Lunch Box Special

In my lunch box, I enjoy...

Did you know that the mid-day meal must provide one third of a child’s daily nutritional needs? That’s why it is so important that you fill your children’s lunchbox with the nourishing and appetizing foods they enjoy.

A balanced lunch should include at least one item from each food group of the Canadian Food Guide.

Balanced does not preclude creative! Here are a few ideas…

	Sandwiches for every taste		Sweet treats for little nibblers
	Meals for picky eaters		Snacks for little fingers
	Fun recipe ideas for curious kids		Easy to carry meals

Sandwiches for every taste

The first step to making a sandwich is choosing the right bread. Forget about the usual sliced white or brown bread and opt for raisin or hazelnut bread, multigrain, rye or onion bread, ciabatta, pita or flavoured tortillas (basil, dried tomato…). You can even toast your sandwiches (panini for example) and eat them cold.

When making sandwiches, the only limit is your imagination…

Greek Taverna Sandwiches with Garlic Feta Cheese Tzatziki

Greek Taverna Sandwiches with Garlic Feta Tzatziki

Model Student Sandwich

Veggie Wrap

Tuna and Vegetable Pockets

Chicken-Avocado Pita Pockets

Classic sandwich

Grilled Chicken Sandwiches

Wrap with roast beef, feta cheese and sun dried tomatoes

Dilly Dagwoods

Hot Ham & Egg Sandwiches

Click here to see all our sandwich recipes

Use the Irresistibles Ciabatta Bread to make your sandiwches! These breads, made without preservatives and using top quality ingredients, are a delicious addition to our line of Metro brand breads.

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Sweet treats for little nibblers

Cook with your kids? Not only will they be proud to have made them by themselves, they will be developing new skills at the same time!

Oatmeal Cookies

Banana Squares

Carrot Cake

Bing Cherry Thumbprint Cookies

Chocolate and almond biscotti

Vanilla Cupcakes

Oatmeal Prune Cookies

Blueberry Sponge Cake

Orange-lemon Polenta Cookies

Fruit, Granola and Yogurt Parfait

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Meals for picky eaters

Your child refuses to eat certain foods? You are not alone!

Here are a few simple tips that will help you whet their picky little appetite!

Chicken Pizza

Chickpea-lentil croquettes

Pasta Sauce with Hot Italian Sausage and Prosciutto

Beef Enchiladas

Potatoes-stuffed vegetable

Milk, vegetables and meat are among the foods a child will most often balk at. Here are a few tips to help ensure that your child gets the recommended amount of these vital elements :

Serve raw vegetables with a nutritious dip at snack time or as an appetizer instead of as part of a main course.
Add them to other dishes: cut them in tiny little pieces and incorporate in sauces, omelettes or serve in soups garnished with designs make with cream. Also keep in mind that most children love vegetable juices.
As for meat, make sure to serve tender pieces, cooked in a little broth and cut in bite-sized, easy-to-chew pieces.
For milk produces, always have on hand: yogurt, cheese and milk in individual formats. They deliver calcium along with high quality proteins. Soymilk makes a great choice: Certain types supply up to 30% of the daily recommended need in calcium.

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Snacks for little fingers

Delicious and convenient, these snacks are going to be very useful throughout the week!

Strawberry Bran Muffins

Professor Apple's Muffins

Homemade Energy Bars

The Substitute's Yummy Bars

Banana-Pecan Muffin Bars

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Fun recipe ideas for curious kids

To add a little colour and eye appeal to their lunch box, be creative, let yourself go!

Little pieces of pineapple in their sandwich (see recipe for Honolulu bagel)
Ham and mashed potatoes can turn into a sailboat on the ocean.
Use green beans to build a log cabin, carrot rounds or pieces of green pepper make very interesting tic-tac-toe game pieces.
Sheppard’s pie topped with a little ketchup can be shaped into an animal, a man or a favourite toy perhaps.
Varry your cold meats in your sandwiches : Our Artisan Collection offers a selection of premium quality cold cuts, inspired by the savoir-faire of the best artisans from Europe and elsewhere. Carefully cooked according to traditional artisanal methods, our cold cuts contain only pure beef, chicken and pork. Discover the authentic and incomparable taste of our exclusive charcuterie cold cuts.