Snowy Day Lunches

It finally snowed yesterday and my kids were thrilled! We had a slight delay for school this morning but were so busy making pancakes and enjoying the slow morning that lunches are simple - but still fun:

Our Goodbyn Bynto is filled with breakfast for lunch:

• home made pancakes
• maple syrup
• strawberries
• and a Enjoy Life bar

Our Easylunchboxes are filled with:

• pear cubes
• pretzels
• a chocolate snowman
• and a Pepperoni and Salad Rudolph Sandwich

These Easylunchboxes are similar but filled with:

• pear cubes
• prezels
• a peppermint yogurt star
• and a plain Rudolph pepperoni sandwich

I also made a morning snack for my daughter in our Innobaby Din Din platter:

• crackers
• pretzels
• clementine
• pear cubes
• and yogurt with a few mini chocolate chips

Things I used to make these lunches (contains affiliate links):

Mama and Me Brunch

It has been a hectic week filled with doctor's appointments, errands and many meals on the go.
We woke up to a rainy, cloudy, dark day and I felt we needed a good long hearty breakfast today before we are headed back out to finish up our weekly errands and even seeing one of my sons in a school play.

I decided to make a German breakfast with plain yogurt, Swiss muesli and Kaiserschmarrn. Kaiserschmarrn is comparable to a thick pancake and a popular dessert in Austria and Bavaria. It was exactly what I needed today.

My daughter's Din Din Platter Brunch:

• an apple umbrella
• plain yogurt with a mini chocolate chips rain drop
• Naturebox Vanilla Macroon Granola
• Kaiserschmarrn with powdered sugar
• strawberries

My plate has also Kaiserschmarrn with powdered sugar, strawberries and a small bowl of plain yogurt with swiss muesli and apple bits.

Have a sunny day!

Innobaby Din Din SMART Platter Review

The folks at Innobaby generously provided us with a Din Din Smart Platter for review.

I was impressed immediately! The platter is made with durable stainless steel and the lid is made with thick BPA-free plastic. The color of the lid is beautiful and bright and the whole platter just looked and felt durable and fun!

My daughter loved this tray immediately. A pink bus shaped platter - just for her? Yes, please!!

And I liked that it is dishwasher safe, BPA-, Phthalate-, PVC- and Lead-free and I can serve warm

foods without worry! I also love that the sectional lid keeps the food fresh when I need to prepare lunch or dinner ahead of time and I can keep the platter in the fridge until needed. It is also convenient when we are on the go. It keeps the food in it's place until we are ready to eat - however runny foods like apple sauce or yogurt are only recommended if you can carry the tray flat since the lid does not make the compartments leak proof. 

The tray is shaped like a bus and has 5 compartments - perfect for introducing the 5 food groups.

There are three smaller and two bigger compartments. The compartments are slightly more shallow then a muffin tin. 

Offering different foods to your child is so much fun with this Innobaby Din Din Smart Platter.

It holds enough food for my 4 year old daughter and I think this tray would be perfect from the first solid foods up until Kindergarten age!

For today's snack we packed a carrot bear, bear shaped cucumbers, Teddy Grahams, Straw-bearies and two mini peanut butter bear sandwiches in our Innobaby Din Din Smart Platter. 

The Din Din Smart platter has been a great addition to our meal times and we have eaten several lunches while on the go as well as many fun dinners at home. My daughter loves this platter and it makes our meal times more fun for her and more convenient for me  :)

Pros:

• dishwasher safe
• BPA-, Phthalate-, PVC- and Lead-free
• made with durable stainless steel
• 5 compartments that keep foods seperate - great for picky eaters!
• great sectional lid for eating on the go
• fun and worry-free meal solution
• stain resistant - bring on the tomato sauce!
• stack easy

Things to keep in mind:

• the platter is not leak proof however I don't really consider this a real negative since you can always bring the applesauce or yogurt in a separate container!

Things I used to make today's lunch:

 

Will the mouse get the cheese?

We woke up to a thunderstorm and sick kids so there will be no school lunches today. Instead I packed my daughter a fun lunch in her new Innobaby Din Din Smart Platter:

I packed her some banana and strawberry yogurt, a radish mouse trying to steal her cheese cubes, a fruit salad with honey and two mini cheese quesadillas.

My daughter loved the radish mouse and wondered if she was hungry, too. Maybe they can share the cheese ;) If you'd like to find out how to make this radish mouse check out THIS tutorial!

Muffin Tin Lunch

We are again out and about today so an early lunch is packed in our Innobaby Din Din platter with lid.

We packed no bake energy bites, strawberries, apples, two jelly sandwiches and some carrots with ranch dip.

And thanks to the lid we can bring our early lunch with us if we are running late :) 

[Review to come - stay tuned]

Things I used for today's lunch: