Day 19 Bento Days

For some reason, my photo is washed out today and things are yellowed.

I hear so much about these so called “kid foods” and how some parents can’t get their kids to eat healthier foods. Well, in my not so humble opinion, the secret to this is to make healthy kid friendly foods. Let’s take chicken nuggets, which are a staple of any fast food kids meal, a lot of families freezer, and lunchrooms across the nation. You can make them healthy. I simply take white meat chicken breast (we use the cage free, range free, no antibiotics type chicken) and cut a half breast into a few pieces. Then, I dip it in a bit of egg white, and then some whole wheat flour, not too much, just enough to give it a little flavor and keep the chicken moist so it doesn’t get brown and hard on the outside.

Then I sauté it in about 1tbsp of olive oil for about 5 min on each side. Now is this chicken as healthy as say, a carrot? No, but it’s certainly healthier than any chicken nuggets you can buy, and my kids ate every bite. And in the end, that’s what counts right? Your children learning that some of their favorite foods can be good for them to eat. And sautéing in olive oil is certainly much better than deep frying in trans fatty oil “crap”. Even the store bought kind you bake are deep fried before their frozen. The middle ground is what we’re shooting for here. Good tasting, healthier foods that your children will eat.

Today’s Menu

• Homemade chicken nuggets
• 1 apple
• Steamed Peas
• homemade chocolate pudding

Cost per lunch:  78¢

Kid Rating:

Prep Time	Cook Time	Ready In
4 min	10 min	14 min

Servings	Calories	Fat	Carbs	Protein
1	276	4	41	16