Anna's Lunch List

Sending school lunches for a kid with Celiac is a little tricky, since a sandwich is the staple of a typical sack lunch. The bread is either expensive, or you have to make it (which can be inconvenient), or sometimes it even falls apart! GF bread is also small (it doesn't get big and fluffy like a typical loaf of bread), so even when a sandwich is available, its kinda tiny.

So, with sandwiches being a "sometimes but not always" option, Anna and I sat down at the end of the summer and created a list of yummy lunches to send her. Hopefully these ideas will help another family who has a Celiac kid who is brown bagging it...and even kids with normal tummy's too!!

GF Lunch Ideas
Tuna Salad & a rice cake (she will pile the salad on top of the rice cake)
Chicken Salad & a rice cake or crackers
Egg Salad & rice cakes
Ham & Cheese roll-ups (see previous post)
Ham & Cheese Kabobs
Ham, Cheese, & Rice Crackers (homemade lunchables!!)
7 Layer dip & chips
Pasta salad w/ cheese cubes & pepperoni
Soup (in a thermos)
Go-gurt, hard boiled egg & GF muffin
Chef Salad (topped with ham, cheese, & hard boiled egg)
Grilled Chicken Tenders w/ ranch dipping sauce
Peanut Butter with crackers, celery & apples to dip

Along with these main dishes, Anna always gets a fruit or veggie, and sometimes gets some kind of goodie. She can have fruit snacks, pudding cups, I even keep GF brownies in the freezer to pull out whenever I need something sweet. Planning ahead has really helped us make lunch making a snap. Hallie can't wait until next year when she gets a packed lunch too...even if it is GF most of the time :).


Ham & Cheese Kabobs, Apple Salad & rice crackers, stackable container from the Disney Store