Nostalgic Lunchbox Treats

Do you remember the days when the lunch bell rang, signaling the excitement of discovering the treasures hidden in your lunch box? Join me as I take a trip down memory lane, revisiting some items—some I’d rather forget—and the iconic snacks and treats that fueled my childhood adventures and satisfied my youthful cravings.

As a kid growing up, I preferred a packed lunch because it was too expensive to eat school lunch. My favorite thing to find packed in my lunch was peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I still like to eat peanut butter and jelly on occasion.

The ultimate school lunch menu should include grilled cheese, hummus and veggies, potato chips, and a cookie.

My recipe for making the ultimate lunchbox meal includes many options and careful planning. Follow the current food pyramid guidelines to ensure a well-balanced and nutritional meal is packed. The lunch packaging does make a difference. Unlike when I was a child, we now avoid all disposable packaging, such as single-use plastic.

I would like to see different breakfast sandwiches in a breakfast box, not just the same old bacon, egg, and cheese.

Even though we’ve traded our lunch boxes for grown-up alternatives and our tastes have evolved, the nostalgia of those beloved treats still reminds us of the innocence and delight of youth. I hope you can find some classic favorites and discover new tempting treats every time you visit The Boulevard Senior Living of St. Charles Bistro or Country Kitchen and that you never stop making culinary memories.