According to one school lunch worker, an increasing number of children are spending their lunch money on junk food. Help your child start a new “good-for-you” trend in school with these nutritious foods.
YUMMY-DIP LUNCH
For a twist on the classic peanut-butter-sandwich lunch, try packing this treat. With a small, secure container of peanut butter, pack a plastic self-sealing bag filled with a mixture of raisins, sunflower seeds, and toasted sesame seeds and self-sealing bags of crackers and/or celery and carrot sticks or other crisp vegetables. Your child can dip the vegetables or crackers into the peanut butter, then into the raisin mixture for a nutritious, crunchy treat.
TOMATO SPICE QUICK BREAD
This delicious sweet bread beautifully complements a cheese and fruit lunch.
6 tablespoons margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/4 teaspoon each of nutmeg, cloves and allspice
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons tomato juice
3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
In a large mixing bowl cream margarine and sugars. Add egg and mix thoroughly. Stir dry ingredients together. Add alternately with tomato juice to margarine-sugar mixture. Fold in nuts. Pour into well-greased, floured loaf pan (9″ x 5″). Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until done.
