Lunch Box Love

The best way to encourage children to eat is by making food fun, and what better way to do that than to provide a themed lunch!

 

In the past I've created spooky Halloween food and seaside scenes but on a regular basis I use cookie cutters to shape sandwiches and make meals more appealing.

 

After a lovely weekend away in Norfolk at Feather Down Farm I decided to theme the Mini Mes' lunches around our trip.

 

I used cutters to shape the cheese and chorizo filled sandwiches into:

• Horses that we had groomed,
• Eggs that we were able to collect each morning from the chickens, 
• Flowers that were in the nearby fields,
• Rabbits that were hiding in the bushes next to our tent,
• Ice creams that we had enjoyed at the beach.

The Walkers Hoops and Crosses represent the games that we played in the evening before bed and the circular cheese biscuits represent the outdoor games we played with balls.

The marshmallows bring back memories of the wood burning stove and the apples are what we were able to feed the animals.

 

We had a great trip and making a themed lunch based around this brings back memories of the time we had. The Mini Mes can think about the holiday even though they are back at school!

How do you encourage your child to eat?

This is our entry into the Tots100 #HoopsandCrosses competition.

Walkers Baked Hoops & Crosses *Review*

It can sometimes be a bit of a struggle to get our little ones to always eat what we provide, with them turning their noses up at certain greens and shaking heads to fruit. But Walkers have come up with the new Hoops & Crosses range to make boosting their wholegrain intake easy.

 

 The baked snack is made from 56% wholegrain with no artificial colours or preservatives.

Each bag is only 85 calories so they are great for mums and dads trying to watch their weight too! They are ideal for days out and lunch boxes and perfect for picnics now that summer is finally approaching.

 

We received a lovely delivery from Walkers including a very cute monkey, a book on the importance of wholegrain and a packet of crisps to try.

The Mini Mes were eager to dive straight in as they definitely love their savoury foods.

They were packed with flavour yet light in texture. They make food fun which is always beneficial when it comes to encouraging children to eat and being shaped as hoops and crosses we could use them to play noughts and crosses before eating them!

 

 

 

 

There are three flavours to choose from, all of which are suitable for vegetarians; Roast Beef, Salt and Vinegar and Prawn Cocktail. We all agreed that they were very nice and I've since purchased multi-packs to use for school - at just £1.79 for 6 bags they are great value too!

 

 

You can find out more information on the Hoops & Crosses range here: http://walkershoopsandcrosses.co.uk/

 

 

*This is a sponsored review. The opinions given are honest and our own*