Prepping Work Lunches

Brad was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes back in December.  He was basically told that he needed to eat more frequently (and better, of course) to better maintain his blood sugar.  We were able to adjust to this during December because he was off of work for most of the month.  However, when he went back to work, it turned out to be a huge adjustment.  We found our method for packing his lunches that we used in the past would not work.  It was very last minute and unorganized for the most part.  I would pack as many non-perishables as I could in his lunch box, then he would pack all the cold things the next morning.  This seems easy enough, but now there was much more he needed to include.  Here is what I did:

To make things easier on Brad, I used one of our magnetic dry-erase boards to make him a checklist.  Each day has its own checklist.  It lists all the food he is to pack in his lunchbox so that he doesn't forget anything.  Just as before, I have been trying to pre-pack his non-perishable items.  I am not always perfect at this, however.  But most of the items are ready to go in our pantry.  We have a shoe organizer on the back of our pantry door that holds the different items.  Each morning, Brad checks off each item as he packs it.  He is less likely to forget something this way, and he will be able to have all of his snacks throughout the day!