The U.S. Congress is looking to vote on an appropriations bill that, among other things, will revise the guidelines set for federally-funded school lunch programs. In a move eerily similar to the “ketchup is a vegetable” rules in the ’80s, the new guidelines will allow frozen pizzas to be classified ...

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Apple Bacon Chicken Salad is my choice for June's featured Ready Set Eat recipe profile

A couple of days ago the lunch I made met with the approval of both boys because it had all their favorite colors. I think they were just geeked to get cookies with lunch but that is high praise for any parent.

My daughter usually buys lunch at the cafeteria, so I don’t pack her a lunch every day. And on the occasions when she asks to take her own lunch, I have to admit that I don’t spend a whole lot of time preparing it: usually a sandwich or maybe some ...

Today we went for lunch at a friends house. It was his birthday the other week so this was like a late celebration. Unfortunately he is allergic to things like cake so one of his sisters made this cool fruit basket in place of a cake. It was good and ...

I realize that’s probably not what you’re called any more. Now I’m sure you’re a Pediatric Nutrition Delivery Engineer, Height Challenged Dining Specialist, or maybe a Portion Optimization and Transportation Supervisor. For the sake of brevity, I will be sticking with “Lunchlady.”

The most creative part of my day is spent trying to decide what the boys will eat for lunch. I stand in the kitchen looking in cupboards and the fridge to see what we have, and how I can balance this meal to get the most nutritional bang for my buck. Leftovers ...

The food court was alive. Tables were double-booked. It was a sea of trays and Gap bags.  There was a TV on without sound and music in the background that lacked any sort of soul. I was a boy having lunch with his mother.  I was twelve. Give or take. One man ...

Kai Wilken is a dad like many of us. When he sends his son to school, Kai packs a lunch with thoughtful care. Unlike mortal dads, however, he creates works of pure lunch genius: bento box-style sandwiches that resemble superhero or other cartoon characters. (Bonus awesome: He ...