Moshi Monsters creator Mind Candy has launched an epic back to school range and healthy meal plan based on its globally successful children's World of Warriors brand.
World of Warriors packed lunch sets are on sale at Asda, containing a lunch bag, water bottle and snack pot. There is also a warrior rucksack with cool graphics and handy compartments allowing your little ones to transport their lunch to school.
Most of us experience the uphill struggle of encouraging children to eat healthily. World of Warriors has teamed up with leading child nutrition consultant Charlotte Stirling Reed to create a weekly meal plan that contains quick, simple and delicious well-balanced lunch boxes that kids will love.
Each day is balanced to meet official recommendations for a healthy lunchbox and helps to get them on their way to their 5-a-day. Our mini testers loved making their own 'Roman Rampage Pitta Pizza'!
Your chance to win
We have a lunch set, rucksack and meal plan (we love that it has magnets to stick to the fridge!) to giveaway. All you need to do is email us at [email protected] with your name and address details, and tell us your child's favourite lunch combination. The competition will close on Sunday 27th September. Good luck!
Here are a few tips from nutritional consultant Charlotte Stirling Reed on making healthy lunch boxes:
- To keep food cool, freeze a bottle of water and place it in a plastic bag in the lunchbox. By lunchtime it will have melted for your little one to have a cool drink too.
- Use seasonal fruits and vegetables as they are cheaper and more nutrient dense
- Get your kids involved in making the lunch box - right from helping you write your shopping list, to choosing foods at the supermarket and packing it all up the night before
- Talk to your children about what foods they like and don't like in their lunchbox. Give them options and choices to get them involved and give them some independence
- Vary the food you offer so your children don't get bored with the same lunch each day
Sample lunch box plans
Aztec Fury Wrap - seasoned chicken, couscous and salad in a 10 inch wholemeal wrap; yoghurt & raisins; small kiwi; mini breadsticks and humous dip
Stealth-Conscious Sarnie - humous and cucumber filling on wholemeal bread roll; cheese squares and a fistful of cherry tomatoes; one sneaky satsuma; flapjack, baby corn and celery sticks
Mind Candy is creator of the successful Moshi Monsters franchise. World of Warriors follows the greatest warriors in history, who have been summoned to a mysterious land where they have to defeat the warlord and his skull army. See more at www.mindcandy.com.