School lunches are becoming so expensive that you almost have to sacrifice your first born to afford to let your kids eat school food every day. Besides that, you can’t regulate what your kids eat while they are at school if they buy from the cafeteria and a lot of the time, it’s not healthy stuff. So I’ve decided to launch a week long series to help you guys save money on school lunches! Be sure you leave your tips and ideas in the comments to share with others how you save money yourself!
Yesterday, we talked about how the right containers will save you money in the long run. Now let’s talk about food. Lots of people like to send Lunchables with their kids, but if you don’t catch these on sale, they add up! Here are some tips:
- Cut sandwiches or fruit in different shapes to make it fun. I also like to make my own “Lunchables” by giving them crackers, meat and cheese and let them put it together. I like to get fun character containers (at the dollar store or Target) to put lunch items in. – April
- I just started doing this at my daycare [meaning making her own Lunchables]… It amazes me how they’ll ask for seconds and thirds of this, but if I give them the same lunch meat and cheese in a sandwich they take two bites and are done. – Ronica
- My daughter likes the pizza Lunchables but I very rarely buy them. Instead, I buy all the components (pizza sauce, mini pepperoni, mozzarella, and flat, round sandwich bread) and put them in her lunchbox. She loves making her own little pizzas. – Kim
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