All year I have been trying to be creative as I plan my children’s lunches for school. My oldest is in 2nd grade and goes to a school where there are a few students with severe peanut allergies – so peanut butter isn’t allowed. The only problem is that my son absolutely loves peanut butter and jelly – and trying to get him to eat any other type of sandwich or creative alternative just seems to stay in his lunch box.
I don’t know why it took my so long… but, I finally decided to try Macademia and Cashew Butter from Trader Joes… he LOVES it! Finally – he is eating his sandwiches at school and enjoying it! 
Now, he doesn’t get it every day… I have found that it makes a huge difference to not get into a rut with lunches – but, every single time I’ve made a sandwich with this Macademia and Cashew Butter – he eats it! (too bad it’s $10 a jar!!)
Lesson to learn… we can go crazy trying to come up with something NEW for our children to eat – but, sometimes we just need to make a small change to one of their favorites to make it fresh.
