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    Home » Bento Lunches » Lunches

    Woodland Creatures Lunch

    Apr 2, 2014 · 6 Comments

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    I've recently been trying to use less processed meats in Small Child's lunches - I think I've come to rely too much on ham as a source of protein, so I've been exploring other options where possible.  Ham isn't banned completely, as it's a big favourite of Small Child's, but I'm trying to use better quality meat when I do buy it, and less of it.  For this lunch I used roasted chickpeas for his protein portion, which I made using this simple recipe.  Chickpeas are a really great food to include in a lunchbox, as they provide calcium and iron as well as protein, have a low GI index (meaning that they help you stay full for longer) and are classed as one of your 5 a day too, bonus!

    In this lunch Small Child had pitta crisps - which I made by cutting a wholemeal pitta bread into pieces, brushing with olive oil and sprinkling with a little cinnamon before baking in the oven until crisp.  He also had roasted chickpeas, in a squirrel shaped silicone cup, raw yellow pepper and carrot sticks, cucumber slices, which I shaped using mini bento cutters and turned into trees with cute tree trunk picks, grape and clementine segments, which I threaded onto mini plastic skewers to make fruit 'kebabs', organic natural yoghurt, topped with a few flower sprinkles, and some dried blueberries.  I decorated the lunch with rabbit picks, a bunny pick and a little duck pick to give it a woodland animal theme.

    Eats Amazing - Woodland Creatures Lunch

    Small Child really enjoyed this lunch, especially the pitta crisps which he really raved about afterwards.  They were quick and easy to make, so I'll definitely use them again in future lunches!

    Grace

    Items used to make this lunch:

    Duck Picks Thumbnail Clinging Animal Picks Thumbnail Bright Animal Picks Elephant Thumbnail Spoon and Fork Set Thumbnail Bunny Picks Thumbnail

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    1. Wottawally says

      April 02, 2014 at 12:29 pm

      Oh I ADORE the trees - and a great idea for the pitta crisps

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      • Grace says

        April 03, 2014 at 11:46 am

        Thank you! The pitta crisps are yummy!

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    2. Kathy says

      April 02, 2014 at 12:33 pm

      A fun assortment of food and so cute too!

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      • Grace says

        April 03, 2014 at 11:46 am

        Thanks Kathy! 🙂

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    3. Jess says

      April 03, 2014 at 9:11 pm

      Loving the sound of those chickpeas but have you thought about boiling your own ham? That way you know exactly what's going in it and it's cheaper than buying the packs of sandwich ham.

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      • Grace says

        April 18, 2014 at 12:28 pm

        Thank you! That's definitely something I'll look into, I'll try to find a slow-cooker recipe!

        Reply

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