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When I send my Twins off to 1st grade I will be sending lunches, Can anyone give me good ideas for variety.
Answer
Make sure you have a small freezer pack in the bag to keep things cold, and ALWAYS send along your own plastic cutlery!!!
Tortilla shells - coat them with stuff the kids like (i.e. ham/cheese, cream cheese with jam or with drained fruit cocktail or banana - then roll them up and slice.
Cold leftover pizza.
Hummus with bagel chips.
Make your own "Lunchable" with healthy alternatives - real sliced leftover roast beef or chicken, cubes/slices of real cheddar cheese, crackers and a cup of washed individual grapes. Vegetable sticks are always welcome by kids, especially if you include a small container of their favorite low-fat dip.
Yogurt is a favorite of most kids and great for school lunches. Children also like cold rice, pasta, and couscous, which can be sent in a container and kept cold.
They love string cheese.
Try wrapping thin slices of lean deli roast beef around short bread sticks.
Cubes of lean ham or turkey breast are also good for kids along with a little packet of mustard or ketchup from a fast food restaurant - for dipping.
Try different pita breads or tortilla wrappings filled with a favorite sandwich meat (NOT a processed meat) or salad, meat and cheese kabobs, or a macaroni salad.
Salsa and chips, assorted pickles, or veggie sticks and slices with dip.
Choose fruits that are easy to eat and not messy. Be sure to peel fruits that need it, and cut them into finger-size pieces for younger children.
Vary the bread offerings from plain sliced bread to raisin bread, pita pockets, dinner rolls, flour tortillas, or mini-bagels.
Rice cakes are a fun addition. Pack tuna salad, peanut butter or cheese spread in a separate container to be spooned on at lunchtime so the cakes don't get soggy.
Mix cream cheese with raisins and a dash of honey to spread on graham crackers.
An old favorite is Ants on a Log. Fill celery sticks with cream cheese, sprinkle with grated carrot, and push in raisons for ants.
If you make chicken breasts, prepare an extra serving and slice it for sandwiches the next day instead of purchasing deli lunch meat.
While youâre making dinner, boil a few eggs. Pack the eggs whole, make deviled eggs, or use them in egg salad.
Make an extra baked potato and pack it with nutritious toppings.
Try some of these sandwich fillings in whole-wheat pocket bread, on whole-grain bread, bagels, crackers, English muffins, rice cakes or rolls, or try filling and rolling tortillas or lavash flat bread.
Cheese, avocado, and sprouts
Grilled cheese with cucumber or sprouts
Leftover grilled vegetables (bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, eggplant, zucchini) with sliced cheese, goat cheese, or pesto sauce
Cheddar or mozzarella cheese with apple slices
Brie cheese with mustard and sprouts
Cheese, tomato, sprouts or lettuce, and pesto sauce
Leftover turkey loaf with tomatoes, and lettuce or sprouts
Sliced leftover chicken or turkey, cranberry sauce, and lettuce
Sliced leftover chicken or turkey, honey mustard, tomatoes, and lettuce or sprouts
Sliced leftover beef with mayonnaise or horseradish, sliced tomato and cucumbers
Chicken salad made with celery, lettuce, and tomato
Tuna/cucumber/green pepper salad with tomato
Salmon salad with lettuce or sprouts
Shrimp salad with lettuce or sprouts
Lowfat cream cheese, and smoked salmon (with tomato, and red onion)
Mix a container of lowfat strawberry yogurt and 1 cup reduced-fat frozen whipped topping (thawed) to make a yogurt dipping sauce for berries; or core an apple and fill it with peanut butter (sprinkle the apple with orange or lemon juice to prevent discoloration); toss a few nuts and M&M's or chocolate chips into a dried fruit mixture to make a healthful snack or dessert.
Here are good veggie/fruit choices - remember to send at least 2 servings: baby carrots (they come packaged plain or with ranch dip); celery sticks (add peanut butter and raisins); julienned, strip-cut or zigzag-cut carrots, zucchini, sweet peppers, cucumbers and summer squash (presentation, presentation!); lettuce and tomato slices (pack separately to put onto a sandwich); grape tomatoes; cubed or cut melon; orange wedges; kiwi slices; pineapple cubes (fresh or juice-packed); berries; apples; and dried fruit such as apricots, raisins, sweetened dried cranberries and cherries.
Make sure you have a small freezer pack in the bag to keep things cold, and ALWAYS send along your own plastic cutlery!!!
Tortilla shells - coat them with stuff the kids like (i.e. ham/cheese, cream cheese with jam or with drained fruit cocktail or banana - then roll them up and slice.
Cold leftover pizza.
Hummus with bagel chips.
Make your own "Lunchable" with healthy alternatives - real sliced leftover roast beef or chicken, cubes/slices of real cheddar cheese, crackers and a cup of washed individual grapes. Vegetable sticks are always welcome by kids, especially if you include a small container of their favorite low-fat dip.
Yogurt is a favorite of most kids and great for school lunches. Children also like cold rice, pasta, and couscous, which can be sent in a container and kept cold.
They love string cheese.
Try wrapping thin slices of lean deli roast beef around short bread sticks.
Cubes of lean ham or turkey breast are also good for kids along with a little packet of mustard or ketchup from a fast food restaurant - for dipping.
Try different pita breads or tortilla wrappings filled with a favorite sandwich meat (NOT a processed meat) or salad, meat and cheese kabobs, or a macaroni salad.
Salsa and chips, assorted pickles, or veggie sticks and slices with dip.
Choose fruits that are easy to eat and not messy. Be sure to peel fruits that need it, and cut them into finger-size pieces for younger children.
Vary the bread offerings from plain sliced bread to raisin bread, pita pockets, dinner rolls, flour tortillas, or mini-bagels.
Rice cakes are a fun addition. Pack tuna salad, peanut butter or cheese spread in a separate container to be spooned on at lunchtime so the cakes don't get soggy.
Mix cream cheese with raisins and a dash of honey to spread on graham crackers.
An old favorite is Ants on a Log. Fill celery sticks with cream cheese, sprinkle with grated carrot, and push in raisons for ants.
If you make chicken breasts, prepare an extra serving and slice it for sandwiches the next day instead of purchasing deli lunch meat.
While youâre making dinner, boil a few eggs. Pack the eggs whole, make deviled eggs, or use them in egg salad.
Make an extra baked potato and pack it with nutritious toppings.
Try some of these sandwich fillings in whole-wheat pocket bread, on whole-grain bread, bagels, crackers, English muffins, rice cakes or rolls, or try filling and rolling tortillas or lavash flat bread.
Cheese, avocado, and sprouts
Grilled cheese with cucumber or sprouts
Leftover grilled vegetables (bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, eggplant, zucchini) with sliced cheese, goat cheese, or pesto sauce
Cheddar or mozzarella cheese with apple slices
Brie cheese with mustard and sprouts
Cheese, tomato, sprouts or lettuce, and pesto sauce
Leftover turkey loaf with tomatoes, and lettuce or sprouts
Sliced leftover chicken or turkey, cranberry sauce, and lettuce
Sliced leftover chicken or turkey, honey mustard, tomatoes, and lettuce or sprouts
Sliced leftover beef with mayonnaise or horseradish, sliced tomato and cucumbers
Chicken salad made with celery, lettuce, and tomato
Tuna/cucumber/green pepper salad with tomato
Salmon salad with lettuce or sprouts
Shrimp salad with lettuce or sprouts
Lowfat cream cheese, and smoked salmon (with tomato, and red onion)
Mix a container of lowfat strawberry yogurt and 1 cup reduced-fat frozen whipped topping (thawed) to make a yogurt dipping sauce for berries; or core an apple and fill it with peanut butter (sprinkle the apple with orange or lemon juice to prevent discoloration); toss a few nuts and M&M's or chocolate chips into a dried fruit mixture to make a healthful snack or dessert.
Here are good veggie/fruit choices - remember to send at least 2 servings: baby carrots (they come packaged plain or with ranch dip); celery sticks (add peanut butter and raisins); julienned, strip-cut or zigzag-cut carrots, zucchini, sweet peppers, cucumbers and summer squash (presentation, presentation!); lettuce and tomato slices (pack separately to put onto a sandwich); grape tomatoes; cubed or cut melon; orange wedges; kiwi slices; pineapple cubes (fresh or juice-packed); berries; apples; and dried fruit such as apricots, raisins, sweetened dried cranberries and cherries.
totes for school???!!!?
Q. i'm a 13 year old 8th grader that goes to this really small country school and for next year my teachers are trying this new thing that we are not allowed to go to our lockers in btw classes so we have to carry all of our books with us..... so do you think i should get a tote to carry my books... and if so what should i look like????
Answer
If your school will allow you to do it, the rolling suitcases or totes on wheels are a healthier way to move a heavy load. In recent years doctors have seen a significant rise in back problems in kids your age or a little older, and it seems connected to carrying lots of heavy books. If your school won't allow you to pull your books, use a proper backpack (and show your teachers the article below). Sorry to say, tote bags are the cutest solution but also the one that's the worst for you. Save them just for lightweight stuff.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6109088.stm
If your school will allow you to do it, the rolling suitcases or totes on wheels are a healthier way to move a heavy load. In recent years doctors have seen a significant rise in back problems in kids your age or a little older, and it seems connected to carrying lots of heavy books. If your school won't allow you to pull your books, use a proper backpack (and show your teachers the article below). Sorry to say, tote bags are the cutest solution but also the one that's the worst for you. Save them just for lightweight stuff.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6109088.stm
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