My kids like to eat oatmeal and sometimes they request I pack it as part of their school lunch.

Here I cooked the oatmeal last night, transferred it to a glass food container and allowed it to cool before placing it in the refrigerator. In the morning, I transferred the amount I needed to a bowl, added some water to help rehydrate the oats and microwaved it until it was warm. I used the thermos part of the lunchbox to help keep the oatmeal warm.

Here’s what’s in their lunchboxes:

🥣 Oatmeal: I used the brand One Degree Organics Sprouted Steel Cut Oats. I cooked the oats the night before and transferred it to a glass food container. I allowed the oatmeal to cool before placing it in the refrigerator. In the morning, I added the amount I needed to a microwave-safe glass bowl and added some water. Then, I placed it in the microwave to help rehydrate and reheat the oatmeal. Once the oatmeal had reheated, I mixed the oatmeal to make sure it’s at the consistency I was looking for (if needed, may add some more water (then stir) to help get it to your desired consistency-reheat for a couple more seconds if needed). Once it was to my desired consistency, I added some ground cinnamon and maple syrup. Mix that in with the oatmeal and transferred it to the preheated thermos. I then topped it with some of my sautéed apples– so good!

💛 Chickpea Energy Bites. My original recipe calls for peanut butter. I swapped it out for Sunflower Seed butter, which still tasted amazing!

🫐 Blueberries and sautéed apples. I made the sautéed apples yesterday and kept them in the refrigerator until I was ready to use them today. Additionally, I heated it up a bit this morning before packing it away. Just make sure the sautéed apples that are packed with the blueberries aren’t hot so the blueberries don’t blister and become mushy.

Lunchbox was packed inside a insulated lunch bag with an ice pack