3 Lunch box tips that rocked my world

And here we are again...expected to come up with so many ideas on how to create the perfect lunch box. Only who has time? Chuck out the glossy magazines with pretty pinwheeled sandwiches. 
I'm a mother of 4 school aged kids, a business and I'm still studying to be the best I can for my clients. Time is valuable in my world and fiddly little lunch box items don't make the cut! 

Here's my favourite 3 tips that really did rock my world! Lunch boxes don't need to be complicated. They need to be nutritious and they need to be eaten. That's it!

1. The freezer is your friend! Make big batches and freeze. This is my secret weapon. I’ve been known to make huge batches of date balls and muffins for weeks to come. Just about all snacks freeze including dips. Slices are awesome- no need for fiddly muffin tins either. You can even make big batches of frittata or quiche, fritters, rissoles, soups and stews or even lasagne.  Stock up your freezer and be forever in the muffins.
2. Get comfortable with leftovers. These make life so easy! This is brilliant. In the cooler months invest in some good thermoses for hot left overs. Use left over rice and pasta in salads, stir frys are great the next day. One cook up for dinner = lunch the next day. Two for the time of one.
3. Delegate, delegate, delegate! Older kids can pack their own! Make it easy with things to grab from the freezer and easy to pick up items and they will be packed and out the door in no time.Kids as young as 7 can grab a a boiled egg, a frozen muffin, a box of leftovers and a freezy block to pack into a lunch box. Cut yourself some slack. Kids are way more capable than we let them be. Read that again...this bit...'than we let them be'. Yep.