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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are grown and flown now but I always packed [b]mini-versions of regular food [/b] as school snacks for when they were in ES and MS. My kids bento boxes often had the following snacks. 
- blueberry pancakes (sweeten with dates puree in the batter, no need to send syrup)
- cut up cheese cubes
- cut grapes or berries
- tangerines (half peeled)
- yogurt (homemade)
- french toasts
- quesadilla
- spiced vegetable appe, upma, spiced idli
- crepes filled with nutella or just sweetened and cardamom-flavored or vanilla flavored mashed paneer or ricotta.
- tea sandwiches - usually cucumber or egg salad.  Cut a full sized sandwich in 4 squares or triangles. 
- Use rice wrappers, mandu wrappers,  puff pastry sheets, empanada dough,  parantha dough, dosa batter, cheela batter etc. -  and fill it with any stuffing on hand + cheese - and bake it or steam it.   I would go crazy with different fillings - eggs, meat, beans, vegetables,  cheese, rice, nuts, leftover pasta, mac and cheese, deli meats, and fruits.

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Thank you for this— my son’s school provides lunch, but it isn’t healthy and he doesn’t like it (like, jelly sandwiches and white rice) and he needs so many more calories lately. I’ve been going crazy trying to find things he will eat that are nutritious, or at least include some protein/fiber/fat so he isn’t famished at pick up.[/quote]

Agree this was helpful!  I also like to make batches of snacky things like mini muffins- Yummy Toddler Food and Little Lou Cooks are a a couple of my go to resources for ideas- that I'll then stash in the freezer.

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