Banana Bread

September 1, 2010 · 0 comments

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27. Banana Pan
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Quick and easy school lunch. A moist sweet bread that has mashed bananas included. Slice it and add some butter or honey and pack it into the lunch box for all the family. The kids love it as it is a bit sweeter than your standard bread. Being  homemade you are also giving the family a preseverative free bread.

Once you have baked this bread, you can then slice it add some butter and freeze it, giving you another quick and easy lunch morning. We all have those crazy mornings where everything can, does go wrong. So grab some lunch out of the freezer pack it and go.

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Acarrot cake alternative to please the entire family. Everyone  loves cupcakes and finds them quick and easy to eat. They are without a doubt simple to pop into the lunch box and nice and filling.

This moist healthy carrot cake is really delicious, often the kids don’t even realize it is made with carrots. You then top them with the creamy lemon frosting which gives that touch of sweetness. This particular recipe for carrot cake cupcakes is made without nuts to please most schools now having a no nut policy.  You can alway add some walnuts or nuts of your choice for your own family if you wish.

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In these busy times, when parents and children have schedules packed to the max, family closeness can fall by the wayside. Most of us have to make an effort to guarantee that work, school, sports, and chores don’t swallow up the very relationships that make those things important.

When is the last time you played or goofed around with your child? Can you remember back that far? Many parents can’t. Life has made us so serious, so focused, that we’ve lost the joy of the simple things, and play was one of the first to go.

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Pumpkin Bread

July 27, 2010 · 2 comments

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Julia's Pumpkin Honey Loaf
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Try a different variety of bread for your lunch today. This is an incredibly yummy fragrant bread. It can be frozen for later and is even better the second day. Making lunches even easier. Just slice and butter.

You can even slice it up fresh butter two slices together then freeze in lunch sizes. This gives you the opportunity to have a frozen lunch in the freezer to grab out on those busy morning and just pop it into the lunch box. Although in winter you may wish to take it out of the freezer the day before.

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Going back to school after the holidays should be an exciting time. For some parents and children it can be a stressful time. As parents, you knew you had the entire holidays to sew on that button and soak the stains out of those uniforms; but where did that time go? It’s time to get back into the school schedule, the sleep-ins and lazy mornings are over. So here are a few tips to help you get back on track. The difference between kids being happy or unhappy with going back to school may all lie in the process that takes place in the lead up. If you are well organised for school then things will be a bit easier. How are your mornings – calm or chaotic?

Get the kids to play a part in the organisation process.

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Banana & Golden Syrup Pikelets

September 2, 2009

These banana pikelets are a good source of fruit and calcium for your children’s school snacks.
They are so cheap to make and quick to whip up. You can double up by making an extra batch, having some for a fun Sunday breakfast then sandwich them together with a small amount of butter and wrap them [...]

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Help Control Obesity With A Healthy School Lunch

August 31, 2009

Your kids health and happiness is everything. Lose that and parenting becomes hard work. As parents we have the responsibility for the health and well being of our children. You are responsible for what they eat at each meal of the day.
Now sometimes it becomes harder when they are not with [...]

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Easy Ways To Give Your Kids A Homemade School Lunch

August 29, 2009

F or most of us, school mornings are a mad house. A hectic schedule of eat your breakfast, get dressed, brush your teeth and many sibling battles along the way.
You know what I mean “Mom, she won’t stop annoying me, well Mom he wont give me the cereal” and the baby is crying [...]

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Fresh Ham & Salad Wraps For School Lunch

August 26, 2009

Whether your feeding a 5 year old or a 15 year old, this is a crowd pleaser for school lunch. They can be made with lots of each ingredient or scaled down for the younger kids. If you have a variation of ages this becomes easy to give them half each or half to the [...]

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Sweet Tangy Sultana Slice

August 25, 2009

Most kids have a sweet tooth, so here is a great slice giving them the sweet rush they love without the sugar overload. The combination of the icing and lemon in this healthy slice provides a sweet tang. Too many sweet products packed into school lunches make kids tired and lethargic. This then affects their [...]

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