Healthy
Lunchboxes
Top tips & ideas for a yummy, healthy lunchbox
Lunchbox 7
CHEESE & CRACKERS
SATSUMA
CUCUMBER
BOILED EGG
FRUITY FLAPJACK
WATER
Instead of crisps, go for fruits and veggies that offer a healthy crunch. Biting into a crunchy carrot can act as a natural toothbrush wiping away plaque as your child eats. They will also strengthen teeth and massage gums
Breadsticks and crackers are great finger foods that can be spread with soft cheese or eaten with a slice of ham
Choose your fruit and vegetables carefully. Don’t buy fruit and vegetables that are overly ripe unless you are sure that you will use them quickly
Recipe: Fruity Flapjack
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Serves 8
20 mins
18 mins
MEDIUM
INGREDIENTS
• 300g porridge oats
• 2 handfuls of dried fruit e.g. raisins, apricots, dates
• 1 large or 2 small apples
• 100g butter/margarine, plus extra for greasing
• 30g brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons golden syrup
• 1 tablespoon flour
METHOD
1. Preheat the oven to 180C or gas mark 4
2. Lightly grease a shallow medium-sized baking tin with a little margarine or butter
3. Measure out the oats and flour and cut up any large pieces of dried fruit and add to a bowl
4. Wash and grate the apple/s (including the skin). Squeeze excess juice out of the grated apple.
5. Mix the apple with the oats, flour and dried fruit
6. Melt together the butter/margarine, sugar and golden syrup in a pan on a low heat
7. Add the oats, dried fruit and grated apple to the melted margarine mixture and mix thoroughly
8. Spoon the mixture into the tin and level out
9. Bake for 15 – 18 minutes until pale golden but still soft
10. Leave in the tin until cool then cut and divide into equal pieces