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- June 12, 2019
Mom invents freezer-friendly sandwiches
The Lunchwich has been kid-tested and approved.
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In 2006, Stouffer founded Mom Made Foods in Alexandria, Virginia, and began putting out healthy and organic meals. The brand currently has a line of frozen entrees that can be heated in the microwave, or oven and meatballs that can be microwaved or heated via stove top.
Stouffer said the ingredients in all her company's foods are clean. The Lunchwich in particular has no artificial additives, artificial colors, bleached flour, high fructose corn syrup, preservatives or monoglycerides and diglycerides -- often found in processed foods.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mom Made Foods (@mommadefoods) on Sep 14, 2018 at 3:27pm PDT
The Lunchwich is Mom Made's latest creation. A Kickstarter campaign was launched to raise $10,000 to get the product into grocery store freezers. Backers who pledge $50 will receive first the shipments to stock their freezer.
The crustless, frozen sandwiches are bagged and ready to go in four, kid-tested and approved flavors: peanut butter-grape, cheddar, cheddar-mozzarella and cheddar-turkey.
Allyson Trail, Stouffer's former neighbor, said her three boys have eaten Mom Made Organic Cheesy Mac with peas, the meatballs, burrito pockets and the Lunchwich.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mom Made Foods (@mommadefoods) on May 8, 2019 at 5:49am PDT
Trail's kids do bring the sandwiches for lunch, but Trail especially loves them as an after-school snack, she said.
\"It's really convenient and it's tasty,\" Trail told \"GMA.\" \"My older son is more finicky so if he likes it, that's a pretty good indication that everyone will like.\"
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The Lunchwich will be available to purchase in some stores and online August 2019, just in time for back-to-school season.
Stouffer hopes her meals appeal to parents wanting quicker, healthier options -- not only to encourage healthy habits, but to preserve time for family togetherness.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mom Made Foods (@mommadefoods) on Jun 5, 2019 at 11:09am PDT
As for outside corporations, Kellogg's Special K creates freezer-friendly breakfast sandwiches as does Tyson Foods with their brand, Jimmy Dean. These companies do not market health-conscious ingredients in these particular products.
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