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Kid Approved Recipes

Simply Made Eats by Tara

I've almost survived the first full week of school. Have you ever seen the reels of the moms crying about not wanting to go to school even though we don't have to actually go? That's me 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

Overall, super successful week though. I sent my oldest to high school and she's liking it and she made the GOLF TEAM, which was a big goal of ours this summer. Yay!!! She seriously worked so hard for it.

Oh, and here I am packing lunches again for my youngest (10) and I thought I'd share some fun ones, along with some breakfast and snack ideas.

To the Recipes...

Kid Approved Lunch Box Ideas

This is always a struggle, even at my house, and I'm a food blogger for my job, so don't feel bad!

🎒DIY Pizza Lunchables (picture above) These take minutes to make and are my 10 year old's absolute favorite. She asked for them 3 days this week. Plus, they're healthier than the store bought version.

🎒 Ham and Cheese Wraps: These can be made hot or cold and are a great main course for the lunch box. Pair them with veggies, fruit, and pretzels or goldfish.

🎒 High Protein Pasta Salad: I prep this ahead for my older daughter on Sunday and I'll eat it for lunches for the first few days of the week too. If you have picky kids, you can take out when they don't like.

Quick Breakfast Ideas

These High Protein Pancake Bites are NEW to the blog this week and were popular on social media. They're made with Kodiak Power Cakes Flapjack mix and are super easy to prep in 5 minutes, then bake them for 8-10. *Make sure to really grease the mini muffin tins or you might hate me forever.

For more quick breakfast ideas, try this Mango Pineapple Smoothie or Blackstone Breakfast Burritos.

After School Snack Ideas

We're huge fans of nachos after school and these Veggie Nachos are so yummy!

Turkey and Cheese Roll Ups are great to prep for snacks or for lunches!

Make these Almond Butter Protein Balls for a high protein bite sized snack.

If you're a sport's parent I shared a video this week on social media showing the basket I pack for the car when I run kid's from school to sports. It was a big hit this week and I've already had to restock.