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I Have A New School Lunch Idea!

Kara'sMom

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I'm sure this has been suggested a million times ..but for newbies like me... I'm excited anytime I hear of something other than a ham roll up to pack my DD for lunch!

Well, yesterday I bought some Llyods Barbeque (for the 1st time) for my DH...and as I was heating it up...I happened to turn the package over and it said GLUTEN FREE! I was SO happy...and this kind is soooo juicy with sauce I thought she might like it. So when she got home from school (she's 10)...I heated it up, spread it on a corn tortilla and sprinkled cheese on it and she loved it so much she took it today to school. Her teacher will heat up her food but I just did it in the microwave and put it in a small thermos....packed 2 tortilla shells, a baggie of shredded cheese....a snack pack of Mt. Olive garlic pickles and some yogos and she was set. She didn't even eat the yogo's b/c she was so full.

Walmart has the barbeque on sale right now so I'm sending DH back to get some more tubs so I can freeze them

I hope I've given at least one person out there a new idea....I'm just thrilled about it. :D

Mary

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Thanks for the heads up. I'll check it out. My son's appetite has doubled this year so I'm trying to up his portions and find more meats for him. He loves BBQ. I sometimes slice hot dogs and saute in a pan and add just a touch of BBQ sauce at the end. If you want to see what we do for ideas, click on the link on my profile. All Ds's lunches are served room temp.(with an ice pack included for food safety).

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purple
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Thanks for the heads up. I'll check it out. My son's appetite has doubled this year so I'm trying to up his portions and find more meats for him. He loves BBQ. I sometimes slice hot dogs and saute in a pan and add just a touch of BBQ sauce at the end. If you want to see what we do for ideas, click on the link on my profile. All Ds's lunches are served room temp.(with an ice pack included for food safety).

Sounds like he'd like beanie wienies...good hot or cold. Or BBQ shredded chicken?

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CeliacMom2008
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Thanks, Mary! My son loves BBQ. I assumed any pre-made stuff wouldn't be gluten-free. I've made it twice with left over pork tenderloin, but we don't usually have leftovers and my "quickie" version isn't as good as "real" BBQ. Thanks!

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Juliebove
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I think the Llyods has soybean oil in it, or something else my daughter is allergic to. I used to buy the Kroger brand which looks just like Llyods but she wasn't allergic. Fred Meyer quit carrying it and QFC never did. :angry: More recently I found some other brand of BBQ shredded chicken that she loves, but husband thinks it tastes nasty. I have also found a BBQ potroast (can't remember the brand but it's in a rectangular container) that they both like. And at Costco they have Carnitas and shredded beef that are both gluten free. They both love that stuff but eat far too much of it.

This week I am trying a new crockpot recipe that I hope will be good so she can take some leftovers to school the next day in a thermos. It is hotdogs cut in thirds, wrapped with bacon cut in thirds and secured with a toothpick. These are put in the crock and layered with brown sugar and cooked on low for 6 hours. I have uncured beef hotdogs, uncured bacon and organic brown sugar. I plan to do another crockpot with potatoes, onions and olive oil.

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Amyleigh0007
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I made something like that for dinner tonight. I put chicken breasts in the crockpot with BBQ sauce. I shredded it and put it on corn tortillas with shredded cheddar. In the crockpot you can make a ton and freeze it.

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wolfie
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I was going to suggest the crockpot for the pulled pork too. I put a pork tenderloin in with 1.5 cups of vinegar and cook on low all day. Then I toss with some Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce and freeze in small portions. Great for quick meals.

I also make Little Smokies with BBQ sauce for DS..he loves to take those to school in his thermos.

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I think the Llyods has soybean oil in it, or something else my daughter is allergic to. I used to buy the Kroger brand which looks just like Llyods but she wasn't allergic. Fred Meyer quit carrying it and QFC never did. :angry: More recently I found some other brand of BBQ shredded chicken that she loves, but husband thinks it tastes nasty. I have also found a BBQ potroast (can't remember the brand but it's in a rectangular container) that they both like. And at Costco they have Carnitas and shredded beef that are both gluten free. They both love that stuff but eat far too much of it.

This week I am trying a new crockpot recipe that I hope will be good so she can take some leftovers to school the next day in a thermos. It is hotdogs cut in thirds, wrapped with bacon cut in thirds and secured with a toothpick. These are put in the crock and layered with brown sugar and cooked on low for 6 hours. I have uncured beef hotdogs, uncured bacon and organic brown sugar. I plan to do another crockpot with potatoes, onions and olive oil.

Hi, I was reading your post and noticed you use uncured hotdogs and bacon. Are regular ones not gluten-free? I'm still learning! Thanks!

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missy'smom
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Hi, I was reading your post and noticed you use uncured hotdogs and bacon. Are regular ones not gluten-free? I'm still learning! Thanks!

Not all but many regular ones are gluten-free, some of us just prefer the uncured.

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mcs1984
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Most of the hot dogs and bacon are fine. A lot of time Vince will only eat a hot dog and mac & cheese. I am able to buy the cheep ones from Aldis when money is tight and it be safe

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Juliebove
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Hi, I was reading your post and noticed you use uncured hotdogs and bacon. Are regular ones not gluten-free? I'm still learning! Thanks!

You have to read every label. Some are gluten-free, some are not. We also have additional allergies. Husband and daughter just prefer the uncured ones.

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