Lunch Box Vegetables

Add some colour to lunch boxes this Autumn with some vegetables cut into shapes. See previous posts for June 2012 for information how to cut carrots into flowers. Surprisingly quick and easy!

If your children are not used to having many vegetables and are a little fussy then serve delicious pates to go with the vegetables - see Recipes page for ideas.

Pack Them In!

Vegetables can play a significant role in Lunch Boxes without loosing the appeal for children. Try the following...

• Sandwiches - The best way to add in the vegetables. Try adding some salad leaves/lettuce, cucumber, alfalfa sprouts, saukraut, grated carrot, cooked beetroot slices, tomatoes, or avocado...etc etc.
• Vegetable sticks and dips - Fill a little tub with a pate along with some vegetable sticks for a morning snack or an extra to their lunch.
• Shapes - Cut some vegetables into shapes to make them more appealing, see previous posts about carrot flowers and cucumber rings.
• Sweetcorn - Cooked sweetcorn on the cob cut into slices (2 cm thick) make a great extra for lunch boxes and are just as tasty cold as they are hot.
• Soup - During the cold months some warm soup can be put into a little flask if your child is old enough - a great way to pack in the vegetables (Carrot and Orange Soup, Pumpkin Soup, Beetroot Soup, Lentil and Fennel Soup...the possibilities are endless)

If you have any tips, questions, or recipes, then feel free to post them on this site to share with everyone.

Back to School

Its back to school time! This brings back many memories of stationary shopping before starting school. Always one of the highlights!

So with all this talk of school, I thought it would be fitting if this month we focused on the big topic...the big topic that is LUNCH BOXES!

I will be featuring ideas and tips to bring a little fun to lunch. To make lunches both appealing for children as well as healthy and nutritious so they can get the best out of school.

Lets get started!