Lunchbox Fillers: Cut Vegetables - carrot, cucumber, celery, capsicum, snow peas, mushrooms. Avocado, mash it as a dip with fresh lime. Use as a spread. Cut in half and serve with a spoon. Eggs. Boiled. Mashed with avocado or homemade Mayo or aioli. Bacon & egg pies - cut a square of rye or wholemeal wrap and place into oiled muffin tray, place cut bacon/veges on cut wrap and crack an egg on top. Bake this at 180 for 15mins. Or try blending vegetables and leftover meat with 2 tbs coconut oil and 10 eggs - youll have 12-18 muffins. Bake at 180 for 25mins. Use prosciutto where possible also to avoid the nitrates and other chemicals in bacon. Fruit. Try and stick with 2 pieces maximum. This includes dried fruit. Yes fruit is better than processed sugar but if your child is sensitive to sugar, fruit is included in this. Plus it doesnt fill tummies for long. Dried fruit is very high in sugar, use it rarely. Seeds (and nuts if allowed). Pack in small containers or use seeds in slices, homemade muesli style slices, chocolate protein balls, in yoghurt. Sunflower, chia, pumpkin seeds. Seeds roasted in honey and tamari are delicious also. Yoghurt. Pimp up your yoghurt. Add chia seeds, blueberries and raw honey for example. Ditch the store bought squeeze yoghurts full of sugar and additives and buy a tub of organic natural Greek yoghurt (or make your own) and add your own flavours. Use reusable squeeze pouches and youll save money. Plus the nutritional hit will be far better. Add cocao or any Superfoods for Kidz powders you like. Sandwiches. Buy fresh preservative and additive free bread from Brumbys or Bakers Delight. Or make your own bread. Serve with chicken, avocado and cheese, remember that most processed meats arent great for our bodies so use leftover roast, roasted vegetables, avocado with lime to prevent brown. Mix up fillings and try serving a protein muffin, zucchini slice or the like instead of sandwiches every day. Our body likes nutrients and the best way is to mix it up. Cheese. Buy block cheese only. Organic where you can. Shredded and sliced cheese contain preservatives. Chop into pieces or add to sandwiches or slices and muffins. Homemade baking and slices. Some schools are strict on this being a rarity. I encourage you to use clean ingredients and make sure the sugar content isnt huge. Raw honey is a great sugar alternative as it has anti viral, anti fungal properties. Use cocao instead of chocolate, try using different flours: spelt, coconut flour. Add chia seeds. Use bananas. Pack a punch with good ingredients when thinking baking or raw treats. We have the opportunity to make every mouthful count with what our children eat every day. Yes theyll swap lunches, yes some food will come home uneaten but the main message is good, wholesome options for our bodies. Set the example - make sure youre eating well too. I know not all children will eat these options but some is better than none. Ditch the packets, make your own and make every mouthful count in 2015. Make time, it can be done. 😄
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 10:31:23 +0000
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