• For my last back to school 📚lunch post I am sharing 7 of our favorite healthy lunch combinations! Feel free to mix and match other fruits 🍇and veggies🥬 Check out my post from the link below or link to my recent posts in my profile for more tips and full recipe ideas! I am starting with the apple sandwich because it is perfect for the abundance of apples 🍎in the fall! https://foodplaygo.com/healthy-lunch-ideas-for-kids/ 1. Apple 🍎Sandwich - Core and slice an apple about 1/4 inch thick and spread with seed or nut butter (optional: add hemp or flax seeds) and place another on top and cut in half! 2. Mediterranean Tray 🧀- You can do this in a lunch box or a muffin tray but this may be the most requested lunch in our house! If you are packing for school and cannot have tahini I make hummus or a white bean dip without tahini you could buy tzatziki. 3. Yogurt Parfait - buy or make a nut free granola (if in school and layer it with yogurt and fruit in a small jar. This is a real fun change of pace - my daughter loves this. 4. Veggie 🥦Bites - this is more of a toddler special but you can use a veggie burger for older kids - my daughter who is 8 loves this lunch with a Dr. Praegers Veggie Burger. 5. Jelly & Seed Sandwich - spread your favorite jam on your favorite bread and add chia, hemp or flax seeds for some protein and an extra nutritional boost! 6. Guacamole 🥑 Dip - I love buying these in bulk and then we freeze some if we do not think we will use them fast enough. I love to serve these with pretzel thins or tortilla chip and carrots for easy dipping. You could also add some salsa at home :) 7. Banana 🍌Wrap - Lay your tortilla flat and spread with a thin layer of nut/seed butter around the entire thing (make sure to get the edges because that works as your glue). Place your peeled whole banana in the middle and roll up (option to add flax or hemp here as well) - cut in half or into 1 inch pieces. . . . . #lunchbreak #lunchboxideas #healthykidsfoodideas #healthylunchbox #healthylunchideas #kidlunch #whatifeedmykid #kidfriendlyfood #easyhealthykids #realfoodforkids #lunchboxinspo #kids_food_inspo #packedlunch #yumboxlunch #bentgokids #foodplaygo
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    For my last back to school 📚lunch post I am sharing 7 of our favorite healthy lunch combinations! Feel free to mix and match other fruits 🍇and veggies🥬 Check out my post from the link below or link to my recent posts in my profile for more tips and full recipe ideas! I am starting with the apple sandwich because it is perfect for the abundance of apples 🍎in the fall! https://foodplaygo.com/healthy-lunch-ideas-for-kids/ 1. Apple 🍎Sandwich - Core and slice an apple about 1/4 inch thick and spread with seed or nut butter (optional: add hemp or flax seeds) and place another on top and cut in half! 2. Mediterranean Tray 🧀- You can do this in a lunch box or a muffin tray but this may be the most requested lunch in our house! If you are packing for school and cannot have tahini I make hummus or a white bean dip without tahini you could buy tzatziki. 3. Yogurt Parfait - buy or make a nut free granola (if in school and layer it with yogurt and fruit in a small jar. This is a real fun change of pace - my daughter loves this. 4. Veggie 🥦Bites - this is more of a toddler special but you can use a veggie burger for older kids - my daughter who is 8 loves this lunch with a Dr. Praegers Veggie Burger. 5. Jelly & Seed Sandwich - spread your favorite jam on your favorite bread and add chia, hemp or flax seeds for some protein and an extra nutritional boost! 6. Guacamole 🥑 Dip - I love buying these in bulk and then we freeze some if we do not think we will use them fast enough. I love to serve these with pretzel thins or tortilla chip and carrots for easy dipping. You could also add some salsa at home :) 7. Banana 🍌Wrap - Lay your tortilla flat and spread with a thin layer of nut/seed butter around the entire thing (make sure to get the edges because that works as your glue). Place your peeled whole banana in the middle and roll up (option to add flax or hemp here as well) - cut in half or into 1 inch pieces. . . . . #lunchbreak #lunchboxideas #healthykidsfoodideas #healthylunchbox #healthylunchideas #kidlunch #whatifeedmykid #kidfriendlyfood #easyhealthykids #realfoodforkids #lunchboxinspo #kids_food_inspo #packedlunch #yumboxlunch #bentgokids #foodplaygo
  • ⭐️Breakfast for Lunch⭐️ Tuesday Tip - Use leftover breakfast for lunch. I love making one or two big bulk breakfast items🥞 on the weekend and then using them for fun / creative lunches. LUNCH TIPS! - Almost all of these items can also be frozen as well so you can even take the time 1 - 2 times month to make big batches for breakfast and lunch variety. - You don’t have to make it yourself you can buy your favorite frozen, waffles, pancakes, or French toast and use them to add variety into lunch. - I follow the same method of starting with a main and then adding in a fruit, veggie and small snack. - Turkey Bacon 🥓 is usually our extra protein of choice for these lunches but cheese🧀 is often added and you could also add ham or nuts / seeds. - We also love adding in a mini muffin as a snack with the egg ones! - I love using the @bentgo boxes for these for the dipping section. Swipe to see Box inspiration and hop on over to my blog post from today for some corresponding recipes :) https://foodplaygo.com/kids-breakfast-for-lunch-ideas-tips/ 🥚BAGEL, BACON (we mostly do turkey) & HARD BOILED EGG (only thing I don’t freeze) 🍞FRENCH TOAST STICKS 🍳EGG MUFFINS - make with cheese & turkey bacon 🥓and/or veggies 🧇WAFFLES - I like to serve my zucchini ones best for lunch if we have and cutting these into strips or making sandwiches 🥞PANCAKE SANDWICHES - I slice them in half and add cream cheese and honey (my boys prefer a nut butter and honey if we are home). You could also make them into pancake tacos with yogurt & fruit! . . . . #lunchtime #kidslunchideas #kidslunchbox #kidslunchboxideas #breakfastforlunch #bentgokids #foodplaygo #makelunchfun #lunchinspo #packedlunch #lunchboxforkids #schoollunchbox #schoollunch #yumboxlunch
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    ⭐️Breakfast for Lunch⭐️ Tuesday Tip - Use leftover breakfast for lunch. I love making one or two big bulk breakfast items🥞 on the weekend and then using them for fun / creative lunches. LUNCH TIPS! - Almost all of these items can also be frozen as well so you can even take the time 1 - 2 times month to make big batches for breakfast and lunch variety. - You don’t have to make it yourself you can buy your favorite frozen, waffles, pancakes, or French toast and use them to add variety into lunch. - I follow the same method of starting with a main and then adding in a fruit, veggie and small snack. - Turkey Bacon 🥓 is usually our extra protein of choice for these lunches but cheese🧀 is often added and you could also add ham or nuts / seeds. - We also love adding in a mini muffin as a snack with the egg ones! - I love using the @bentgo boxes for these for the dipping section. Swipe to see Box inspiration and hop on over to my blog post from today for some corresponding recipes :) https://foodplaygo.com/kids-breakfast-for-lunch-ideas-tips/ 🥚BAGEL, BACON (we mostly do turkey) & HARD BOILED EGG (only thing I don’t freeze) 🍞FRENCH TOAST STICKS 🍳EGG MUFFINS - make with cheese & turkey bacon 🥓and/or veggies 🧇WAFFLES - I like to serve my zucchini ones best for lunch if we have and cutting these into strips or making sandwiches 🥞PANCAKE SANDWICHES - I slice them in half and add cream cheese and honey (my boys prefer a nut butter and honey if we are home). You could also make them into pancake tacos with yogurt & fruit! . . . . #lunchtime #kidslunchideas #kidslunchbox #kidslunchboxideas #breakfastforlunch #bentgokids #foodplaygo #makelunchfun #lunchinspo #packedlunch #lunchboxforkids #schoollunchbox #schoollunch #yumboxlunch
  • HI we are eating more lunches together this year so I to share 2 fun and different Mommy and Me 👩‍👧sandwiches that we have been making. The ingredients are mostly the same for the mommy and me sandwiches 🥪 you just construct them slightly different. We have been enjoying these 2 because ⭐️They are different than just plain turkey or ham and cheese ⭐️You don’t have to think about something else for yourself ⭐️You are not taking out 1 million things for lunch ⭐️Both are packed with nutrients! ⭐️I serve both with a side a fruit and extra veggie if its easy Inspiration below and more specific instructions are on my post from today! 1. 🥒Veggie Hummus & 🧀Cheese with grapes🍇 Ingredients: Hummus Muenster suggested but any cheese works Avocado Cucumber Baby Kale or Spinach or Romaine (only adults) Toasted Multigrain Bread or Pita A. Kid Version: Hummus & Cheese with cucumbers and avocado on the side. You can try and add the cucumber sliced thin, but my kids do not like it that way! B. Adult Version: Spread hummus on both sides of toasted bread layer spinach on top so it sticks to the hummus. Next layer the cucumber on one half, then the cheese then the avocado. Finally top with the other spinach and hummus toast - enjoy! 2. Apple Butter & Cheddar with sliced apples 🍎 and cucumbers 🥒 Ingredients: Apple Butter (I make sure to buy one without sugar added) Cheddar Spinach Cucumber Sliced Apple Slices Toasted Multigrain Bread A. Kid Version: Apple butter & cheddar with cucumbers and apples on the side. You can try and add the cucumber or apples sliced thin, but my kids do not like it that way! B. Adult Version: Spread apple butter on both sides of toasted bread layer spinach on top so it sticks to the apple butter. Next layer the cucumber on one half, then the cheese then the apple slices. Finally top with the other half of apple butter and spinach toast - enjoy! . . . #mommyandme #mommylife #momlife #momlunch #whatifeedmykid #kidfriendlyfood #kidapproved #kidapprovedfood #easyhealthykids #familyfood #realfoodforkids #lunchinspo #kidslunchideas #sandwichesofinstagram #veggiesandwich #veggielunch #foodplaygo #sandwich #hummus #appleseason
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    HI we are eating more lunches together this year so I to share 2 fun and different Mommy and Me 👩‍👧sandwiches that we have been making. The ingredients are mostly the same for the mommy and me sandwiches 🥪 you just construct them slightly different. We have been enjoying these 2 because ⭐️They are different than just plain turkey or ham and cheese ⭐️You don’t have to think about something else for yourself ⭐️You are not taking out 1 million things for lunch ⭐️Both are packed with nutrients! ⭐️I serve both with a side a fruit and extra veggie if its easy Inspiration below and more specific instructions are on my post from today! 1. 🥒Veggie Hummus & 🧀Cheese with grapes🍇 Ingredients: Hummus Muenster suggested but any cheese works Avocado Cucumber Baby Kale or Spinach or Romaine (only adults) Toasted Multigrain Bread or Pita A. Kid Version: Hummus & Cheese with cucumbers and avocado on the side. You can try and add the cucumber sliced thin, but my kids do not like it that way! B. Adult Version: Spread hummus on both sides of toasted bread layer spinach on top so it sticks to the hummus. Next layer the cucumber on one half, then the cheese then the avocado. Finally top with the other spinach and hummus toast - enjoy! 2. Apple Butter & Cheddar with sliced apples 🍎 and cucumbers 🥒 Ingredients: Apple Butter (I make sure to buy one without sugar added) Cheddar Spinach Cucumber Sliced Apple Slices Toasted Multigrain Bread A. Kid Version: Apple butter & cheddar with cucumbers and apples on the side. You can try and add the cucumber or apples sliced thin, but my kids do not like it that way! B. Adult Version: Spread apple butter on both sides of toasted bread layer spinach on top so it sticks to the apple butter. Next layer the cucumber on one half, then the cheese then the apple slices. Finally top with the other half of apple butter and spinach toast - enjoy! . . . #mommyandme #mommylife #momlife #momlunch #whatifeedmykid #kidfriendlyfood #kidapproved #kidapprovedfood #easyhealthykids #familyfood #realfoodforkids #lunchinspo #kidslunchideas #sandwichesofinstagram #veggiesandwich #veggielunch #foodplaygo #sandwich #hummus #appleseason
  • ⭐️Ways to Use Deli Meats that are not Sandwiches⭐️. Anyone else have children who don’t like just plain turkey & cheese 🥪sandwiches 🙋🏻‍♀️ . . I wanted to share some different ways we use deli meats 🤗 How do your kiddos like it best👇🏻 . . 🥒Kebabs - These are super fun and a good make ahead option. Use any combination of deli meats, cheeses and veggies your kids enjoy. 🧀Roll-ups - Cut or peel a cheese stick in half or thirds and roll the meats around it. These can also be made ahead. 🥕Homemade Lunchables - this is one of the most frequently requested lunches. This is also a good make ahead option (I wait to put the crackers in the morning of). My children love this best with turkey pepperoni and pre-cut square cheeses. For holidays it is fun to cut the cheese or turkey into shapes. Any crackers will work, I buy wheat thins most of the time. If you are gluten free cracker, the @simplemills almond flour ones are great at home and the @marysgonecrackers crackers thins are great for at school. 🍗Turkey & Cheese Quesadilla - This is like a panini but my children seem to prefer it much more than a panini (it is softer and easier for them to eat). You could also layer some veggies into here, but my kiddos always detect them. I usually make these the morning of. - 🌀Pinwheels - I spread cream cheese on a wrap and then layer a piece of turkey on and roll it up and cut it into about 1 inch pieces. You could also layer vegetables into this (shredded carrots, spinach etc.. but my kids do not like it that way) Sprinkle or lay the vegetable on after the cream cheese and then layer the meat on top and roll up and cut. This can be made ahead of time too and a good bulk option at the beginning of the week. ⭐️Just as an extra - have it be the side and not the main attraction. Some picky kids don’t like their foods combined but may actually like it solo. 🍕As a pizza bagel topping (not pictured) . . . #turkeysandwich #lunchmeat #lunchmeal #kidslunchideas #kidslunchbox #kidslunchboxideas #lunchinspo #salami #lunchrolls #lunchables #whatsforlunch #lunch #whatifeedmykid #kidfriendlyfood #kidapproved #kidapprovedfood #easyhealthykids #familyfood #realfood #foodplaygo
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    ⭐️Ways to Use Deli Meats that are not Sandwiches⭐️. Anyone else have children who don’t like just plain turkey & cheese 🥪sandwiches 🙋🏻‍♀️ . . I wanted to share some different ways we use deli meats 🤗 How do your kiddos like it best👇🏻 . . 🥒Kebabs - These are super fun and a good make ahead option. Use any combination of deli meats, cheeses and veggies your kids enjoy. 🧀Roll-ups - Cut or peel a cheese stick in half or thirds and roll the meats around it. These can also be made ahead. 🥕Homemade Lunchables - this is one of the most frequently requested lunches. This is also a good make ahead option (I wait to put the crackers in the morning of). My children love this best with turkey pepperoni and pre-cut square cheeses. For holidays it is fun to cut the cheese or turkey into shapes. Any crackers will work, I buy wheat thins most of the time. If you are gluten free cracker, the @simplemills almond flour ones are great at home and the @marysgonecrackers crackers thins are great for at school. 🍗Turkey & Cheese Quesadilla - This is like a panini but my children seem to prefer it much more than a panini (it is softer and easier for them to eat). You could also layer some veggies into here, but my kiddos always detect them. I usually make these the morning of. - 🌀Pinwheels - I spread cream cheese on a wrap and then layer a piece of turkey on and roll it up and cut it into about 1 inch pieces. You could also layer vegetables into this (shredded carrots, spinach etc.. but my kids do not like it that way) Sprinkle or lay the vegetable on after the cream cheese and then layer the meat on top and roll up and cut. This can be made ahead of time too and a good bulk option at the beginning of the week. ⭐️Just as an extra - have it be the side and not the main attraction. Some picky kids don’t like their foods combined but may actually like it solo. 🍕As a pizza bagel topping (not pictured) . . . #turkeysandwich #lunchmeat #lunchmeal #kidslunchideas #kidslunchbox #kidslunchboxideas #lunchinspo #salami #lunchrolls #lunchables #whatsforlunch #lunch #whatifeedmykid #kidfriendlyfood #kidapproved #kidapprovedfood #easyhealthykids #familyfood #realfood #foodplaygo
  • Grilled Spinach and Onion Turkey 🍔Burgers are not your ordinary turkey burgers they are filled with flavor and grill up incredibly juicy🙌🏻 . . I love holding on to grilling season right through the early fall. These turkey burgers🍔 have been on repeat this summer so I decided I finally needed to share them! They are our hands down favorite grilled turkey burger so make sure to put them on your list to grill this month! . . ⭐️Tips⭐️ * I find the key to grilling turkey burgers is to spray the grill first so they don’t stick * Pay attention to the time so you don’t over cook them * To make them gluten free use a gluten free bun or Bibb lettuce as a bun! * My children prefer them without the add-ins so I do half plain for them and add in the spinach and onions for us * I wrote the recipe for how it works for our family but hop over to the blog for all instructions. I have adaptations to eliminate the spinach and onions to make it easier. They are still super tasty especially with melted cheddar or Muenster cheese. I have also included instructions to make these all with spinach and onions! * Full Dinner Idea - I usually serve these with grilled vegetables and a side of cast iron potatoes or easy baked frozen fries. I do the sides in the same cast iron as the sautéed spinach and onions so I am not getting an extra pan dirty. I cook everything on the grill to make it easier! . . Ingredients: Burgers: 2 lbs lean turkey chop meat 2 tbsp coconut aminos or soy sauce 1 tsp garlic powder 1/8 tsp salt 1 tbsp olive oil Spinach and Onion Filling for 1 lb of meat 1 tsp of olive oil oil 1/8 tsp salt 1/2 medium onion sliced or chopped 3 ounces of spinach . . . #grilling #grillseason #turkeyburger #turkeyburgers #grilledmeat #foodplaygo #eatgood #grillingseason #easyrecipes #healthyeating #grilledfood #yum #yummyfood #dinnerideas #familydinner #familydinners
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    Grilled Spinach and Onion Turkey 🍔Burgers are not your ordinary turkey burgers they are filled with flavor and grill up incredibly juicy🙌🏻 . . I love holding on to grilling season right through the early fall. These turkey burgers🍔 have been on repeat this summer so I decided I finally needed to share them! They are our hands down favorite grilled turkey burger so make sure to put them on your list to grill this month! . . ⭐️Tips⭐️ * I find the key to grilling turkey burgers is to spray the grill first so they don’t stick * Pay attention to the time so you don’t over cook them * To make them gluten free use a gluten free bun or Bibb lettuce as a bun! * My children prefer them without the add-ins so I do half plain for them and add in the spinach and onions for us * I wrote the recipe for how it works for our family but hop over to the blog for all instructions. I have adaptations to eliminate the spinach and onions to make it easier. They are still super tasty especially with melted cheddar or Muenster cheese. I have also included instructions to make these all with spinach and onions! * Full Dinner Idea - I usually serve these with grilled vegetables and a side of cast iron potatoes or easy baked frozen fries. I do the sides in the same cast iron as the sautéed spinach and onions so I am not getting an extra pan dirty. I cook everything on the grill to make it easier! . . Ingredients: Burgers: 2 lbs lean turkey chop meat 2 tbsp coconut aminos or soy sauce 1 tsp garlic powder 1/8 tsp salt 1 tbsp olive oil Spinach and Onion Filling for 1 lb of meat 1 tsp of olive oil oil 1/8 tsp salt 1/2 medium onion sliced or chopped 3 ounces of spinach . . . #grilling #grillseason #turkeyburger #turkeyburgers #grilledmeat #foodplaygo #eatgood #grillingseason #easyrecipes #healthyeating #grilledfood #yum #yummyfood #dinnerideas #familydinner #familydinners