I used to hate making lunch for the kiddo, to the point where I’d feel annoyed and some days resentful that I had to do it. Yeah, I could have turned the responsibility over to her, but man, we have such a hard time getting out the door in the morning, we’d never be on time.
I’m not sure what changed, maybe just the way I was thinking about it, but now it doesn’t bother me so much. In fact, it gives me a few minutes in the morning to be in the moment, breathe in the new day, wake up a little, and show her how much I love her by sending her good, healthy food to eat at school.
This morning I sent her Apple Salad with Crab meat. This is usually made with tuna, however, I bought Crab meat one day (for myself) and then realized how many carbs it has. YIKES. I decided to see if she’d eat it, so I subbed the tuna with crab meat and she loved it. 🙂
Apple Salad with Crab
What you need:Â
imitation crab meat
mayo
1 stalk of celery
1 apple
pickles
What you do:
Dice up your crab meat and put it in a bowl. Add a little mayo and stir. How much you use depends on how much mayo you like in your salad, we use about a tablespoon or so.
Dice up your celery into small pieces and add it to the bowl.
Dice your pickles and add them to the bowl.
Dice your apple add it to the bowl.
Stir the ingredients to get them all mixed up and serve. 🙂 Or put the lid on and stick it in a lunch box with an ice pack.
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Sounds yummy – except the pickles.
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We have left the pickles out (when we accidentally ran out lol) and it was fine. It does add a nice little zing if you like that. 🙂
Dude – I never would have thought of using crab meat that way! I’m happy with the pickles, but I’ll pass on the celery 😀
Sounds awesome. I have to stay away from the carbs because of high cholesterol but I think I’ll try with tuna or even salmon. I’m always looking for something yummy and easy to take to work with me.
Yes, we usually eat it with tuna which makes it a fairly low carb dish. (depending of course on what you consider low carb lol).
Sounds good with tuna. We always have some in the cupboard. I might try this recipe out.
I like all the ingredients and will pick up a can of crab next shopping day. I can see how one’s attitude can change by looking at somewhat tedious or supposedly menial/repetitive tasks as labors of love instead. Great post! Gail at Making Life An Art
Sounds simply delicious!
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I’m a picky eater. I’d just be eating crab meat and apples. lol.
Glad your daughter loved it! 🙂