Lentils and Rice.
Falafel and pita bread

Ditalini with Pacific or TJ Cream of Tomatoe soup and little parm cheese (homemade spaghetti-O's)

Ramen noodles

Mac n cheese

Ravioli

The trend in my big kid’s class last year was chicken nuggets or sausages in thermoses.

Another thermos use tip: if you preheat the thermos with hot water and add something hot, the lid seal can become very tight when the contents cool a bit. We found that my kindergartener wasn’t strong enough to open her thermos when that happened.

Anonymous wrote:Leftovers of any kind! Did you know this tip? If you fill up the thermos with boiling water for 5 minutes, then dump out and add the warmed up food, it will stay warm
Longer than if you put it in a room temp thermos.

FACTS!

Anonymous wrote:Question - how do you keep warm foods safe if they’re being eaten 4-5 hours later without being reheated?

In a thermos.

Question - how do you keep warm foods safe if they’re being eaten 4-5 hours later without being reheated?

My son loves the penne chick pea pasta and it’s so nutritious. He’ll eat it with just a little pesto or olive oil and herbs. It’s good just warm so it’s perfect for a thermos.

Moussaka
Eggy bake (quiche without pastry)
Tortellini alla carbonara
Lentils/ dal and rice

Mac n cheese
Pulled pork or chicken in bbq sauce
Orzo with meat sauce
Beans & rice
Taco filling - send a couple tortillas out a bag of Doritos / corn chips on the side
Chicken & dumplings with carrots/peas

Ground turkey and rice. Tortellini, black beans and cheese.

Leftovers of any kind! Did you know this tip? If you fill up the thermos with boiling water for 5 minutes, then dump out and add the warmed up food, it will stay warm
Longer than if you put it in a room temp thermos.

Annie's cheesy noodles
Meatballs and rice

pulled pork
meatballs
fried rice

ravioli
soup
macaroni
stew

Looking for new hot lunch ideas! Thank you