Dino Sandwiches

I would do just about anything to get my boys to eat a sandwich!  Since Benjamin changed schools back in September, I have to make lunches 5 days a week, and it gets tricky to come up with a variety of healthy lunches/snacks, and while sandwiches might not be at the top of the list of healthy, they aren't that bad either.  So, below, I have outlined in detail how to make a "Dino Sandwich."  Watch....and learn!

You take 2 pieces of fresh, white, Sunbeam bread!  (Timothy and I like 7 grain, among other more healthy ones, but Benjamin is partial to traditional white bread.  So, for now, we go with it!)

Cover each piece of bread with a small bit of Hellmann's REAL mayonnaise.  (None of the imitation crap.)  Something I should add here is that I hate mayo so much that I normally don't even want to touch it, but hey, I'm on a mission, remember? 

 Put one slice of American Cheese and 2 very thin slices of ham on the bread.

Place your sandwich together, and pull out the DINO sandwich cutter.  (Purchased at my local Ace Hardware Store, Alspaugh's.)

And....PRESS!  Then, pull off the excess crust/etc. from the outside of the cutter. 

Normally, this would be eaten by me, but I hate mayo.  So, I offered it to Benjamin.  I hate to spoil the end, but he loved the sandwich so much, he ate all of the crust too - so I didn't even have to feel like I was being wasteful!  I couldn't have planned this better in my dreams!  Ha!

A step most would forget....flipping it over and pressing on the cutter so that when you push out the sandwich, it's a nice clean cut!   And, yes, I am anal.  I admit it.

Wallah!  2 Dino sandwiches. 

Both boys are excited to try the Dino Sandwiches!  (And..yes, I am even so anal that I clean the plate of any crumbs before presenting the sandwiches to the boys.)

Timothy takes a bite! 

 Verdict?  2 Thumbs up! 

Timothy shares a bite with Benjamin! 

 Benjamin gives an un-enthused 2 thumbs up, but have no fear, he ate 2 Dino Sandwiches tonight - AFTER eating a full plate of chicken, rice, green beans, and apples slices.  (I won't be able to afford to feed this kid when he is a teenager!)

Lastly, if you really want to pull out all of the stops, make a choo choo train. 

At our house, it's sure to be a winner!  (Benjamin wanted to eat this one too, but I convinced him that he was full and saved this one for his lunch tomorrow!  Whew.)