I am a nanny for the Summer and need some good ideas.
Kids are 1 boy (5) and 1 girl (8).
Their mother has asked that I try to feed them healthy snacks and lunches and avoid things such as cookies and chips. I am a good cook, but I have lots of dinner recipes not snacks/lunches. Plus she doesn’t want me cooking difficult meals. They like fruits and veges so that isn’t a problem. She keeps her refrigerator stocked with normal things, milk, juices, grapes/cherries/apples, veges such as green beans, lettuce and cucumbers, eggs and deli lunch meats like turkey, salami and ham.
I am on a diet, and today they looked very intrigued by my lunch. I made two boiled eggs, two small roll ups with turkey, ham and cheese and a small bunch of grapes. So I am thinking of making things like that. Any ideas would be very much appreciated! 
Here are some healthy lunch ideas
~ Whole wheat pita pizzas with tomato sauce, baby spinach, shredded mozzarella, sliced tomato – you can also add other veggies to the pizzas
~ Hard boiled egg, cottage cheese, toast with natural jam, fruit salad or a fruit
~ Baby spinach & cheese omelets, whole grain toast with natural jam, fruit salad or a fruit, or side salad/veggies
~ Whole wheat pita, hummus, sliced cherry tomatoes, lightly steamed broccoli, raw carrot sticks, etc.
~ Sandwiches
On whole grain bread like multigrain, ezekiel, rye, whole wheat pita, whole grain tortilla, etc.
Filling ideas:
- Grilled cheese
- Egg salad
- Almond or Peanut butter & natural jam – for something different try it on a wheat pita or whole grain tortilla
- Egg & cheese, add baby spinach
- Chickpea wrap (with things like grated carrot, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, salad greens, salad dressing, etc.) in a whole grain tortilla
- Cheese & bean quesadillas on whole grain tortilla
- Veggie burger
- Hummus, lettuce, grated carrot, sliced cherry tomatoes in a whole wheat pita half
- Poached egg on a toasted whole grain english muffin with a slice of cheese/cream cheese, baby spinach
- Whole grain bagel with cream cheese & natural jam + hard boiled egg
~ Mac & cheese made with whole grain pasta
~ Whole grain pasta with tomato sauce, baby spinach – veggies, cheese with salad or steamed vegetables on the side.
~ Whole grain pasta salad or mixed bean salad/chickpea salad. With things like some basil pesto/salad dressing, cherry tomatoes/tomatoes, baby spinach, cheese, veggies.
~ Salad with things like cherry tomatoes/tomato, cucumber, salad dressing or olive oil/vinegar, dried cranberries, cheese like goat cheese or mozzarella, walnut crumbles or almond slithers, grated carrot, etc.
You can also add things like:
- Chickpeas or any beans
- Grilled cubes of tofu/tempeh
- Salmon or Tuna
- Sliced hard boiled eggs
Here are some snack ideas:
~ Watermelon, any melon cut into shapes with a cookie cutter for a fun snack
~ Frozen grapes or frozen banana slices
~ Veggies & hummus
~ Greek yogurt or regular yogurt
~ Fruit/berries + greek or regular yogurt or milk or non-dairy milk like almond, soy, rice or coconut milk
~ Apple slices dipped in a tbsp of nut butter, like almond butter or peanut butter
~ Trail mix: nuts, seeds, dried fruit like cherries, blueberries or cranberries, dark chocolate bits or chips
~ Whole grain crackers with cheese or hummus
~ Whole grain crackers, cheese, grapes
~ Nuts (1/4 cup), seeds
~ Pita chips with hummus + veggies
~ Healthy cereal (such as Kashi or Nature’s Path Organic; high fiber not to high in sugar)
~ Healthy cereal + milk or non-dairy milk or yogurt, you can also add in berries/fruit
~ Small whole grain tortilla with a tbsp of almond or peanut butter & a tbsp of natural jam or sliced banana
~ Small whole wheat pita with hummus, veggies
~ Plain greek yogurt with berries/fruit – drizzle of honey or natural jam for sweetness
~ Kashi granola bar, Kind fruit & nut bar, Lara bar, Nature’s Path Organic kids bars
~ Whole grain waffle with toppings like cream cheese, natural jam, honey, berries/fruit, agave nectar, nonfat yogurt, etc
~ Cottage cheese + fruit/berries
~ Fruit salad; try different combinations like:
- Strawberries, kiwi
- Watermelon, grapes, strawberries
- Banana, mango, pineapple
- Watermelon, honey dew melon, pineapple
- Raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries
- Apple or pear, strawberries
~ Homemade smoothie: using fruit/berries of your choice with skim milk or non-dairy milk with nonfat yogurt, you can also add 1 or 2 tbsp ground flax seed.
~ Apple, dried apricots
Here are some great healthy ideas
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/values/nutrition-kids-lunch.php
I hope this helps
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