Healthy School Lunches

In an effort to help our clients stay healthy and avoid from using their long term care insurance policy as long as possible, we are committed to featuring health tips and tricks found on the health tab of our website.

This Friday’s featured recipe includes a list of healthy back to school lunches for the school children in your life. As schools start to open back up, we know that packing healthy lunches for your loved one is of top priority to you. We have compiled this list of healthy and tasty packable lunch options for you! (Please note these recipes do not belong to LTC TREE).

 

Hummus pinwheels

Ingredients:

  • 1 soft tortilla wrap
  • 1 tablespooon hummus
  • 2 slices Ultra Thin Provolone Sargento Slices
  • 2 slices turkey lunch meat
  • small handful baby spinach

Buffalo Chicken Roll Up

Ingredients:

  • 4 ounces garden vegetable cream cheese
  • 4 ounces sour cream
  • 3 ounces blue cheese, divided
  • ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon fresh chopped parsley

PB&J Energy Bites

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 c. old fashion oats
  • ⅓ c. almonds chopped
  • 1 Tbsp. ground flaxseed optional
  • 1/3 c. roughly chopped pitted dates
  • 3 Tbsp. hemp seeds optional
  • ½ c. nut butter peanut or almond are both good
  • 1 Tbsp. honey
  • 3 Tbsp. low sugar fruit preserves

Fruit Kabobs 

Ingredients:

  • 12 large raspberries or small strawberries
  • 12 clementine orange segments
  • 12 chunks of pineapple
  • 12 pieces of kiwi cut into shapes if desired
  • 12 large purple grapes
  • 1 cup of vanilla yogurt
  • 1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles

Apple Peanut Butter Wrap

Ingredients:

  • 2 tortillas, 6 inch
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 1 medium apple, cut into thin slices
  • 1 tablespoon mini chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons granola

Hard Boiled Eggs

Ingredients:

  • eggs
  • 1 1/2 c. water

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