When my kids first started school the bento box was just coming into fashion. I never bought them for the boys because they didn’t look like they would fit enough food for the kids I was growing.
Since dealing with the allergies though the bento box has actually come into it’s own because i can put a whole lot of stuff in there that isn’t a sandwich and a piece of fruit and they can easily get at it.
So I thought I would show you what I put in Dustin’s lunchbox to give you a bit of an idea of how you can work a gf df diet.
A couple of weeks ago I shared our muffin recipe. We have just this week run out of frozen muffins, so usually I would include a muffin instead of a sandwich. Today I put in a sandwich made of vogels gf bread with oliviani and marmite in it. Tegel does some ready roasted chicken in a packet – in the fridge section. along with some beef jerky. Dried apple slices and dried apricots. Some peckish crackers with beetroot chutney. A beerstick, and some fresh sliced up fruit.
At the moment this whole lunch is being eaten at preschool, not one single thing is coming back – i think he is growing!! Please remember to double check ingredients, but you can literally swap out any of this stuff for things your kids like. Hummus is a great one instead of chutney. DF cheese in a container to go on the crackers. what ever seasonal fruit your kids will eat. I know it’s a pain chopping it up in the morning but if it means they will eat it that’s a win. Sometimes I put salami in if we have it, or if I pick up some df gf cookies, I will pop them in too. Popcorn and chopped up veggies with peanut butter, are a winner with some kids as well.
Think outside the square, if there is a favorite meal the kids like, make a bit more and put it in container to take to school. Get the kids involved. Do they like bacon and egg? Put a piece of bread in a muffin tin, fill it with an egg and some cooked bacon and bake it in the oven. This weekend I will do the baking to top up the freezer, so I have asked them the flavors they want. We are doing corn, chocolate orange and lemon and blueberry.
Have fun with it, and don;t be afraid to ask them what they might want to eat. If they say something that sounds a little crazy – say for example, last nights chips, or a banana sandwich, give it a go at least they are getting something into their little bodies!!
three boys kitchen 