The options for creating a healthy yet tasty lunchbox for your child are endless.
With all the challenges and excitement that a new school year brings, coming up with creative solutions to pack a nutritious and tasty lunchbox can be overwhelming and it may seem easier to hand out money for the tuck shop.
However, most tuck shops may sell food that is heavily laden with sugars and salt; and these snacks often do not contain even an inkling of the vitamins, minerals, and proteins that your child needs.
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This recipe is called the Buzz Lightyear which consists of a waffle or buttermilk flap jacks with nutella yogurt cheese, strawberries, banana and black cherries, dark chocolate shavings and toasted almonds.
Ingredients
Almond Waffle Mix
500g Almond flour
2g Salt
2 tsp Baking Soda
8 Eggs
100 ml Honey
1 Vanilla pod
Yoghurt Cheese
Nutella – ½ Jar
400g Low fat plain yogurt
500g Strawberry (quartered)
Sliced Banana (3 each)
2 tins Black cherries
30g Dark chocolate shavings
30g Toasted almond flakes
Instructions: Almond Waffles
1. Mix all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, the almond flour, salt, baking soda, and vanilla pod.
2. Add the eggs and honey.
3. Mix ingredients together until it forms a smooth paste.
4. Set aside until ready to use.
5. Pre-heat the waffle machine, spoon the mix onto the waffle machine and cook accordingly.
Instructions: Yoghurt Cheese
1. Place yogurt in muslin overnight to drain off excess water and firm up yogurt.
2. Fold the yoghurt and the Nutella in a mixing bowl.
Serving suggestion:
Layer 3 warm waffles with the Nutella yogurt and sliced banana. Spoon the strawberries and cherries over the waffle, then garnish with toasted almonds and chocolate shavings.