FOOD ON STICKS

Think chicken satays, beef skewers or sausage kebabs, packed on lunchbox sized sticks. (Use flat, blunt-edged bamboo sticks, not the pointy toothpick-like style)

Get a recipe: Pizza Pops and a Calzone Bonus

For more ideas for food on sticks please visit http://www.brit.co/100-on-a-stick/

Pack with: Rice, sliced cucumbers, sliced mango, and yoghurt covered pretzels

 

QUESADILLAS

These can be a kid favourite and don’t have to be piping hot to be delicious.

Get a Recipe: Cheese Quesadillas

Pack with: Avacado slices or guacamole, pineapple chunks, pumpkin seeds or tortilla chips.

SPRING ROLLS

Rice paper wrappers (Chinese pancakes) or large lettuce leaves make great rolled-up meals that are fun to eat.

Get a recipe: Spring rolls

Pack with: Cubed meat or cheese, sliced red bell peppers, blueberries and chocolate squares.

 

 

DELI MEAT ROLL-UPS

Think outside the bun! Rolling up sliced turkey, ham or roast beef around cheese sticks, cream cheese and even greens can change the way your kids think about lunch meat.

Get a recipe: Deli Meat Roll Ups

 Pack with: Whole-wheat pretzels, celery (optional sunflower butter filling), cinnamon sprinkled apple slices and coconut macaroon.

 

 

VEGETABLE SUSHI OR ONIGIRI

Use leftover rice and cooked fish from a previous meal, making sushi for the family can be as easy as making sandwiches – especially if the kids feel like helping.

Get a recipe: Onigiri Rice Balls with Salmon

Pack with: Sushi condiments, edamame, raspberries, homemade cookie

 

COLD NOODLE SALADS

Think soba noodles with black sesame seeds or plain udon noodles.

Get a recipe: Soba Noodles with Chicken & Vegetables

Pack with: Fruit salad – think kiwi, pineapple & mango, sugar snap peas and chocolate raisins

 

 

HUMMUS AND PITTA PLATE

Nine out of ten kids love a good smear of hummus, why not make it the star of the show?

Get a recipe: Quick Hummus

Pack with: Salami, olives, carrot sticks, baby tomatoes and sliced grapes. (Dipping is easier and less messy if you pack the hummus in a separate container)

 

 

 

QUINOA SALAD

Mix the meats, cheeses and veggies your child likes into plain quinoa and dress lightly with a basic vinaigrette.

Get a recipe: Quinoa Salad

Pack with: Tomato/mozzarella/basil lollipops, homemade popcorn, pear slices, baby brownie.

 

 

BREAKFAST FOR LUNCH

Make extra food if you have a special breakfast on a weekend and save the leftovers for lunches, think hard boiled eggs, leftover pancakes and left over sausages.

Get a recipe: 2 Ingredient Banana Pancakes

Pack with: Sliced strawberries, squeezable yoghurt (frozen yoghurt tubes also make great mini ice packs and typically thaw by lunch).

 

 

LEFTOVER PICNIC LUNCH

If you’d eat it for lunch on the weekend why not pack it in a lunch box? Nothing beats a cold chicken leg on a Monday.

Get a recipe: Cheese and Spinach Pasties

Pack with: Potato salad or coleslaw, watermelon, broccoli with yoghurt ranch dip.