canada) has had schools strictly peanut free for at least 10 years.

[@emorrell21]

Susan Schulz ours too, in BC. No nuts, period.

[@ellaskultinas3817]

Susan Schulz We could bring peanut butter sandwiches but we had a peanut free table far more away. But, if you eat one you have to wash your hands after. Also the school lunches are peanut free so if you have a school lunch, you can sit at the peanut free table next to someone like your friend if they ask.

[@kendall.richardson03thelas24]

Susan Schulz some people are allergic to peanuts

[@isabelhart3874]

I'm in my school you can have peanut butter and all kids sit together.

[@laniedewitte9199]

Susan Schulz at my school they have a couple tables for the peanut free kids and the classes with allergies don't allow peanut snacks

[@keepingupwithmrs.elektra4140]

Great refrigerator organization for school lunches, it would be great to have a separate frige for prepped lunches. Great tips Kimmie!

[@tahzeebmehdi3139]

my daughter is going to start nursery I m looking for her different ideas please make a video on toddlers lunch ideas..🍉

[@michyh17]

Thank you for all your tips & tricks. I've enjoyed this.

[@amythompson8855]

At my school lunches are free

[@shesinherapron]

That's awesome!

[@tonnasmedley5434]

yes mine too

[@tonnasmedley5434]

+Sonata Wolf xD awesome

[@eleanorsmith4070]

at my school we don't buy lunches not because they're expensive but because they don't do it

[@ashhgav4351]

Lucky

[@bestbitesforever]

Thank you for sharing all of your great ideas....you are so organized :) My kids have been home schooled up until this year (they will be starting public school) and I'm really excited to try to make it special to them. One thing that I plan on doing for their school lunch is leaving a little note everyday. Anything from a joke, to an I love you to something like clues leading up to a special surprise on the weekend. Thanks again for all of the tips :)

[@shesinherapron]

Love it!

[@charlottexx2990]

Jee that's a lot of money for a month!! I thought my school was expensive for lunch it's £1:60 I live n the UK

[@louiseallan9680]

I live in the uk and mine is £2.80!

[@destinynicholee3507]

That was for all 4 of her kids combined

[@aisyah8738]

in my school everyday lunch is rich amd chicken rice and eggs are 25cents rice,chicken, eggs, and cucumber are only 50sents, a drink is 25 cents and a special drink is 50cents, usualy my mum just give me $1 each day

[@dianagarza2712]

Same with me school lunch was pretty cheap but i also bought i a lot of snacks for me and sometimes for my friends if they want some so it was like 7.00 or more dollars LMAO

[@akaashisth0t127]

Queen of Sparkle in my secondary school in england its £2.05 for a meal or 0.89p for a sandwich and there are stuff like toast, bacon toast, pizza, panini etc. For cheap

[@crittert7828]

My son loved tomatoes with ranch dressing. I'd cut tomatoes up & add the ranch, fridge overnight so it's cold & he was a happy boy. New sub, love your channel 🎈

[@xanthederpydiscodancer1822]

Coolest mom ever!

[@monamorgan8614]

I suggest to have a dry run lunch to be sure the frozen food stays cold and the hot stays hot until the kiddos lunch period, the younger kids can actually eat lunch before 11:00am and its good to know how long the food will be at its best and find out if the containers are leak proof too ;-) Great ideas, have a super school year !!

[@MaryWHernandez]

Does food stamps work at Costco? I love your video and I'm new to this channel I have a little boy who is turning 2 next month and it's always a hassle finding new ways to make things. I'm glad I got your channel in my recommend thanks

[@MaryWHernandez]

+Stephanie Peninger thank you

[@MaryWHernandez]

+Stephanie Peninger I've never been to Costco how does it work?

[@MaryWHernandez]

+Natalie Arif thank you so much Hun this does help a lot

[@fatheader927]

We don't have Costco so Costco is basically Sam's club

[@allysonwonderland8923]

FlaminDonut Costco, BJ's and sams club are all basically the same thing but they all tend to carry some different things (brand wise), if u can split membership with someone or if u can afford it having more than one club membership is definitely worth it

[@Lisa6812]

This was great ! I'm running out to find the salad container and start making my list for foods to buy. Love how it was all organized. I only have 1 child but I work from home and watch children in my home, so these tips will help for them too. Thanx for sharing!!!

[@shesinherapron]

Thanks Lisa! Glad the tips can help!

[@BritishKirsty]

when your going to the dollar tree to grab sponges to make ice packs... why dont you pick up some ice packs....

[@jneedham2580]

you can also spread each slice of bread with a thin layer of butter or margarine before freezing to prevent sogginess. Tastes good too.

[@lisawillett7410]

I make my own fruit cups too, and applesauce. I don't put the juice in there......i save 200 a month by doing this!!!!! I make and do my own things to save money.....i love it......then for snacks I put them in portion control snack baggies and get ONE serving of the carb things, etc. I make my own lunchables with crackers, meat, and blocks of cheese. It serisouly saves me so much $....I am able to save 350.00 a month by doing all of these hacks. THREE HUNDERED DOLLARS A MONTH!!!! THAT'S HUGE!!!!! WHen I was buying uncrustables, fruit cups, applesauce bags and cups, lunchables, little bags of crackers, chips, etc, i was spending way too much money and i was frustrated and when i figured all of this out and it was more of not being lazy about it lol....i learned how much i could save and now i have extra money for family time than just food.

[@nodrogytsirk]

Lisa Willett I

[@krazyzoovlogs]

I home school and still like to prepack lunches. I generally try to do it on Saturday for the whole week so I don't have to worry about it day to day. It makes it so I don't have to do kitchen clean up three times a day, I just have the kids grab what they want and we eat either out in the backyard (picnic table :)) or in the dining room. I started doing this when I had three kiddos and my husband was deployed so we could go on outings without having to worry about packing a lunch, now Im expecting my 6th and still find it a lifesaver. I, also, do freezer meals once every two weeks for the weekdays (Mon-Fri) so dinners are just defrost and cook. This has saved dinner many times. All I have to worry about cooking on a daily basis is breakfasts.

[@xdtijnntssyu3314]

How many kids do you have???? I have 11 other siblings so my mom doesn't have time to do all that :( we have 2 nanny's

[@dorisbain9281]

Googly eyes she has 4 kids 2 boy 2 girls

[@ShineyNickel1976]

Those are actually some really good hacks for the adult too! I may use some of those idea's when packing lunches for work.

[@bellac6486]

Oh my lord! $12? for all 4 kids, right ?Here in MD lunch is 2.50

[@divinelyj8810]

exactly, i live in md too

[@AdventureswithAmirah]

In Florida we pay $1.80 for lunch (elem. school) and breakfast is FREE for everyone!

[@madelinelucy1304]

I go to a private school so you only pay for milk and it's on a card so you don't have to but money

[@Spaghatt]

Bella C food at my School is around 6$:(

[@cleotaylor1860]

Bella C in Texas they are $4.50 per child. I have two, one in high school and one in kindergarten.

[@ShariMason-Sewn_in_Sunshine]

There were some great ideas in that!! We're in winter here in Australia at the moment, but I'll be using some of those freezing ideas for our super hot summers!!!

[@jessecarrillo3896]

are you from Utah? Because the granny sycamore bread is as far as I know only a Utah thing

[@shesinherapron]

+Jesse Carrillo sure am!

[@thejonesdailylife2405]

i miss living in utah i moved back home to ohio 3 years ago now and man i miss the lil things

[@kendall.richardson03thelas24]

Amanda Amanda there we go Ohio

[@cilm567]

Idaho has that bread to :)

[@samikshasingh3558]

It’s in Washington too! That’s the brand we buy, and I got so excited when she said that!

[@yady753]

I am a grown woman and even I would be excited to pack my lunch at your house...your organization skills are admirable 😊

[@haileybridge2012]

At 12:06 you can see beer 😖😖

[@shesinherapron]

+Andy Bridge I use beer in my beef stew.

[@anylezogu6340]

She's In Her Apron wine is good idea too

[@princessalliecat8]

Andy Bridge whats wrong with beer

[@xoGullysMumox]

Andy Bridge is it being included in the lunch bags? no..get over it

[@kendall.richardson03thelas24]

Andy Bridge and the point

[@katrinawoodman4941]

I'm sure you know but for everyone else. pouring boiling water into the thermos for a few minutes before you add the hot food keeps it warmer. also if you freeze the bottles on their sides it cools down better

[@grace1742]

Your kids must have good lunches for 12 bucks

[@dorisbain9281]

Grace Weasley she has 4 kids it 3.00 a kids

[@miss.paytonwhatever483]

Grace Weasley omg you profile pic I thought was hair.... and I kept trying to run it off 😂😂😂😂

[@livingdivanized]

I love frozen grapes & cherries. Plus they can be used as an ice pack. They do seem to take a long time to completely thaw so they may not be completely thawed by lunch time.

[@personincognito3989]

try some healthier food for your children. white bread and potato chips?

[@khushikhan2923]

Tracy Z chips*

[@personincognito3989]

Khushi khan thanks, stupid autocorrect won't let me change it to the proper way. cheers

[@anniejensen77]

Mom shaming. When will it stop? Live and let live.

[@madisonpishock9679]

Tracy Z Well, to be honest, I feel like it's much healthier than the actual school lunches. They are also healthier than some lunches that some parents make. I've seen a lunch everyday at school with Donuts, Chips, everything unhealthy. I must say though, my parents do make me healthier lunches, but at least Kimmy really does care about what her kids eat. Not trying to be rude, just helping! 😊

[@brooklynncalhoun8954]

Tracy Z my mom does wheat bread and good boy chips they aren't really chips but they kinda are (there vegan chips)

[@Jennloveschanel]

Love that you have a coded lock on your pantry door! Genius!

[@generic_flower]

These lunches aren't healthy

[@reids97]

Good ideas!! Love the water bottles !

[@susanasimoes7952]

You should consider giving a more balanced diet to your kids

[@GothicaBeauty]

Susana Sezoes judgemental & they will have a varied diet these are just ideas.

[@phylibar]

Thanks for the tips! This year I'm determined to stick it out with home lunches! 2 of my 3 kids live on hummus and I found some amazing 2 compartment containers at Wal-Mart (I believe they are for yogurt and granola) that are perfect for it. I can make hummus for a week for the price of one school lunch. I was cracking up at "sure not"... my 9 year old said that 500 times a day during his terrible twos phase!

[@shannonmann2044]

Such greats ideas for back to school loved this video!xx 💛💚💜💙❤

[@amandalucas79]

I am soooooo going to do this! Packing lunch is the bane of my existence. I usually do a homemade lunch able every day since my girls refuse to eat sandwiches, but I'm totally going to implement this "pick your own sides" system, thanks!

[@smokingrooves1]

Thanks for the tips girl! I have the thermos for my daughter's mac n cheese, but I didn't think about putting nuggets in there! :)

[@amandawhite4949]

The sandwich idea is genius! So smart. Thank you!

[@olenakasaoka119]

Love the ideas! I have three in elementary now & the school lunch prices are killing our budget! The littles love to bring home lunch, so the ideas are great! Thank you!

[@kellyachterhof2082]

just found this, great hacks. I also found that melting the PB for like 20 seconds makes them so mush easier to make! No ripping the bread. One of my friends actually put wax paper on a cookie sheet and layers a sandwich amt of peanut butter, let's it freeze just enough to be able to cut it, then she cuts the PB into sandwich size frozen "patties". stores them in between wax paper and takes a frozen party out and tosses it on the bread, adds jelly or bananas, etc. It softens by lunch, but does not make the bread soggy!

[@stephaniepugh-music]

Watching this in 2022 and it's so helpful! Great ideas kimmy thank you

[@shesinherapron]

So glad!