Batch Cooking for School Lunches: How Prepping in Advance Makes Mornings a Breeze

[eternallykeptbyjesus]

I baked a ham.
I made a crustless quiche
I made a batch of quesadilla filling.
I made a vanilla and choc chip tray bake.
Took me about an hour and a half yesterday.
This morning my husband and I spent an hour in the kitchen making enough ham or cheese sandwiches, wraps and thins and quesadilla’s to last four weeks. I popped them in large Tupperware boxes with layers of grease proof paper to separate. I chopped my quiche and cake into squares and did the same.
What’s the point of all this you’re starting to wonder… pack lunches my friends. Each morning I can grab a bit of everything, chuck into my kids lunch boxes, add fruit, a biscuit, a drink and we’re done.
The sense of relief this organisation brings is a joy.
What does everyone else do to help school mornings run smoothly?
Edit
Yes, I freeze everything.

 

[findingme23]

I prep for a week but wouldn't want to eat sarnies that were a month old..Do you freeze?

 

[johokay]

Will they last 4 weeks in the fridge?

 

[yuliia]

School dinners!
If they want a packed lunch, they make it themselves!!

 

[poggytyke]

I get prepping for a week ahead but how do you pack for a.month with items like this?

 

[globalspotless]

Unless you freeze surely they will not last a month

 

[chickenriceboy]

@globalspotlessit says she freezes

 

[nowisi]

Nothing. I embrace the choas

 

[paulwouldsay]

@nowisi are you even a parent. If your not losing your on a school morning. .
Shoes.
Coat!!
Move, go, hurry!!

 

[boymom925]

@paulwouldsay WHERE ARE YOUR SOCKS?!?!

 

[gyrelyre]

@paulwouldsay SHOES!!!!

 

[nowisi]

@paulwouldsay BRUSH YOUR TEETH. What do you mean today is hand in day of your project??? WHAT PROJECT? NO, You cannot wear crocs to school. YES, you must wear underpants.. you cannot go commando... I could go on and on and on hahaha hahaha

 

[sharjoy2011]

@nowisi my 10 year old goes comando unless it's a pe day

 

[myharts4him]

@paulwouldsay I'm almost looking forward to the crazy shouting again! And reminding the 6 year old that he can get himself dressed!

 

[easycompany]

@nowisi hahahahahahahahaha brilliant and very factual! Lolll

 

[av3nger]

@paulwouldsay put you shoes on put you shoes on PUT UR SHOES ON why you shouting

 

[dfqueen]

@paulwouldsay just the once? Are you a wizard?
Shoes! Coat! Yes coat! No I don't care if you don't want a coat... I don't want social services coming, it's January...
No not ballet shoes, actual shoes.
Where's your bag? What do you mean you don't have a bag?
I don't know where your shoe is? Did you hop home yesterday?
Right, I'm going on my own.

 

[smb12]

@paulwouldsay TEETH

 

[merriweather]

@dfqueen

 

[sethk]

@merriweather brilliant