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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Does Packing School Lunches Become A Chore?

August 24, 2009

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As parents we are ultimately responsible for what our kids have for their school lunch. Whether they eat it or throw it away is another challenge.
We all want our kids happy and healthy, so understanding that the foods in their lunch box is a critical part of the school day. It effects [...]

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Coconut Cookies

August 23, 2009

All kids love cookies and these are no exception. We have kids friends requesting these cookies when they come to visit. The hard task for these is to save some for lunches. Straight out of the oven they are yummy and we have found that these cookies work well in the freezer. This came about [...]

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Chicken and Couscous Salad

August 23, 2009

This great healthy salad is easy and quick to eat and is a favorite on those warmer days. I tend to make this as a larger meal for dinner on those busy days, as it can sit in the fridge until we come home from after school activities.
The kids will [...]

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Have Your Kids Got A Balanced School Lunch?

August 21, 2009

Studies have proven that for children to maximize their ability to learn they must have a balanced diet. This means eating a healthy balanced meal three times a day, including their school lunch. Now on school days this is where we need to help our kids, by giving them healthy lunches.
So what do we put [...]

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Scrumptuous Ham & Cheese Pinwheels

August 21, 2009

The ham or bacon and cheese pinwheel is a favorite in my household. It’s hard to get these packed and into the freezer without them all disappearing before they get there. And they certainly don’t make their way back home when packed in a school lunch.
The pinwheels in this recipe are easy to make and [...]

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Beautiful Banana Cake

August 21, 2009

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A quick and easy to make recipe for an old time favorite – banana cake. This packs well and can be stored wrapped in the freezer for those emergency mornings where time has slipped you by.
This recipe is light on ingredients, only the things you’re most likely to keep in the [...]

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