lunch ideas for kids
Fruit Sandwich (Kids Lunch box ideas)
Fruit sandwich makes a filling snacks ,just cut the fruits, apply cream to the bread slices, and assemble the sandwich. Kids love this sandwich due to its sweet taste. So if your kids are not fond of fruits , this is the best way to make them eat.
You can add any type of non-citrus fruits to this sandwich.So if you are looking for something healthier for kids, this is the best lunch box ideas or snacks for your kids.You can pack them with any fruits This sandwich is inspired from Japanese cuisine.If you have never had a Japanese Fruit Sandwich, try it.
Ingredients
1 cup (240ml) heavy whipped cream
4 thin slices Bread
strawberries
banana
kiwi
Directions|| How to prepare fruit sandwiches
Put heavy cream and sugar in a bowl of an electric mixer and whip until forming hard peaks
or you can ready made cool whipped cream
Spread some whipped cream on one side of two slices of bread (not too thin, but not too thick).
Place fruits on the two slices of bread. Put one layer of sliced fruits over cream on the bread.
Spread some more cream over fruits. Place another slice of bread on top of the cream.
Wrap the sandwiches with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
Remove the plastic. Cut crusts out and cut the sandwich into 4 pieces diagonally to make triangle shapes.
You can pack these sandwiches in kids lunch box.
Nutella Banana Sandwich
Yes, it?s a Nutella and banana sandwich fried in butter. This recipe is very simple and easy and will make a very enjoyable lunch box meal for your
kids. You can also serve them as after school snacks if you are in real rush.
Try this yummy delicious chocolaty nutella sandwich and let me know your experience.
Preparation time : 0 min
Cooking time : 2 min
Serves : 2
Ingredients
4 slices of bread
4 tbsp Nutella
2 banana, peeled and sliced
2 tbsp butter
Direction || How to prepare Nutella Banana Sandwich
Spread one tablespoon of Nutella on the face of each slice of bread.
Top one with banana slices and place second slice on top.
Heat the frying pan and melt ½ of the butter. Place the sandwich into the pan and fry until golden.
Add the remaining butter to the pan and flip the sandwich, cooking until the other side is golden.
finally, serve hot or pack for kids lunch box.
Tips
Make sure that you keep the temperature in the pan at a medium to low heat. You don’t want that butter to burn
Serve after leaving to sit for a minute or two as the banana will be really hot.
Avocado Pinwheel Sandwich
Easy-to-make pinwheels also called as roll ups is a very healthy and quick appetizer for get togethers or parties.
They are great alternative to the sandwich and kids seem to love them due to their cute shape and size.
Threading them on skewers or toothpicks to help them hold their shapes, makes a fun presentation for school-aged kids.You can even pack these pinwheels for lunch for kids, so no more lunch box boredom!
Pinwheels be prepared using meat and veggies with some spreads or even the plain vegetarian roll ups are very tasty.
Today I am going to share you healthy Avocado pinwheel sandwich.I used bread to prepare these pinwheels with avocado and cheese.You can even use any tortilla or whole wheat roti instead of breads.
So let’s start with it.
Preparation time : 10 mins
Cook time : None
Serves : 1 or 2
Ingredients
1 avocado
Juice of 1 lime
1 tsp salt
4 slices bread
1 slice of cheese
1 or 2 bamboo skewers
Directions || How to make Avocado Cheese Pinwheels
In a small bowl, mash avocado with lime juice and season with salt.
First cut the edges of all the breads
Flatten the breads with the roller.
Apply mash avocado to the first slice of the bread.
Place one cheese slice on the second slice of the bread.
Flatten and apply ketchup on the third slice.
Finally apply mash avocado to the last slice of the bread.
Place all the slices one above the other and roll them
together
Now cut the roll into ½ inch wide pinwheels gently.
Thread the pieces horizontally onto bamboo skewers(snip off the pointy tips for safety)..
Serve your kids with this real quick ,simple and yummy dish.
Notes
One large bread will make about 4 pinwheels.
Sunny side Egg Omlette
Omelette is one of the tastiest ,quickest and the most yummiest dish for breakfast with toasted bread slices.
The traditional Indian omlette with the least minimal ingredients is famous world wide. I have given a slight twist in this recipe by combining the omlette and bread and giving it a shape of a boat 🙂 My kids attacked the boat and finished it off within a sec 🙂
My kids just loved it with some tomato ketchup. You can also roll this omlette in chapati which will served as a light lunch or a perfect dinner.
Do try and leave your comments . I would love to hear back from you all 🙂
Preparation time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 5 mins
Serves : 2
Ingredients:
2 Eggs
2 tbsp Onions chopped
1 green chilly finely chopped(optional)
1 tbsp milk
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
Oil for cooking
salt as per taste
For plating
Boiled egg
finely chopped carrots
Direction || How to prepare Sunny side Omlette
Break the eggs directly into a bowl,add onions , milk ,green chilli, salt and chopped coriander.
Beat the mixture well till frothy.
Heat oil in a pan and on a low flame Pour the egg mixture to the pan.
Place the toast bread over it and cook one side of the omlette.
Flip it to the other side slowly.
Gently press it down with a ladle.
Once both the sides are cooked to golden, remove from heat.
Serve hot with Indian roti, bread slice or as it is with any dip.
We enjoyed it with our toast and tomato ketchup,
To prepare Boat (watch the video for the proper instructions)
Cover the bread edges with the omlette and cut the bread diagonally into half.
Give one piece a shape of a boat and another a flag.
Cut the boiled egg into round pieces,take one piece out.
Decorate the plate along with the boiled egg piece and covering it with a pieces of carrots around giving it as shape of sun and rays.
Form the water waves with the tomato ketchup and serve it your kids.
I bet they will just love it 🙂
Kids Creative Recipe Ideas
It gets very very tough and stressful to make your kids eat healthy especially for those fussy and picky eaters. I have gone through this pain all these 8 years as my elder daughter is one of them. So to make my life little easier , I used some tricks or some creative food art to attract her to finish her meals.
I am sharing these creative recipes for kids with you all . They look so good that most children will be tempted to give them a go. It might be an extra efforts for the mom’s but trust me I am sure you will be happy to see the end results of it.So do try these recipes with me and share me your experiences . I would really love to hear back from you all 🙂 This keeps me motivating to upload more recipes and try something new.
Cheesy Potato Nuggets Tree
Potato Nuggets are yummy little bites which can be eaten as snack at any time of the day.
Filled with cheese makes it an amazing delicious cheesy bites which melts in the mouth.
They are great party starters especially for kids party.
You can prepared them in advance and refrigerated for a day or two and use it when required.
You can serve these lovely nuggets with ketchup or any dips.Read full recipe..
Falafel Rocks
Falafel made using chickpeas is a popular Middle Eastern chick pea patty. Falafel is stuffed in pita bread with salad and sauce. Falafel is quite popular as a replacement to meat and its high in protein.This is the based snacks across the world and my kids most favorite dish.
Trust me try this recipe at home and you never know you might get the full marks and a pat on your back as well:) Its very very simple and healthier too.
To make it more healthier option these can be baked instead of deep frying.You can also prepared all purpose flour(maida) and wheat (atta) ki roti if you fail to arrange any Pita bread.
You can serve this with tahini sauce or hummus whatever you can arrange. I prepared hummus at home. please check my recipe to prepare hummus.
So lets get set go. Read full recipe..
Pizza Hut (Bread Pizza)
If you are craving for pizza and don’t have time to prepare the dough and let’s try this bread pizza.
An easy quick and really delicious. It takes no more than 15 or 20 minutes,you can choose your favorite pizza toppings and is done, ready to be served. Not only kids but everybody loves pizza , so try this mini bread pizza at home.I tried some innovative way of serving this pizza to my kids my creating a hut shape pizza and named it as Pizza hut .So do try this Pizza hut at home 🙂 and I am sure you and your family will love these. Full recipe
Egg Broccoli Train Roll (Egg Brocoli Bhurji Wrap)
Egg Bhurji is nothing but a Indian scrambled eggs, its one of the favorite breakfast for kids.This recipe is super easy to prepare but I added just a twist to it by including some veggie like broccoli to make it more healthier. Broccoli egg roll combination works mind blowing , the kids will not find any difference in the taste as such.(For all those veggie moms you can try out this same recipe by replacing the eggs with paneer)To encourage kids to finish their roll especially those fussy kids like my elder one , you can design the rolls in the shape of train and present it to your kids. Trust me they will want it more and more 🙂 Full recipe
Kids Sushi Rolls
Sushi is a traditional food from Japan. It is a popular dish in other countries as well, such as America, Canada, and the UK, along with many other countries.
Sushi is made with specially prepared rice and it mostly contains raw or cooked seafood, and sometimes vegetables as well. I tried to prepared homemade Sushi roll for my kids with raw vegetables. Read more..
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