Lunch at home ideas??

[mummydreamer]

i have 2 kids, my son is 4 and my daughter is nearly 3, and i was wondering what a good lunch for all of us is? what do you feed your toddlers for lunch?

for breakfast they usually have weetbix, or rice bubbles, or mini wheats, usually followed by a piece of fruit and some yoghurt later. but im seriously stuck for lunch!!

i meal plan all my dinners for the week, and do a big shop weekly, but i always feel like lunch is left out. they go to pre school 2 days a week, and im happy to give them vegemite sandwiches and snacks, but for the days at home with me, what are some good lunch ideas?

thanks everyone in advance :thumbsup:

[Me]

Dinner left overs, fried rice, ham and cheese rolls, mini pizza on tortillas, vege sticks with dips, the list is endless. I find I don't put a lot of thought into lunch, it always feels so last minute. Mini quich or fritatas are another good one but they can be done in a batch then frozen:)

[London]

My 5yr old son LOVES salad wraps instead of sandwiches. Not the same old thing and he doesnt notice they are wholemeal mwahahaa

[jembelina]

my kids turn up their nose if I try to feed them anything that vaguely resembles a 'dinner' meal so lunches around here are pretty simple! I lik them simple anyway....we are oten only home for lunch and bubs sleep so I want something I can whip up quickly.
Sandwiches of course!
Toasted sanwiches and warm milk/milo if they have been playing outside on a cold day go down really well
Dips with an assortment of corn thins, capsicum, carrot, etc to dip, as well as cheese cubes.
Fruit smoothies
Baked beans

That's about it really! HTH.

[NonnyMouse]

Fave lunches here are baked beans on toast, vege soup with toast (I make big batches and freeze it flat in ziplock bags so it's easy to stack and thaw), or I whip up some corn fritters.

Occasionally I'll do sandwiches, but I really hate sandwiches so that's only a last resort. Wraps are OK though.

[2s'nuff]

Our weekend lunches consist of:
- toasted sandwiches
- cheese on toast
- soft dunking eggs
- microwave poached eggs
- party pies

Lisa

[jembelina]

And a big fave here is 'tiger toast' - vegemite and grilled cheese on toast, cheese done in stripes.

[Mummaholic]

I make pizzas out of puff pastry, pesto/tom sauce, heaps of vegies, ham and cheese.

Also tuna and corn sandwiches with a little kewpie mayo (DS1's fave).

A big platter of cut up fruit to share (watermelon, tangelos/oranges, grapes are some of our faves)

Pita breads with grated cheese and carrot inside (sounds weird, tastes great!)

Devon 'roll ups' (with cheese inside or without)

Sliced Avocado, cheese, tomato and ham

Grape/Cherry tomatoes stuffed with cottage cheese or ricotta (you can bake these too)

[NonnyMouse]

Pita breads with grated cheese and carrot inside (sounds weird, tastes great!)

Tastes even better when you use cream cheese or cottage cheese instead of butter, and add a few sultanas!

[PinkBinkie]

My girls love cruskits with butter and vegemite or rice cakes with butter and vegemite. Vegemite is used quite alot :D I don't put alot of thought into lunch but vegetable quiche is always nice or egg sandwiches.

[JabberJaw]

We dont eat sandwiches ( the school kids do) but me and bub have pretty much what others have said.

Usually i do 'pick plates' that has corn thins with spread, some veg sticks, dip, sultanas, dry bikkies, a slice of lunch meat, cheese cubes....stuff like that, justs bits and pieces of whatever is on the go :laughing:

Other times we have toasties, left over stirfry (i make extra so there is some for lunch) scrambled eggs, sausage rolls, bacon and egg pie (cold) fruit salad and yougurt. Oh and bub loves that macaroni cheese stuff ( i cant stand it but all my kids beg for it!), i have baked beans on the day bub has that!

[PeppaH]

WOW some awesome ideas!!! :yelclap:
I have said it before lol but pikelettes are easy to make and taste great.
Thats the only thing I can suggest because Im in the same boring boat lol

[mummydreamer]

wow!! thanks so much everyone :smiliedance: some really great ideas! i always forget about grilled cheese, its so easy and my kids love cheese, but i never think to make it. duh! lol.

the pikelets are a good one, and also the mini pizzas. i think i need to start buying more 'snack' things. i have a really small freezer (well its not THAT small but its still not big enough for me! lol) but ive bought a small bar-fridge size one on lay-by, so when i pick that up im going to start making more things to freeze, like someone said soup in freeze lock bags and fritters and things like that.

so thanks heaps everyone :thumbsup:. some awesome ideas, and glad to see some other mums are just as stuck as i am! lol.

[London]

Just thought of another one....my son and I just had some cocktail frankfurts for lunch...quick, easy, cheap :D