3.2.09

Lunchbox ideas

inspired by Dani's post i sat down with the kids and wrote a list up so that I should (hopefully) never run out of ideas for lunches and snacks for them. They don't tend to like a lot of the things other mums suggest for their kids such as pikelets (they'll only eat them fresh) or muffins (won't touch them at all) etc.

I also realised just how easy daycare lunches used to be a year ago before we had the coeliac diagnosis and everyone acquired particular tastes LOL

Ryan has just started kindy (the first year of full-time compulsory schooling here in the ACT) and their schoolbags do stay outside in the sun, so i pack his lunch in an insulated lunchbag, with a frozen drink in there (and things like sandwiches, yoghurt and slice / cake is frozen too). If i need to i will put a small freezer brick in too. i think emelia's bag is in the sun too at preschool.

Ryan - lunch
roll with tomato, lettuce & cucumber
sandwiches with : honey, jam, vegemite or garlic & herb cream cheese
meatballs with a tomato & cucumber salad
garlic pizza
sausages & salad
rice paper rolls
homemade sausage rolls
corn on the cob
bean salad

Ryan - snacks & fruit time
strawberries
oranges
kiwifruit
watermelon
pretzels
fruit juice
popcorn
butter cake
chocolate cake
fruit puree tubs
yoghurt
choc chip cookies
jelly cups
marble cake
jam drops
zucchini & carrot cakes
custard
UHT flavoured milks

Emelia - lunch
sandwiches with : ham / cheese, honey, jam, vegemite or garlic & herb cream cheese
meatballs with cheese & little salad (she's just starting to eat salad :))
crackers or corn thins & cream cheese
garlic pizza
sausages
hard boiled eggs
rice paper rolls
homemade sausage rolls
corn on the cob

Emelia - snacks
cheese cubes
le rice
pretzels
rice crackers
strawberries
bananas
watermelon
fruit juice
popcorn
chocolate cake
fruit puree tubs
yoghurt
choc chip cookies
jelly cups
marble cake
jam drops
zucchini & carrot cakes
custard
UHT flavoured milks
banana bread

Aurora - lunch (all GF of course)
ham & cheese
gluten free meatballs with cheese & cucumber
corn thins & cream cheese
garlic pizza (gluten free)
sausages (gluten free)
hard boiled eggs
rice paper rolls
homemade sausage rolls (if i can do the GF pastry thing)
corn on the cob
chicken nuggets (homemade & GF) with cheese & salad
soup & gf bread
enchiladas
GF pasta with sauce
pasta salad
GF macaroni cheese with grated veg
rice noodles
baked beans
bean salad
any leftovers such as tonight's rice & dal

Aurora - snacks & fruit
cheese cubes
le rice
pretzels (when i find the GF ones)
rice crackers
apples
oranges
watermelon
fruit juice
popcorn
GF snack packs such as rice rounds etc
fruit puree tubs
yoghurt
jelly cups
zucchini & carrot cakes??
custard
UHT flavoured milks
dips

1 comment:

Nikki said...

Just a really quick note - corn thins will be really soggy within a few hours being spread with cream cheese/butter/cheese spread - used to be a fave of mine at one stage, but quickly learned to take the packet and spread jar to work with me ;)