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School Lunches
Healthy -- and yummy -- brown bags, without the PB-and-J
Ooey-Gooey Peanut Butter-Chocolate Brownies
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School Lunch Recipes
 Ooey-Gooey Peanut Butter-Chocolate Brownies
 Cumin-Dusted Pita Chips
 Turkey-Vegetable Wraps



By Krista Ackerbloom and Ann Taylor Pittman

Remember school lunches? Square pizza served with mushy canned corn -- it was enough to make you beg your mom for a brown-bag lunch. Now, we're sure school lunches have come a long, long way since we were in school. (Hey...it wasn't that long ago!) But many folks like having more control over what their kids eat and opt for packing them a lunch. Being control freaks ourselves, we understand.

When the same old PB-and-Js get old, what can you do? Get creative with what you put in your kids' lunchboxes. Here, we've paired pita chips with a turkey wrap and brownies. The chips are flavored with cumin, so tell your kids they're taco-flavored. The wrap presents your kids with a new shape that's way more fun than a plain sandwich. It's flavored with kid-approved ranch dressing and features sweet corn and red bell pepper; the natural sweetness in these ingredients make them kid-friendly. And the brownies -- oh, the brownies. They're not dubbed "Ooey Gooey" for nothing.