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Lunch BO X E S BY JEN KOSSOWAN
Back to school means back to packing lunches for many of us. If you’re someone who packs lunches for kids, you know that coming up with what to pack can sometimes be the trickiest part. We want our kids’ lunches
VEGGIE & NOODLE
SALAD ROLLS
This is a favourite that packs surprisingly well in an airtight container with one little trick!
MAKE IT Dip a rice paper wrapper into a bit of lukewarm water to soften then lay out on your work surface. Sprinkle on sesame seeds, add noodles and your favourite toppings, and roll them up. Try cucumber strips, carrot ribbons, thinly sliced peppers, mango spears, edamame beans, and tofu strips—but anything goes! If you wish, pack along some simple dipping sauce. Mix up a little bit of nut or seed butter with soy sauce, a little garlic powder, and some hot water. TIP To prevent the rolls from sticking to themselves or to the lunch container, rub the tiniest amount of oil onto the outside of each roll.
to be nutritious and easy enough to make, but most of all—we want them to be eaten! (There’s nothing more deflating than having a lunch
PIZZA ROLLS
come home untouched, am I right?) Give these five fun bento box-style lunch combos a try this school year.
JEN KOSSOWAN is a kindergarten and grade one teacher and mama of two gorgeous kiddos. She’s passionate about play, loves a good DIY project, and can most often be found in her kitchen whipping up recipes that taste delicious while meeting her crunchy mama criteria. She started Mama.Papa.Bubba. on a whim in 2010 while living in the Middle East and has been sharing her recipes and activities there ever since. 25 | September/October 2021
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