The kindergarten has a nutrition policy in relation to food provided from home for morning tea & lunch time. A healthy and nourishing lunch is important to help kids stay alert and active throughout the day.
Here are some healthy snack ideas to put in your lunchboxes!
- Fresh whole fruit
- Carrot, zucchini or celery sticks combined with healthy dips e.g. hommus or mashed avocado
- Preserved fruit in natural juice
- Small quantities of dried fruit
- Trail mixes of dried fruit with a plain cereal
- Fruit salad with yoghurt or custard
- Frozen fruit slushies
- Fruit mixed with coconut
- Frozen fruit
- Smoothies (blended yoghurt, milk and fruit)
- Yoghurt or custard
- Yoghurt with muesli
- Cheese slices or sticks with crackers
- Raisin or fruit toast
- English muffins with banana
- Rice cakes with low fat toppings
- Pikelets topped with ricotta cheese
- Vegetable pikelets or savoury scones
- Baked bean jaffles
- Baked potato filled with creamed corn and cheese
- Pita bread nachos sprinkled with cheese
- Scrambled eggs cooked with frozen corn and grated cheese
- Hard boiled eggs
- Vegetable, meat or tuna patties served hot or cold