Lunch Blast

What can I say? I've been on my Christmas vacation and packed lunches have been few and far between. I went home to California and ate my weight in citrus fruit. I also packed a couple of lunches for my mom to take to work. I got her a Laptop Lunch for her birthday last year and my dad has been using it to pack her lunch ever since.

Her lunch below is partly leftovers from a Basque restaurant we dined at the night before. The protein component of this lunch is totally gross to me, but she asked me to pack it so I did. The yucky details below:

• pickled tongue
• kiwi and orange salad
• plain yogurt with walnuts and fresh blueberries
• roasted brussel sprouts

I begged her to have the left over roast chicken or broiled tri-tip instead, but she insisted on having the tongue. Packing that lunch was a test of my love for my mother.

Anyway, here are the rest of the lunches I took pictures of in the past two weeks.
Above is another lunch I made for my mom.

• chicken tamale (Christmas in my hometown means tamales!)
• orange and kiwi
• macaroni and cheese
• plain brussel sprouts
• 2 special hometown candies
• plain yogurt with walnuts and fresh blueberries

This is one of the final (pitiful) lunches I took to work before my vacation.

• roasted chicken
• brown rice
• steamed broccoli
  
• frozen (thawed) peaches

This one had a bit more pizazz. It was my second or third time taking grilled cheese.

• grilled low fat colby/jack cheese on light whole wheat bread
• Amy's Organic Lentil Vegetable Soup-Light in Sodium
• tangerine
  
• steamed broccoli
• chocolate chip oatmeal cookie
  

So, there you have it. I'm back to the grind now so that means midday salvation in a box. Lunches!!

Happy new year!