I miss the days of buying school supplies and packing lunches for my children. They are grown up now, but I have sweet memories of those back-to-school responsibilities. For parents who pack lunches ...

It’s officially that time of year: Back-to-school season is upon us, meaning that in addition to buying school supplies, it’s time to stock up on lunchtime essentials that are both tasty and packable.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Packing school lunches for little ones can feel like a daily puzzle — one that parents solve with varying degrees of success (and sometimes, surrender). But with a little ...

LOS ANGELES – For Rebecca Zeitlin, packing her 5-year-old son’s school lunch is always full of surprises. Offer him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at home and he won’t touch it. But pack it in his ...

Perla Lozano's two kids are about to start school on Aug. 14. They'll be taking a lunch that their mom packs for them every day, even though the cost of brown-bagging is likely more expensive than ...

Perla Lozano's two kids are about to start school on Aug. 14. They'll be taking a lunch that their mom packs for them every day, even though the cost of brown-bagging is likely more expensive than ...

Roughly 3,150 lunches. That’s what three kids, six years of elementary school, and 175 school days a year adds up to—”and that’s not even counting summer camp or snow days,” Jennifer McDaniel says.

School-day meals may look simple, but they’re adding up fast for families. From fruit cups to yogurt, even small items are pushing the total higher, forcing parents to cut back elsewhere. Stacey ...

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