| Make your kids look forward to lunch time with these ten ideas (two weeks worth) for brown baggin' it! Pita Bread and Tortilla Rolled Sandwiches They can be stuffed with cheese, lunch meat, or other sandwich fillings.
Tuna or Chicken Salad Add zip to the salads by using low-fat cottage cheese instead of mayonnaise, chopped apples,pineapples, or grated carrots. If you like curry dishes, add a dash of curry powder.
Peanut Butter Sandwiches Sliced bananas are a great addition to this old favorite. Or instead of banana, add apple and a little cinnamon.
Hard-Boiled Eggs These can be "deviled", or for sandwiches simply slice the eggs and spread the bread with a little mayonnaise and mustard. Add lettuce or chopped watercress.
Mini Bagels with Peanut Butter and Raisins Two mini bagels or half bagel, spread with peanut butter and raisins. Add cheese stick and cut strawberries.
Salad Wrap Wrap salad and diced ham and cheese in a flour tortilla. Supplement with a banana, pudding cup, and 100% fruit juice.
Quick Pizza Melt cheese and pizza sauce in a pita bread.
"Lunchables"- Create Your Own Cut meat slices and cheese into pieces that will fit on crackers. Pack the meat, cheese, and crackers together, and use take-out condiment packets (mayo, mustard) if you have some on hand.
Mini Hawaiian Pizzas Round crackers, shredded cheese, pineapple chunks, packed in doubled plastic snack bags. Add a small container with a small amount of tomato sauce.
Ham and Cheese Sticks Roll up cheese and ham and use a pretzel stick to hold it together. Add carrot sticks with yogurt dip, raisins, and 100% fruit juice. |
Stock your refrigerator & pantry with these snacks:
Slices of pepperoni, salami, turkey or ham Slices of fake meat (pepperoni, etc) Cheese sticks, cubes, or slices Hard-boiled eggs Yogurt tubes or cups Corn chips and bean dip Pita triangles and hummus dip Peanut butter Raw veggies (carrots, celery) Raw fruits (apples, oranges, melon, berries, avocado) Dried fruits Nuts Crackers Rice cakes Graham crackers Cereal and Granola bars Dill pickles Applesauce |