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Emily Fera, the Lazy Lunchbox Lady: Tips and tricks for simplifying school lunch
Emily is a wife and mom to two kids, a spunky and spirited five-year-old girl and creative and witty seven-year-old boy. She has moved all over the country, and most recently relocated back to Colorado after a three-year stint in Raleigh, NC.
Emily started logging her lunches online when she noticed all the lunches she saw there felt like a lot of work and quite unattainable - although extremely beautiful! So she started packing simple lunches that don’t take a lot of effort, but include lots of fresh foods.
When not packing lunches, Emily is on the board of directors for Me Fine Foundation - a non-profit in NC that serves families and children receiving care at several partner hospitals. She has served as the events co-chair for the past two (wild!) years, and has enjoyed giving back in this way.
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Key takeaways
- Having things on hand that are easy to throw in. If she’s making pasta for dinner she’ll put a little bit aside for her kids lunch the next day. Boiled eggs are really easy to have on hand. Limiting what you have to prepare in the morning so it’s just one piece of the lunch (8:50)
- Feeling pressure to have beautiful lunches for our kids and remembering what we grew up with vs them (16:45)
- Doing whatever is best for you and your family and that goes beyond food and meals (19:10)
- If you take a thermos and warm it with hot water before you put food in there it will stay warmer longer - don't put anything in that's steaming hot or it will create moisture and get soggy (20:20)
- Repurposing the leftover food from lunches on to a snack plate so there isn’t waste (22:15)
- Making simple swamps can make a big difference. For example, changing out the bread for a sandwich - putting it on a bagel, wrap or croissant makes it new and special. If you’re sending tuna or egg or chicken salad, skip the bread and just send crackers for them to dip. Small swaps make them feel like they’re getting something new and different (32:30)
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Thank you to ChildLife Essentials for sponsoring this episode! ChildLife Essentials has been a trusted children supplements brand for over 20 years. ChildLife Essentials is offering 20% off their most popular bundles on amazon.com/childlife - grab these Black Friday deals before they run out! No coupon code required.
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By Jessica & MeganEmily is a wife and mom to two kids, a spunky and spirited five-year-old girl and creative and witty seven-year-old boy. She has moved all over the country, and most recently relocated back to Colorado after a three-year stint in Raleigh, NC.
Emily started logging her lunches online when she noticed all the lunches she saw there felt like a lot of work and quite unattainable - although extremely beautiful! So she started packing simple lunches that don’t take a lot of effort, but include lots of fresh foods.
When not packing lunches, Emily is on the board of directors for Me Fine Foundation - a non-profit in NC that serves families and children receiving care at several partner hospitals. She has served as the events co-chair for the past two (wild!) years, and has enjoyed giving back in this way.
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Key takeaways
- Having things on hand that are easy to throw in. If she’s making pasta for dinner she’ll put a little bit aside for her kids lunch the next day. Boiled eggs are really easy to have on hand. Limiting what you have to prepare in the morning so it’s just one piece of the lunch (8:50)
- Feeling pressure to have beautiful lunches for our kids and remembering what we grew up with vs them (16:45)
- Doing whatever is best for you and your family and that goes beyond food and meals (19:10)
- If you take a thermos and warm it with hot water before you put food in there it will stay warmer longer - don't put anything in that's steaming hot or it will create moisture and get soggy (20:20)
- Repurposing the leftover food from lunches on to a snack plate so there isn’t waste (22:15)
- Making simple swamps can make a big difference. For example, changing out the bread for a sandwich - putting it on a bagel, wrap or croissant makes it new and special. If you’re sending tuna or egg or chicken salad, skip the bread and just send crackers for them to dip. Small swaps make them feel like they’re getting something new and different (32:30)
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Thank you to ChildLife Essentials for sponsoring this episode! ChildLife Essentials has been a trusted children supplements brand for over 20 years. ChildLife Essentials is offering 20% off their most popular bundles on amazon.com/childlife - grab these Black Friday deals before they run out! No coupon code required.
Follow Emily on Instagram
Follow Mommin’ Podcast on Instagram
Thanks for listening! Please rate the show and leave a review if you liked what you heard and make sure to subscribe on Amazon Music, iHeartRADIO, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or TuneIn!