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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do leftovers in a thermos with a side of fruit or a divided holder with various foods.  Casseroles, pastas, homemade mac n cheese, soups, stews in thermos.  The dividers help me avoid individual snack portions that are overpriced and also give me ideas that I normal wouldn't do because it can't serve in a ziplock bag.

some ideas:

deli meat/cheese, a little lettuce/tomato in a tortilla spread with a little mayo - make into pinwheels

whole wheat quarter waffles toasted and spread with cream cheese and strawberry jelly into a sandwich. I make a batch of Belgium waffles on the weekend and freeze them for quick breakfasts or use as bread for lunches.

make muffins on the weekend packed with fruit, diced veggies and some flax.  Serve that with some cottage cheese and berries for an easy lunch.

Breakfast for lunch.  Scrambled eggs in a thermos and side of turkey bacon and fruit.

If you aren't a weekend cooker, get the purdue chicken pieces for salad.  Add them with a cheese stick, an apple and some pretzels.

Tuna salad with apples, raisins.  Some crackers for dipping and a yogurt.

[b]I also put a cooked turkey dog in hot water in the thermos, add a hot dog bug in a ziplock, a few packets of ketchup. She uses a fork to remove the hot dog and puts it on the bun.   Her friends are envious.  I will add a simple fruit and trail mix.[/b]

I was a slacker with my oldest but for my youngest, I refused to get a pin code for school.  So I am forced to make lunch every day.  She is almost finished 2nd and I haven't cracked yet.  The food thermos and dividers really help. I also use a drink thermos everyday.  Change it up between drinks.  Water a lot, sometimes milk. OJ on breakfast for lunch days, chocolate milk and diluted juice here and there as a treat.

Food thermos:
http://www.amazon.com/THERMOS-Insulated-Stainless-10-Ounce-Charcoal/dp/B00LIRIZVU/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1463415347&sr=8-1&keywords=lunch+thermos

Divided lunch bins
http://www.amazon.com/EWEIS-HomeWares-Storage-Containers-Divided/dp/B01A0V4PFE/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1463415864&sr=8-6&keywords=divided+lunch

Drinking thermos: No straws, nothing to clean. Older kids like it. 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UVFD6AU

[/quote]  I just boil the hot dog in the morning, toast the bun a bit, add ketchup to the bottom of the bun put the hot dog on top of the ketchup and wrap it in tin foil. My kid happily eats it at lunch.  Maybe your kid will too, to make it simpler?
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