Ideas for Children Lunch Boxes

While cooked school meals are getting healthier, and have to conform to government guidelines, children taking packed lunches to school, may not be getting the same nutritional benefits.
Some children are still taking a lunchbox full of processed and junk food to school, and are missing out on the vital vitamins and minerals which are contained in fresh foods. In fact the FSA have stated that 92% of lunchboxes they surveyed contained food that is too high in fat, salt and sugar.
Tummy fillers
Growing kids need plenty of starchy foods to fill them up and give them energy. Nutritious meals packed with fiber, protein, carbohydrate and vitamins will also help your child's growing bones and give them a healthy does of brain power for the afternoon ahead.
These along with fruit and/or vegetables should form the main part of your child's lunch. Try some of these ideas:-
Sandwiches and wraps
Sliced or homemade bread - vary between multi-grain and white.
Bread roll, pitta bread, bagel, tortilla/wrap, oatcakes, crepe/pancakes, potato cake, hot cross bun, scone.
Fillings/toppings
Meat - wafer thin cooked meats, cubed chicken/turkey breast with tomato and lettuce, ham and cheese, roast chicken & hummus, leftover cold meats (chicken, turkey, meatloaf, sausages etc) with salad, chicken and mashed avocado, cold BLT.
Fish - tuna mayo & sweet corn, tuna salad, sardine and tomato, fish paste and cucumber.
Veggie - grated cheese, cheese spread, cream cheese and salad, cottage cheese with pineapple, cheese and grated carrot with a little mayo, veggie sausages, vegetarian pate with cucumber, cheese and coleslaw, egg salad/egg mayo, cheese and pickle, Marmite.
Sweet - High-fruit jam/fruit spread, nut-free chocolate spread*, honey, treacle, lemon curd.
Other ideas
Carbohydrate based salads such as pasta salad, rice salad, cous cous, potato salad etc.
Egg based foods such asmini quiche or frittata.
Baked items such as savoury muffins, pizza slice, croissant, samosa, spring roll etc.
(These items can be high in saturated fat, so just opt for them occasionally).