What should children eat at school?
Parents usually worry about their snacks. Children spend lots of hours at school and they need lots of energy to spend on lessons and during their breaks. Most of school canteens have very unhealthy choices and should, therefore, be avoided.
What could we give our children to take to school in order to avoid packed snacks?
Toasts and sandwiches are classic choices. We can adjust them to suit their tastes. As a base we could select amongst whole wheat, brioche, pizza bread, tortillas etc. We could fill them up with eggs, cheese, turkey (that they are great protein sources), tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, carrots, etc. It is best to avoid butter and the heavy dressings. Instead, we can use a homemade dressing like yogurt or a cheese-salad.
Other lunchbox choices could include homemade cakes, biscuits, croissants, pizza or pies (cheese pies, spinach pies, etc.).
Crackers, bagels, bread sticks, cereal bars, etc. are also popular choices. If you don’t have the option of baking them at home, prefer buying some with no or low sugar -or even whole wheat, if the kids like them.
Dry nuts, fruit and vegetable sticks could also be included in the lunchboxes as accompaniments.