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Menu Ideas
Fiesta Fun
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Baked tortilla chips, three ounces
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Salsa, one-quarter cup, in an empty, cleaned yogurt or plastic-covered container
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Cheddar cheese, reduced fat, two-ounce wedge
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Clementine or orange
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Low-fat milk, eight ounces
B.O.B. (Big on Bagels)
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Whole grain bagel, four ounces
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Light cream cheese, three tablespoons
(Spread light cream cheese on
bagel and slice in half.)
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Mozzarella sticks, two
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Red pepper, one-half, sliced into rings
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Granny Smith apple
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Low-fat milk, eight ounces
Honey of a Sandwich
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Sliced cheese (any kind your child likes)
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Whole grain bread (2 slices)
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Honey mustard
(Spread
mustard on bread, top with sliced cheese, slice in half or
quarters)
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Carrots sticks (1 cup)
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Italian salad dressing (2 tablespoons)
(Packing tip: Pour salad dressing in bottom of small container. Stack carrots
sticks on top. Cover)
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Grapes, 1/2 cup
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Low-fat milk, 8 ounces
Pasta Power
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Elbow macaroni, cooked, 1 cup
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Carrots, celery, or peppers, chopped, 1/2 cup
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Italian salad dressing, 2 tablespoons
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Breadsticks, 2
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Applesauce, individual 4 ounces serving (Don't forget to pack the spoon!)
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Low-fat milk, 8 ounces
Mix macaroni, and chopped
vegetables, with salad dressing. Pack plastic utensils for the salad and
applesauce.
Good Ol' Peanut Butter
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10 saltine crackers
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2 tablespoons peanut butter
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Peaches, canned, juice packed, individual serving
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Yogurt, nonfat, 8 ounces
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Green pepper sticks, 1/2 pepper
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Low-fat milk, 8 ounces
Spread peanut butter on five
crackers, top with additional cracker. Pack a plastic spoon for the peaches and
yogurt.
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