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Prepping for School Lunch

Prepping for an Easy School Lunch

August 26, 2019 · In: Lifestyle, Momlife

This post was sponsored by Stretch Island as part of an Influencer Activation and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

Can you believe that I am already thinking about fixing those school lunches? The school year is practically here as is my list of school necessities and gear. I will have 3 in school, so that is 3 times the lunches. Here is how I am prepping for easy school lunches.

School Lunch

Organized Lunch Gear

The best thing I have done in regard to lunch gear is finding a lunch box that keeps things organized. It not only makes it easier to prep, but also makes it more fun for my kids. You can find all sorts of different lunch box organization products!

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Prepping the food.

Like any other meal, I try to prep ahead of time for the kids’ school lunches. I know what my kids like and can have it all picked up from Walmart before the week begins. My oldest is loving to help prep her lunch which I think is great! I make sure to have items that she can easily place in her lunchbox, like the Stretch Island Strawberry Fruit Leather.

School Lunch

Stretch Island Fruit Leather is made from a vegan recipe, 100% fruit ingredients, and no synthetic colors or artificial flavors. I can’t forget to mention there is 0 sugar added! This better-for-you option is the perfect addition to any lunch box, and my kids can pack them since they are all individually wrapped. I even love the fact that I can pick them up easily at Walmart, either while shopping inside or through Grocery Online.

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Nothing like having go-to snacks and lunch items that your kids enjoy. While you are at Walmart grabbing the Stretch Island Fruit Leathers, make sure to enter the Back to School Sweepstakes!

Back to School Sweepstakes at Walmart.

Walmart isn’t only making our lives easier by keeping those go-to products in stock for us, but they are also hosting the Back to School Sweepstakes! Walmart is teaming up with Stretch Island Fruit Leather as well as these other great brands: Del Monte Bubble Fruit, Old Spice Volcano with Charcoal Men’s Shampoo, Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Moist Deep Conditioner, Vitafusion Women’s Multivitamins, Vitafusion Men’s Multivitamins, and Vitafusion Lil’Critters Gummy Vites Children’s Vitamins for this amazing sweepstakes.

Chance to win a scholarship!

What is the Back to School Sweepstakes all about? Upon entering, one lucky winner will have a chance to win a $50,000 scholarship! No purchase necessary to enter or win. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Must be at least 18+ and a legal resident of the 50 U.S./D.C. Sweepstakes begins on 7/19/19 at 12:00:01 a.m. EDT and ends on 9/15/19 at 11:59:59 p.m. Official rules at backtoschoolatwalmart.com. SPONSOR: FUEL Partnerships, Inc., 6111 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite #265, Boca Raton, FL 33487.

This is definitely a great way to start any school year off!

Ready or not.

Ready or not, school will be here before we know it. Head to Walmart to get school lunch ready with Stretch Island Fruit Leathers and enter to win the Back to School Sweepstakes while you are at it!

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Happy school days!

 

 

 

By: Clair · In: Lifestyle, Momlife · Tagged: Prepping, School Lunch, Stretch Island Fruit Leathers, Walmart

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  1. Kileen says

    August 27, 2019 at 4:08 am

    This looks like a great lunch and those fruit leathers are such a great snack! Need to pick some up!

    Kileen
    cute & little

    • thesproutingminds@gmail.com says

      September 24, 2019 at 2:59 am

      We love fruit leathers!

  2. Christa says

    August 27, 2019 at 2:03 pm

    My son isn’t old enough for school quite yet but he’s old enough to always ask for snacks when we’re out. I always keep snacks in my bag and these fruit leathers look like a great option!

    • thesproutingminds@gmail.com says

      September 24, 2019 at 3:01 am

      These fruit leathers make for a perfect on-the-go snack!

  3. Amanda Martin says

    August 27, 2019 at 3:18 pm

    I have the palate of a child so this school lunch looks extra tasty to me! I’ve always love fruit leathers

    • thesproutingminds@gmail.com says

      September 24, 2019 at 3:01 am

      Haha! Same! I love these just as much as my kids!

  4. Mommy Peach says

    August 27, 2019 at 8:01 pm

    I have to let my kids try Stretch Island Fruit Leather. I’m sure they’ll like it too.

    • thesproutingminds@gmail.com says

      September 24, 2019 at 3:02 am

      I bet they would! My kids love it!

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