Tips for your childs school lunchbox 

PLEASE NOTE - DUE TO NUT ALLERGIES WE REQUEST THAT PEANUT BUTTER, NUTTELLA SPREADS OR ANY OTHER NUT FOODS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE CHILDRENS LUNCH BOXES IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY  SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

Tips:

• Use a clothes peg to seal half a bag of crisps/snacks to avoid having to give a whole packet in one day.
• Include either small pieces of fruit or cut up and put in a container ready to eat.  It makes it more appetising and appealing to eat.
• Cut sandwiches small and avoid doorsteps of bread which can be unappealing.
• Include shaped sandwiches to encourage them to be eaten and therefore removing crusts or just do it on special occasions for fun (Valentines, Christmas, Easter, Birthday etc).
• If making lunchboxes for more than one at home give variety of sandwiches (2 different halves or 4 different quarters)!
• If preparing the night before let the children help you pack the boxes.
• Make cakes or flapjacks together at the weekend to last the week.  They’ll enjoy eating their own creations.
• Use fun containers – perhaps their favourite characters
• Don’t overload the lunchbox – go for quality rather than quantity
• Don’t worry about repeating the contents – children have their favourite things
• Ask what their friends have and would they like to try anything different
• If not keen on bread try Nimble or lighter bread and dainty sandwiches – many children find normal bread difficult to digest.
• Put an ice pack in the lunchbox to help keep contents fresh and cool.
• Include dried fruit as well as fresh – apricots, prunes, raisins, fruit flakes etc
• Avoid all chocolate as this is a short quick stimulant and is proven to affect learning – keep treats for hometime.
• Avoid frube tubes as the children require help to open them and often lose most of the contents.  A pot of yoghurt/dessert and a spoon is much better.
• Do not overload the lunchbox – add variety throughout the week rather than all on one day.

Suggestions for lunchboxes:

Cheese portions – babybel, triangles or other
Cheese strings
Pepperoni
Pasties, sausage rolls, party eggs
Breadsticks
Oatcakes 
Flapjacks
Pancakes
Jelly
Yoghurt
Small cake
Fruit/Vegetables
Individual custard pots

Sandwiches:

Cheese
Ham or other cold meats
Marmite
Tinned tuna / salmon mayonnaise
Egg mayonnaise
Corned beef / pickle
Cream cheese

Wraps:

Most of above fillings rolled up

Container with one of the following:

Pasta plain or add any favourite ingredients
Avocado/sweetcorn/veg/salad in a container
Container of chopped veg and dip – humous or other
Noodles/rice with favourite ingredients
Quiche
Tortilla / cold egg omelette