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NIBBLES FOR HEALTH 21 Nutrition Newsletters for Parents of Young Children, USDA, Food and Nutrition Service
Easy Weekend Lunch Ideas
What makes a good weekend
lunch for your family?
• Easy – Find quick, easy ideas for you have lots
to do on weekends. You don’t need to spend
much time.
• Healthful – Offer mostly foods from the five
major groups of the Food Guide Pyramid.
There’s plenty to pick from.
• Tasty – Offer foods that look and taste good.
Your child may like different foods than you do.
That’s okay!
Your child may like lunch foods to
• Eat with just fingers!
• Partly prepare. (Hint: The weekend may be a
good time to cook together!)
• Take to a fun place, perhaps for a backyard
picnic.
“I’m hungry!
What Can I Have for Lunch?”
Your child might enjoy these quick and easy foods.
• Peanut butter roll-ups: Spread a soft
tortilla with peanut butter and grated carrots.
Roll it!
• Muffin pizza: Top an English muffin half
with tomato sauce, chopped broccoli, and
shredded cheese. Heat it in a toaster oven or
broiler.
• Mexican pizza: Top pita bread with salsa,
refried beans, and grated cheese. Heat it.
• Funny sandwiches: Cut bread in fun shapes
with cookie cutters. Top with deli meat, cheese,
humus, or peanut butter.
• Lunch pockets: Stuff half a pita pocket with
sliced chicken, shredded lettuce and carrot, and
a little salad dressing.
• Waffle sandwich: Slice a frozen waffle in
half. Make a sandwich filing with tuna or egg
salad.
• Chili boat: Microwave a potato. Cut it in half,
and hollow the middle. Fill it with chili.
Your Child’s ideas:
Here are just a few easy lunch ideas for
kids. Talk, then write down your child’s
ideas, too. Try to add food-group foods.
Try this:
NIBBLES FOR HEALTH 21 Nutrition Newsletters for Parents of Young Children, USDA, Food and Nutrition Service
A weekend lunch is a great time to practice
making choices.
• You decide – on lunch time. Offer
two or three choices, too.
• Let your child pick – foods
from what you offer and
decide how much to eat.
Easy Weekend Lunch Ideas