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4 tasty lunchbox snacks

March 13, 2017 By Michaela Fox

Homemade muesli bars

Can you believe we are half way through Term One already?! I started this post at the beginning of the year when it was called “Back to school snacks.” Well, we’re heading towards school holidays again so I’ve retitled it, Tasty Lunchbox Snacks. Thinking about what to include in my girls’ lunchboxes is something I do not miss during the holidays. I don’t know about you but I find the lunchbox daily ritual rather tedious. I find the dinnertime ritual pretty tedious too, but that’s for another post! Coming up with new and interesting lunchbox snacks is a challenge. My girls will happily eat a healthy salad wrap or sandwich. But, I find it harder to come up with healthy snacks other than fruit.

When I have time I like to bake snacks for their lunch boxes. But finding the time for baking is a constant battle. I have every intention of setting aside time on a Sunday to bake, but often life gets in the way. A minor life change like having a 4th baby, for example, has made this virtually impossible. In this post I have some quick and easy snacks, which I hope will provide you with some lunchbox inspiration. …

Healthy lunchbox snacks

July 24, 2016 By Michaela Fox

Mini rice cake snacks

I don’t know about you but I find the lunchbox daily ritual rather tedious. Come to think of it, I find the dinnertime ritual pretty tedious too, but you know, kids must eat and all that!

The sandwich component of the lunch box doesn’t stress me, as I know my girls will eat a healthy salad wrap or sandwich. But, I do find it harder to come up with healthy snacks other than fruit. Miss A is a great fruit eater, Miss J is not, and Miss H is somewhere in between. I went through a bad stage (lazy stage) where I would buy store-bought muesli bars, which were not only expensive but also loaded with sugar and other nasties. Finally I came across a healthy homemade muesli bar recipe, which has been a hit with the girls.

But I don’t have time to bake nutritious snacks every day so I was thrilled to discover Table of Plenty’s new offering: mini rice snacks. These naturally crunchy wholegrain rice cakes are gluten free, wheat free and contain no artificial flavours or palm oil (the latter is a deal breaker for me!). The dark choc flavour is also dairy free.

Perfect for the kids’ lunch boxes

My girls have declared the triple berry yoghurt their favourite flavour. It is topped with creamy yoghurt topping sweetened naturally by pure forest berries. These yummy treats are perfect the kids’ lunchboxes or for a snack on the go. I now have a packet permanently in my handbag for the following occasions:

When my kids say they’re hungry in the car (because even on a ten-minute drive someone will say they’re hungry;
When I need to buy/bribe more time while I am shopping; food always seems to keep them quiet for a few moments;
When we’re hanging around waiting at school pick up or after school ballet and I need something to get them through to dinner.
Lunchbox snacks

Convenient, healthy, yum!

What’s more, they are YUMMY!!! My girls think they are delicious and with only 17 calories per rice cake, I reckon they’re a winner.

Table of Plenty rice cakes

Do you struggle with appropriate, healthy snacks for your kids’ lunchboxes? What goes into your lunchboxes? Ideas other than fruit especially welcome.

* Disclosure: NASD partnered with Table of Plenty on this post. All views expressed in this review are my own.

Chewy homemade muesli bars

June 1, 2016 By Michaela Fox

Delicious homemade muesli bars

I am always looking for lunchbox inspiration. One of my biggest lunchbox wins has been these delicious coconut muesli balls. I love them as much as the kids do! But I fell into the habit of buying muesli bars as lunchbox fillers for convenience. But I’ve been wanting to find a recipe for homemade muesli bars, with less sugar and more goodness. I don’t have an issue with store-bought snacks, occasionally, but they’re expensive and loaded with sugar. So I was delighted when I came across this tasty looking recipe for chewy muesli bars. I used this recipe from the lovely and talented, Lucy from Bake. Play. Smile, and adapted slightly. Whenever you’re making something like a slice, you can always substitute golden syrup for honey, butter for coconut oil, or use any dried fruit you have in the pantry. You don’t always need to follow the recipe to the letter. My kids aren’t big on nuts so I left these out and used more sunflower seeds and dried cranberries. I am going to write out the recipe in full here, but for more tasty treat, visit Lucy’s site.…

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