Let me walk you through how I made the sushi rolls:
- Roll a rolling pin over pieces of sandwich bread until it is the thickness you desire.
- Spread or place the foods you want on top of the bread. We used apple jelly and honey baked ham.
- Roll each slice of bread up to create a tube.
- Slice the sandwich sushi rolls as thick or thin as you like.
I made apple and Colby Jack cheese apple shaped cutouts to place on top of the sandwich sushi rolls to dress them up a little bit. The outlines of the cutouts were placed in the upper right hand section of the lunch box. I sprinkled the apples with a tiny bit of lemon juice to keep them from going brown.
Since the apple of my eye loves applesauce with a dash of cinnamon, I put that in the lunch too. JDaniel might not understand the phrase apple of my eye, but he really enjoyed having an apple themed sandwich sushi lunch in his kids lunch.
Oh! Another reason I like the sushi sandwiches in a kids lunch is that rather than having a whole sandwich or a half or even quarters is that this lunch has bite size pieces that kids can pop in their mouths. I think it might encourage kids to try new foods or eat more of a sandwich than being presented with big pieces of sandwich.
Mama to 5 says
what a super cute theme! Love the tiny apples.
The Dose of Reality says
Adorable! I will definitely do the apple shaped sandwiches for the first day of school, too! :)-Ashley
Lisa @ Two Bears Farm says
Looks like a great lunch. My mom used to flatten bread and make roll ups for me when I was a kid. I loved them with butter and cinnamon/sugar on them. She’d make them for me when I was sick 🙂
Blond Duck says
If I’m half as good of a mom as you, I’ll be happy!
Kristyn says
what an adorable lunch idea! i need to do this for my daughter once she starts school next week!
Tamara Camera says
Oh, I just love this! These are the best.
Liz says
Yes, kids do love to pick up little bites of this and that. It’s a wonderful lunch!
LisaLisa says
This is so cute! I love this and I am going to make this for my kids lunch!
Natalie F says
It looks delicious! JDaniel is truly an apple of your eye. Too bad my daughter doesn’t eat sandwiches 🙁
alissa apel says
I’ve tried this, but didn’t think about using a rolling pin. I’ll need to try it again.
Alaina Bullock says
What a great idea! Using a rolling pin! I have never thought of that, but will definitely be giving it a try! Love the apple theme!
Emmy says
Oh I like the sandwich sushi roll idea!
eclecticlamb says
I love this lunch! So cute!
happyvballgirl says
Awwww, what an adorable lunch!! Love that *someone* couldnt’ wait to dig into that applesauce! 🙂
Diana - FreeStyleMama says
Love it!!
Adrian's Crazy Life says
What a pretty lunch. My Mom certainly never made fancy lunches like this. Thanks for visiting me on my SITS day.