The average American school year is 180 days long, which translates to a whole lot of lunches to pack. It'd only be a number of days before I was sending my kids off to the bus stop with a can of tuna, a can opener and a note saying, "please don't hurt yourself with this". 

All kidding aside, I know my kids would get pretty tired of my standard lunchbox fare a few weeks into it so here's one way to make an effort to shake things up: Pack one of these incredibly tasty Whoopie Pies from Wicked Whoopies in between the carrot sticks and soy butter on whole wheat, and imagine their reaction when they sit down at the lunch table.  Made in Maine by a mom of two with a penchant for baking, these pies are so good, you'll have to hide them from yourself.