- [Jennifer] Hey everybody, its Jennifer with The Family Fudge and welcome back to Bunches of Lunches. Today, I have some really
interesting lunch ideas to share with you. I'm challenging myself to do
a no spend week of lunches. All of the lunches have
to be made with things I already have in either my fridge, my pantry or my freezer. Secondly, since this week is Thanksgiving, my kids are still on fall break, all these lunches are
going to be home lunches. This week, I'm just gonna be sharing the lunches that I make, I'm also going to share
what my kids actually ate. So they're going to be able to tell you Hey guys, welcome to Monday. So for today's lunch,
I'm going to be using these really cute kid
trays I got at Target. When I'm making lunch at home, I often like to use these or I'll go ahead and use the kid trays I got from Walmart. They're very similar. I love that these trays are reusable, they're super inexpensive and they come in a lot of fun colors. And these trays from Target
have some really cute hidden characters in them. Now, if you guys watched
last week's episode of Bunches of lunches,
you'll know that my parents were here visiting and we
didn't have lunch at home very much at all. It was such a fun week with them and if you guys missed that video, I'll go ahead and link it down below, definitely check it out. My parents had to go back home yesterday. We dropped them off at the airport and I'm definitely feeling
a little bummed today. For today's lunch, I'm gonna
be trying something brand-new that they actually introduced
to me while they were here. I'm gonna be using my
Mickey Mouse waffle iron to put something together
called a chaffle. Now, if you've never heard of a chaffle, it's basically a cheese and egg waffle. Personally, I've never
actually made any before or even tried these before,
so I'm super excited to try them today. You guys will have to let me know in the comments down below if you've ever tried making chaffles. Apparently, they are a very low carb food that's easy to make,
so to make these ones, I'm keeping them a super simple. I know there's a lot of different things that I could add in here, but today, I'm just following
the basic chaffle recipe, which is literally just shredded
cheese and eggs, that's it. No flour, no salt. Like I said, this is pretty simple. So while my parents were here, my mom showed me a couple of videos on how to make these chaffles. So the first thing I'm supposed to do is just add some shredded
cheddar cheese to my waffle iron, then on top of this cheese, I'm going to add a little bit
of beaten egg, not too much, I don't want this to ooze out everywhere. Then you're supposed to
top this with another layer of cheese and then cook it
until it's golden brown. Now, I know that all
waffle irons are different, but generally, you're
supposed to cook these for about three minutes to five minutes. And this is definitely starting
to smell like it's done. So let's go ahead and open her up. Oh, you guys, this did
not work out at all. Would you look at that. (grunting) Well, at least it's not sticking, but this is definitely not
what I saw in the video. I'm not quite sure what I did wrong. So I'm definitely gonna have
to give this another try. After I get all this cheese
and egg out of my waffle iron. I do have to say, this does
smell pretty good though, all that melted cheese in there. I'm just gonna do my best to remove as much of this chaffle as I can and then I'm gonna give it another try. So this time, instead of adding the cheese and egg separately, I'm actually gonna mix the two together and then pour it into my waffle iron. Did see a few chaffle videos where people made them like this instead, so I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that, this
time, it's gonna work. All right, let's see how this one did. Yes, this one looks so
much better, you guys. It actually looks like a waffle. It's not falling apart. It's not stuck to my waffle iron. I'm gonna very carefully take this out and then make a couple more, so that all the kids can have have one. Now, I do have to say
that this definitely more of a omelet consistency. In the videos that I watched, it looked like their chaffles
were a lot more crispy and more bread like. So if you guys know what I'm doing wrong, please let me know in
the comments down below because I'd really like to
make these chaffles, again, in the future and I'm hoping to make them a little bit better next time. So now, to go along with
these Mickey Mouse chaffles, I'm also gonna give the
kids a little bit of ketchup to dip them in, since these
are egg and cheese after all, I think they'll really like
some ketchup with them. And for the fruit today, I'm going with a mixture
of kiwi and mango. Now, like I said, I'm trying to use up only things I already have, I actually only had one
mango left and two kiwis, so that's just enough for
all the kids to have some if I mix the two together. For the vegetable today, I'm
going to add a combination of baby carrots and celery sticks. I almost always have a big
bag of carrots in my fridge, so I'm thinking you're
probably gonna see carrots a lot in the lunches this week. And then to go with these veggies, I'm also gonna add in some ranch. Now, I do have have a really
good recipe for homemade ranch, but these days, I really prefer
this kind of ranch instead. This is the Bolthouse Farm Ranch. It's made with Greek yogurt,
it's a little bit lighter. And then last, but not least,
for the kid's sweet treat, I'm gonna go ahead and add some of these chocolate chip cookies. Now, these cute little cookies actually have Mickey
on the outside package. And they say, "Cocoa cookies
and Christmas cheer." These cookies were actually left over from the Christmas party we went to at Magic Kingdom last week. These are the last three three cookies. So I'm hoping the kids
are gonna like these and that they're not too dried out. And there you have it, you guys, I think this lunch turned out super cute and then, of course, after lunch, I will show you what they ate and the kids themselves will let you know whether they liked it or not. (bell dinging) Okay, time to see how you did. Mackenzie's up first. What'd you think? - [Mackenzie] I really liked it. - [Jennifer] What'd
you think of a chaffle? I just see one little bite left here. - [Mackenzie] Yeah, I really liked it because it's not sweet 'cause usually most waffles are sweet. - [Jennifer] Yeah, so it's
a different kind of waffle. And you ate most of your
fruit, your veggies, but you didn't eat your cookie, how come? - [Mackenzie] Um, because I was too full from everything else? - [Jennifer] Good job. All right, Jackson's up next. What'd you think Jack? - [Jackson] It was really good. - [Jennifer] I see you
ate all of your waffle and your veggies, most of your fruit and you did eat your cookie. Was it still good or
was it a little bit dry? - [Jackson] It was a little bit dry, but it was still good. - [Jennifer] Good job, today. Okay, Lily, should we show 'em you ate? - [Lily] Yeah. - [Jennifer] What is the matter with this? - [Lily] I don't like that. - [Jennifer] You didn't even try it. I don't see even one bite missing. - [Lily] Well, I don't like it. - [Jennifer] How do you
know you don't like it if you don't try it? - [Lily] I tried it once
and I didn't like it at all. - [Jennifer] (sighing)
Well, she did eat her fruit and most of her veggies, but you didn't eat your
cookie either, how come? - [Lily] Oh, I didn't notice
it was chocolate chip. - Oh.
- I'm gonna eat it now. - [Jennifer] Well, you
need to try this, okay? You're definitely gonna be hungry, later. Hey guys, and welcome to Tuesday. So before we get started,
I'm gonna go ahead and share with you my Thanksgiving nails. I know I'll probably
get a lot of questions. These nails have all of
the fall colors in there. There's also some glitter, which I love. Now, back to you today's lunch. Since this is a no spend
week, I'm gonna be using a lotta things from my
freezer for today's lunch, starting with some delicious yakisoba. Now, I actually get this box
of frozen yakisoba at Costco and it's actually really good, you guys. I highly recommend you give it a try. It comes in individual microwavable bags. This has noodles in here
and a lot of vegetables. To make this, all I have to do is go ahead and tear a little hole
in the corner of the bag and then pop the entire
thing in the microwave for three minutes. And then usually, when
I'm feeding my kids, I'll prepare two of these bags and then they'll share. Now, you definitely have to
be careful with these bags when they come out of the
microwave, they are super hot. I actually like to dump
mine in a separate bowl. That way I can mix everything together and I can make sure that
all of those veggies are nice and warm through and they're not still partially frozen. Now, to go along with these noodles, I'm also gonna make up some of these Korean-style bulgogi mandu. Now, I actually showed these
in my last grocery haul and if you saw that, you'll
know I picked up two bags 'cause we love these so much. They are really, really tasty and actually really easy to make. If you've never tried these before, they're basically like a pot sticker, but instead of chicken or
pork, these ones have beef. There's also some veggies in there and I really just cook these according to the directions on the bag. So I've added a little
bit of oil to my pan and I'm just gonna cook
these for a couple minutes on each side until they're warm through and nice and crispy on the edges, then when these are almost done, I'm gonna add a little
bit of water to my pan and then add my lid. So this is gonna help them
steam all the way through. Now, you definitely can
eat these dumplings plain, but I really like to include
a dipping sauce for them. So for today's lunch, I'm gonna add some of this gyoza dipping
sauce I got at Trader Joe's. This stuff is seriously
good, but it's not spicy. So definitely kid-friendly. This is basically a mixture of soy sauce and garlic and sesame seeds and I think it's gonna
be really tasty to dip the dumplings in. Now, moving on to the fruit, I have a couple of mandarin
oranges left in my fruit basket, so I'm gonna go ahead and add those. And then just for fun, I am gonna go ahead and add some little picks in here. That way, these look
like monster mandarins. And then last, but not least, I have a very special sweet treat to add. I'm gonna give each kid one
little piece of goma daifuku. These are definitely a
tasty Japanese snack, but they're not overly
sweet, which I like. On the outside, they're
covered with soft sweet mochi, which is made from rice. And on the inside, there
sweetened goma paste, which is black sesame seed. Now, I know that might sound
like an interesting combination if you've never tried these before, but trust me, they are
really, really good. Definitely one of my favorite snacks when I used to live in Japan. Usually, my kids really like mochi, I'm pretty sure they're
gonna like these ones today. Oh, yes and then just for fun, I am gonna go ahead and place one pair of training chopsticks
onto each of these trays. These cute little chopsticks
are perfect for kids. I love the little characters on there. And there you have it guys, there's everything in today's lunch. (bell dinging)
Okay, time to see how they did, here is Lily's. What'd you think, Lily? - [Lily] Um, it was kind of good. The only things that I didn't really like was that because. - [Jennifer] How come you
didn't like the mochi? - [Lily] I like the outside
of it, but the black stuff, I don't like it. - [Jennifer] No, what
was your favorite part? - [Lily] Um, the noodles and the orange. - [Jennifer] Yeah, good job, pretty good. Okay, Jackson's next. And it looks like he did a pretty good job except for your orange. - Uh-huh.
- How come you didn't eat it? - [Jackson] 'Cause I don't
really like oranges anymore. - [Jennifer] What? It does look like I added
a little bit too much dipping sauces and there's
quite a bit left here, but everything else looks pretty good. What was your favorite part? - [Jackson] The dumplings and the noodles. - [Jennifer] Yeah, everybody
loves those noodles, huh? Good job. And last, but not least,
we have Mackenzie's. What'd you think, Kenzie? - [Mackenzie] I really liked it. - [Jennifer] What was your favorite part? - [Mackenzie] My favorite
part was probably the noodles. - [Jennifer] Looks like
you ate everything, you do have a lot of sauce left though. - [Mackenzie] Yeah, the sauce didn't really taste good
to me for some reason. - [Jennifer] Oh, I really like it. Well, good job, today. - [Mackenzie] See you tomorrow. - [Jennifer] Hey guys,
and welcome to Wednesday. For today's lunch, I'm gonna
be making some Wacky Mac. Now, as you guys probably know,
my kids love mac and cheese and we love trying lots of different kinds of mac and cheese. Now, you guys will have to let me know in the comments down below
if you've ever tried this or if you've ever seen this. These definitely caught my eye, so I went ahead and picked up two boxes. And the reason it's called Wacky Mac is really just there are
four different shapes of pasta in one box this box. This box has spirals, shells, wagon wheels and the regular macaroni shape as well. Now, even though this mac
and cheese looks special and different, the directions
on how to make this are pretty much just like
any mac and cheese recipe. Of course, you start
by boiling the noodles, then you drain the noodles, add your butter, your milk
and the powder cheese. So far so good with this mac and cheese, I'm actually really surprised that none of the noodles fell apart. Now to go along with this lunch, I'm also gonna add in some grapes. To these grapes, I'm also gonna add this really cute Thanksgiving pick. This part is totally extra, actually have quite a
lot of these left over. For the veggie today, I'm
gonna add some broccoli. And then, in a separate container, some ranch to go ahead and dip it in. Now, I went ahead and
put that mac and cheese in a separate bowl, I
think it'll be a lot easier for the kids to eat it that way. Now, I feel like this
lunch needs one more thing, so I'm gonna go ahead and take a look and see what I have in the
pantry that might work. I actually have quite a
lot of applesauce cups, so I think for today's
lunch, I'm gonna add the blueberry flavored applesauce. I can't remember if the kids like these, hopefully, they will. And there you have it, you guys. I think these lunches look pretty good. (bell dinging)
Okay, Jackson's up first. I see that you ate all
of your mac and cheese and what was in here? - [Jackson] Grapes. - [Jennifer] Oh, grapes. Most of your broccoli and
you have some leftover ranch and applesauce, what was
wrong with your applesauce? - [Jackson] It didn't
really taste that good, for some reason. - [Jennifer] Oh, well, what
was your favorite part? - [Jackson] Um, the mac and cheese? - [Jennifer] Yeah, was it fun
with all the different shapes? - [Jackson] Mm-hmm - [Jennifer] Okay, Mckenzie's up next. It looks like you ate
all your mac and cheese, you have a couple bites left over here and you didn't like the applesauce either? - [Mackenzie] No. - [Jennifer] Well, I
guess I won't be buying that flavor next time. What was your favorite part? - [Mackenzie] The mac and cheese. - [Jennifer] Yeah, just like Jackson, that was his favorite, too. And last, but not least,
we have Miss Lily's. What'd you think, Lily? - [Lily] Um, It was pretty good. - [Jennifer] You also
didn't like your applesauce? - [Lily] Kind of because
it was a little bit sour. - [Jennifer] Well, you ate most of it, you did better than the other kids. You ate most of your mac and cheese, most of your broccoli,
still have a few grapes. Not too bad. - [Lily] See you tomorrow. - [Jennifer] Good afternoon,
guys, and Happy Thanksgiving. Today is actually Thanksgiving Day. We actually had our big
Thanksgiving meal over the weekend when my parents were still here. And, you guys, my mom and I
whipped up quite the spread. We had some smoked
turkey, gravy, of course, we made some homemade cranberry
sauce for those who like it, we made some garlic mashed
potatoes, some sweet potatoes. We also made green bean
casserole, cornbread stuffing. We made rolls, a fruit
salad and for our dessert, I did go ahead and just
buy a pre-made pecan pie. So back to today's lunch. We actually ended up with
quite a lot of leftovers from our big Thanksgiving meal. So for today's lunch, we're gonna have some of those leftovers, but I also have a few new
items to add in just mix it up. So for the lunches today,
I'm gonna give each kid a couple slices of that smoked turkey. I am gonna go ahead and add
just a little bit of gravy on there, just in case it's dried out, then to go along with a turkey, I'm also gonna add a tiny
container of cranberry sauce and then we don't actually
have any leftover rolls from Thanksgiving dinner, but I do have a package of Hawaiian rolls, so I'm gonna go ahead and add those. Next, I'm gonna add a
scoop of mashed potatoes and these are actually really
flavorful on their own, so I don't even need to add any gravy. In this back corner, I'm gonna
add just a couple spoonfuls of green bean casserole, then I'm also gonna be adding
a scoop of corn casserole. This is definitely one of my
favorites for Thanksgiving and if you've never had this before, it tastes a lot like cornbread, but it's definitely a lot softer. And then last, but not least, we don't actually have any leftover pie, so for the kids sweet treat today, I'm actually gonna be giving
them a special drink instead. Now, usually for special
parties like Thanksgiving or Christmas, I love to buy these bottles of sparkling apple juice, but this year, instead of just getting
the regular apple flavor, I went ahead and picked up several bottles of this apple peach
flavored drink instead. This really is just fizzy apple juice and I usually just give the
kids about half a cup of this. Now, I'll go ahead and add a fork in there and then that's everything
in today's lunch. And, you guys, since
today is Thanksgiving, I wanted to take the opportunity
to thank all you so much for watching these videos. Thank you for subscribing and
for supporting my channel. I really appreciate you guys, I am thankful for every single one of you and I truly hope that all of you had an awesome Thanksgiving. (bell dinging)
Okay, Mackenzie, what'd you think? - [Mackenzie] I really liked it. - [Jennifer] You did a really good job, you ate most of everything. What'd you think about the
cranberry sauce though, yes or no? - [Mackenzie] Kind of a no. - [Jennifer] Yeah, not your favorite, but you ate everything else just about.
- Mm-hmm. - [Jennifer] What was your favorite? - [Mackenzie] My favorite was the sparkling cider apple peach. - [Jennifer] But what
was your favorite food? - [Mackenzie] Um, the bread roll. - [Jennifer] (laughing) The bread roll. I didn't even make that. Next up, we have Lily's. What'd you think, Lily? - [Lily] Um, it was pretty good. - [Jennifer] Did you even eat any turkey? - [Lily] I didn't really like it, I only tried a little bit of bite. - [Jennifer] What was your favorite part? - [Lily] Um, the bread roll. - [Jennifer] The bread roll. What about the corn? I thought the corn was really good. - [Lily] I don't like it that much. - [Jennifer] Oh, well. And last up, we have Jackson. And Jackson sounds like
he's getting a cold. Are you getting a cold?
- Mm-hmm. Kind of. - [Jennifer] Well, did you like the lunch? - [Lily] Mommy, I think
I'm getting a cold too. - [Jennifer] You're getting a cold too? - [Lily] I think so. - [Jennifer] Oh, no, Jackson,
what was your favorite part? - [Jackson] My favorite part was the corn. - [Jennifer] Oh, somebody likes my corn, good.
(clapping) - [Jackson] And the meat. - [Jennifer] The meat, good job. - [Lily] And I like a mac
the cheese and a croissant. - [Jennifer] (laughing)
Who gave you a croissant and mac and cheese? That wasn't part of
lunch, you're so silly. Hey guys and welcome to Friday. Now, first off, I'm sorry if my voice seems a little bit different today. I'm definitely starting to
feel a bit of a sore throat, so I'm definitely gonna need
to get some vitamin C later. For today's lunch, you
guys, we are eating at home, but to make today's lunch
a little bit more fun, I thought I'd go ahead and use these new Minnie and
Mickey Mouse lunch boxes. I'm just gonna go ahead
and remove the lids. I'll go ahead and pop these
out since their expandable and then the kids can just
use these instead of plates. For today's lunch, I'm
going to start by making some Mickey Mouse-shaped chicken nuggets. Now, I have to say these
chicken nuggets are kind of hard to find, I've only ever
seen them at Sam's Club and for you frozen fans out there, they also had Anna and Elsa
shaped chicken nuggets as well. Now, of course, these chicken nuggets are already fully cooked. I'm just gonna go ahead and
transfer them to a baking sheet and I'm actually gonna be making these for all four of my kids today. If you guys are new here, I
do actually have four kids, but only three of them are school-aged, so usually, I just share their lunches. So now, it looks like I have
enough chicken nuggets here. I'm gonna pop them into the
oven for about 10 to 12 minutes, until they're golden brown. So while those are in the oven, I'm gonna go ahead and squirt
a little bit of ketchup into my star shaped silicone liners. That way the kids can dip
their chicken nuggets in there. To go along with the chicken nuggets, I'm also gonna be adding
in some drinkable yogurt. Now, these yogurts are not
actually Mickey Mouse theme, these are Star Wars yogurts. And, you guys, let me know
in the comments down below if you know which Star
Wars character this is. Next, I'm gonna add in some cucumbers and I did go ahead and cut
those into star shapes, just to make 'em a little bit more fun. Next, I'm gonna add a small
container of ranch in there, then in the other section of the lunchbox, I went ahead and peeled
some up mandarin oranges and I have just a few blueberries left, so I'm gonna sprinkle
some in each section, so everyone has just a few. And I am gonna go ahead and add a cute little Mickey Mouse
pick right into the fruit, just to dress it up a little bit. And then now that are Mickey
Mouse chicken nuggets are done, I can go ahead and add
those into the lunchbox and then, lastly, to complete this lunch, I'm going to give each
kid a Good 2 Grow bottle. And this is the one that has fruit juice and vegetable juice in there. And I thought it would
be really cute to use the Mickey and Minnie toppers to go along with today's lunch. (bell dinging) All right, first up, we have Mackenzie. What'd you think? - [Mackenzie] I really liked it. - [Jennifer] What was your favorite part? - [Mackenzie] My favorite
part was the yogurt drink. - [Jennifer] What'd you
think of the chicken nuggets? - [Mackenzie] They were good. - [Jennifer] Good job. Next up, we have Lily. So it looks like she has a
few little blueberries left and maybe a few cucumbers,
what'd you think, babe? - [Lily] Um, it was pretty good. - [Jennifer] Pretty good,
what was your favorite part? - [Lily] Um, chicken nuggets. - [Jennifer] Chicken nuggets. You used all your ketchup, huh? You really ketchup? - [Lily] Yep. - [Jennifer] Good job. Okay, last up, we have Jackson's. Looks like he ate all
of his chicken nuggets. He, too, has a few pieces of fruit left and he didn't finish his cucumbers. How come? - [Jackson] Because they
tasted weird, for some reason. - [Jennifer] Weird? Well, what was your favorite part? - [Jackson] My favorite part
was the chicken nuggets. - [Jennifer] Yeah, those were good? - [Jackson] Uh-huh, and I really liked the yogurt drink, too. - [Jennifer] What was
your favorite, Griffin? - [Griffin] I liked the yogurt. - [Jennifer] The yogurt was your favorite? - [Griffin] Mm-hmm. - [Jennifer] You like the chicken nuggets, those were good? - Yeah.
- Did you eat 'em all? - [Griffin] Uh-huh. - [Jennifer] Good job, high five. - [All Kids] See you next week. - [Jennifer] Thank you
guys so much for watching and I'll see you in my next video.
