Parents suddenly working from home because of the COVID-19 face some additional daytime duties — substitute teacher, conflict negotiator and dietitian.
MU Health Care can’t help with the math or sibling disputes, but we do have some ideas about healthy lunches that even picky little eaters will enjoy.
Hallee Mitchell, a registered dietitian at MU Health Care, created a menu for 10 kid-friendly lunches using a total of 17 ingredients.
Here’s what you need
- Deli turkey
- Shredded cheese
- Clementine
- Celery
- Peanut butter
- Bread
- Strawberries
- Carrots
- Ranch dressing
- Low-fat Greek yogurt
- Tuna (three pouches)
- Salad (two kits)
- Bananas
- Crackers
- Flour tortillas
- Hummus
- Low-fat milk
To make these 10 lunches
- (1) Toast with peanut butter, topped with strawberries
Celery and carrots with ranch dressing
Yogurt - (2) Tuna taco with cheese
Half salad kit
Banana - (3) Half salad kit with tuna added
Strawberries Crackers
Yogurt - (4) Cheese quesadilla
Half salad kit
Strawberries - (5) Tuna packet with crackers
Carrots with hummus
Yogurt topped with strawberries - (6) Half salad kit
Toast with peanut butter
Eight ounces of milk - (7) Peanut butter and banana on a tortilla
Carrots and celery with ranch dressing
Crackers
Eight ounces of milk - (8) Yogurt with banana
Crackers Turkey and cheese rollup
Carrots and hummus - (9) Yogurt with peanut butter
Turkey and cheese with crackers
Celery with ranch dressing Clementine - (10) Toast with peanut butter, topped with strawberries
Celery and carrots with ranch dressing
Yogurt
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