Easy Salmon Patties

September 6, 2010

photo credit: VirtualErn
This easy salmon patties recipe is a healthy lunch idea. Also known as salmon rissoles and salmon cakes this is a canned salmon recipe that is quick to make. You can then put between 2 slices of bread to create a healthy school lunch for kids.
Creating a lunch that is tasting and [...]

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Banana Bread

September 1, 2010

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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 [...]

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Carrot Cake Cupcake

August 5, 2010

photo credit: Kat Johnston / Sanura Sakai
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 [...]

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Play with Your Kids – It’s Fun

July 29, 2010

photo credit: simonnjulia
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 [...]

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Pumpkin Bread

July 27, 2010

photo credit: avlxyz
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 [...]

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Easy Back to School Tips

July 14, 2010

photo credit: Meg Stewart
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? [...]

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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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