01/05/2025
Let’s talk lunchboxes. 💫
I think I’ve said this before, but good eating habits start from the get go (yes, babies!) ~ so get into the habit of packing healthy, wholesome & nutritious lunchboxes from the very beginning!
LETS GET INTO IT! 👇🏻
Here’s a few tips when putting together a lunch box:
1. The main component.
Think: sandwiches, sushi, leftover dinner, steamed dumplings, crumbed chicken tenders, home made sausage rolls, mini quiches, fritters & frittatas.
☝🏻 Try & avoid refined breads & sweet spreads. All they’ll do is spike their blood sugar levels (followed by a huge slump) & leave them VERY temporarily satisfied.
2. Raw Vegetables:
Think: carrots, cucumbers, radish, capsicum, cherry tomatoes, olives, cauliflower.
Vegetables are packed with vitamins & taste great with hummus & dips. They satisfy the ‘crunch’ factor too!
3. Fruits
We’re going to try and keep fruits to a minimal, but they are still absolutely essential in a lunch box and a great way for quick energy.
Why a minimal? Kids tend to gravitate to fruits (not a bad thing) but with limited ‘eating’ time, let’s have them eating foods that are going to give them SUSTAINED ENERGY & BRAIN POWER.
4. Grab n Go Protein
Think: boiled eggs, edamame beans, chicken or beef sausage, ham, Greek yoghurt pouch, protein muffin, biltong/jerky.
💪🏻 Again, it’s going to keep them fuller for longer & actually provide them a content belly & balanced sugars.
5. The Snack:
Think: seeds like pumpkin or sunflower seeds, nuts (if allowed), bliss balls, date, sauerkraut or kimchi, dried beans, choc covered chickpeas.
✨ a nice little compliment of something yum & good ~ my girls love wild kraut for a lil boost of probiotics!
6. The ‘extra’
💫 it’s nice to chuck in a packaged little goodie that kids love ~ I do like to be mindful about what tho.
Think: seaweed, biccy, puffs, popcorn!
Please note, you must adapt these suggestions to be age appropriate & relative to allergy exposures.
