Ask A Baltimore Expert: 5 School Lunches Kids Can Make Themselves
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www.afriendofthepeople.comAs a self-taught personal cook and chef, Nicole is also a food blogger on AFriendOfThePeople.com, a start-up news and lifestyle blog. From the age of five, after watching her North Carolinian mom whip up Southern dishes, Nicole knew cooking was her niche. A native Baltimorean and graduate of University of Baltimore, she is a food enthusiast like none other.
Ingredients:
- 100% whole wheat or whole grain crackers
- Low-sodium oven pre-cut baked deli turkey slices
- 1 peach or pear
Place crackers in a plastic Ziploc bag, place a couple slices of pre-cut baked Deli turkey slices in a Ziploc bag, gather one peach or pear and add all ingredients to a kid friendly lunch container or brown paper bag.
Ingredients:
- 1 bowl of pre-cooked quinoa
- 1 small package of cherries
Add pre-cooked quinoa to a small disposable bowl with a lid and add a serving of cherries to a Ziploc bag. Add bowl and Ziploc bag to a kid friendly lunch container or brown paper bag.
Time to prepare 15 minutesIngredients:
- 100% whole wheat or whole grain wraps
- Low-sodium oven baked deli chicken
- 1 package of shredded lettuce
- 1 pack of pre-cut celery sticks
- 10 strawberries
Take a pre-selected sandwich wrap and place fresh deli chicken and shredded lettuce and wrap as you like. Add some pre-cut celery sticks to a Ziploc bag and cut up some strawberries with a plastic knife and place in a Ziploc bag. Next, add all ingredients to a kid friendly lunch container or brown bag.
Ingredients:
- 6 slices of pre-cooked prosciutto
- 6 fresh asparagus spears
- Fresh grapes
Preparation is very easy and simple; wrap one slice of prosciutto around each asparagus spear, beginning at the bottom, and spiraling up to the top tip. Next, add a serving of Prosciutto wrapped asparagus to a Ziploc bag. Then, add a serving of grapes to a Ziploc bag. Finally, add all ingredients to a kid friendly lunch container or brown paper bag.
Time to prepare 15 minutesIngredients:
- 1 jar of almond butter
- 1 jar of fruit preserve
- 2 slices of whole grain or whole wheat bread
- 1 Whole banana or pre-sliced mango slices
Spread your favorite almond butter and fruit preserve across two slices of your favorite pre-selected bread to make a sandwich and place in a Ziploc bag. Next, add some pre-sliced mango bits to a Ziploc bag. Finally, add all the prepared items to kid friendly lunch container or brown bag.