Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Healthy School Group Box Lunches New York

By Linda Adams


Finding recipes for kid's lunch boxes can be tricky. Most parents just reheat left over from last n night's dinner and send their kids on their way. Lunch is a pretty important meal during a child's day, though, so if you have more time to think about and make what your kids will be taking to lunch at school, put in the extra effort. Making sure your kids are eating right in the middle of the day will definitely pay off in the future! Below are four recipes for kid's School Group Box Lunches New York

Chicken Salad Sandwich; Put some chopped chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber between slices of whole wheat bread. You may add cheese or salad dressing to this sandwich to make it yummier and more appealing. Remember that you don't have to use chicken. You can substitute chicken for tuna, sliced beef, or sliced turkey. Almost any member of the protein group will go well with this sandwich, and so you can actually mix it up and have a different one every day!

One portion from each of the groups plays a crucial role. Calcium: a small pot of yogurt, a small carton of milk, matchbox size of cheese, sardines, small tinned wild salmon, not forgetting plant-based sources of calcium, such as quinoa, green leafy veg, almonds, tahini and hummus.

Croquettes; this recipe takes a bit more time to prepare. Ensure undertake the prep for it the night before, and just do the frying on the morning you're going to pack it. While frying isn't the healthiest form of cooking because of the excessive oil, croquettes are easy finger foods for kids.

Make eating lunch as easy as possible for smaller kids: Break oranges/clementines/satsumas into segments. Cut apples into slices and sprinkle with lemon juice to avoid browning and to add extra vitamin C? Take grapes off bunch and just include individually. I know this sound like small things, but you will notice they do make a difference to a lunch eaten or not!

If you remember that each lunch box should have four main groups in it, it will make packing their lunch a little easier. They should have a main dish, with carbohydrates, protein and good fat in it, a vegetable side, a fruit side, and a snack, which may be seen as a mini-dessert. An example of these four groups could be, a sandwich with hummus and salad, some carrot sticks, an apple and a healthy fruit and nut bar, if nuts are allowed at your child's school.

Quinoa salad: Quinoa is a super grain and contains all eight essential amino acids so is a great source of protein as well as a rich source of calcium. It's a favorite with all the family and perfect for lunch boxes.

Always try to put in a juice box and fruit cup into the lunch box apart from the above suggestions. Yogurt and granola bars can also work as a sweet snack. Ask your children what extras they would like in their lunch boxes and keep them healthy!




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