My daughter is currently in Grade 1 and it hasn't been smooth-sailing unlike when she was still on Nursery. Of course, they now have more books, more assignments and more activities compared to last year and she's now starting to get picky when it comes to her baon. 

Yes! The struggle is real when it comes to what food and drinks she would like to bring to school and sometimes, we end up at a fast food's drive thru buying her favorite meal. 

Well, I wouldn't want her to get used to eating those not-so-healthy fast food meals so I'm very happy that I bumped into this fancy idea of creating bento box meals that will surely make her lunch fun and nutritious. 

Here are some of the recipes that you might want to try:

The Animal Farm with Porky Patty

Ingredients

-Pork Patty
-White rice
-Spinach
-Beans
-Carrots
-Garlic
-Olive oil
-Butter

Pork Patty

-Fried pork patty
-White rice
-Sautéed spinach, beans, and carrots

Sautéed Vegetable recipe

-Blanch carrots and beans
-Wash spinach but leave some of the water
-Sauté chopped garlic in olive oil and butter, add spinach leaves
-Add carrots and beans, season to taste

Nuggets of Love with Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients

-Chicken nuggets
-Butter or oil
-Garlic
-Egg
-Leftover white rice
-Peas
-Ham bits
-Salt
-Pepper

Chicken Nuggets

-Fried chicken nuggets w/ ketchup dip
-Fried rice

Fried Rice

-Heat butter or oil in a pan
-Chop up Sliced Ham (off cuts from pizza!)
-Sauté garlic, add an egg and scramble in pan.
-Add leftover white rice, peas, and ham bits.
-Season to taste.

Sail away with Cheese Hotdogs

Ingredients

-Cheese hotdog
-Cheese sticks
-Ketchup

Cheese Hotdog wraps

-Cook hotdogs according to package.
-Use cheese spread or mayonnaise on tortilla (premade or homemade, recipe below) and then wrap around cheese hotdogs
-Secure with toothpicks and slice into 2 or 3 pieces.

Homemade Tortillas Ingredients

-2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
-1/2 cup whole wheat flour
-2 tsp. salt
-1 tsp. baking powder

Homemade Tortillas

-Combine with 1 cup warm water and 1/3 cup vegetable oil
-Roll out tortillas
-Cook on high heat in a dry pan (cast iron or steel)

What better way to make sure that the ingredients you use are fresh and organic than buying them at Fresh Options! They offer products that will let you create the best and fun looking bento box meals through their Kiddie Goodie Food Line. 

This includes varieties of hotdogs, patties and breaded products such as chicken nuggets, drumettes, chicken pops and breaded pork patties that are very easy to cook and handle and definitely delicious. Check out these items by visiting a Fresh Options branch near you!