Category: Meal Time Tips

A quick guide to packing healthy preschool lunchboxes

Quick guide to packing healthy preschool lunchboxes

This Quick Guide To Packing Healthy Preschool Lunchboxes is a collaboration between Little Peeps Eats and Bambino Love. Lunchbox images are of the Yumbox Original (6 compartments) and Little Lunchbox Co Bento 5, which can both be purchased here.

Is your little peep about to start preschool or kinder? Whatever you might call it where you are, I’m referring to the year that kids do before they start school. The year of play that prepares them for big school. If you have to pack preschool lunches, you might be wondering what on earth you’re going to give them, how much they’ll need, and what a good sized lunchbox might be for the three to five year age group. I’ve had fun testing out two lunchboxes from Bambino Love lately with my preschool-aged kids (well, one of them’s not quite two years old, but he sometimes eats more than my 5 year-old!), and I’d love to share my quick guide to packing healthy preschool lunchboxes with you.

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Learn how food chaining will help your picky eater

Food chaining

Food chaining is a simple method to help kids try new foods.

If you have a picky eater or two in your house, you know how stressful introducing new foods can be. They haven’t even seen, smelt or felt it and they’ve already decided that it’s “disgusting”.

There is a large component of picky eating that’s in their head. Especially if you have anxious children.

But knowing that doesn’t necessarily make it easier. You can’t “argue” with them that they would just like it if they actually “gave it a go”.

Telling them to put aside all their negative thoughts and move on, isn’t going to work.

Most adults have problems doing that so it’s hardly reasonable to expect kids to.

In fact, the more you “argue” and “coerce” the more they dig their heals and “know they really hate it!”

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How to get more vegetables into your kids lunchboxes

How to get more vegetables into kids lunchboxes

This article on Getting More Vegetables into Your Kids Lunchboxes is a collaboration between Little Peeps Eats and Adventure Snacks. Lunchbox images are of the Go Green Snack Box, which can be purchased here.

One challenge that a lot of parents face is finding new and fun ways to get more vegetables into their kids’ lunchboxes. Packing sandwiches, fruit, yogurt, and baked goodies can sometimes be a little more straightforward, but beyond a few carrot and cucumber sticks, it gets tricky (and a bit monotonous!)…particularly if you’ve got a picky kid. So, we’ve done some experimenting in the Little Peeps Eats kitchen to come up with some simple and interesting ways to get more veggies into lunchboxes for your kids.

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The Essential List of Healthy Make Ahead Breakfasts

healthy make ahead breakfasts

Welcome to our essential list of healthy make ahead breakfasts for kids – you’re going to thank us! Mornings are a rush no matter what time you wake up…or are woken up by your little ones. Breakfast can often be so hurried and stressful that you sometimes don’t even get to sit down to eat it.  If you just spend a little time preparing something on the weekends, or the night before, mornings might just go a little smoother (I can’t help you with that missing shoe, though, sorry!).

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Don’t leave the house without a small bento box… here’s why!

“Don’t leave the house without a small bento box… here’s why!” is a collaboration between Baby Bento and Little Peeps Eats.

Who ever knew there were so many uses for a small bento box?

Just a few short weeks ago, my lovely friends at Baby Bento sent me a Penny Scallan Mini Bento Box to take for a test drive.  To be honest with you, I was sceptical about how much use I would actually get from a bento box of this size.  I’ve got plenty of regular sized ones, what do I need small bento box for?Continue Reading →

Meal Planning for Fussy Eaters Blueprint – say goodbye to cooking different meals for your family members!

This article on Meal Planning for Fussy Eaters is a collaboration between Dr Jennifer Cohen and Little Peeps Eats.

Welcome Jen, and congratulations on the launch of the “Meal Planning for Fussy Eaters Blueprint”!

I’m passionate about helping parents of fussy eaters (which is why I started my group), as I understand how frustrating this can be as a parent.  Which Is why I am so excited to find out more about Meal Planning for Fussy Eaters Blueprint!

But before we find out about the program, I’d love to find out a little bit more about you.
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Learn how Mashblox can help your picky eater

mashblox picky eater

Do you have a picky eater?  I understand what you are going through, I truly do.  To spend hours in the kitchen cooking a nutritious family meal, only for your child to say ‘yuck’ and completely disregard what you’ve served them.

How many times have you heard your picky eater say, “I don’t like that” based only on how it looks on the plate, without even tasting it?  If I had a dollar for every time I’d heard it, I would be sailing away on my private yacht as I type this article!

It’s a topic that is close to my heart (which is why I started my group), as I understand how frustrating this can be as a parent.  We want our child to be enjoying nutritious food, why must they make it so hard for us?Continue Reading →

The Essential list of Kids’ Sandwich and Wrap Fillings

This article ‘The Essential list of Kids Sandwich and Wrap Fillings’ is a collaboration between Adventure Snacks and Little Peeps Eats.

To help everyone out with the new school year and encourage happy kids and interesting lunchboxes, we have put together a list of the ultimate list of kids sandwich and wrap ideas. These have been tried and tested and approved by some of the harshest food critics on the earth, our kids!Continue Reading →

Litter Free Lunchbox Solutions – your essential back-to-school guide!

Girl opening healthy lunchbox snacks

This article on Litter Free Lunchbox Solutions is a collaboration between Little Peeps Eats and Sinchies.

One school trend that isn’t going anywhere is the trend for nude food, or a litter free lunchbox. Schools thankfully are doing their part to encourage a rubbish-free lunchbox, but even if your school isn’t on board with this, with Little Peeps Eats, there is so much you can do to get the trend going.Continue Reading →

Easy ways to help your child meet their nutritional requirements right away!

Kids Nutrition Girl holding apples on her eyes

This article on kids nutrition is a collaboration between Reliv ANZ and Little Peeps Eats.

Problem eating can result in a number of different childhood problems including obesity, poor bone strength, lack of energy, digestive issues and more. I’ve collected my favourite kids’ nutrition tips to help you make sure your child is eating well.Continue Reading →