Zoe's Lunchbox: XXX Lunch

No, no .. nothing like that. Literally, this lunch was for the letter 'X'. Now, I'd love to say I had the talent to make a xylophone like at More Than Your Average Mom, but this will have to do. Oh, and apparently the letter 'X' is a tricky one to get just right for our 3-1/2 year old. It's those darn slanty lines I tell you!

'X' peanut butter sandwich, Trader Joe's veggie straws, celery sticks, salami, mozzarella/cheddar stick (kind of slanty and crossed like an 'x'), X-otic fruits - dragonfruit and Ataulfo mango, candy bones (play on x-ray).

Okay so I really did stretch it, but I just can't figure out how to do some silly xray fish or portray xerox in a lunch. I just can't. Hey, the kiddo 'got' it, so I can't really complain. Oh, and the dragonfruit? First time we've tried it. I saw a post about trying new things, in particular this fruit, on a Lunches Fit For a Kid, so I was intrigued. So, when I cleverly thought of 'x'otic fruits, I knew it was our chance to give it a try. It wasn't bad. It really wasn't much of anything, though. It is textured sort of like kiwi with all the little seeds, but really quite bland in flavor. I think it would be great in a mixed fruit salad for texture, but I'm officially calling dragonfruit a gimmick. It's all beautiful and enticing on the outside.. but you get in there, and you're kind of feeling a bit ripped off. Ah well. I was lucky to find them quite cheap and bought 2, so we'll try them in a couple different fruit combos. I love kiwi texture, so it works for me to add them in with other soft fruits, at least. And they are striking to look at for sure.