To help you and your family begin another school season with greater health and energy I have four Lunchbox ideas and a bunch of recipes to share with you today.
Mealtimes tend to be less structured and more casual during the summer months. So when school resumes in the fall, it’s back to planning and packing healthy lunches for your kiddies, making sure they also have plenty of after school snacks options and that as a family you sit down and enjoy at least one meal together in the evenings.
So as you begin planning meals for the family, remember you need to eat too! To keep up with the demands on your time and energy you need to eat healthy and frequently.
One of the biggest mistakes I see so many busy mom’s’ make is they forgot to eat. Or spend so much time and energy planning meals and snacks for the kids that they end up grabbing the quickest, and most convenient thing to fuel themselves; often times these choices aren’t the most healthiest, leaving them feeling drained and run down by the end of the day.
Planning healthy meals and snacks for both you and the family will require some pre-planning, but the investment of time will be worth the return….a happy, healthy and more energetic you!
To help with back-to-school healthy lunch box planning, here are four lunch-box meal plans your kiddies will LOVE. And while you’re at it, don’t forget to pack extras for you too! These lunch box meals ideas are not only “Kid Approved” they are “Mom & Dad Approved” too.
Lunch Box #1
Sweat Curry Chicken Boats <==Click for recipe
Funky Monkey Smoothie
Lemon Blueberry Mini Muffin < ==Click for recipe
Berry Skewers with Yoghurt
Lunch Box #2
Pesto Chicken Pasta Salad (Pg. 197 LYL Cookbook) – I substituted the spinach for peas, sun-dried tomatoes for cherry tomatoes and opted to use
Berry-licious Parfait (Pg. 108 LYL Cookbook)
Date & Apricot Balls – (I substituted the Hemp protein powder w/ chocolate protein powder)
Berry Fused Water (Blackberries & raspberries in water with a dash of stevia for sweetness)
Lunch Box #3
Turkey Meatball Skewers (LYL Turkey Meatballs, green pepper, & pineapple with Honey Dijon Dipping Sauce)
(Turkey Meatballs Pg. 215 LYL Cookbook)
Green Tropical Smoothie
Coconut Banana Muffin <== Click to get recipe
Lunch Box #4
Falafel Skewers (falafels, pita bread and cherry tomatoes w/ tzatziki Sauce. The falafel’s are from Costco)
Berry Skewers w/ Yoghurt
Cranberry Granola Bar (Pg. 115 LYL Cookbook. I replaced the sliced almonds with sunflower seeds & chia seeds and replaced the cranberries with golden raisins and dried apricots just to change things up and to respect the no-nut school policy)
Need More Lunch Box Ideas?
Join me LIVE at 11:o0am Saturday & Sunday, September 19th & 20th at the NL Wellness Expo.
I will be hosting a FREE 30min Back-To-School Lunchbox Makeover Demo on the main stage at the Expo. I’ll be sharing a collection of delicious and healthy lunch box ideas and after school snacks that the whole family can get excited about.
And YE
S I will be offering FREE food samples and copies of my recipes
Grab your Advanced ticket TODAY by Clicking HERE
NOTE: I’ll also be hosting a FREE 30min Superfood Smoothies for Super Charged Fat Loss Sample Tasting both days of the Expo at 1:00pm. You get to enjoy LIVE samples such Apricot Mango Madness and Pineapple Passion, and creamy and chocolatey treats like Double Chocolate and Banana Java, or how about a delicious Deep Blue Sea Green Smoothie to detox your body and create glowing skin.
Whether you’re looking for an energy boost, or to satisfy your sweet tooth you’ll be inspired to power up the blender!
Hope to see you there! 🙂
Grab your Advanced ticket TODAY by Clicking HERE
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For more delicious family-approved recipes Grab a Copy of my NEWEST Cookbook Clean Comfort Foods
In this clean eating cookbook you will find plenty of healthy and delicious family-approved recipes that will give you all day energy and satisfy your little eaters.
Remember….Back to School also Means Back to YOU!
Make healthy eating a personal priority for you and your family this Fall.
~ Coach Courtney