Lunch Ideas for Kids

 

Perhaps you consider sending a sandwich, a fruit, a vegetable, and something sweet as a school lunch thoughts. This has been an easy rule for kids to remember when packing a nutritious lunch. When children eat a balanced meal, they can focus better for the remainder of the school day, have more vitality to play and learn that healthy food can be eaten at any time.

 

Bowtie Pasta Salad

Ingredients

16 oz  bowtie pasta

3 cups  rotisserie chicken

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon  black pepper, ground

1 cup  cherry tomatoes

1 cup  pesto

1/4 cup chopped  basil, fresh

1 ounce  Parmesan cheese

 

SERVE WITH:

2 cups fresh raspberries or other fruit

Prepare the pasta according to package directions; drain and set to one side.

Season the chicken with salt and pepper and shred it into small pieces. Half the cherry tomatoes.

Combine the chicken and pasta in a medium mixing bowl. Combine pesto, tomatoes, basil, and shredded parmesan in a mixing bowl. To combine, combine everything thoroughly.

 

Arrange raspberries on the side of the pasta.