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Safari Lunch

Gypsy — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:55:37 +0000

1 Safari Sub Sandwich-Small sub roll filled with lowfat meat,cheese, mustard or mayo, lettuce
1 “Tropical” banana
“Quicksand” pudding cup-butterscotch or vanilla lowfat pudding
1 cup “Rain Forest” veggies-broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, or any combination
1/4 cup lowfat dressing for dip
“Kings of the Jungle” animal crackers-8 large, 15 small

Pirate’s Treasure

Gypsy — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:35:54 +0000

“Treasure Chest” of chicken-small plastic container with baked and cooled chicken fingers
1/2 cup carrot “Gold”-peel a large carrot, slice crosswise into coins
1/4 cup “Pearls”-yogurt covered raisins
1/2 cup lowfat “Pirate Pudding”-pudding cup, in your child’s favorite flavor
2 “Walk the Plank” pretzel rods

Tic Tac Toe Lunch

Gypsy — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:56:23 +0000

1/2 whole wheat pita filled with homemade lowfat tuna or chicken salad
1/4 cup raisins
3/4 cup crunchy O-shaped cereal
1 cup raw veggies
1/4 cup lowfat Ranch for dipping

Notes: The idea for this lunch is to include an index card with a tic tac toe grid drawn on it, so your child can use the raisins and cereal for Xs and 0s. But my sons assure me that lunch monitors would never let them play tic tac toe with their food, so they just eat without playing.

Crazy Eights

Gypsy — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:57:08 +0000

8 whole wheat crackers (My boys like the whole wheat Ritz)
8 ham squares (buy low fat ham slices, cut into a shape small enough to fit the cracker)
8 cheese squares (cut two 2% milk cheese slices into quarters)
8 grapes, or a small apple cut into 8 slices
8 baby carrots
8 celery sticks, or 8 small broccoli florets
8 animal crackers

Mexican Pita Pizzas

Gypsy — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:00:13 +0000

Use whole-grain pitas and low-fat cheese for an even healthier version.

2 small pitas, split

1/4 cup tomato salsa

1/4 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained

1/2 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese (1 oz.)

Heat broiler to high. Place pita halves, insides up, on a baking sheet. Spread 1 Tbsp. salsa on each pita half. Sprinkle each with 1 Tbsp. black beans and 2 Tbsp. cheese. Broil until cheese bubbles and edges of pitas are browned, about 1 minute.

The Cupcake Alphabet

Gypsy — Mon, 03 May 2010 23:01:33 +0000

I recently posted about the Alphabet Animal Special they had over at Little Nummies. I had an idea to use it as a homeschooling tool since they posted links to free printables, facts and videos relating to the animal.

I was searching today for cupcake ideas for my daughter’s birthday. I came across Family Magazine’s Cupcake Alphabet. These could be used to go along with the letter used with the Alphabet Animal Special. I will share my full plan for my 3 year old son really soon so that anyone interested could use it as well.

Here are the individual links for the Cupcake Alphabet:
Apple Cupcake

Balloon Cupcakes

Clown Cupcake

Desert Island Cupcake

Ice Cream Cone Cupcake

Jell-O Cupcake

Kitty Cupcake

Ladybug Cupcake

Mini Monsters Cupcake

Yellow Jacket Cupcake

Zoo Cupcake

Little Nummies Animals A-Z

Gypsy — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:47:16 +0000

I came across this really cute website called Little Nummies recently. Having one picky eater on my hands, I understand how the creator of the site got started. They recently had an Animal Special that I thought would be great to share with others.

This Alphabet Animal Special can be used in many ways:

1. Reference of ideas for daily lunches or snacks to change things up or get your toddler interested in trying to new foods (or just to get them to eat period!)

2. If you are homeschooling and your child is learning the alphabet, you could do the alphabet in order one day at a time. Have lunch, go over the letter of the day and learn about that particular animal of the day as well. Lunch, Alphabet and Animal Science – three courses in one! Couldn’t get much better than that.

You can visit Little Nummies for this Animal special by visiting http://littlenummies.net/?cat=469 or to get other great food ideas visit the homepage at http://littlenummies.net. For quick reference for myself and to share with others, I have put together a list of the Animals a-z, here.

Fruit Kebabs with Honey Yogurt Dipping Sauce

Gypsy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:58:50 +0000

It’s amazing how much nutritious food kids will eat when you put it on a stick and let them dip it in sauce.

1 cup plain yogurt

2 Tbsp. honey, or to taste

3 cups fresh fruit such as melon, pineapple, strawberries and grapes, cut into bite-size chunks

Combine yogurt and honey in a small bowl and stir until smooth. Thread fruit onto 4 bamboo skewers and serve with yogurt mixture.