06 Oct, 2009
The Tuesday Tip: Garth McColgan’s School Lunch Box
Posted by: admin in: Chefs | Light Meals | Lunchtime | Recipes
If your kids are fed up with ham sandwiches, Aldi‘s resident chef, Garth McColgan of Food Active, has some handy tips and tricks for a healthy school lunchbox, exclusively for CheapEats. They’re not bad as snacks for adults either!
By Garth McColgan
1. Banana and Nutella Sandwich
There is an amount of refined sugar in Nutella, but plenty of goodness too. Bananas rock as an energy source.
2. Grapes
I have yet to meet a kid who doesn’t like grapes. Seedless for the younger ones.
3. Crudités
They may sound a bit posh but kids really dig them. Have them help you peel and cut them. If they get their hands in there, they are much more likely to gobble them up. Best are cucumber, courgette, celery, radish, carrot and peas in season. Serve them raw with olive oil or soy sauce or a French dressing to dip.
4. Pasta, pesto cheese and cherry tomato salad
Make your own creations using pasta as the base. Pasta keeps for 2 days (oil it after cooking) so you can change the flavourings. The above is a suggestion and one I have tested with success on my own kids.
5. Grissini (Breadsticks) with cream cheese and sun dried tomato pesto
Kids love the crunch and the shape of Grissini. Use crackers instead if you don’t have Grissini to hand.
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