Lunch Box Challenge Day 15: Handheld Salad
September 15, 2013
Salads are easy to make, but they also tend to get boring after awhile. My kids love a salad but at times they say it’s too plain, too boring same old. You get the idea, and I don’t blame them. In hopes of keeping the kids interested in salads I’ve made it more interesting- turning the salad into a sandwich. Who say’s salads must be in a bowl anyways? You pile so much into them to start with it’s like a sandwich just without bread!
What you need
Pita
Choice Lettuce
Cubed baked Chicken pieces, ( or shredded, sliced whichever)
Parmesan cheese
Caesar Dressing
You can add carrots, tomatoes, or other items that the kids like. I kept it simple but know the kids will add the green beans in and possibly the pineapple. They like mixing it up and you should encourage the kids to help pick out items they’d like to build their lunch with.
This is an easy assembly just put it all together and side with dressing.
Today’s Lunch Box Tip: Empower the kids with choice. Keeping a variety of foods in their lunch gives them a choice of what to pick and eat. Try creating an “assemble yourself lunch.” They can put it together themselves either at home or at school. Let them be creative, and be ok with what it is they choose. Such a simple thing of being able to choose themselves gives kids a huge boost of self confidence and accomplishment when you approve it! That choice you give them , Leads to success in school and in life.
27 Comments
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Melinda Dunne
Yummy! I don't know but I think this might be my favorite one this week. I absolutely love pita bread it is so versatile and this is a great way to have a salad.
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Savingwith Saveone
Awesome idea for a salad! This gives it a better, fuller taste using pita bread. I bet kids eat it and love it!
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kristenione
Great idea about giving them options in their lunch. The pita looks delicious, like all of your lunch ideas! I wish they would appear on my desk every day without me having to make them!
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Elle Bee
This looks so healthy and so very yum! I'm going to pin also. The pita is a great alternative to bread.
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Pam
You are amazing to come up with this many ideas for lunches. I love the hand held sandwich idea. Everything is so healthy!
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Growing Up Madison
I love reading about your fab lunch meals. This is another that I must try. I especially love pineapples so I gotta have this one.
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Nicole A.
Such great ideas!
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Pam
I love veggie sandwiches from Subway so I don't know why I never thought to do this on my own, like you did in a wrap. I know what my next lunch will be now. 🙂
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mail4rosey
These looks excellent and I hadn't thought to put pineapple in lunch (doh to me!), everyone in the house loves it too.
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(Terry) My Journey With Candida
I have made a handheld salad before and sometimes I do it in a lettuce wrap instead of bread of any kind. Itls all good.
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Faithfully Free Blog
Wow! I am bookmarking this. This is exactly the type of lunch I would like to send my kiddos (and myself) to work/school with! Thank you.
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Dov Shapira
My kids love my salads, you can get creative with what you add to it like roasted sunflower seeds, Feta cheese, orange and so on .
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Casey Lindberg-Coghill
I love Caesar salad; I have never really thought of using Caesar dressing with a pita pocket. What a simple but excellent idea! 🙂
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Noor
Your lunch advices are da best . I am saving some for me + for future kiddos 😉