Snacks in a flash!

Now the kids are back at school, it’s important that they are fuelled up with healthy lunch and snack choices to support their growth and concentration.

Try a few of these ideas:

• Rice cakes topped with peanut butter or nut butter and sliced banana
• Make an apple doughnut by slicing apple into rings, removing the centre with a cutter and decorating with cream cheese, sweetened ricotta or yoghurt, dried fruit and cinnamon
• Dips and veggie sticks
• Make your own popcorn!
• Make some energy balls from dried dates, coconut, maple syrup, cocoa and seeds. Great for keeping in the fridge for a quick nutrient and energy dense snack on the run.
• Smoothies made from frozen or fresh fruit, milk or plant based milk, yoghurt and honey.
• Fruit and Oat muffins - try substituting half the flour for wholemeal flour to increase the fibre and use coconut sugar or maple syrup to sweeten for longer lasting energy. Muffins are a great way to use up fruit that is getting a bit beyond it’s best and a great snack for lunchboxes.
• Yoghurt parfaits - layer yoghurt with berries, drizzle with honey and sprinkle with granola.
• Make some wraps with cheese, chicken or ham, avocado and salad and cut into pin wheels. Secure with a small toothpick. More fun than eating a sandwich.
• Fill a Serving Centre with a variety of different snacks to cater for different tastes - corn chips, homemade guacamole, salsa, baby cheeses, veggie sticks or pack it with different fruits and some Nutella swirled through yoghurt and take with you to the park after school.

To store these lunches and keep things fun and fresh check out our for-school range! We've got lunchboxes and snack containers of different shapes and sizes perfect for kids to carry to school.