Sunday, May 11, 2014

SSS - 06 & School Snack Series and some tiffin pack tips

 
Packing tiffin for school going kids is always  a challenge, one on a daily basis..literally.

 
 
They need variety and the same over and over is only going to bring  the tiffins back home just the way it was packed off.  
 
 
 
 
Keep / try to keep stock of a variety of buns or breads for the main carbohydrate portion of the box, if its mostly sandwich that you are preparing. But keep in mind not to overstuff your breadbox, coz these expire quickly and you dont necessarily have to keep a pile of rotten bakes in your pantry.
 

 
And these...assorted breakfast flakes and crispies...wheat, rice..oats varieties. One type for each day, as a small portion serving.
 
 
 
Box type 1 - Some corn-crispies, toasted sandwich (sorry...dont remember what the filling was) couple of onion rings (the store brought frozen ones) and banana for the fruit portion.

 
Box type 2 - Egg paniyarams , (click here for the recipe tutorial ), mini sandwich with a tuna fish cutlet within, some star-fish themed biscuts and frsh cut cucumbers.

 
Box type 3 - Butter crepes cut to bite size pieces (click here for the recipe tutorial), chicken finger nuggets and mangoes. This is for Boy no. 3, in lower kindergarten and just like his mini size, his food intake too is in very small proportions.
 


Box type 4 - Used store brought croissants with zatar filling . Cut it into half and stuffed a mini coctail sausage into it. A quick sandwich , with pears and strawberry on picks.

 
Box type 5 - macaroni salad (cooked macaroni with some grated carrot, a bit of mayo, sugar, salt and pepper...a coleslaw kind).
Hot dog with bread rolled around. Trim the edges of the bread slice, wet it slightly  and flatten by pressing  between your two hands. Can use the rolling pin too. Apply some ketchup on the bread slice, place the hotdog , wrap the bread round it and seal the edges by pressing together. Now toast on stove top. Just shallow fry.
 


 
 
 
Posting this on Mothers Day...coz, it is indeed one of the greatest challenge they face with their children. Hope the post helps....
 



 

to all lovely .... gorgeous ... hardworking ... Mommies
out there !!!!!

click on the given link to go to the first post in the School tiffin series...SSS- 01

11 comments:

  1. All these creative much box ideas just reminded me of my childhood days, I always demanded different lunch for each day if week and mum always managed to do it..
    Your boys are lucky sweets
    Happy Monday
    www.beingbeautifulandpretty.com

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  2. Very nice lunch box ideas...Happy Mother's day

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  3. Very nice..every mom should read this!

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  4. very informative, great ideas . hope you had a lovely mother's day

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  5. lovely ideas,Sona..:)

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  6. Fantastic ideas to pack lunch .Kids will def love varieties .Happy mothers day to you too

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  7. Same here Sona, I have to try different things, otherwise they bring the lunch back home even without touching :(

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  8. Nice lunch box ideas..

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  9. My cereal collection is same like urs..lots of boxes !! Lovely lunch box ideas..especially liked the egg paniyarams...

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Sunday, May 11, 2014

SSS - 06 & School Snack Series and some tiffin pack tips

 
Packing tiffin for school going kids is always  a challenge, one on a daily basis..literally.

 
 
They need variety and the same over and over is only going to bring  the tiffins back home just the way it was packed off.  
 
 
 
 
Keep / try to keep stock of a variety of buns or breads for the main carbohydrate portion of the box, if its mostly sandwich that you are preparing. But keep in mind not to overstuff your breadbox, coz these expire quickly and you dont necessarily have to keep a pile of rotten bakes in your pantry.
 

 
And these...assorted breakfast flakes and crispies...wheat, rice..oats varieties. One type for each day, as a small portion serving.
 
 
 
Box type 1 - Some corn-crispies, toasted sandwich (sorry...dont remember what the filling was) couple of onion rings (the store brought frozen ones) and banana for the fruit portion.

 
Box type 2 - Egg paniyarams , (click here for the recipe tutorial ), mini sandwich with a tuna fish cutlet within, some star-fish themed biscuts and frsh cut cucumbers.

 
Box type 3 - Butter crepes cut to bite size pieces (click here for the recipe tutorial), chicken finger nuggets and mangoes. This is for Boy no. 3, in lower kindergarten and just like his mini size, his food intake too is in very small proportions.
 


Box type 4 - Used store brought croissants with zatar filling . Cut it into half and stuffed a mini coctail sausage into it. A quick sandwich , with pears and strawberry on picks.

 
Box type 5 - macaroni salad (cooked macaroni with some grated carrot, a bit of mayo, sugar, salt and pepper...a coleslaw kind).
Hot dog with bread rolled around. Trim the edges of the bread slice, wet it slightly  and flatten by pressing  between your two hands. Can use the rolling pin too. Apply some ketchup on the bread slice, place the hotdog , wrap the bread round it and seal the edges by pressing together. Now toast on stove top. Just shallow fry.
 


 
 
 
Posting this on Mothers Day...coz, it is indeed one of the greatest challenge they face with their children. Hope the post helps....
 



 

to all lovely .... gorgeous ... hardworking ... Mommies
out there !!!!!

click on the given link to go to the first post in the School tiffin series...SSS- 01

11 comments:

  1. All these creative much box ideas just reminded me of my childhood days, I always demanded different lunch for each day if week and mum always managed to do it..
    Your boys are lucky sweets
    Happy Monday
    www.beingbeautifulandpretty.com

    ReplyDelete
  2. Very nice lunch box ideas...Happy Mother's day

    ReplyDelete
  3. Very nice..every mom should read this!

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  4. very informative, great ideas . hope you had a lovely mother's day

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  5. lovely ideas,Sona..:)

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  6. Fantastic ideas to pack lunch .Kids will def love varieties .Happy mothers day to you too

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  7. Same here Sona, I have to try different things, otherwise they bring the lunch back home even without touching :(

    ReplyDelete
  8. Nice lunch box ideas..

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  9. My cereal collection is same like urs..lots of boxes !! Lovely lunch box ideas..especially liked the egg paniyarams...

    ReplyDelete