Pita PB&J: New Lunch Idea?
For those of us who have children in grade school, these are the days when the daily brown-bag lunch is getting to be a tired chore. We are no longer psyched about putting little “I love you” notes inside to surprise our first graders, we aren’t trying to think of new ways to mix-it-up, and we are probably getting a bit lax on the nutrition standards. Or a lot lax…
So here’s a new idea for a kid’s lunch box item that may just bring a little pep to his/her day, just when it is needed the most. How about, instead of the standard peanut butter and jelly, using pita bread instead? If your kid will tolerate whole-wheat then get a whole-wheat pita (and if not, get regular white pita bread), slice it in half, open up the pocket, and smear some peanut butter and jelly in there. Now here’s the next twist: slice up bananas and fill the pocket with them! Now that is a new and exciting way to eat a PB&J!
Now, one last thing: if your child is as strange as I was when I was a kid, and they like to put potato chips (I was partial to Doritos) on their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, then instead of banana slices, give them a baggie of chips that they can fill the pocket with themselves when they get to the lunch room. [Disclaimer: I haven’t actually tried this idea out yet but I think it would be great!]
