Here are some tips to help you cope
When children come home from school they are usually starving, so this is a great opportunity to get them to eat something healthy. A hungry child is a less fussy child but unfortunately if there’s nothing ready your child will grab a packet of crisps or a chocolate biscuit and you will miss this window of opportunity.
These days a lot of children eat more between meals than they do at mealtimes, so it’s important to spend a little time making sure there are some healthy snacks around.
Here are my top tips:-
FRUIT SKEWERS
Whilst fruit in a fruit bowl tends not to get eaten, if you were to spend a few minutes cutting up a selection of colourful fruits or threading fruits onto a skewer, it could make all the difference.
DIPS
Keep a low shelf in the fridge where there is a selection of healthy snacks. Cut up vegetables with a hummus dip and pitta bread tends to be popular or have some salads like a tuna pasta salad or a cherry tomato and mozzarella salad or some mini cheeses or yoghurt.
For more recipes take a look at my After School Meal Planner
Featured Recipe
Chicken Wrap Recipe
This is one of my favourite fillings for a wrap – it’s a sort of cheat’s version of Chinese duck in pancakes.
