Easy Recipes to Make a Healthier Lunch Box for Your Child

So, here are a few quick and healthy lunch box recipes to make both you and your child happy

1. Egg Paratha

Protein is a must for daily lunch as it is an essential element for overall development. It helps growing kids to build and repair cells, regulates hormones and enzymes, and provides all that energy they fill your house with. Egg Paratha can come in handy here. You don’t need to go fancy. Just stuff your regular paratha with scrambled eggs. You can jazz it up with a bit of ketchup, mayo or mint chutney. This simple and easy lunch box item is no doubt tasty and healthy.

2. Oats Idli

There’s hardly any kid who doesn’t pull a long face while given oats to eat. However, oats Idli can easily become a part of their tasty yet healthy diet plan. Including the goodness of oats, veggies, and lentils in your kid’s regular diet, these idlis are a perfect lunchbox item. Oats are rich in fibre, minerals, vitamins, and healthy proteins. Lentils also come with plant protein and minerals, and veggies have vitamins and many nutrients essential for your kid to grow up properly. So, yes, these idlis are jam-packed with health benefits, while being tasty too.

3. Carrot Rice

A bland looking food isn’t inviting, no matter how tasty! So, add a touch of colour to attract children. This recipe, made with cooked white rice and shredded carrots, boosts the fun quotient for your kid. You can add green peas and boiled eggs to make the meal more balanced and eye-popping. Beta-carotene is a necessary ingredient to keep vital organs healthy in growing children, and carrots are a rich source of it. This compound is also responsible for healthy vision and cell growth. So, make this carrot rice for your little one’s lunch box as a real visual and healthy treat. You can even use leftover rice for this.

4. Spinach Pulao

Spinach is highly rich in iron and calcium, which help children grow fast and enhance their immunity. Iron is essential to prevent anaemia as well. But your kid probably won’t listen to that. It’s a classic mom-headache to make children eat their greens. All those arguments, making faces, and tantrums over spinach… well, not anymore! Trick your kid by making a tasty pulao with spinach. You can blend the spinach and then cook the rice with a few other veggies and even dry fruits. It will make for a vibrant, satisfying meal and conform to a healthy diet plan.

5. Lentil and Mushroom Burgers

Kids love burgers. But you can’t really give those store-bought high-calorie high-fat burgers in their lunchbox. So instead, turn this favourite item into a healthy one. Use finely chopped mushroom and lentils to make delicious patties. Those will cook even faster than the meaty ones. Place a patty between two pieces of whole wheat buns, add some lettuce and a dollop of ketchup. Yes, it’s that easy.

6. Paneer and Salsa Tortillas

Paneer or cottage cheese is another great source of protein, especially if your child is a vegetarian. It also contains calcium and good fat, which makes your child’s bones and teeth strong and helps them grow properly. Make paneer and salsa tortillas for your kids’ tiffin. Raw or lightly grilled creamy paneer chunks wrapped in toasted crispy corn tortillas, with a tangy touch of homemade salsa- your kids will be begging you to make this again and again.