• Depending on your kid’s preference, buy a lunchbox that will suit their personality. It’s better if you let them choose it so they would be excited and proud of it. This goes for your husband too. You can try those lunchboxes that can be transformed into a mini table complete with 4 small containers, one large bowl, water container and of course a mini table.
• Prepare the food the night before (if you can), this is applicable for those slow cooker recipes that needs hours to prepare. Cook them the night before and then in the morning just heat them.
• Crock pot recipes are also great because tender sliced meat is better than fried ones. It will also give you the strength that you need.
• Mix and match. Try vegetable sticks with dips, or a small container with mixed vegetables such as cherry tomatoes, carrot sticks, celery, corn, beetroot, sprouts, capsicum, snow peas or cucumbers. This can be added as a side dish on a club house.
• Don’t settle with those usual sandwiches. Experiment and keep them healthy. Try vegetable burger patties, ham and beef and tuna sandwiches. Top them up with crunchy lettuce and low fat cheese and as a side dish; why not add a small portion of mashed potato? Who wouldn’t want that for lunch?
• Have you heard of the Bento? It’s like a lunch box in Japan but this one is a complete meal. It’s a box, separated with small containers of different sizes where you can put different kinds of food like rice, tempura, beef slices, mashed potato, salad and even pieces of cut fruits.
• For your kids, you can have fun designing faces on your kid’s sandwiches, use slices of hard boiled eggs, carrots, green pepper and other vegetable to make funny faces, cats, rabbit and so on. I’m sure your kid will be excited to see what’s next.
• Think Bento, as stated earlier, a bento packs everything, from appetizers, the main dish which consists of meat, fish, vegetables and even desserts. Everything in one container that is properly arranged and separated. Now don’t try this if your container is just one big box. You’ll need separate divisions on that tray if you want to try a bento pack lunch.
Lunchbox ideas doesn’t end there, find new ways to excite your family by searching the web for healthy yet easy to make recipes. It’s really good to have these lunchboxes again, because with them we would be able to prepare lunch for our loved ones and it’s another steps closer to a healthier living.
