School lunch box ideas

Family Health Diary

Snacks

  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Baby carrots and chopped cucumber with hummus
  • Sliced capsicum
  • Celery with cream cheese or peanut butter
  • Banana and apple cut up in yoghurt
  • Mandarins
  • Strawberries and blueberries
  • Pineapple chunks
  • Whole fruit – pears, apples, stonefruit

Fillings for sandwiches, wraps, pita pockets

  • Avocado, grated carrot and marmite
  • Banana and peanut butter
  • Cucumber, mint and low-fat cream cheese
  • Lettuce and mashed hard-boiled egg
  • Coleslaw and cheese

Try these for something different

  • Home made pizza slice with mushroom, capsicum, onion and spinach
  • Potato frittata with cheese, tomato, corn, grated courgette and onion
  • Sushi with avocado and cream cheese

Source: 5+ A Day

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