Lunchbox Adventures to Come

We are so excited! My 3.5 year old daughter starts preschool in just a couple of weeks. I have already blogged about her sweet bento lunchbox, and now I'm starting to really brainstorm ideas about what primal goodies I can put in her lunchbox. (I wonder: are preschoolers already trading lunchbox items with each other?)

Here are some of my ideas - stuff that I already know that she loves to eat:

• Miniquiches - soon I may try Gillian Fritch's delicious-looking Crustless Quiche recipe
• Custards
• Banana pudding (prepared in a glass dish, then chilled and transferred to one of the bento containers with lids)
• Chicken salad - made with yoghurt and seasonings
• Guacamole and veggies to dip
• Yoghurt dip and veggies to dip
• Hard boiled eggs
• Trail mix (if her preschool "does" nuts...? still don't know there)
• Almond butter and apple slices (same as above)
• Yoghurt blended with fruit
• Roast beef (maybe rolled around some avocado with wasabi powder sprinkled inside)
• Dried fruit
• Mashed sweet potatoes
• Baked/cubed sweet potatoes
• Cheeses (including organic string cheese! :-D)
• Organic applesauce packs, via Trader Joe's

Stay tuned - all lunchbox series items over the coming months will be tagged with the label lunchboxes.