• Roasted Carrot Dip - A dip is a fun way of adding variety to the week of lunches. Add a few rice chips or potato chips and your child will think it's a party.
• Saucy One-Pot Pasta and Beef Supper - Packed with beef, vegetables and pasta, this makes a hearty, nutritious dinner with enough leftovers for lunch the next day.
• Sloppy Salsa Joes - This plain old favourite gets spiced up with south-of-the border flavour. Pack a kaiser bun or tortilla along with a spoon too.
• Spicy Orange Baked Chicken Drumsticks and Vegetable and Rice Pilaf - This will probably become a family favourite, since it also works well cold in the lunch box.
• Steak and Cheese Quesadillas - Quesadillas, warm or cold, make great lunches or snacks. You can cook these in the skillet as directed or bake them until crisp and golden.
• Strawberry Banana Smoothie - Smoothies are the ultimate hearty no-cook wonder drink and kids love them. Use frozen fruit because it will keep the smoothie ice cold.
• Stuffed Ham and Cheese Potatoes - In this recipe, potatoes cook quickly in the microwave and packaged shredded cheese and frozen corn are ready to use.
• Ten-Minute Taco Salad - Who doesn't love tacos? Package the tortilla chips in a plastic bag and the lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and cucumber in separate small containers.
• Tuna and Bean Salad - Send along a whole wheat pita pocket and a spoon so your child can scoop this tasty salad into the pita.
• Tuna Wrap - Tortillas are intriguing wraps instead of the ordinary sandwhich. Look for different flavours, such as spinach or tomato salsa for an added twist.
• Tuna, White Bean and Pasta Salad with Basil - Your child will have fun building this salad and it won't become soggy while it waits in the fridge at school for lunchtime.
• Turkey Burritos - Turkey and vegetables all rolled up in a whole wheat tortilla make this perfect for recharging your child's batteries at lunch.
• Vegetable and Rice Pilaf - Kids love rice, so why not make this as a side dish for dinner and save some for your child's lunch the next day?
• Vegetable Chow Mein Noodle Bake - Kids love noodles so double the recipe to have enough for lunches the next day. Add an apple and granola bar and lunch is ready!
• Zingy Drumsticks - Send 2 or 3 cold drumsticks in a plastic container along with your child's favourite cut-up vegetables, some crackers or a granola bar.
Snacks and desserts:
• Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies - Randy McLaren from Harriet Todd Public School submitted these lacy oat snaps that you can serve as a treat.• Granola Bars - This recipe is a favourite of the Mildmay Carrick Public School Morning Munchers Breakfast Program.
• Hiker's Happy Trail Mix - This is a great snack to throw in the lunchbox. It is also good sprinkled over yogurt in the morning or for the afternoon hunger pangs.
• Microwave Chunky Cinnamon Applesauce - A delicious recipe both kids and adults can make together!
• Semolina Dessert - Aiesha Aggarwal, a student at Couchiching Heights Public School, refers to this dessert as "delicious, divine and delectable."
• Sunflower Seed Granola Bars - Granola bars make a great snack at any time. You can wrap and freeze them separately for up to one month to pop into lunches in the morning.
• Super Apple Cake - The cake is delicious with vanilla frozen yogurt, and is still good the next day or even two days later.
• Yogurt Pops - "This is the perfect treat for hot summer days!" says recipe creator Heather Alaverdy. Pineapple juice concentrate and raspberry yogurt is a good flavour combo too.
• Cheeseburger Pizza - Add some cheeseburger-inspired toppings, such as pickled hot peppers, diced tomatoes and shredded lettuce to this pizza.
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