Beets, broccoli, sauteed mushrooms, couscous with chicken, roasted pepper, eggplant & parsley, mango and cream cheese

Potato & zucchini frittata, orzo with tomato, basil & olive oil, broccoli, couscous with mushrooms & parsley, cream cheese & grapes

Orzo with tomato, parsley & olive oil, broccoli, roasted cauliflower, pear, Kozy Shack rice pudding, cheerios & buttered bread

Couscous with tomato, chicken & parsley, roasted cauliflower, brussel sprouts with ham & cream, broccoli, cheese, grapes & raspberries

Potato salad with pesto & cream, beets, edamame, barley salad with chicken, tomato & parsley, cheerios, papaya & crackers

Tomato, rice with salmon, parsley and boiled egg, broccoli, beets, cheese and grapes

Cheese, edamame, marinated tomato, roasted salmon, rice, beets, grapes and crisp bread

to respond to Gail's comment, I do not follow any cookbooks in preparing these lunchboxes. There can be a lot of staring into the fridge, trying to come up with something. Most the effort goes into the shopping, combing the aisles for anything that might work for her, although the selection in my neighborhood is pretty basic.

Barley, tomato and green bean salad, cauliflower, ham and cheese with kiwi, apple and crisp bread

Chicken breast, cooked carrot, beets, broccoli, potato salad, kiwi and cheese

Chicken breast, green beans, cheese, white beans in pesto, tomato, roasted parsnip and zucchini, baby banana and crackers

White beans in pesto, tomato, cauliflower, green beans, ham and cheese with cheerios, apple and crackers

Buckwheat, mushroom, white bean and pesto salad, tomato and cucumber, chicken breast, roasted zucchini, cheese and papaya and kiwi

Tomato, buckwheat, mushroom & parsley salad, roasted sweet potato with maple syrup and chicken breast, with kiwi, cheese and indian yogurt rice salad*

The rice salad was leftover from eating out in a local Indian restaurant. It was delicious with yogurt, cilantro and a little ginger and brown mustard seeds. I thought my daughter might like it.... she wouldn't even try it.

Orzo with tomato, broccoli and parmesan, cooked carrot, chicken breast and boiled egg (tossed in a little cream & mayonnaise), apple and cheese

Roasted sweet potato with maple syrup, asparagus, orzo with tomato, basil and parmesan, ham and cheese and fruit salad

Roasted sweet potato with maple syrup, beets, asparagus, quinoa with broccoli and tomato, cheese and cooked pineapple