9 Kid Lunch Ideas
Healthy School Lunch Ideas include much more then sandwiches
Let’s face it school lunches aren’t the best things to eat and neither are those processed cold cuts and lunchables. If you’re looking for kids school lunch ideas then here you go! , These are all healthy and will stay fresh if prepared the night before.
Chicken chow mein with organic cookies with mangos and blues for fruits.
Veggie (peppers of various colors) chicken pitas with crsipy fresh green beans and fresh strawberries.
Like a dessert for lunch! Wheat bread strwberry peanut butter and strawberries and cream chess sandwiches with a side of strawberries, black and blue berries.
For the Paleo kids out there. cucumber and red peppers wrapped in roast beef tied off with a chive. Side of honey mustard dijon and fruit.
Quesadillas filled with cheese. Sour cream and salsa with a side of chips and oranges. Bbq chicken quesadillas could be used too.
Another paleo lunch idea for kids. Homemade chicken salad. Papaya, cucumbers, yellow peppers and tomatoes .
If you are looking for healthy school lunch ideas that are sandwiches then here are 3 for you to try out. It is important to have healthy school lunch ideas planned, but we all know that sometimes a sandwich is just easy!
Spinach and White American Grilled Cheese
What You Need:
1 1/2 tablespoon of organic butter
Handful of cooked chopped spinach
1 Slice of White Cheddar or any whatever you fancy
2 Slices of bread
Large spatula or pan cover (something flat to push the
Directions:
In a small frying pan add in 1/2 tbsp of butter and the handful of spinach and cook over medium-low heat until spinach is cooked thoroughly. Once spinach is cool enough squeeze out some excess juice. Now to prepare the sandwich, but first re heat that same pan the spinach was just cooked in (may need to be wiped out). Put spinach and cheese between the beard. Add butter to heated pan and stick the sandwich on the butter, so it can soak some up and get crispy, cook for 1-2 mins med-high heat. Be sure to press down on the top of the sandwich with spatula. Once that side is cooked remove the sandwich for a second, then add in the other 1/2 tbsp of butter and start cooking the other side, remember to press down on that side and cook for 1-2 mins.
Grilled PB&J
What You’ll Need:
Heaping spoon full of healthy jelly
Heaping spoon full of peanut butter
1 TBSP of butter
Directions:
I’m going to copy & paste from above –
In a small frying pan add in 1/2 tbsp of butter and the handful of spinach and cook over medium-low heat until spinach is cooked thoroughly. Once spinach is cool enough squeeze out some excess juice. Now to prepare the sandwich, but first re heat that same pan the spinach was just cooked in (may need to be wiped out). Put spinach and cheese between the beard. Add butter to heated pan and stick the sandwich on the butter, so it can soak some up and get crispy, cook for 1-2 mins med-high heat. Be sure to press down on the top of the sandwich with spatula. Once that side is cooked remove the sandwich for a second, then add in the other 1/2 tbsp of butter and start cooking the other side, remember to press down on that side and cook for 1-2 mins.
Waffle Sandwich
This one is pretty simple – Great sandwich for leftover ham from Easter. Make some homemade waffle (buckwheat best). Sandwich filling could be honey mustard, ham, cheddar cheese and basil leaves. Make sure not use the sugar when making the waffles 😉
Have you tried cinnamon roll pancakes?
