Kingsmill have launched their NEW range of three deliciously soft seeded loaves, each with a different level of texture, so perfect for the whole family.
To help busy folk hide goodness in their children’s lunches, Jo has shared some top tips with us…
Top tips for putting hidden goodness into your lunchbox!
1 When adding any extra goodness into children’s meals start by using small quantities, then when they get a taste for it, gradually increase the quantities
2 Cook fresh chopped vegetables such as courgette, carrot, broccoli and leek, with tinned tomatoes, garlic, onion and olive oil then blend until smooth. Use this ‘tomato’ sauce as a tasty pasta sauce, pizza topping, or even as a base to tomato soup.
3 Make fresh fruit milkshakes/smoothies to get more fruit into your children’s diet. The more colourful they are, the more children will be attracted to them. Strawberries are a perfect ingredient to blend with milk until smooth, strain and serve in a nice glass with a straw
4 Puree fresh or dried fruits and add to rice pudding, porridge or plain yogurt so kids can have fun making their own new and exciting flavour combinations
5 When baking, substitute a third to a half of the white flour with wholemeal flour; it will add flavour and nutrients to baked products. Even try adding a few oats when possible (such as to a crumble topping or to muffins)
Our tip would be to make lunch boxes as colourful as possible. Here are some examples below:
* Add in a couple of carrot sticks, or cucumber sticks.
* If you have the time, make up a smoothie the night before, freeze overnight, get out the next morning, so that it’ll be de-frosted by lunch time.
* Add a small pot of mixed dried fruit: mango, papaya, apricot, all chopped up so it’s bite sized nibbles – they won’t even know what they’re eating and just a tiny amount can go a long way!
* Try some of our oat based recipes, oats release the energy slowly, so keep you going for that much longer.
* Check out our recipe section for some fun lunch box ideas!
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