Lunchbox Makeovers

September brings with it a return to weekday routines—of alarm clocks, deadlines and packed lunches. While we can't push your morning meeting an hour later or reassign that school assignment for next week, we can at least provide some inspiration for packed lunches to help fuel your day!

Elementary School 

Stainless steel bento snack and sandwich box 

1. Egg salad sandwich using Springford Farms eggs, Portofino whole wheat bread, 52 Foot Farms microgreens 

2. School-safe cookies (tree-nut free) 

3. Reusable water bottle   

4. Local berries  

5. Crinkle-cut local carrots  

6. Crackers with Little Qualicum Cheeseworks Monterey Jill 

Highschool  

Stackable stainless steel container with handmade beeswax wrap by Honey Pot 

1. Chicken and bacon wrap with Island Farmhouse Poultry, Tannadice Farms thick-cut bacon, local seasonal greens  

2. Tree Island yogurt (Prairie Berry)

3. Hornby Organic Energy Bar (Pumpkin Fudge) 

4. Local fruit and veg with dip 

5. Reusable water container and cutlery 

College/University  

Stainless steel container wrapped in furoshiki linen

1. Pasta salad made with penne pasta, Natural Pastures Cheese Company fresh curd, local vegetables  

2. RockCoast Protein Bar (Caramel Chocolate) 

3. Good Life Juice fresh-pressed juice 

4. Island Gold hardboiled egg  

5. Vancouver Island Sea Salt tin 

6. Seasonal fruit  

7. Reusable cutlery  

Workday 

Re-heatable glass containers  

1. Local salmon with rice 

2. Green salad of local arugula, red cabbage, greenhouse cucumbers 

3. Homemade vinaigrette with Yellow Deer Mustard (Whisky Maple)

4. Denman Island Chocolate (Cool Mint)

5. Vancouver Island Sea Salt tin 

6. Local cherries 

7. Thermos with Drumroaster Coffee 

8. Reuseable cutlery