These five truly awesome hard-boiled egg recipes may be the best, easiest, and most creative ways to use hard-boiled eggs, should you have a stockpile after Easter egg decorating . And don't worry, I'm not talking egg salad sandwiches a …
A list of creative non-sandwich school lunch ideas is always an addition to our annual Back-to-School Lunch Guide on Cool Mom Eats. Hey, if there's one thing we've learned from being parents (and listening to all of you for years!) it's …
It's back to school time, and if you're looking for school lunch ideas kids can make themselves, you've come to the right place! We're always looking for suggestions that ease the transition from the lazy mornings of summer to "hurry up …
If you're looking to lighten your load this school year, look to the kids. With these tips, you'll have your kids making lunch in no time at all! I'm not a morning person. If your personality also improves throughout the day, you'll unde…
The convenience of Lunchables is undeniably alluring, but the ingredients, cost, and waste can be a little hard to swallow given how incredibly easy it is to make DIY Lunchables. With a handful of ingredients and a few reusable compartme…
This school year, along with tossing lunchmeat, cheese, and crackers into a container for a quick charcuterie-style lunch , I'm also going to use some of the mason jars I have for work and school lunches. But rather than just throw a bun…
With all the anxiety surrounding back-to-school , the last thing I need to be worrying about is coming up with 180 days of school lunch ideas, especially for my sandwich-averse teen. ( Seriously child? What's wrong with sandwiches?!? ) B…
Whether you're slapping lunch together for the kids before they run out to catch the bus, or preparing a quickie lunch between breaks in their virtual school day, I'm sure lots of us are sick of trying to figure what's next for lunch. So…
Just because your kids aren't in school in a traditional way doesn't mean that parents aren't thinking about school lunches. With so much on our plates these days (womp womp), it's a good opportunity for us to teach our kids to be more r…
I know that many kids out there have been missing their school lunches -- because yes, some schools actually do have great cafeterias and no, the salami-and-cheese-stick meals I've been throwing together aren't quite the same. So while w…
Do you have a love-hate relationship with the kitchen these days? On one hand it's like OMG BAKE ALL THE THINGS! FAMILY DINNERS! EXPERIMENTING WITH COUSCOUS! On the other, I hit 12 or so each day it's like, wait.. I have to think about t…
Now that the afterglow of the holidays has faded, I can look forward to months of cold, dark evenings with lots of hungry faces looking up at me to inquire, "what's for dinner?" And if you too are dreading coming up with anything more co…
We truly love Halloween, which is why we start gathering creative, fun Halloween recipes on Cool Mom Eats , around, oh...July. But we're busy! Just like you. (It's a parent thing, right?) So if, like us, you still need some last minute H…
Here, I've wrangled together some of the easiest Halloween treat ideas we've shared over the past few years. on Instagram You know, the kind you can mainly do without complex instructions. You might not even need the recipe at all. Becau…
As parents, we talk a lot about tips to get kids to pack their own school lunches . But the truth is, even teens can struggle a bit when it comes to picking up just one more responsibility. Especially if they're always used to us doing i…
I simply cannot stop browsing the selection at the aptly named Package Free Shop . Click around and you'll find so many of the eco-friendly lunch-packing items we've shared here, from reusable bags to surprising sundries. And it's all de…
This amazing new Easter bunny bento kit may be exactly what we need to balance out all the Easter chocolate , Easter jellybeans , and yeah, Peeps . It was created by our own contributor and friend, Marsha Takeda-Morrison , she with the n…
Lately I've been on the hunt for great plastic bag alternatives that will work for my son's lunches to help reduce waste -- and, work with my own lunches too. Because with all the Kommari-ing going on out there, I've become more aware of…
Need some help with last-minute Valentine's recipes? Good ones? We hear you! Whether you're planning a deliciously sweet Valentine's Day breakfast, packing heart-shaped lunchbox treats, baking (or avoiding baking) for the classroom, whip…
As much as we value home-cooked meal for our families, sometimes busy families' dinners come from the drive-thru. Whether we're road-tripping or coming home extra-late after practices and school events -- or just giving in once in a whil…
Next up in our Back to School Lunch Guide we're talking about lunch help for your picky eaters. We know how hard it is to stay inspired when it comes to packing school lunches (what with 200 or so of them to do in a year) let alone when …
Next up in our 2018 Back to School Lunch Guide , we're offering up some inspiration for for those of you with kids who eat gluten-free. Packing school lunches for kids day after day is hard enough, but when you add additional dietary con…
When you find your favorite lunch bags on sale, that's when you realize sometimes it does pay to procrastinate on back to school shopping sometimes. Or hey, maybe your new middle-schooler is realizing just a few days into the school year…
With my son starting preschool for the first time this fall, I have to start figuring out some preschool lunch ideas that are toddler-appropriate. He still lacks the teeth to eat anything that requires a thorough chewing. (Read: nuts or …