Kitchen Notes TIME SAVING TIPS: INSIDE THE LUNCHBOX: Below are some kitchen tips to save you time and help you plan for the week ahead.

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1 Kitchen Notes Below are some kitchen tips to save you time and help you plan for the week ahead. TIME SAVING TIPS: Lunch 1: Strawberry Shortcake Wafflewich - Make your own waffles and serve them as a fun breakfast this weekend. Double (or triple) your batch, freeze, and have them ready to go! Need a homemade waffle recipe? Use ours: Allergy friendly?: Lunch : Pizzadillas - Pizza quesadillas can be assembled the night before. In the morning, toast or grill. Oh yes, these even freeze too! Lunch 3: Strawberry Cheesecake Bites - This menu item is meant as a treat for one of those days your child wants his or her go-to sandwich. Strawberry bites can be made up to 3 days ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator. Lunch 4: Easy Broccoli and Cheese Mini Quiches - These mini quiches can be made for dinner one night and served with soup or a salad. They can be frozen as well. If you freeze them, warm them up in the morning before packing them inside the lunch box. Don t worry, they are meant to be eaten at room temperature so pack them in a regular container. Lunch : Egg Salad with Turkey and Cheese Swords - Make a large egg salad for the whole family! If you choose to make an egg salad sandwich, you can freeze the sandwich the night before. In the morning, pack the frozen sandwich in the lunch box. It will thaw by lunch and you won t need an ice pack! INSIDE THE LUNCHBOX: Lunch 1: Strawberry Shortcake Wafflewich - Sometimes kids want a fun lunch. What s more fun than putting some of their favorite items together in a nutritious lunch? Lunch : Pizzadillas - Call it pizza, and kids will eat it. This is a great lunch to sneak in extra veggies. Lunch 3: Strawberry Cheesecake Bites - Think outside packaged treats. Some days your child wants their favorite sandwich and a fresh treat is all you need. Lunch 4: Easy Broccoli and Cheese Mini Quiches - Many of our menu items serve as a great foundation for healthy eating. These are versatile: prep them ahead of time, freeze them, and then eat them at room temperature. Lunch : Egg Salad with Turkey and Cheese Swords - What s more fun than a little bit of this, and a little bit of that? Nutritious quick lunches are the way to go for short school lunch periods.

2 INGREDIENTS: 1 tablespoon cream cheese -3 strawberries, sliced whole-wheat waffles (homemade or storebought) 1. Spread cream cheese on one side of each waffle.. Slice strawberries and place on top of cream cheese. 3. Serve with fresh fruit, veggies & treat of choice. Strawberry Shortcake Wafflewich MOM TIP: Make these waffle sandwiches ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator. In the morning, pop them in the toaster oven and pack them to go. By lunchtime, the waffles will still be crispy from the toaster and the filling will be a perfect temperature. Don t have strawberries? Substitute any other berry or organic preserve. Did you know you can prevent browning on cut up fruit (like apples) by rubbing it with a bit of lemon juice? Gluten-Free Option: Use gluten-free waffles.

3 Pizzadillas INGREDIENTS: 1 8 -tortilla tomato sauce/pizza sauce shredded mozzarella cheese spinach leaves black olives 1. Lay tortilla on a flat surface. Spread pizza sauce evenly on tortilla.. Layer pizza toppings on one half of the tortilla, fold other side over into a half moon. 3. Grill or toast pizza quesadilla until cheese is melted. Allow to cool slightly before cutting. MOM TIP: Prepare these the night before and grill or toast them in the morning. This is meant to be eaten at room temperature, so give it a minute or two to cool down, otherwise the hot filling will spill out. Too much tomato sauce can cause the same problem, so just a thin layer will do. Grilling the quesadilla blends all the flavors together and makes it delicious. For bigger appetites, make a full pizza quesadilla. Gluten-Free Option: Use gluten-free tortillas.

4 Strawberry Cheesecake Bites INGREDIENTS: 8 oz. tub whipped cream cheese 1/ cup powdered sugar -3 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs 16 medium-large strawberries 1. In a food processor, combine cream cheese and powdered sugar.. Put the combined cream cheese and powdered sugar mixture in a bowl. 3. Put the graham cracker crumbs into another bowl. 4. Dip the widened end of the strawberry in the cream cheese mixture, then roll it around in the graham cracker crumbs. Gluten-Free Option: Use gluten free cookie crumbs. Storage: Refrigerate strawberry cheesecake bites up to 3 days.

5 Easy Broccoli & Cheese Mini Quiches This is one of those versatile recipes that can have INGREDIENTS: dozens of variations. Omit broccoli and ½ cup chopped broccoli substitute another veggie or meat, if desired. 6 eggs 3 tablespoons milk 1 cup shredded cheddar ½ cup Bisquick mix OR ½ cup all purpose flour, ½ tsp corn starch, ½ tsp baking powder 1. Preheat the oven to 30 F. Grease a 4-cup mini muffin pan.. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in the baking mix, milk, cheese, and broccoli. 3. Spoon into greased muffin cups. 4. Bake for 10 to 1 minutes in the preheated oven or until the tops are lightly browned. Allow mini quiches to cool in the pan before carefully removing with a small knife or spatula. MOM TIP: Make these ahead of time. Recipe yields 4 mini quiches, so you can refrigerate or freeze extras. In the morning, remove from refrigerator and they will be room temperature by lunch (or microwave for 30 seconds before packing in lunch box). Kids also love these for dinner with warm soup! Gluten-Free Option: Use gluten-free Bisquick mix or ½ cup all purpose gluten-free flour baking blend, ½ tsp corn starch, ½ tsp baking powder.

6 Egg Salad with Turkey and Cheese Swords INGREDIENTS: 4 boiled eggs, diced 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon paprika 1 tablespoon chives, chopped (optional) -3 tablespoons Greek yogurt salt & pepper to taste oven roasted turkey cheese cubes Yields servings 1. In a bowl combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly. Cover and keep in a fridge. Swords: Alternate poking turkey and cheese in rounded picks. In the photo below, we used left over turkey slices from dinner, but gluten-free deli turkey will work too. This egg salad is ideal in sandwiches, pitas, lettuce wraps and tortilla wraps. Depending on your child s appetite, serve with fruit, veggies or crackers. Vegetarian Option: Substitute turkey for cherry tomatoes.

7 Weekly Menu LUNCH ITEM INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS Strawberry Shortcake Wafflewich 1 tablespoon cream cheese -3 strawberries, sliced whole-wheat waffles (or waffles of choice) 1. Spread cream cheese on one side of each waffle.. Slice strawberries and place them on top of the cream cheese. 3. Serve with fresh fruit, veggies & treat of choice. Pizzadillas 1 8 -tortilla tomato sauce/pizza sauce shredded mozzarella cheese spinach leaves black olives 1. Lay tortilla on a flat surface. Spread pizza sauce evenly on tortilla.. Layer pizza toppings on one half of the tortilla, fold other side over into a half moon. 3. Grill or toast pizza quesadilla until cheese is melted. Allow to cool slightly before cutting. Strawberry Cheesecake Bites 8 oz. tub whipped cream cheese 1 cup powdered sugar -3 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs 16 medium-large strawberries 1. In a food processor, combine cream cheese and powdered sugar.. Put the combined cream cheese and powdered sugar mixture in a bowl. 3. Put the graham cracker crumbs into another bowl. 4. Dip the widened end of the strawberry in the cream cheese mixture, then roll it around in the graham cracker crumbs. Easy Broccoli and Cheese Mini Quiches ½ cup chopped broccoli 6 eggs 3 tablespoons milk 1 cup shredded cheddar ½ cup Bisquick mix or, ½ cup all purpose flour, ½ tsp corn starch, ½ tsp baking powder 1. Preheat the oven to 30 F. Grease a 4-cup mini muffin pan.. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in the baking mix, milk, cheese, and broccoli. 3. Spoon into greased muffin cups. 4. Bake for 10 to 1 minutes in the preheated oven or until the tops are lightly browned. Allow mini quiches to cool in the pan before carefully removing with a small knife or spatula. Egg Salad with Turkey and Cheese Swords 4 boiled eggs, diced 1. In a bowl combine all ingredients and mix 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard thoroughly. Cover and keep in a fridge. 1 teaspoon paprika 1 tablespoon chives, chopped (optional) -3 tablespoons Greek yogurt salt & pepper to taste oven roasted turkey cheese cubes

8 Shopping List Lunch Items Only LUNCH # GROCERY ITEM OTHER GROCERIES Fresh Produce 1, 3 Strawberries Spinach leaves 4 Broccoli 1- Fresh fruit for the lunch box 1- Fresh lunch box veggies Deli Meats Oven roasted turkey Dairy & Refrigerated 1, 3 Cream cheese 4, Eggs (10+) Shredded mozzarella cheese 4 Milk 4 Shredded cheddar cheese Greek yogurt Cheese cubes Bakery Tortilla Frozen Items 1 Waffles (or homemade) Canned/Bottled/Packaged Tomato sauce/pizza sauce Olives 3 Graham crackers Dijon mustard Staples 3 Powdered sugar 4 Bisquick mix (or flour, corn starch and baking powder) Paprika Chives