Recipe of the Day - September 26 (ideas for school lunches - part 2)
 

Great School Lunch Recipes - Part 2!
(see Recipe of the Day - September 25 for the first 7 ideas)

Idea 8
Winter Salad
Ingredients
4 - 5 medium carrots
1 cup raisins
1/4 cup slaw-type dressing or mayo

Preparation
Scrape carrots with a vegetable peeler and grate them into a mixing bowl.
Add raisins and dressing and mix well.
Serves 4 - 5

Idea 9
Canned Banana Salad
Ingredients
1 pkg (3 oz) of flavoured gelatin
1 cup water
1/2 cup cold water
2 medium bananas, cut in half and peeled
Leaves of lettuce (optional)
3 empty cans (6 oz each)

Preparation
Heat 1 cup water until boiling.
Pour boiling water over gelatin in a mixing bowl. Stir well.
Add cold water; stir well.
Refrigerate until gelatin starts to thicken.
Coat inside of cans with butter or margarine or oil.
Spoon a little geltin into each of the cans.
Stand banana half on end (one per can) and spoon remaining gelatin in around the banana until gelatin reaches top of can.
Refrigerate.
To unmold, lay the can on it's side and use a can opener to punch a hole in the bottom.
Turn can over and gently shake until the gelatin slides out.
Lay gelatin on side and cut into thick slices.
Arrange slices on lettuce leaf on small plates.

Idea 10
Ants on a Log
Ingredients
Celery ribs (as many as needed)
Peanut Butter (chunky or smooth)
Raisins

Preparation
Wash celery and pat dry.
Fill with peanut butter.
Place raisins ("ants") on top.
Arrange on plate and serve.

Idea 11
veggie-packed tuna salad sandwich (or dip, or spread)
Ingredients
1 9-oz. envelope tuna (star kist, already drained)
2 tbsp. fat free mayo
5-6 baby carrots, finely chopped
1/3 to 1/2 of a cucumber, finely chopped (or substitute zucchini)
1 roma tomato, finely chopped
1 round whole-wheat pita (or 2 pockets)

Preparation
Combine chopped veggies and tuna--spoon in mayo and stir to combine.
Can be spread on pita, stuffed in pockets, or toast bread and use as dip (delicious, healthy, and filling!).

Idea 12
On whole grain bread spread some nut butter, add raisins and top with honey.
Then cover with the other piece of bread.

Idea 13
Advocado Sandwich
Whole wheat bread/multigrain
1 small advocado peeled
1 small tomato
mayonnaise as desired
Add sprouts and/lettuce or any other vegetable or mushrooms

Idea 14
Cucumber Sandwich
Whole wheat/multigrain bread
or French roll
Italian dressing
1 small cucumber
red onion
lettuce if desired
sprouts if desired

That avocado and cucumber sandwich sounds mighty delicious, but I can definitely do without the mayo.

The best thing about making lunch for yourself (other than it being less expensive) is that you don't have to turn on the stove, which I absolutely dread.