Like most people, I love sandwiches. It is a basic staple of lunch. We start with a sandwich and build it up from there.
The only problem, everyone gets tired of the same old sandwiches for lunch after a while. Here are some ideas for healthy and fun lunch fare.
My kids used to love those lunch snack packs you get at the grocery store. They had sandwiches, drinks, and a snack all in one handy box. Some have pizzas that you could build in place of a sandwich, a drink and snack. But after a while, they got expensive, not to mention unhealthy, because they are loaded with salt and other preservatives.
Kids like variety, and so do adults. So we can give them variety without breaking the bank and adding extra calories and sodium by making Lunchables at home.
We’ll start with the sandwich first, since it’s the main course of these types of lunches.
Sandwiches can come in many shapes and sizes. If crusts are not your thing, take a sharp knife and cut the bread into a square.
It isn’t necessary to pay extra to buy bread that has the crusts already removed. And you can use the crusts for a bread pudding, or french toast strips, so that nothing goes to waste.
The bread you choose doesn’t have to be traditional sandwich bread at all. Pitas, hoagie rolls, buns, and tortilla wraps make excellent sandwich packaging. It all depends on what kind of sandwich you are making.
