Back to School Series: Healthy Lunchboxes

As the school year approaches, parents face the familiar challenge of preparing quick, nutritious lunches for their children. Balancing busy schedules with the need for wholesome meals can be daunting, but it’s crucial for kids’ health and academic performance. To help ease this task, we’ve compiled a comprehensive guide featuring easy, nutritious lunch ideas that can be prepared in minutes, ensuring your children stay fueled throughout their school day.

Bacon and corn mini quiches with basil pesto

We love this tasty lunch idea from Coles!

Ingredients

  • 12 sheets filo pastry
  • 4 bacon rashers, finely chopped
  • 2 corn cobs, husks and silk removed
  • 400g can creamed corn
  • 4 Coles Australian Free Range Eggs
  • Basil pesto, to serve
  • Baby rocket leaves, to serve

Method can be found via the Coles website.

Pizza Faces

These cute pizza faces are bound to put a smile on your little ones faces when they open their lunchbox.

Ingredients

  • 4 mini pizza bases
  • 300g ready-made pizza sauce
  • 8 thin slices salami
  • 75g mozzarella cheese, grated
  • 4 pitted black olives, halved
  • 2 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 4 small strips green capsicum
  • 8 strips red capsicum

Method can be found via the Woolworths website.

Chicken & Pesto Pull-Apart Sliders

Little hands will love these little sliders, stacked tall with chicken, spinach and mozzarella and slathered in zesty pesto.

Ingredients

  • 200g chicken breast fillet
  • 5ml extra virgin olive oil cooking spray
  • 280g Woolworths baby spinach leaves
  • 1/4 cup Woolworths pesto
  • 8 brioche slider buns, split
  • 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Method can be found via the Woolworths website.

Date, apricot and chia bliss balls

Whip up a batch of these bliss balls for a wholesome after-school snack. They’re guaranteed to go down a treat.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (75g) coarsely chopped dried apricots
  • 1/2 cup (70g) coarsely chopped dates
  • 1/4 cup (20g) desiccated coconut
  • 1 tbs white chia seeds
  • 1 tbs pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
  • 1 tbs Bega Crunchy Almond Spread
  • Desiccated coconut, extra, to coat

Method can be found via the Coles website.

Banana muffin and ham wrap lunch box

This quick and easy banana muffin and ham wrap lunch box recipe provides a healthy lunch that your kids will love!

Ingredients

The lunchbox

  • 1 banana & cinnamon muffin (see recipe below)
  • 1 small bunch of grapes
  • 1 small yoghurt tub
  • 250ml Coles Tropical Juice
  • Ham & cheese wrap (see recipe below)

Banana & cinnamon muffins

  • 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup (55g) brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
  • 1 Coles Australian Free Range Egg
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp buttermilk
  • 18 slices banana, extra

Ham & cheese wrap

  • 1 Coles Wholemeal & Grain Soft Wrap
  • 1/4 cup (30g) grated tasty cheddar
  • 75g sliced honey leg ham
  • 10g baby spinach leaves
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise

Method can be found via the Coles website.

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