Halloween Inspired Lunch and a special giveaway!!

Are you a fan of ours on Facebook? We are running a little contest for our fans.  Make a lunch (any lunch), take a photo of it, post that photo on our Facebook page, tag Molly's Lunch Box and get your friends to like it.  You could win a bunch of awesome Halloween themed fun for your lunches. :)  (See the photo below)
Tomorrow's lunches are inspired by Halloween and a few of the fun things in our giveaway!

Our main entree is a pumpkin shaped salami and cheese sandwich.  The girls both requested this for their lunch.  We used our food safe markers to make a jack-o-lantern face.

Our vegetable side is cucumber slices and a mini orange pepper that we carved a jack-o-lantern face out of.

Our fruit side is kiwi slices.  We think that they look kind of like monster eyes...if we stretch it a little.  haha!

Our dairy side is a Babybel cheese.  We used some mini cookie cutters to cut an acorn and a leaf out of the red wax.

Finally, our Fun Friday treat is S'mores drizzled mini crisps and we added a few Halloween sprinkles.

We used a candy corn and Charlie Brown Halloween napkin from our friends at Red Poppy Crafts.

We've got some great accessories to make a fun Halloween lunch.  Take our Facebook Challenge and all of this could be yours!

Cookie cutters, cupcake liners, food picks and napkins.

Halloween Naturally Giveaway!

One of our favorite little treats is YumEarth Organic Lollipops.  They are all natural with no artificial colors or flavors and are allergen free.  We keep them in the car for after a doctor visit or for a longer car ride.  With only 22 calories per pop, it's a great little snack.  We've included them as part of our lunch today because we are a part of a fantastic Halloween Giveaway!  Included with the lollipops is some pretty awesome natural face paint included, perfect for Halloween!  See below.

Our main entree is a salami and cheese sandwich that was cut out with our new CuteZCute cutter.  This is a great four in one sandwich cutter that is perfect for for all kinds of fun animal shapes.  They offer a cat, bear, pig and frog.  So Cute and very user friendly!

Our vegetable side is mini red pepper rings.

Our fruit side is strawberries and kiwi berries.  Yes, kiwi berries!  They are about the size of a grape and they have skin on the outside that is similar to a grape but they taste just like kiwis.  We think that the girls are going to go crazy for these.  

Our dairy sides are a mozzarella cheese stick and 2% plain Greek yogurt with honey.

Finally, our dessert is a Yummy Earth Organic Lollipop.  Strawberry Smash for Molly and Wet-Face Watermelon for Bean.  C.J. really likes the Mango Tango and Too Berry Blueberry.  Mama really likes the Sour Apple Tart and Pomegranate Pucker...but then again, Mama really likes them all. 

Now for the Giveaway!!!

WELCOME TO THE HALLOWEEN NATURALLY GIVEAWAY FROM BLOG IT FORWARD MEDIA

With Halloween just around the corner, Blog It Forward Media is bringing you the perfect prize pack to get your little goblins ready for the big event. The two sponsors for this event are YumEarth Candy and Elegant Minerals.

YumEarth Candy is offering a 5 pound bag of their delicious Organic Lollipops

YumEarth is a brand of candy produced by YumEarth. Everything YumEarth makes is certified organic or all natural, gluten-free, peanut-free, tree nut-free, and has no chemical colors, artificial flavors or high fructose corn syrup. YumEarth Organics Lollipops come in eight mouthwatering flavors: Very Very Cherry, Too Berry Blueberry, Strawberry Smash, Sour Apple Tart, Pomegranate Pucker, Razzmatazz Berry, Mango Tango and Wet-Face Watermelon.

To make all your costumes as authentic as possible, Elegant Minerals is offering a complete set of Face Paints in 15 colors along with all the tools you will need to apply the make-up as well as the remover to return your ghoul to normal after all the fun.

Elegant Minerals offer a safe alternative to harsh petroleum-based products. All of their colors are lead-free, dye-free, hypoallergenic and made in the USA. You will get all the benefits of mineral make-up in your Halloween Make-up. The prize pack includes all of these colors: White, Black, Light Blue, Royal Blue, Light Green, Dark Green, Aqua, Purple, Hot Pink, Red, Silver, Gold, Yellow, Orange, and Brown. Also included are: 1 - 12 count package of latex-free sponges, 1 - 5 piece package of latex-free disposable applicators and 1 bottle of organic make-up remover. Enter to win today! This contest closes on October 16, 2012. Good Luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway

This giveaway is open to the US only. Must be 18+ to enter. Giveaway closes on October 16 at 11:59pm est. Only one person per household/IP address may enter. You only need to enter the giveaway on one of our blogs. Molly's Lunch Box is not responsible for prize fulfillment.

Funky Monkey Giveaway!

Before we know it, life will be back to a scheduled school day and after school activities.  As a Mom, I always strive to find healthy snacks to keep my kids going between meals.  Healthy snacks that taste good used to be difficult to find but we have found a winner.

One day while making my weekly (more like several times a week ☺) trip to Target, I found these Funky Monkey snacks.  They are freeze dried fruit with NOTHING artificial about them.  Funky Monkey Snacks are Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Peanut and Tree Nut Free, plus there are no artificial colors and no added sugar.  They taste crunchy, sweet and delicious.  All three of my kids have really enjoyed them, especially the Bananamon!  YUM!  Applemon, Bananamon, Carnival Mix, Pink Pineapple, Purple Funk, and Jivealime, there's something for everyone!

Funky Monkey is a perfect grab an go snack or lunch box treat.  It's great for.....

 A healthy lunch (they're the little pineapple chips in the middle).

After soccer practice.

 Helping out in the garden.

While doing arts and crafts.

Or as an awesome after school snack.

I was lucky enough to get a sample package from Funky Monkey and YOU CAN TOO!!!  Here's how:

1. (Required) Leave a comment below and tell me which variety of Funky Monkey you want to try the most.
2. Like Molly's Lunch Box on Facebook.
3. Follow Molly's Lunch Box on Pinterest.
4. Like Funky Monkey Snacks on Facebook.

We will pick our winner on Friday, August 10th.  Good luck and happy snacking!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.  THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED! ☺

And the Winners Are...

We are so excited that we have had the chance to have our first giveaway sponsored by Chobani Champions!  There were so many nice comments about Molly's Lunch Box and Molly loved reading each of them.  Thanks to all who have entered.

We're going to channel American Idol and reveal our winners...."after the" lunch part of our blog post.

Our main entree is a heart shaped sandwich.  We're getting ready for a great Valentine's Day on Tuesday so we figured that we'd get started early.  We have salami and smoked Gouda for tomorrow's selection.  We also added a small ring decoration so that Molly has something fun to remind her of home for the rest of the day.

Our vegetable side is a variety of tomatoes.  There are orange, yellow, your regular red and these brown with green striped ones.  These are all very mild and low on acidity.  Molly usually doesn't like tomatoes that much but she sure likes these.

Our fruit side is a clementine.  We peeled and sectioned it for Molly so that she has more time to eat instead of prep her lunch.  We added a little heart pick to this box too.

Finally, our dairy/dessert is our favorite Chobani Champions Greek Yogurt in the orange vanilla variety.  Molly said that she liked the chocolate chunk variety more but when we offered to put a few mini chocolate chips in her lunch to mix in, she was all for it.  Orange and chocolate is a fantastic combination.

Now, on to the winners!!!

Envelope please.....

We wrote the names or tags of every person that commented on our special blog post and Molly herself picked our winners.

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Dana Hune and Lee Fandray!!!!  Congratulations Dana and Lee!!!  Please e-mail your address and e-mail address to us at mollyslunchbox@yahoo.com and we will send them to Chobani Champions.  You should expect and super fun box of awesome deliciousness in about a week or so.  We hope that you enjoy Chobani Champions as much as we do.

Soup, Salad and Facebook

Today, we started our own Facebook Page so that you, our readers, don't miss a single blog post. I am trying to figure out how to put the "like" box on the blog. HTML can be pretty confusing sometimes. For now, please search for Molly's Lunch Box on Facebook and like our page. ☺

Also, don't forget to comment on yesterday's post in order to be entered into our first giveaway, sponsored by Chobani Champions.  We will choose our winners this weekend and announce them in Sunday's blog post and also on our new Facebook Page.

On to Molly's lunch.  It's getting a bit chilly here in Pittsburgh so we figured that some yummy soup was in order.

Our main entree is Progresso Italian Wedding Soup.  Molly really likes this soup because of the pasta and meatballs.  We like it for the vegetables that she doesn't even notice.  We also added a few mini Club Crackers on the side because Molly likes to dip them in her soup.

Our vegetable side is a green salad with a little bit of French dressing on the side.  We gave Molly the option of another spinach salad but she chose the green salad to mix it up a little bit.

Our fruit side is half of a blood orange.  Our friends at Chobani have a new flavor called blood orange and Molly really liked the taste that I gave her from mine.  We decided to pick up a few extra blood oranges (Molly's Daddy's favorite) so that she could enjoy the real orange too.

Finally, our dairy/dessert is the awesome Chobani Champions Vanilla Chocolate Chunk Greek Yogurt.  Molly requested this variety again because she likes it SO much.  We can't blame her.  It is really delicious.  If you want to try it, join our giveaway by commenting on yesterday's post.  ☺

Our First Giveaway!!!

Just over a week ago, I was contacted by the awesome Emily from Chobani Champions because I featured one of their new flavors in Molly's Lunch Box.  The wonderful people at Chobani Champions sent me a fantastic box full of goodies, (the Blogger Box!!) including samples of the new Vanilla Chocolate Chunk and Orange Vanilla flavors for our whole family to enjoy.  It was like Christmas!

     

They also sent me some great magnets that show off all of the Chobani Champions flavors!

They also sent me a LUNCH BOX!!!  Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you heard it right, a LUNCH BOX!

Now, I'd like to share the new Chobani Champions experience with YOU, yes YOU!!  All that you have to do is comment on this blog post to be entered into our little contest.  We'll have Molly pick two lucky readers to receive samples from Chobani Champions!  (US residents only, please)

If you are on Facebook, Like Chobani Champions!  They have great contests and ideas for different ways to enjoy Chobani Champions.

 http://facebook.com/chobanichampions

THANK YOU CHOBANI CHAMPIONS!!!!

Now on to Molly's Lunch!

Our main entree is a yummy pasta salad.  We cooked a whole box of whole wheat rotini as part of our dinner last night but we saved some for leftovers.  To our whole wheat pasta, we added mini turkey pepperoni, black olives, a little bit of cheese and light Italian dressing.

Our vegetable side is a plain spinach salad.  Molly enjoyed her salad today so much that she requested another for her lunch tomorrow.  We have her recent favorite, French dressing on the side, but just a little bit.

Our fruit side is red grapes.  We had these for our dessert tonight and immediately Molly asked if there was enough left to put some in her lunch tomorrow. 

Finally, our dairy/dessert is Chobani Champions Vanilla Chocolate Chunk Greek Yogurt!!!  This is one of our samples from the incredible peeps at Chobani!  Molly asked for the chocolate since she had the vanilla orange today.  THANK YOU CHOBANI CHAMPIONS!

*At CCD tonight, Molly received a small Nestles Crunch Chocolate Heart and asked to add it to her lunch even though it is not Fun Friday.  We were happy to add it for her. ☺