Tuesday, February 17, 2009

lunch and snacks for kids on the go

It can be so tempting to buy a slice of pizza when out and about or send kids to school w/ packaged foods. For the kids that go to school and have a hot lunch available, this too can be tempting for some. How easy to send kids to school w/ money and let them purchase lunch there? Well get ready for lots of ideas that will give kids nourishing foods to sustain energy and fats to keep their brains functioning properly.
*sandwich roll up-Use sprouted tortillas and fill w/ cheese,meats,nut butter and naturaljelly,cream cheese,hummus,roasted veggies w/ lots of mayo,egg salad ......ANYTHING your kids like. When the tortilla has your chosen filling, roll and cut into slices then wrap in parchment paper and pack in lunch bag.
*hard boiled eggs
*fruit salad or a piece of fruit.(avacados are great and LOADED w/ fat)
*veggie sticks w/ homemade sour cream dip(1 cup sour cream, 1/2 lemon squeezed, 1 tsp grated onion or onion powder,1 tsp salt, pepper, and a clove of crushed garlic)
*nitrate free and organic cold cuts, rolled.
*nuts
*soup(thermos)
*grass fed beef hot dogs(thermos w/ hot water)
*unflavored, cream on top yogurt,w/ maple syrup or honey, or w/ fresh fruit
*smoothie(kefir, yogurt, coconut milk, milk)put in a thermos
*cheese cubes
*raw nut cookies
*sprouted bagel w/ lots of coconut oil and butter
*homemade stew or chile(thermos)
*chopped veggie salad w/ lots of olive oil and lemon juice(cucumbers,tomato,red cabbage,radish, red peppers(these are a few examples- you can do whatever your child likes)
*bean salad
*homemade coconut muffins
*chicken salad
*nut bread(ground nuts, eggs and butter or coconut oil)w/raw honey and butter or coconut oil
*pate and veggie sticks or rice crackers
*any left over in a thermos
*kuku(Persian omelet)or frittata(Italian omelet) sent cold
Fats for kids,about 6 tbsp a day, are an essential part of their nutritional needs. Butter, saturated animal fat, coconut oil, ghee, EVOO, and cold pressed nut and seed oils(in small amounts) are all excellent for kids and adults. Please stay away from soybean oil, canola and other vegetable oils. Most require chemical extraction and deodorizing to mask the rancid oil.
Start your babies young, eating nutritious foods, so they do not become picky eaters and so they get a large variety of vitamins and minerals. Long term breastfeeding and whole food eating is the best gift that you can give to your children. They will be great eaters and healthy and you wont have to spend so much time undoing damage due to poor diet and formula feeding(raw milk or meat based formulas are the exception-tho NOTHING compares to breastmilk)

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