Thankfully we are on school holidays and I don’t actually have to think about lunch boxes, but when the kids go back to school it wil be October and here are some lunch box ideas for the month of October.
{Please note, I am not a nutritionist/dietitian. These lunch box ideas are what I actually feed our kids and taken into account with the rest of their diet and their level of physical activity, I am pretty happy with the balance they have. But like most things with parenting, there is always room for improvement so what I feed the kids for lunch is a work in progress.}
Lunch Box Ideas – Ocotber Set 1
Pasta Salad – pasta, cucumber, red capsicum and a small amount of balsamic vinegar dressing.
Pineapple
Apple
Cruskits and cheese
Together lunch box set 1 looks like:
- Pasta Salad
- Chocolate and Zucchini Cake
- Apple
- Cut fruit – pineapple
- Cruskits and cheese
Lunch Box Ideas – October Set 2
Egg and lettuce sandwich
Vanilla Yogurt Pancakes
Banana
Green beans
Mini Weats
Together lunch box set 2 looks like:
- Egg and lettuce sandwich
- Vanilla Yogurt Pancakes
- Banana
- Cut veg – green beans
- Mini Weatss
For more inspiration, the table below list some fruit and veg which are in season for October. This isn’t a complete list, but just a selection of items that you might like to try including in the kids lunch boxes, either raw or baked into a snack / meal (more comprehensive lists can be found here Seasonal Fruit And Vegetables In Australia):
Seasonal Fruit and Veg in October | |
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asparagus | onions |
avocados | orange |
bok choy | papaya |
broad beans | pawpaw |
broccoli | peas |
choko | pineapples |
choy sum | pink grapefruit |
cucumber | silverbeet |
cumquat | spinach |
gai laan | spring onions |
garlic | starfruit |
lemon | strawberry |
lettuce | watercress |
loquat | wonga bok |
mango | yellow grapefruit |
You can see more lunch box ideas here and read more about my school lunch box process here.
You can also check out my lunch box ideas board on Pinterest. I have recently re-organised my boards to ensure they are better categorised, so you might like to check out the rest of the boards too!
If you are not familiar with Pinterest it is a image based book marking tool. It is a great way to organise all the sites you like around the web. You can follow me on Pinterest as Planning Queen.
Lots of nice fruit and veg coming into season at the moment – what are you cooking with?