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Our Favorite Sandwich Alternative for School Lunches

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ALDI Lunch Ideas

Update: The giveaway has closed, but read on to learn about an easy way to make your non-sandwich-eating kids happy!

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not one of those fancy school lunch Moms. The chances that I’ll ever cut my kids’ fruit and veggies into the shape of Minions or Bunny Rabbits are slim to none.

I like simplicity. I like lunch ideas that don’t require more brain power than I can muster at 7 am. And I like giving my kids’ food that is healthy and I know they will actually eat.

We have one son who is not a sandwich eater and one that is. After some trial and error, I stumbled onto a lunch idea for my non-sandwich-eating son that is just as easy and passes his test.

Sandwich alternative

It involves the same components as a sandwich – ham and cheese and Miracle Whip – but I wrap it up in a flour tortilla like a pinwheel instead. Easy peasy.

I discovered ALDI’s Never Any! Uncured Black Forest Ham a while back and seriously love it better than any other lunch meat I’ve had.

The Never Any! line of meats includes a variety of meats like chicken, turkey and sausage, and each product is certified by the USDA as meeting three criteria:

1. No antibiotics

2. No added hormones or steroids

3. No animal by-products (vegetarian fed)

Add to this fact that it’s just $3.29 per 7 oz. package and I’m sold. I never leave ALDI without it.

My son loves it too and gobbles up his lunch daily without a single carrot carved in the shape of Mickey Mouse. That’s a win-win in my book.

Our favorite alternative to Sandwiches for School Lunches.

I’m excited to share that one lucky Cha-Ching on a Shoestring reader will win a $50 ALDI Gift Certificate in honor of their new Never Any! Line of Meats.

Here’s how to enter:

You have up to three possible methods of entry:

  • Leave a comment below letting me know if you have tried any of ALDI’s Never Any! meats yet. 

Note: Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to leave your comments.  (If you are reading this is an e-mail click here to do so.) By leaving a separate comment for each entry you will have a greater chance of winning!  E-mail responses will not be considered as an entry in the giveaway.

This giveaway ends at 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, August 21, 2016. I will randomly select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on this site.

Disclaimer: This giveaway is sponsored by ALDI.  But as always, the rest is all me!

Comments

  2. Renee McCreary says

    Love Aldis & the whole Aldis experience! They just get better & better! Haven’t tried Aldis Never Any! meats but always trying their new products. ?

  4. JoAnn C. says

    i haven’t yet tried the Never Any brand. I do my shopping monthly and I’ll be looking forward to buying some soon. Thanks for the chance to win!

  5. Kay Housewright says

    I am already a subscriber to your emails and have been for a long time! Thank you so much for always sharing such great things with us!

  6. Kay Housewright says

    I have not tried any of the “Never any” meats but I do shop at Aldi regularly and have purchased other things there that have “never any” qualities! I love shopping there!

  7. Heather Martin Kuhn says

    I discovered Never Any! Turkey breast on a recent Aldi’s trip.
    and as my nephew (Who I watch every day), hates bread, I sliced an apple, brushed it w/ melted apple jelly and wrapped in Never Any! Turkey slices and skewered a small chunk of Simply Nature Organic Sharp Cheddar Cheese and a dried cranberry! I had six kids for a sleepover, and, he told me that his friends thought it was weird but when they tried it it, “Tasted like Thanksgiving!” and could they all “Not have the sandwiches I made for them!?” Next experiment are the ham slices, spread w/ pineapple cream cheese and rolled! I told him that one, and his exact words were “Let me ask the ‘Guys’, before you make the sandwiches next time!”

  8. Natasha says

    Hi there!
    Love your emails – I have been a subscriber for months now! I haven’t tried any of Aldi’s never any Meats yet but will definitely check them out!
    Thanks!

  11. Laurie Conlon says

    I have not tried the Aldi’s meats yet but I soon will do so!! We love Aldi’s!! Thank you!

  16. pam sheets says

    I love Aldi’s.

    Great idea.
    ,fyi
    anyone watching their weight ,try using Hungry Girl flat wraps.
    I tweeted,posted on facebook and pinterest.