My culinary skills being what they are, packing a lovely lunch for Ben to tote off to pre-school presents something of a problem for me.

I guess I can go with the usual – grilled cheese, raisins and a couple of chocolate chip cookies, but I fear he’ll be the only kid whose mom still packs it old-school. Hopefully by the time he starts "classes" next week, I’ll have found some sort of prepackaged gourmet perfection that can be delivered to my doorstep fresh and fantastic on a weekdaily basis.

Failing that, maybe I’ll sneak Tricia Chin’s exceedingly adorable take on things into the Superman lunchbox Ben’s been toting around empty and eagerly these past few weeks. Her friendly faced trio is sure to be a hit with busy moms everywhere -- their shelf life is indefinite, they're high in fibre and you'll never have to worry about those nasty juice-box stains!

XOXO

Eliza

P.S. Any simple and healthy and portable kid-friendly meal ideas would be much appreciated, Posh Mamas. (Allie, you gourmet goddess, I’m looking at you...)