Sending a little love from the kitchen is a comforting way to let your Montessori kindergartner know you care. The healthy options presented here should be a good starting point for planning pack lunches that your kids will love while you ensure they are getting a healthy meal to aid their development. Do-It-Yourself Lunchables
Cut various types of cheeses and lunch meats into fun shapes that can be eaten on crackers. You can use cookie cutters for the shapes, and alternate the type of crackers and other ingredients on different days to add variety. Don’t forget to include a side of fruits or vegetables and a cup of juice to wash it all down. Tasty Pinwheels Lay lunch meat, lettuce, cheese, and tomato slices on a tortilla and add your child’s favorite condiments before rolling it up. Using a sharp knife, cut the rolled tortilla into section an inch or so wide and pack the slices with a side of apple or cranberry sauce. This healthy variation on ordinary sandwiches can be made with everything from PB&J to chicken salad or whatever your child likes best. Veggies and Dip Baby carrots, celery sticks, and cucumber slices are a few of the many vegetables that are well-suited as finger foods. Dips can be anything from ranch dressing to peanut butter, picked to complement the veggies you have included. Fruity Chef Salad For a healthy meal in a bowl, add lettuce, tomato and all of your child’s favorite salad ingredients to a small amount of chopped or shredded meat and grated cheese of any type. To give the salad a sweeter taste, add sliced grapes, melon cubes, or other fruits like cherries, bits of apple, and thin slices of banana. Your child’s packed lunches do not have to be limited to cold foods, but warm dishes can be more complicated to both keep warm and maintain food safety precautions. The best advice is to give your child healthy foods he likes while keeping in mind that messier foods could be problematic for your child and the Montessori kindergarten staff. Comments are closed.
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