Show us your lunchbox!

**Phteven** · January 30th, 2013, 05:51 PM

I read an article about lunchboxes in one of the Sydney papers recently.
The nutritionist said the main problem was too many carbs and not enough protein/fruit/veges. People provide sandwiches and then a carb based snack when they should provide one or the other. She also said that it's best to mix fats and protein with carbs because it promotes a longer feeling of fullness. So cheese/meat is good with a sandwich or a pasta salad with beans in it or a roll with meat and salad.

Don't be afraid. If you 'fail' an inspection ask them to provide you with a meal plan for the semester

**Olive** · January 30th, 2013, 06:03 PM

"Healthy stuff"

Guess the whizz fizz is out

Made me get off my fat bum and make some of Olive's energy balls

200g oat
20 dates
4 tbs coconut oil
Dash vanilla
Choc chip or dried fruit if you wanted...

Process oats till fine, add coconut oil, dates and vanilla, process (looks like wet bread crumbs)
Stir through dried fruit etc...roll into ball.

The coconut oil binds them, so they will go hard in fridge etc..but are fine left out as long as its not too hot

* I tweaked the above to about double the dates, added dried apple and a splash of coconut essence.

Lol did you like them??
I made a batch too!

how do you guys store the yoghurt? we have natural yoghurt but dont know how to store it in her lunchbox?? do you have little tupperware thingos or something??

i am soo freaked out about the whole lunchbox thang lol.

DD's school is rubbish free so she has a nudie lunch box (the big one) I use one f the containers that comes with it for yogurt.

**LimeSlice** · January 30th, 2013, 06:04 PM

If my daughter's teachers tried to give me their report from a lunchbox inspection I would tell them where to shove it. That whole notion is a disgrace on so many levels.

Today: 2 zucchini and basil muffins, grapes, banana, muesli bar, 2 slices of strass.
Tomorrow: 1 pork shuumai dumpling, rice ball, cherry tomatoes, snow peas, carrots, vanilla wafer and a giant peach and a boiled egg.

Current freezer stash is: broccoli/corn and tomato/ham mini quiche, zucchini and basil muffins, teriyaki chicken pieces.
Sweets being baked tonight for the freezer: Raspberry/white choc mini cupcakes, sultana/white choc cookies, mango mini cupcakes.

Also on the list so far... prawn and tofu mini burgers, balsamic sesame chicken, pink and orange rice. Totally in love with the Just Bento site!

DD is very taken with her egg moulds and her picks, too, so winning!

**Phteven** · January 30th, 2013, 06:05 PM

Rubbish free is annoying. It just means I have to empty the maccas out of its packaging at home.

**Olive** · January 30th, 2013, 06:09 PM

**nothing2lose** · January 30th, 2013, 06:22 PM

Olive- yum! DD loves them too

**No.5** · January 30th, 2013, 06:55 PM

how do you guys store the yoghurt? we have natural yoghurt but dont know how to store it in her lunchbox?? do you have little tupperware thingos or something??

i am soo freaked out about the whole lunchbox thang lol.

On fb there's a lady that sells re-useable squeezems which would be good for yoghurt! I'm getting some for when I start making DD's food. DS won't eat yoghurt, or anything for that matter.

**Novella** · January 30th, 2013, 06:57 PM

Lol zazou

Lime slice would love your mango mini cupcake recipe if you feel like sharing

**sangie** · January 30th, 2013, 06:58 PM

Rubbish free is annoying. It just means I have to empty the maccas out of its packaging at home.

I just spat my tea

I worry about yoghurt in the hot weather. Do you put it in lunchbox frozen or is it ok with just a cold pack around it?

**Beach Mama** · January 30th, 2013, 07:00 PM

On fb there's a lady that sells re-useable squeezems which would be good for yoghurt! I'm getting some for when I start making DD's food. DS won't eat yoghurt, or anything for that matter.

Can you pm me the name please hun - my kids love squeezie yoghurt but I refuse to buy them regularly!!!!

**No.5** · January 30th, 2013, 07:01 PM

Can you pm me the name please hun - my kids love squeezie yoghurt but I refuse to buy them regularly!!!!

Sure thing

**2CheekyMonkeys** · January 30th, 2013, 07:12 PM

Can you pm me too!! Are they reusable? Wonder how you get in to clean them properly?

**veus** · January 30th, 2013, 07:13 PM

Ooo DD isn't school age but I feel like I prepare school lunches already with her snacks & lunch. Just found some good use for those ripe bananas and the zucchini & basil muffin sounds great!!

**No.5** · January 30th, 2013, 07:20 PM

Can you pm me too!! Are they reusable? Wonder how you get in to clean them properly?

Sure

Yep re-useable. There are a few tips on her website from other people about filling and cleaning them! Haven't tried myself yet..

**black_rose** · January 30th, 2013, 07:23 PM

Lots of good ideas! We aren't big sandwich eaters either but dd has asked for one tomorrow along with strawberries, grapes and sultanas. We have a stash of sultana cake in the freezer and I want to make sultana and walnut balls once we know if we can have nuts. Trying to get my head around rubbish free but we try and avoid junky type foods anyway, not sure how cheese would go without being wrapped and I know if I send a spoon for yoghurt it wouldn't come back, normally we use the squeezy tubes when out.

**No.5** · January 30th, 2013, 07:28 PM

So jealous of all these kiddies that eat good stuff. DS is such a fussy little thing. The only fruit he'll eat are banana's. I'm going to bake some banana cake/loaf type thing tomorrow while he's at school and freeze it for him to take.

Can't even get him to try any other fruit. Sigh.

**Phteven** · January 30th, 2013, 07:59 PM

I put yohurt in the lunchbox frozen. It keeps the other stuff cold.

**Rouge** · January 30th, 2013, 08:21 PM

Ok tomorrow is Tortilla "sushi" with cucumber, cream cheese & ham. Strawberries, grapes, yellow nectarine, crackers, a raspberry & white chocolate muffin, banana custard. I'll take a pic once the raspberry muffins are cooled

Why is it that my kids want "sandwich type things" when I have perfectly good yummies made. Hmpf.