If your child is dairy-free, instead of using real cheese in a pimento cheese recipe, substitute dairy-free cheese like coconut-based shreds, soy-based shreds, cashew-based cheese, rice-based cheese or pea protein cheese. If your child is dairy-free, instead of string cheese try hummus, dairy-free cheese sticks, edamame, guacamole or nut-free butter options. Pepper boat – green pepper filled with your favorite pimento cheese recipe.Apple muffin, blueberry muffin, egg muffin, Snickerdoodle muffin, mac and cheese muffin, pumpkin muffin or other favorite muffin recipes.This healthy back to school lunch idea is packed with things that your child’s neighbor will not have in their lunchbox! Start with a pepper boat of cut green pepper filled with pimento cheese spread then add a cheese stick, pretzel goldfish, blackberries and strawberries plus a favorite muffin. If your chid is vegan, also substitute the chicken for chick peas, tofu (I like firm or smoked), tempeh, seitan, jackfruit, mushrooms, vegan chicken products, lentils or artichoke hearts or heart of palm. If your child is dairy-free, try making the chicken salad with dairy-free mayonnaise, dairy-free yogurt (made from coconut, almond, soy), dairy-free sour cream, avocado (mashed for creaminess), hummus, silken tofu (blended until smooth), lemon juice mixed with olive oil or cashew cream (soaked and blended cashews). Fill the lettuce slices with the chicken salad mixture.Combine the two bowls and add salt & pepper to taste.In a separate bowl, mix together the yogurt, dijon mustard and lemon juice.In a mixing bowl, add the chicken, apple slices, celery, grapes and chives and combine.1 Granny smith apple, cut into square pieces.Roast Chicken (cooked), cut into square pieces.Kids Lunch Includes:Īpplesauce Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps Recipe Ingredients A hearty serving of oatmeal and a left-over Christmas candy cane.This gluten-free lunch is something you may want to make some extra for yourself! Make a double recipe (see below) and save some for your work or home lunch as well as your child’s lunchbox! Make the chicken salad lettuce wraps paired with applesauce and banana chips. I am going to send you oatmeal for lunch in this thermos. This morning I had a lunch packing breakdown.Īs I made Rhett’s morning oatmeal, it struck me… You HAVE to like crackers because you don’t like bread. The next few days I tried all sorts of variations of the two foods he likes without any luck beyond carbo-loading with goldfish. I don’t like peanut butter balls anymore. When Rhett returned home, I opened his lunch box and found the entire contents of his lunch except for a package of goldfish. I had checked previously to make sure there were no classmates with peanut allergies at orientation and were relieved to find out that unlike other years, Kindergarten was free of nut allergies. I was super smart the first day of school and sent Rhett with a little container of peanut butter balls and a spoon. Proving how fancy we are here, peanut butter balls is an elaborate combination of peanut butter, honey and powdered milk (if I have any). On days he goes to school, I feel like his teacher needs him well-fed and shouldn’t have to deal with the complicated maze that is Rhett’s food issues.įor the last few months he has lived on peanut butter on a spoon and peanut butter balls. What he gobbled up the day before suddenly is blacklisted.Īt home, I feel like I can take a stand and do the motherly you-will-go-hungry-if-you-don’t-eat thing. Food groups that other 5 year olds embrace.Īnd it is often random. He has declared entire food groups inedible. The boys starting school last week has decreased my stress level immensely in all areas except for one.Ĭalling him a picky eater is an understatement.
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