can we talk about school lunches - let's make a list!
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Cilantro rice with peas & sweet peppers. Yogurt raita with potatoes.
Chicken seekh kebab roll. Tortilla rolls with cream cheese, spinach and lunch meat of choice. You can slice to make pinwheels or just roll it up and pack like a burrito in a foil. |
Anonymous
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Lots of recipes and ideas for sandwich maker on this webpage. Scroll down quite a bit to see a bunch of recipe ideas. Most can be used in lunch boxes.
https://www.thriftyfun.com/Recipes-for-a-Sandwich-Maker-1.html 
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LOL - I pack the same things that I gave them for lunch during school, and they pretty much eat the same thing every day.
Kid 1 - Thermos with spaghetti and sauce, water bottle, baby carrots, sugar snap peas, fruit. Sometimes I'll put mac and cheese in thermos. Kid 2 who has celiac disease - gf pancake and turkey lunch meat or turkey pepperoni, cheese stick, yogurt tube, fruit, box of milk. |
Anonymous
That's wonderful. I have a kid like that and it is easy peasy to pack food for her. She has a very limited palette and wants the same food every day. I have another who wants variety every single day. He however is not a fussy eater and will try every thing once. Easier to pack for kid 1, easier to cook for kid 2. Are you sweetening the gf pancake? Or is it a substitute for bread for the lunch meat? |
Anonymous
| I do the bento box type stuff, so usually my own lunchables. Ialso make my version of balanced breaks. Gave special containers I got from amazon. |
Anonymous
You think Lara bars are junk food? Are you anorexic or something? Bulemic? That's nutso. |
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Anonymous
Grilled potatoes stuffed sandwich - This is made from leftover grilled potatoes. I usually grill chopped veggies (potatoes, sweet potatoes, zucchini, carrots, eggplants etc) in a tin foil. You can use grilled potatoes or even baked or boiled potatoes. I have also made it with mashed potatoes but I prefer the grilled potatoes because it does not become too heavy or starchy. Since you will be packing it in the lunch box and it will be probably cold by the time they eat it, you want some texture in the sandwich too. You can add or take out ingredients like - sauteed onions, cooked peas etc depending on what your kid wants to eat. 1/2 cup grilled chopped red potatoes with skin on 1 tbsp shredded cheese of choice (or even paneer) 1/2 tsp minced sundried tomatoes 1/2 tsp mint or coriander chutney. salt to taste. Mix above ingredients well. Put between two slices of bread and use the sandwich maker to grill it and seal the edges. You do not need to pack ketchup with it because the chutney and minced tomatoes give the needed flavor to the potatoes. Also the oil in the sundried tomatoes gives the right amount of unctuousness to the filling. This will be the filling for one sandwich. Spinach and Onion pancakes. (for 2 pancakes) 1/3 cup cooked spinach (you can nuke frozen spinach) or 1/2 cup very finely chopped fresh baby spinach. 1 tbsp finely chopped onions or shallots. Boxed pancake mix of choice (can be gf, whole wheat etc). Salt to taste Add 2-3 tbsp dry pancake mixture to the veggis (with or without eggs), mixing well and adding some water to make a thick batter. Depending on how much fluid is in the veggis you may need to add more or less mixture. Cook on the griddle with some oil or butter on medium-low flame and occasionally press down on the pancake with a spatula to make sure that the ingredients cook thoroughly and still adhere well to each other. You are not looking to make fluffy pancakes and you want the onions to be cooked through. You can add shredded carrots and other seasoning if your kid likes it or if you have the time. Once both sides are cooked through and are crisp, remove and let cool down, before you pack it in the lunch box. There are endless variations you can make of these recipes acc. to the ingredients available and what your kid likes to eat. |
Anonymous
I just checked this online because I am looking for a lunch box. This is what I found - https://www.planetbox.com/products/planetbox-rover-lunchbox?variant=20636936321 Looks very intriguing, but the price tag is a bit steep. Does it come with an outer shell or bag? |
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| I wish the planetbox was as watertight as the yumbox. I'm still in the market for a one-lid stainless steel bento that doesn't let runny foods spill over between compartments. |
Anonymous
Yes, when my oldest was in K, I limited him to one school lunch per week because I could pack something healthier. Now, I'd let my two buy school lunch as often as they want to avoid packing but kid #2 WILL NOT EAT ANY OF IT! |
Anonymous
Thank you!! These are great ideas. I think they will be winners with my kids. My mom makes English tea sandwiches with cucumber, a layer of cream cheese, and cilantro chutney to give it a zing. I hadn't thought about making that for school lunch, but that would fit with the things you have recommended. Thanks again. |
Anonymous
No, no, not anorexic - they arent junk but the ones my kids like have plenty of sugar (choc chip brownie flavor or similar) so I feel like that’s enough of a sweet treat most days at lunch, they have dessert every night after dinner. They say their friends have bags of Oreos, pringles, etc...and I don’t pack that kind of stuff regularly. You saw my list of stuff, it’s not rabbit food. |
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non raw fish Sushi rolls - like California and avocado rolls
rice balls - you can only do this if you don't use the what we called the American rice (uncle ben's). Get Jasmine rice, better yet, glutinous rice. |
Anonymous
We use a planet box. We've had it for 3 years now and it's still holding up great. If you get the kit/package, it does come with a bag, water/juice bottle, and a couple of containers. We love ours and I've only had to get new magnets and a couple of the accessories. I'll be replacing the bag this year, but only because DD wants something different...the original bag is still holding strong. |