https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:08:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571693 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 21:33:30 +0000 Bao 2571693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! I've got a nice idea of what to make now, I was always so stressed but I can handle snacky stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571690 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 21:27:18 +0000 caterw 2571690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We eat either PB&amp;Js (sometimes Mommy has a cheese quesadilla instead) or a snack plate year round. DD doesn't have time for me to cook her lunch lol. I do like to mix up the snacks a lot, but I try to always have a protein, two veggie/fruit, and one extra thing (carb or treat). I usually also try to have stuff go together, so we will do black beans/cheese/salsa/sweet peppers/tortilla chips or ham slices/swiss/baguette/leftover green beans/ berries, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571663 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 20:32:54 +0000 irene 2571663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know @macintosh: When @gingerbebe: come out with a cook book, I am the first one to buy it. Wow!! All those ideas!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571654 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 20:14:31 +0000 macintosh 2571654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: you are my idol, lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571588 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:23:17 +0000 sandy 2571588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love a fruit and cheese plate for lunch in the summer. Also hummus and crackers and veggies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571587 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:23:16 +0000 avivoca 2571587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been eating hummus, feta, and red pepper wraps. Filling and cool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571584 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 18:19:50 +0000 matador84 2571584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hot dogs, mac and cheese, corn dogs, chicken nuggets, quesadillas, homemade lunchables--cut up assorted meats and cheeses, fruits,<br /> cottage cheese/yogurt with crackers/granola<br /> ants on a log</p> <p>My kids really like it when I put an assortment of things out on a large cutting board I have or muffin tin lunches--same concept but different items in each muffin cup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571471 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:47:17 +0000 gingerbebe 2571471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We mostly do leftovers. In the past week DS has had:</p> <p>Mini corndog bites from the toaster oven<br /> Leftover pasta with meat sauce<br /> Leftover Mac n cheese (that I had cooked shredded veggies in)<br /> Leftover fried rice</p> <p>Always with fresh fruit and milk.</p> <p>We've also done:</p> <p>Pizza quesadillas (sauce, mozz, pepperoni or meatball pieces). For bigger kids you can do them without the sauce and serve it on the side to dip. My kid doesn't like regular quesadillas, go figure.</p> <p>Nuggets in the toaster oven, fresh steamed corn on the cob (takes no time in the microwave), and watermelon.</p> <p>When I nannied the kids liked anything where you made a regular meal a little different. </p> <p>A big favorite was "kiddie sushi" - it's basically small pinwheels made of tortilla, spread with hummus or guac or cream cheese, and filled with strips of cheese and deli meat and shredded veg and then rolled up and sliced into sushi bites. </p> <p>They also liked PBJ quesadillas - basically just put the PBJ on tortillas or flat bread and cut into wedges. Or PBJ "tacos" where you stuff a pita pocket with PB, jelly, and apple slices. Or banana "hot dogs" where you spread hot dog buns with PB and honey and stick a banana inside like a hot dog. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571407 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 13:21:33 +0000 Iced Tea 2571407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO would happily eat a steady diet of hummus, black bean chips, yogurt and fruit every day of the week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571353 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 12:29:08 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2571353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mostly just snack type stuff. Or I will BBQ a hotdog or quickly made a sandwich. Often it's like half a sandwich plus a veggie and a couple fruits and some cheese </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571341 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 12:15:27 +0000 looch 2571341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: I love this idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571288 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:50:12 +0000 tinyperson 2571288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ooh - following - I'll have my 3yo and newborn at home all summer. Maybe I'll get in the habit of making snack trays up at night for the next day (or have DH do it) so it's ready to go without much effort! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571287 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:48:00 +0000 catlady 2571287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love plain greek yogurt with cut up fruit for lunch these days. Super easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571285 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:44:41 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2571285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do snack trays often. Some cheese, meat and crackers and then some fruit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571284 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:44:20 +0000 Mamaof2 2571284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like to make a big tray of stuff and just let the kids graze while they play -</p> <p>cut up lunch meat<br /> cheese<br /> grapes<br /> strawberries<br /> celery<br /> carrots<br /> dip<br /> crackers<br /> olives (for me)<br /> pepperoni </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571272 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:22:24 +0000 irene 2571272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about leftovers from dinner? </p> <p>Other ideas are really simple things like egg and cheese sandwich with some side salad? hard boiled eggs? Even premade egg+ham muffins and some boiled pasta? yogurt with almonds, toast and a side of fruit? Bagel with cream cheese and a side of fruit? and obviously PBJ sandwich?</p> <p>Lunch is hard ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571247 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:59:14 +0000 Foodnerd81 2571247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You could go my route and just give in to her request of peanut butter and jelly every day... We are all sick and tired so she probably has that 5 days a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/easy-summer-lunches#post-2571237 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:52:44 +0000 Bao 2571237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in a serious lunch rut over here. With it being summer I don't feel like putting in much effort, and the girls just want to go go go. I'm trying to think of lunch ideas that are super simple and summer friendly so that I don't have to have the oven on, or spend a lot of time in the kitchen. </p>