3 Quick & Easy Lunchbox Recipes

Name: 3 Quick & Easy Lunchbox Recipes
Ingredients: Celery sticks; Soft spreadable cheese, nut butter or soy nut butter; Raisins; Veggie "meat" slices; Cream cheese; Finely diced red pepper (optional); Pita bread; Hummus; Sprouts, diced veggies, diced cucumbers (optional)

September 6, 2019 Other Contributors

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These vegetarian kid-friendly recipes have just a few ingredients for quick and easy lunches on busy days. This page has been tagged with diets that are compatible with at least one recipe. Please check ingredients for your specific diet.

Ants on a Log

Celery sticks
Soft spreadable cheese, nut butter or soy nut butter
Raisins

Wash and cut celery into 4″ pieces. Spread cheese or nut butter into the groove of the celery and press the raisins into the spread.

Roll Ups

Veggie "meat" slices
Cream cheese
Finely diced red pepper (optional)

Spread cream cheese on one side of a “meat” slice and sprinkle red peppers onto the spread. Roll up the slice and serve as a finger food. Pack tortilla chips to go with the roll ups

Hummus Wraps

Pita bread
Hummus
Sprouts, diced veggies, diced cucumbers (optional)

Open up pita pocket so you have two circles of bread. Spread humus on the inside of the pita circle and sprinkle the diced veggies on top (if your child will eat the veggies this way). Roll up the pita. Repeat with the other circle of pita

Source

These recipes came from staff at Rainbow Foods. The store has since been purchased by Natural Food Pantry.

Feature photo of green lunch bag by Africa Studio / Shutterstock.com. Photo of Ants on a Log by cdantonio, / Wikimedia Commons. Photo of vegetarian deli meat by SPURGO.de / Shutterstock.com. Photo of Sabra hummus by Thomson200, / Wikimedia Commons.