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Peanut butter is a staple of the kid’s lunch box. Between schools needing to go peanut free due to severe allergies, to the recent recalls of many of our peanut products, parents are challenged to find easy, healthy lunches that kids will love.
The following are 5 Quick and Healthy Lunch ideas from Eating Well magazine:
- Strawberry & Cream Cheese Sandwich: Sliced strawberries and reduced-fat cream cheese come together in a sandwich for this quick and healthy lunch box treat.
- Buffalo Chicken Wrap: Moms and Dads like wraps because they're neat and compact--so beware: ours is messy and spicy. This fiery combination of buffalo chicken in a modern wrap is guaranteed to drip. Get out the big napkins and have a ball!
- Mini Greek Pizza Muffins: Nearly everyone loves pizza and these mini muffins are totally portable too. All the flavors of a Greek pizza make these savory muffins bite-size treats for adults and kids alike.
- Pizza Roll-Up Bento Lunch: This easy pizza-inspired roll-up is a kid-pleaser and costs less than $3 per serving. Make crunchy vegetables more appealing by selecting colorful varieties like orange and purple cauliflower—and don’t forget the dip! Keep ’em smiling with watermelon cut into fun shapes with cookie cutters.
- Turkey & Pepper Roll-Up: Crunchy bell pepper strips rolled in deli turkey (you can use ham too) makes a simple and satisfying protein-packed pick-me-up.
For more lunch ideas from Eating Well, visit their website.
Visit this FDA website for more information about the safety of peanut products and salmonella risks. You can call CDC's 24/7 toll-free public inquiries hotline (1-800-CDC-INFO or 1-800-232-4636) to get phone assistance looking up particular foods that appear on the recall list.
For more information on food safety and food allergies, call Buncombe County Cooperative Extension at (828) 255-5522.