Challenge #4 - Lunch box Challenge, all welcome!

[brazen20au]

can't do any of the nut recipes for school either!

[cookie1]

It's even worse when they don't even get to EAT their lunch because their teacher keeps them in to finish their maths (which they couldn't understand and didn't get much help with!)!!!  (That happened to my 2nd grade daughter, who is very thin and gets all sleepy and 'low blood sugar' if she doesn't eat often... we're very happy to be homeschooling now!)

That is really bad and most probably illegal. I don't blame you for home schooling her. Especially when she is so young.

[Michp]

can't do any of the nut recipes for school either!

We cant do nuts or eggs! One of the girls in DS's class is anaphalactic to both. Theres also one allergic to dairy but we only have to avoid that for shared food. No eggs can be a bit limiting we manage but it rules out the simple things like pancakes, biscuits containing egg etc.

[brazen20au]

egg free pancakes are pretty easy, i think i have a few egg free biccie recipes on my blog too. try googling for vegan recipes!

[cookie1]

Michp I have a lovely loaf that has no eggs or nuts in. It's very easy to make.So easy that you don't even need the TMX. Let me know if you want the recipe. It's pretty healthy too.

[Michp]

egg free pancakes are pretty easy,

Yep tried those and thought that they were pretty good but my fuss pots didnt like them, they werent "proper pancakes"

think i have a few egg free biccie recipes on my blog too. try googling for vegan recipes

Thanks B This is our third year having to come up with lunchbox options with these limitations so have been slowly collecting options. Always open to new ideas though.

[brazen20au]

yeah i know, it is tricky. ihave a friend who won't eat eggs and i always have a total brain block tryign to think of things i can make even though i do have a few recipes (but i usually go through several dozen eggs every week or two so i am a very egg based cook usually lol)

[faffa_70]

mine love cheesy mite scrolls

[Very Happy Jan]

Posted a Dairy & Nut free muesli slice today and it should fit this thread perfectly.

http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2841.0

[Nay-nay]

This is a typical lunch box for my 2 (age 8 & 11):
morning tea: TMX custard (choc, lemon, vanilla, choc/Orange) with cake or fruit on top. Or yogurt
1-2 Whole piece of fruit (eg apple,orange, nectarine etc)
Lunch: A Scroll or mini pizza or foccacia bread or sandwiches or even left over dinner from night before.
750ml Stainles steel drinking bottle that can be kept at their desk all day and refilled. They have a treat of a small glass bottle filled with juice or fresh milk (from our cow with choc syrup out of TMX)on Friday's when all the other kids are getting hopped up on the revolting slush puppies.
There is no way they would eat more than this if they are home and am amazed  when I see how full other kids lunchboxes are with packets of this and packets of that. Yes - I'm one of those 'mean mothers'  - I had one and I'm glad. 

[quirkycooking]

Nay-Nay, you're a wonderful mother!!!  I'll bet all the other kids are jealous when they look in your kids' lunch box!  My mum always home-made everything, and it was all so yummy - my friends always wanted to see what I had, and always asked what I had for breakfast!  (The only thing I was embarrassed about was the peanut butter on apple - they thought that was too weird!) 

[brazen20au]

i found at the start of the year ryan ate heaps but by term 2 he was just too busy playing to eat much - and if i put the wrong thing in (like when his dad forgets which lunchbox is whose after 4 years of the same colours  ) he would rather starve than eat it LOL
i'm anticipating the same with emelia this year... (in preschool they all sit down nicely to eat but less control in kindy )

[obbie]

our school is nut free aswell.

i make muffins, sweet and savory ones, yogurts, vegemite scrolls, cakes, slices, home made lcm bars.
i intend to make more things this afternoon in my thermomix for lunch boxes.
now with 2 kids at kindy and school, we need idea.

thanks.
Robyn

[Nay-nay]

Kids are having left over "bron's garlic rice" as a cold rice salad with a few peas and corn tossed through tommorrow - YUMMMM! 

[cookie1]

I'm going to add a recipe for a Sun Bran Loaf into cakes.  It has no eggs and no nuts and is really delicious and healthy. It may be helpful for playlunch in 'no nut' schools.  It is so easy it really doesn't need the TMX.