Tell Soreen about your healthy snacks that pass lunchbox police scrutiny- £300 to be won! NOW CLOSED

[EmmaMumsnet]

Most Mumsnetters are probably familiar with the concept of the lunchbox police - those whose job it is at your child’s school to ensure pupil’s lunchboxes meet a certain standard. The fact is, whether you like them or not, if there are lunchbox police at your DC’s school, you have to make sure your snacks comply with their rules. This being the case, Soreen want to know about your go-to recipes for healthy snacking that get past the beady eyes of even the toughest lunchbox police officer.

Here’s what Soreen have to say about their Lunchbox Loaves: "We know how hard it is to find a snack for school lunchboxes that’s both nutritious and tasty but Soreen Lunchbox Loaves strike that perfect balance. Available in Malt and Banana flavours with a satisfyingly squidgy texture, Lunchbox Loaves are individually wrapped, low in fat, contain only 95 calories and provide a source of fibre.

If that wasn’t enough, Soreen Lunchbox Loaves are also suitable for vegetarians and meet guidelines set by the Children’s Food Trust for ‘School Foods Standards’ - so you should have no problem getting them past the lunchbox police."

To help other Mumsnetters branch out beyond bread sticks and yoghurt, tell us about your best lunch box recipes for the ultimate police-proof snacks. Post on the thread with your healthy alternatives to chocolate, crisps and cakes and you could be in with a chance of winning a £300 voucher of your choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

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Bag of mixed nuts and raisins, satsumas and seed bars.

pot of fresh fruit with some toasted brioche
oats crumble on top of yoghurt and fruit pot
flapjacks
oat biscuits
crackers
mini wraps
packet of scoth pancake and spread with a little cream cheese with mixed fruit swirled through in between two pancakes.cut into quarters.sometimes shave some chocy or put a squirt of honey or syrup in there too.
cheese and pinapple on sticks but instead of sticks(wont be allowed)use thin straws.
same with fruit kebabs.
little bags of almonds mixed dried fruit and cashews.
toast some tortilla wrap till crisp put with cheese and deli meets or somestaberries sprinkles with cinnamon.

all fruits and vegetarian wraps, cherry tomatoes and raisins for something sweet

Luckily DS's school do not have lunchbox police but I do still try and send him with healthy snacks. He's gone off sandwiches at the minute so I've been sending him with slices of cheese and ham, small crackers, cut up cherry tomatoes and cucumber. He also normally has a yoghurt and a piece of fruit. The fruit always comes back, covered in yoghurt, gets rinsed under the tap, put back in the next day....and repeat .

Fruit, nuts, cheese

They don't like sweet treats so they are quite happy taken lots of fruit as snacks. They usually take a mixture of fruit such as a banana and apple or orange.

nuts, raisins and bananas - alternate days

I take a wholemeal flatbread and smother it in almond butter, add a banana, roll it up and then cut it into slices so it looks like banana sushi. Make sure it's in an airtight container so it doesn't brown!

Well Olivia starts school in September & I had no idea about this so I'm hoping they allow cherry tomatoes because she loves, loves, loves them

We always make our snacks at least we know whats in them and they are healthy without lots of sugar and salt

i put crudites in the lunch box and my daughter absolutely loves it with some hummus dip

Tuna, Cucumber and spring onion mini wraps! Baked!! They are Delish and they keep well in foil in the lunchbox!

Popcorn for a healthier snack which feels like they are getting a treat.

My kids usually have any fruit and veg cut into bite sized portions.
Homemade flapjacks, when I have time to make them.
Cubes of cheese and hard boiled eggs are also fairly quick to prepare.

Yogurt, carrot sticks with dip, wholegrain crackers with cheese, a banana & mini flapjack

Cream cheese dip (onion soup in low fat cream cheese) with carrots, celery, pepper to dip and a few home made crisps.

Wholemeal/granary bread with egg mayo and cress

They area actually an idea I found on 'eat well for less' and are muffins with no added sugar, instead I add dried fruit, grated apple and carrot (the small ones which are sweeter) and a ripe banana to the muffin mix. I will make cupcake size muffins, as they cook quicker and are easy and quick to eat for the short time they have for lunch. Some of the mums have taken up my idea, and they have even made them during class to promote adding fruit/sweet veg in lieu of sugar.

Banana soreen bars fruit salads and raisens always go down a treat

Spend time selecting the right ingredients, healthy yet tasty. I use couscous and vegetables a lot (plus ham maybe) for me, but things have to be a little craftier for the DC. Just make it look "bad for you" or make it in shapes that appeal.

Fruit and veg( carrots; celery, which my kids loved) mushrooms,etc much before internet craze.

fruit and pepper slices go down well here

its usually an apple or a banana

Olive pots from Sainsbury's, sugar snap peas, carrot sticks, pancakes and greengages from our tree!
I love the rainbow egg idea as dd will only eat the white bit! Also I stick mini homous pots in with veg sticks. And the odd soreen!

My daughter loves wraps so we pack ours full of salad, flapjacks and crackers also help fill her lunchbox. A mini fruit salad always goes down a treat.

Fruit salad in a small tub and carrot sticks and houmous - sorry not overly new!