National School Lunch week is here! Or perhaps your childhood memories don't set you cheering? I vividly remember the soft-shell burritos, which were actually rock hard. They became a favorite by high school, but in kindergarten, I wasn't able to bite through the shells, so burrito day always left me hungry. In first grade, I lost a tooth in one...
I suppose without school lunches, millions of kids would go hungry, perform poorly in school, and develop even more terrible eating habits than they already have. Maybe their parents would provide lunches for them or perhaps they would find their way to the convenience store and fill up on candy bars and soda. I think the school lunch program started out because kids were going hungry. It continues because kids are ... getting fat!
Rather than send you to the cafeteria to celebrate, here are some tasty ideas for brown bag snacks from Amazing Moms:
Cookie Dippers: Send vanilla wafer cookies along with a favorite yogurt. Kids love to dip and this way they are getting less sugar than most packaged treats.
Fun Chips: Use large cookie cutters to cut a flour tortilla or wrap. Arrange on cookie sheet and toast in a 400 degree oven for 6-8 mins. Send to school plain or with bean dip for dipping. Try brushing a very small amount of olive oil or cooking spray. Then sprinkle parmesan cheese or cinnamon sugar. If you try the cinnamon sugar, send the chips along with a container of applesauce for dipping.
