Lunch Revolution
>> Friday, August 27, 2010
It's a PARTY......a blog party that is! The Lunch Revolution Blog Party is a roundup of wonderful blog posts focusing on how to take back our children's lunch!
In the last few years I'm sure you've heard LOADS about improving what we feed our kids for lunch. I watched episode after episode of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution shaking my head. Yes, the food the adults were eating was bad but the food being fed to the kids at school was even WORSE! Thankfully, we live in Canada where kids pretty much have to bring their lunches b/c most schools don't have cafeterias.
Now it's up to me to figure out how to pack a lunch that is:
- Nutritious
- Delicious
- and most importantly FUN!
Evan starts preschool in September two days a week. I need to send him a nut free, chocolate free snack from at least 2 food groups whenever he attends. He is not a big eater so it needs to be small, appetizing to his palate & easy to eat.
Here are a few snacks ideas I threw together.
Mini cranberry zucchini muffins, 1/2 a string cheese, mini tomatoes & a baby bell pepper
Pita chips, a string cheese octopus & baby tomatoes
Cinnamon raisin mini bagel & string cheese
Some other ideas that could easily be sent with preschoolers for snack are:
- Mini blueberry pancakes
- Waffle sandwiches (filled with fruity cream cheese or apple butter)
- Mini blueberry muffins
- Cheese Puffs
- Cranberry banana bread
- Mini Morning Glory Muffins
- Homemade Pretzels
- English Muffin Pizzas
- Pinwheel sandwiches (tortilla, ham, cream cheese)
- Whole Wheat Noodles
I've stuck to preschool snacks because it's what I know (having a 3 yr old & all). I also think that preschool years are when we build the foundation of their food habits for years to come.
Jump over to Notes from the Cookie Jar to see all the Lunch Revolution blog posts. Definitely check them out for lots of great ideas, recipes & pictures of ways to take back our kids' lunch! Want to participate? Write your own post & link up at the Mr. Linky on Notes from the Cookie Jar.....did I mention that there are prizes???? Yep!
Do you pack your kid's lunch? If so what are your kids' favorite foods?
