Many of us forget about the food bit... so over the next few days its a good idea to dig out the old lunch boxes, drink bottles, flasks and actually see what you have for this school year ahead.
If you find you don’t have enough, its a good time to search out the many deals available around the country, and involve the kids.....
Or if its your child's first year, make it an occasion heading out to buy the lunch box, drink bottle, thermos flask, there are lots of lunch sets available at the moment from Thomas the Tank to Barbie and lots of great deals to be had..... this is also a good way of encouraging kids who aren’t keen on school lunches to get involved.
Start the day with Breakfast....
Give the sugary cereals a break ....... try instead:……
Banana or any fruit &Yoghurt
Toastie ham & cheese
Boiled, poached or scrambled Eggs on toast
Omelette with ham
French Toast
Porridge with honey or brown sugar
Baked beans on toast
School lunches
Kids spend the minimum amount of time actually eating lunch – with many distractions.... so bear this in mind when packing your child’s lunch, food needs to be easy to eat, packed in easily opened containers/packages and if possible doesn’t require peeling.
Include the kids in the planning process, so over the next few days start discussing lunch ideas and foods they have liked over the summer.
These simple chats can transform the school lunch box. For example the roast chicken they loved over the summer could now form part of their lunch....
Go shopping with older kids with lunch ideas in mind... if you can don’t do this with a large grocery shop, as they tend to loose interest. Many kids get very tired of lunches as they take the same thing each day and don’t want to change so use this as an exercise to break the monotony!!!!
Small kids don’t eat that much in one sitting, so make small sandwiches, small boxes of raisins, small drinks.
Maybe try some pineapple on little cocktail sticks
Think about the different options for sandwiches, pita, cracker, rice cakes, small bagels, tortillas, focacia raisin or cinnamon bread
Make up a sandwich mix , store in a plastic container in the fridge ready to make up fresh in the morning....
Chopped chicken, low fat mayo, cucumber
Tuna Sweetcorn low fat mayo
Chopped chicken, low fat mayo, sweet chilli sauce
ChickenTikka
Roast chicken & Stuffing (easy to make your own stuffing and keep in a covered container in the fridge)
Ditch the sandwich option....go for
Couscous, chicken, raisins, apricots
Tuna, iceberg, sweet corn, cucumber
Snacks could include, dried fruits, pretzels, baked cracker, unsalted nuts, cereal bars
There are now so many drinks available from the diluted bottles (which work out very reasonable) also have a look at the offers in the shops at the moment @ packaged drinks & snacks many of them are on special offers.
Bake at the weekend with kids... things like fairy cakes, rocky roads, rice krispies, caramel slices
....and cut into small squares for treats in lunch boxes...
Make a batch of soup on the weekend and store in the fridge ready to dispatch into flasks in the morning....
Try....
Tomato & pasta
Leek potato & bacon
Chicken & sweetcorn
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