Kelly Lester's Blog, page 13
July 29, 2013
Do dads pack lunches? Lunchbox Dad does! [VIDEO]
eau Coffron, aka Lunchbox Dad, is certainly not the only dad who packs lunches for his child to take to school, but he is one of the very few who blog about it. In fact, if you visit Bento Bloggers and Friends, one of my favorite groups of like minded lunch-packers who support and share each [...]
July 26, 2013
Kelly Lester on TV and radio news shows sharing healthy lunch packing tips – satellite media tour [VIDEO]
Did you catch me on the morning news? I was awake! How about you?Getting up at 2:30am isn’t the easiest thing to do, but hey, it’s not every day that I get the opportunity to chat about healthy lunch packing with morning news anchors from coast to coast! And being in Los Angeles, west coast [...]
July 22, 2013
Stickin’ to the basics for back to school [GIVEAWAY]
I know, I know – summer isn’t even over yet, but before you know it, kids will be heading back to school! It’s still plenty hot, and your kiddos are probably in their bathing suits by the pool, but it’s time to start thinking about what they need to go back to class. When I [...]
July 20, 2013
Pack lunch, dinner, or snacks for the pool or beach
(CLICK ON EACH PIC FOR MORE) At the shore or at the pool Summer means lunches by the pool, snacks on the sand, dinner on a blanket by the lake, and always, lots of hungry mouths to feed. Pack meals fast and fresh in EasyLunchboxes compartmentalized containers and cooler bags. (Each cooler bag can hold [...]
July 4, 2013
DIY Lunchables with EasyLunchboxes compartmentalized containers
DIY “Lunchable” courtesy of Bento for my Girls Make Lunchables that aren’t trashables In a scathing Huffington Post article, Michael Jacobson (Executive Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest) goes so far as to call Lunchables – “trashables”. He points out the endless list of processed and chemically based ingredients, packed up in [...]
July 1, 2013
How to pack a lunch box with cold food and hot food
One of the most common questions I get about packing lunches with my EasyLunchbox System is, “How do you keep the hot food hot, and the cold food cold?” And, “Will kids eat “hot food” cold, or at least… at room temp?” ► ► If you’ve been struggling with these lunch-packing dilemmas, read through a [...]
June 27, 2013
Easy Nachos for a Warm Summer Night [RECIPE]
My first attempt at being a Food Blogger. Gulp. When my daughter Julia’s friend Rosey walked into the kitchen and said, “Wow! Did you make that? It’s so professional!” I just HAD to grab my camera Oh m gee, I thought. I could be like, a FOOD BLOGGER! Now, if you’ve been following me for [...]
June 24, 2013
Lose Weight with Portion Controlled Packed Lunches
Can EasyLunchboxes help you lose weight? Renee B. recently posted this question to our lunch-packing community via Facebook: “Does anyone use EasyLunchboxes for their work lunches? I am currently on Weight Watchers, so this looks like a great way to portion control and pre-pack, but I’m wondering if it’s not big enough for an adult [...]
June 9, 2013
How to make and enjoy family dinners even if you have very little time
Sometimes big problems have pretty simple solutions. Some of the biggest problems facing families today are childhood obesity and accompanying disease, teen substance abuse, and the erosion of family connections due to the ever-increasing intrusion of electronic devices. But recent studies have shown that when families eat dinner together more often: Kids are at a [...]
May 8, 2013
Make lunch for the week – pack ahead and save time
A little planning ahead makes all the difference! Mom of two, Shannon Carino of BentoLunch.net, shows you how: “This is something I’ve been wanting to try for a while, packing lunches on Sunday night for the whole week, and this week, I finally went ahead with it! F&B have a 4 day school week, which [...]
