50 savoury lunch box fillers for kids who hate sandwiches (2024)
We've made family favourite zucchini and haloumi fritters even easier by cooking them in a Kmart pie maker. They’re perfect for dinner or packed in the lunch box.
Perfect for lunchboxes, these Japanese rice balls are stuffed with corn, cream, avocado and mayonnaise.
A make-ahead lunch or dinner you'll be eating on repeat, this easy vegetarian slice is made with low-cal quinoa, pumpkin and zucchini.
With a few basic ingredients like peas, eggs and a block of Fetta cheese, you can whip up a bunch of mini frittatas in your pie maker and have lunch sorted for a whole week.
Use a muffin pan to makes these easy, cheesy individual crustless quiches.
Packed with sneaky veg, tuna and rice, this cheesy slice is perfect for dinner, lunch or lunchboxes.
This vibrant salad will be loved by all the family, packed with fresh crunchy vegetables, noodles and chicken.
Using a Kmart sausage roll maker, these cheat's homemade vegetarian gozleme are made with puff pastry for a light lunch or easy snack.
Easy vegetarian bites that are kid-friendly and make a great after-school or lunch box snack.
Spinach and ricotta are the ultimate combo and these muffins make no exception. Ready in just 45 minutes, they're freezer-friendly and make a great lunchbox filler, too.
Get ahead with the school lunch with this easy cheesy spinach and macaroni lunch loaf.
Change up your lunchtime salad with this fruity quinoa salad.
Make these bright lunchbox filler mac 'n' cheese cups with the kids - if you batch-cook they'll keep in the freezer for up to three months.
Score full marks with this lunchbox idea - made with a healthy bread crust, these mini quiches are always met with a smile!
Filled with vegie goodness and haloumi, serve these crispies for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
1. Food on Sticks. Think: chicken satays, beef skewers, or sausage kebabs, packed on lunchbox-sized sticks for kids. Because everything is more fun on a stick.
1. Food on Sticks. Think: chicken satays, beef skewers, or sausage kebabs, packed on lunchbox-sized sticks for kids. Because everything is more fun on a stick.
Use. Parchment paper checks all the boxes: It's slightly porous and absorbs some moisture that other materials don't. Be sure to employ the double-wrap technique: Wrap your sandwich in one layer, cut the sandwich in half through the parchment paper, and then wrap it again for extra security.
Although there is nothing wrong with sandwiches, they can get boring quickly. Why limit yourself to traditional lunch foods? It's perfectly fine to pack soups, salads, quesadillas and even breakfast foods for lunch. You could come up with theme days like “mac 'n cheese Mondays” so that your child knows what to expect.
Some people feel that sliced lunchmeat makes their bread soggy. So try putting the meat in the middle of the sandwich, rather than right next to the bread. Put slices of cheese on either side touching the bread. Or you can dry the meat a little with a paper towel before you put it on the bread.
Between paper, foil, plastic, cardboard and styrofoam, there are plenty of options. While styrofoam performed the best for burgers in our own testing, you can also opt for cardboard with vents (or create your own) so buns don't get soggy and the burger won't overheat.
10+ months: try toasted sandwich cut into triangles with a thin spread of filling (like egg salad, hummus or smooth peanut butter). Toasted bread is easier for your baby to feel in their mouth, and triangles give them easy corners to bite from. Start modeling putting the sandwich down between bites.
The findings, published in the journal Appetite, suggest that forcing children to eat food they don't enjoy could spark tension at mealtimes and damage the parent-child relationship. What's more, making children eat unwanted foods didn't even affect their weight and whether they developed picking eating habits.
Make a toasted cheese sandwich and cut into small cubes for your baby to pick up with her fingers (or later, try spearing with a fork). Pizza toast. Spread a thin layer of low-sodium tomato sauce on bread, top with shredded mozzarella cheese and toast until bubbly. Sweet potato pie toast.
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