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Holidays are stressful for everyone, and can wreak havoc on your healthy decision making.  Inna Platner from @eat_yourgreens has some wonderful tips  and fall/winter salads that will help you stay on track throughout this holiday season.

Are you ever worried your kids aren't eating enough at lunchtime? Ever wonder how to get them to be more adventurous eaters? Our guest blogger this week has some great insight on the subject! Amanda @bento_ninja has some great tips to make lunchtime less of a struggle. If you have a picky eater in your home, you won't want to miss this! 

Halloween is just around the corner! And, that means you get to have tons of fun with Halloween-themed lunches this month. To help get your creative juices flowing, we've tapped the ever-so-crafty @bentosbybree to share 3 ghoulish yet healthy Bentgo lunchboxes you'll enjoy duplicating at home. 

Leftovers are a lifesaver when it comes to making healthy lunches for my kids to take to school. A quick and easy leftover lunch I like to make is Ham, Tomato & Basil Quiche. It's filled with nutritious veggies and it tastes delicious. I actually make two quiches at the same time (one for dinner and one for lunches) so I get two meals checked off my list at once. Prepping for this quiche recipe is simple and fairly quick. So, let's dive in.

When it comes to packing vegetarian lunches – protein is often a concern for many parents. Are we packing enough protein? Are our children getting enough protein to last them the full day at school? These concerns, although stemming from a place of love, are often unwarranted! Did you know that many non-meat foods contain protein in them?

Mix up your child's lunchbox this week with a delicious and nutritious Egg Salad Wrap recipe that you will want to take for lunch too. Our guest blogger Jenn from @pretend_its_a_donut shares her easy-to-whip-up egg salad recipe along with her recipes for the avocado "rose" and granola ball featured in this week's Bentgo Kids lunch box.

Are you already in a sandwich rut now that school is back in session? Our guest blogger Stephanie from @lovedbygiselle knows your struggle all too well. The eight-year, lunch-packing veteran has heard her girls complain about "another sandwich" more than a time or two. She's prepared a week of sandwich-free lunchboxes to help you overcome your child's sandwich blues.

No matter how busy your schedule is during the day, skipping lunch is always a bad idea according to our guest blogger this week. Taking a daily lunch break not only helps refuel your body, but also provides a much-needed timeout so you can decompress and re-energize your mind. If you have back-to-back-to-back meetings on your calendar this week, these delicious Thyme Goat Cheese Mini Muffins from Jessica @cinnaminimuffin, are packed with the nutrients you need to make it through your hectic day.

Making kid-approved lunches that are both healthy and tasty is the challenge of every parent in America. But, it's even more difficult when you have a picky eater on your hands. Check out how this week's guest bloggers, Alia Sullivan and Danielle Wahlstrom (aka @2BlondeMamas), get their little ones to clean their plates.

If you took the summer off from packing lunch every day for your kids, it can be a bit of a challenge to get back in the swing of things again. Not to worry, Jennifer Gabot, our guest blogger this week has three surefire tips for helping you pack multiple healthy lunches every day of the week.

Parents love bento-style lunch boxes because they inherently make it easy to pack unique lunches that are fun and nutrient dense. But, in this blog, Inna Platner explains why her kids love them for back to school. Plus, she shares the six tips she's learned along the way for keeping each compartment appetizing–especially when you have a picky eater on your hands.