KIDS Try *NEW* FOODS 😁 Fun & Easy School Lunch Ideas
Hey guys, I'm Jennifer and welcome to The Family Fudge.
Get ready for another fun week of school lunch ideas.
But this time I'm putting something new into every single
lunch. This is either a new recipe or a new food product
that the kids have never tried before.
So I'm hoping that they will like them and you guys I almost
titled this video the one where I drop everything because
I don't know what my problem was...
But seriously, I was dropping things all the time.
So here's a challenge for you guys.
Guys while you're watching keep track of how many times I
actually drop something and then leave me a comment down
below with that number and then those comments will get shoutouts
in next week's video.
And now without further Ado,
Let's get on to the lunches.
Hey guys, and welcome to Tuesday.
Now I say Tuesday because Monday was actually Presidents
Day. So there was no school and we actually spent the long
weekend camping at Fort Wilderness at Disney world again,
and it was such a fun time, but now we're back to their regular
schedule and that means making a fun Lunches.
So for today's lunch, I'm starting off with something and
knew that the kids have never tried before these definitely
caught my eye when I was shopping and I thought it'd be really
fun to give them a try.
Now.
I know these might look like chicken nuggets, but they're
actually filled with mozzarella cheese.
So it's kind of like a mozzarella cheese stick, but in this
really fun at Toy Story shape, and since you guys know, we
love all things Disney, I know my kids will be excited to
give these a try as well.
So these things These do come fully cooked and they would
probably be best served hot.
But since I'm throwing these into a lunch box, I'm hoping
that the kids will like them at room temperature as well.
I just love these cute little shapes.
We have the bunny.
We have a Woody's cowboy hat.
And of course the alien those guys are so fun.
It's an if you're curious.
I did find these at a store called Publix
I'm not quite sure if they're available other places though.
So you guys will have to let me know in the comments down
below if you've ever seen these at your grocery store.
And then in the back section, I'm going to add in some celery
and this time I'm just keeping the celery plain I'm not
adding any cream cheese or peanut butter just celery but
I am going to go ahead and fill this Center section with
some ranch for the kids to dip the celery in now that brings
us to the sweet treat.
I'm really trying not to overdo it on the Sweet Treats in
every lunch.
But for today's lunch, I definitely have a special treat
in mind and that's going to be some green Jello. Now this is
Definitely not something I make very often give this Jello
enough time to set up.
I actually made it last night.
I just mixed it up and then pour it into these silicone aligners.
That way I could easily just pop it into the lunch box.
Oh, yes.
And as you can see I've added three little sprinkles to
the top of the Green Jello.
So they kind of look like the little green aliens from Toy
Story for the fruit today.
I'm adding a mix of red and green grapes to the to the front
center section and then In this silicone liner, I'm going
to add these super cute Toy Story goldfish.
So in here you'll see that traditional fish shape, but you're
also see little Buzz and Woody shaped pieces as well.
And then I'm just going to put our little Jello cup of right
over here.
And then lastly to finish off this lunch.
I am going to give the kids a water but I thought it'd be
really fun to reuse.
These juice bottles with the Toy Story Toppers.
So yeah these just have water in them and there you have it
guys. Now you guys let me know in the comments down below
if you have a favorite Toy Story character.
Which one is it?
Who is your favorite?
My favorite Toy Story character is probably Woody.
Okay.
What was your favorite part?
What was your least favorite part?
the cheese filled nuggets nuggets.
They do look like chicken nuggets, but there's actually no
chicken. Do you like they're real.
They're probably my favorite part.
My favorite part was the jello.
I really likes the Goldfish.
See you tomorrow.
Hey guys, and welcome to Wednesday.
So for today's lunch, I have something a little bit different
in mind.
It's going to be all about the color green and I'm actually
going to start by making some really simple green.
Muffin now this is definitely new.
I've never made these before.
I've found a recipe I think will work.
But of course, I've made a few changes to the recipe so that
it will hopefully fit our tastes a little bit better.
So since I'm not sure if my kids will love these muffins
or not.
I'm just going to make a small batch of them and you guys
to make these muffins quick and easy.
I'm actually going to be combining all of the wet ingredients
into my blender.
So in here, I'm adding 3/4 of a cup of almond milk.
This is just the unsub.
Vanilla almond milk I get from Costco.
Now.
If you don't have this you could use a regular milk as well.
Next.
I'm adding in a quarter cup of oil.
This is just some coconut oil because that's what I have
on hand next.
I'm adding in one medium banana and as you can see this one
is super ripe.
So it should be nice and sweet next.
I'm adding in 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
Then I'm going to fill the rest of this blender with some
fresh spinach and I'd say this is about half a cup of spinach.
So now I'm just going to blow.
Blend this up until it's completely combined and I don't
see any little pieces of spinach floating around.
So now that that's done.
I'm going to set it aside and get my dry ingredients together
for these muffins.
I'm using 2 cups of flour 3/4 of a cup of sugar or you could
also use honey next.
I'm adding 3 teaspoons of baking powder half a teaspoon of
baking soda 1/2 a teaspoon of cinnamon and finally half a
teaspoon of salt now, I'm going to whisk dry ingredients
together a bit then I'm I pour all of the liquid ingredients
in as well and mix that all together.
Now.
I'm going to very carefully get these into my muffin liners.
These are the silicone ones that I use all the time.
I love these I use these for baking but I also use them to
divide food in the lunch boxes.
So now I'm just going to cook these at 375 for about 15 to
20 minutes or until they're cooked all the way through and
check it out you guys if these are a very interesting green
color when I give them to my kids I probably Ali won't call
them spinach muffin so I might call them monster muffins
or something fun.
So now that our muffins are done.
I'm going to move on to some fruit.
And for this lunch, I'm going to be going with some kiwi
since it is green after all my kids love keeping.
It's really packed with vitamin C.
Usually like kids love kiwis long as it's not too sour now,
I really like to cut my kiwis open using a little zigzag
pattern all the way around this isn't difficult to do but
you gotta be careful with your knife and not poke all the
way through the key.
We in this front section.
I'm going to add green grapes next.
I'm going to fill this Center section with some edamame.
Now when I buy edamame, I normally buy it frozen then to
throw it into a lunge.
I just take out what I need for that day, and I'll steam
it up in the microwave.
So it's super quick and easy of course is edamame has a lot
of protein in there.
There's also fiber and lots of vitamins as well.
And then in this box section, I'm just going to add a few
of these crunchy baked P crisps now if you've never had these
before Or I definitely recommend you give them a try.
They're not just made with peas.
They're actually mixture of peas and brown rice.
They're seasoned with sea salt and they are actually really
good. Oh, yes, and they are also dairy free.
In fact, this entire lunch is both dairy-free and meat-free
as well.
And then for the kids drink today, I am going to throw in
a little apple juice with of course a cute little green topper
and there you have it guys.
I am crossing my fingers that the kids love these spinach
muffin. Or Monster muffins as I'm going to call them if they
do end up liking them.
I will make sure to put that recipe down below so that you
guys can give it a try.
Okay, guys, what did you think about the muffin so good so
delicious. I love them.
They're the best but do you know the secret ingredient what
in it you didn't even know they were in there.
You said you liked them.
So you can't change your answer just like those other muffins
that we have that had like a different kind of vegetable
and anyone on the yeah.
So I would say this recipe was pretty good.
I will leave it down below for you guys.
If you want to make it yourself.
Good morning guys and welcome to Thursday.
So for today's lunch, I'm actually going to start by making
some little crescent or Roll-Ups.
Now a lot of times if you see this recipe, you'll find it
with ham and cheese rolled up into Crescent dough.
But since this week the lunches are all about trying something
new I have something else in mind for today's recipe.
I'm going to start with some shredded chicken.
I'm actually cooked up a bunch of of chicken earlier in the
week. That way I could use it in lunches and in different
recipes throughout the week.
So to this shredded chicken, I'm going to go ahead and drizzle
just a little bit of ranch right in here.
This is the yogurt-based ranch that my kids love next.
I'm adding in some bacon crumbles.
Now, I love using this pre-cooked bacon I get from Costco
it is so quick and easy, but if you don't have this you could
just cook your own bacon or you even use bacon bits like
the kind you might put in salad and then the very last thing
I'm going To add in Harris's a handful of shredded cheddar
cheese. Now.
I'm going to mix this all together and this is going to be
a delicious filling for our Crescent dough.
So now I'm just going to add a scoop of this filling right
onto the Crescent dough and I'm going to roll it up.
It is just that easy.
In fact, this is so easy your kids given help you make these.
So once I have all of my crescents rolled up, I'm just going
to pop them into the oven at 350 for about 10 to 12 minutes
or until they're nice and golden brown.
Now, these would be delicious served hot but they're also
really good at room temperature which makes them a perfect
for a lunchbox next.
I'm going to move on to some fruit.
For today's lunch box.
I'm keeping it.
Super simple.
I'm just going to fill this smaller section with some unsweetened
applesauce. My kids love this stuff and it is so easy to
put into a lunchbox no chopping or peeling involved and then
in this back section of the lunch box.
I'm going to add in both carrots and cucumbers.
You guys know my kids love that combination.
And today I decided to use my crinkle cutter for this so
that these kind of look like french fries and since it's
are nice and long and narrow their perfect for dipping into
To the ranch which is going to fit perfectly in the center
section of the lunch box.
And then finally to complete this lunch.
I'm just going to add in some veggie straws as well my kids
love these and they are such a tasty crunchy snack user made
with potato tomato and spinach and I'm just going to fit
as a many of these little straws in here as I can.
Oh, yes, and for the kids drinks today, they're just gonna
be taking their water bottles and a little drinkable yogurt
on the side.
So that is everything in Tuesday's lunch.
Which is also net free by the way.
So if you're looking for a good nut free lunch idea, you
could definitely give this one a try.
So now I'm just going to put the other two lunches together
and then after lunch the kids will let us know whether they
liked it or not.
My favorite thing was probably the the bacon ranch and cheese
croissant thingies.
And my least favorite was probably the carrots trip.
I think carrot strips and Lily.
Um, my least favorite was the little croissant thingy but
was released favorite and my favorite is the veggie straws
and Kenzie.
My favorite is the bacon cheese croissant thing, but my I
don't I don't dislike anything.
I like them all the two kids liked it one kid did it?
Hey guys and welcome to Friday, right?
Now it is pretty cold and storming outside.
So for today's lunch, I did consider making a hot lunch but
instead I decided to go with some taco pinwheels.
Now you guys know I love to make wraps and pinwheels of all
different kinds but this taco recipe I've never actually
made before and it's going to be a perfect way to use up
the leftover shredded chicken that I cooked earlier in the
week. So to a separate Bowl I'm going to add a little bit
of room temperature cream cheese to this.
I'm adding some taco seasoning and a handful of Taco blend
cheese So now I'm going to take my tortilla and I'm going
to spread that delicious Taco cheese mixture all over next.
I'm going to add on the chicken followed by the peppers.
Now, this is actually a really pretty color combination with
their red and the green I almost feel like you could serve
this at Christmas time as a fun party appetizer.
Now you definitely could spice these up if you wanted to
with things like salsa hot sauce or even jalapenos, but since
this is a new recipe for my kids, I wanted to make sure it
was Mild to start off with so now I just sliced up these
little taco pinwheels.
I'm going to add them right into the lunch box now moving
on to the fruit for today's lunch.
I'm going to add in some little cutie oranges.
I already went ahead and peeled them just to make it a little
bit easier for the kids at lunchtime.
I know that usually don't have a lot of time to eat.
So this will be perfect and I'm also going to throw in some
raspberries as well.
I just have a few of these left over and I want to make sure
to use them all up now in this back section.
I do want to go ahead and add in some Hers as well, but to
change it up a little bit.
I'm going to cut them a little bit differently using my mandolin
slicer with my special blade.
I'm just going to cut these into a little Waffle shapes kind
of like a waffle french fry but definitely a healthier version
and to go along with a cucumbers.
Of course.
I'm going to add a little bit of ranch for dipping.
Okay guys now last but not least.
I have one special sweet treat that I wanted to add in.
This is definitely something new.
We've never tried before.
These are the caramel coconut or Goes now you guys have to
let me know if you've tried these already.
Of course, I love anything with coconut.
So I think they're going to be delicious, but I'm just going
to add one of these cookies and to each lunch box just so
I don't overdo it now.
I just love the way that this lunch has turned out and for
the drink today.
We're just going with water this time.
Let's start with MacKenzie.
My favorite part was the chicken roll ups, and I also really
like the Cucumber Jackson the cookie cookie and Lily, um
the cookie and a raspberry.
Yeah.
I tried one of those coconut caramel cookies and they are
dangerously good.
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