Instructions: Spread peanut butter or flavored cream cheese on a rice cake. Pack sprinkles, raisins, or pretzels for decoration.

Pack a banana. Put peanut butter in a small container, put sprinkles in another, and pack a plastic spoon. You child can decorate the banana at lunchtime.

Cut sandwiches into various shapes using cookie cutters.

Core and apple, stuff it with peanut butter, and wrap in foil.

Make a pizza roll using a tortilla. Cover with tomato sauce, grated cheese, and anything else you like. Then roll up tightly.

Pack loving notes in the lunchbox. Or carve simple notes or smiley faces on the peel of fruit or sandwich tops.

NOTES : This sounds like a trick I learned at Weight Watchers. Spread peanut butter on a chocolate/chocolate chip rice cake and drizzle with a little Hersheys syrup. Sprinkle with cinnamon and top with raisins. It really tastes sinful. [Penchard@aol.com]

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