I made a turkey sandwich.

Literally.  Am I becoming that mom??  The one who spends hours creating the perfect appealing lunch so that my kid will actually eat at school?

Probably not.  I don't have the patience or the creativity for that shit.

But I did start this awesome little Facebook group at the beginning of the school year!  I called it "What's for lunch, Mom?" and it's been a pretty big hit!

There are nearly 100 of us in there now and we post the lunches that we make for our little eaters every day.  These women are dedicated!  But seriously, even as the creator, I have gotten some serious inspiration from seeing what other moms are packing. #momlifeyo

Which leads me to the turkey sandwich.

With Thanksgiving being this Thursday and also my FAVORITE holiday {{a food lover's dream, AMIRIGHT?!}}, when my girlfriend posted a picture in our group of a sandwich cut out as a turkey, I KNEW I HAD TO MAKE IT!  

So I made a turkey sandwich....and then I cut a turkey out of the turkey sandwich.  It's pretty awesome.  I hope the girl doesn't expect this kind of amazingness on a regular basis, though.  She will be seriously disappointed. 😜

Here's how I made it:

Make the sandwich however your kid will eat it
Cut the "body" of the turkey out carefully, in kind of an egg shape
Cut straight lines out of the remainder of the sandwich, to make the tail feathers
I used muenster cheese and an orange snacking pepper to make the eyes, beak, and feet, but you could use whatever you have on hand!
Use a larger sized straw to punch out the whites of the eyes and then a smaller sized straw to punch out the centers
Carefully cut a beak and two little feet from the pepper and voila!
A turkey! #gobblegobble 

If you're a mama who could use some lunch inspiration, feel free to come join us over in our little group on Facebook!  Follow this link and request to join. 💕

What's for lunch, Mom??