When steering your children to a healthy lifestyle, it can be difficult to decide what to feed them. So, here are a few ideas for preparing tasty and healthy treats your kids will love! Try these ideas for school lunches:
Sandwiches
- Cheese sandwich in cookie-cutter shapes
- Cheese and tomato on whole grain hamburger bun
- Mini bagel with cream cheese
- Avocado, lettuce, tomato, and sprouts on whole grain bread
- Gardenburger with all the trimmings
- Baked tofu (comes in teriyaki, savory, etc) with tomato and lettuce
- Veggie hot dog
- Bean/cream cheese/tofu spread sandwich
- Good old peanut butter and jelly (or honey)
- Almond butter and jelly
Hot food (in a Thermos)
- Soup – many to choose from! How about cream of tomato soup with brown rice?
- Macaroni and cheese
- Pasta primavera
- Fried rice with chopped veggies
- Baked potato or sweet potato
- Baked beans with tofu dogs
- Veggie corn dogs
- Quesadillas
- Corn on the Cob
Cold food
- Pasta salad or three-bean salad
- Baby carrots, celery, broccoli, red/green pepper strips with dip
- Crackers with cheese, cream cheese, or peanut butter
- Tabouli with finely minced veggies
Lunchbox treats
- Dried fruit/fruit leather/raisins
- Nuts, seeds, or trail mix
- Oranges cut into star shapes
- Fresh fruit: grapes, cherries, peaches, apples, pears,plums, pineapple
- Mandarin oranges
- Apple/apricot sauce
- Apples with peanut butter/honey dip
- Yogurt with real fruit mixed in
- Healthy, whole grain cookies
- 100% fruit juice in place of soda