school lunches (and breakfasts!)

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Our school district has been making brown-bagged lunches and breakfasts for all of the children (ages 1-18) in the area, regardless of income level. We got an email from the district at the beginning of the quarantine stating where we were to pick up the lunches. Originally we had to have the kids with us when picking up the meals, but they've relaxed that requirement as the shelter-in-place restrictions tightened, so now an adult can pick up the lunches without bringing all of their children and reduce the amount of exposure. Currently, meals are picked up daily with two bags for each child -- one with that day's lunch plus another with the next day's breakfast. The breakfasts always include either a carton of milk or juice plus a piece of fruit in addition to the entree, and the lunches always include a vegetable. Today the kids can pick either a turkey and cheese sandwich or two mini cheeseburgers (we don't pick at the time, they just hand the correct number of bags to us and we find out what's inside when we get home), plus some corn and either some green beans or fresh broccoli. Tomorrow's breakfasts are a chocolate chip Benefit Bar, a carton of chocolate milk (a treat for them!), and either an apple or orange. Since only one child in the house likes the Benefit Bars, we'll save those as snacks for him and will just make something like zucchini bread and scrambled eggs for breakfast in the morning. This has been extremely helpful for stretching our groceries and making sure the kids have good nutrition during this time. I'm especially grateful for that since most of the adults in the house haven't been able to return to our jobs and aren't earning any income right now. What are you having for lunch today? Do you already have plans for breakfast?