Back To School – Lunchbox 101

Confused by the multitude of opinions on lunchboxes and what goes in them? We’re here to help…

Power Punching Protein Sambo Alternative

An easy, delicious recipe for protein packed alternative to sandwiches that is freezable, and customisable to your kids’ tastes.

Super Simple Chocolate Chia Cookies

I am constantly on the lookout for gluten free, vegan cookie recipes and this one from Deliciously Ella is a one pot (well one food processor bowl) wonder. A few useful notes: I used half the quantities as it was a new recipe and to be honest that yielded a good 10 small cookies. IContinue

Back To School Lunchbox Ideas And Recipes

From Meat Free Monday to Bread Free Friday we’ve got your first weeks at school covered.

TWF Lunchbox Instagram Challenge – Bread Free Friday

We made it! Happy Fri-yay!! Now, by Friday my lunchbox game is thoroughly off, and after 4 days of sandwiches, leftovers are a surefire way to change things up at lunchtime. Thursday night is ballet night, so dinner needs to be quick, easy and slide down the hatch pronto, with zero fuss. This pork recipeContinue

TWF Lunchbox Instagram Challenge – Tasty Treat Tuesday

As the small human can’t tolerate gluten, pastry treats are a rarity in our house, so these cheesy bites, simple as they are, are actually met with squeals of excitement. When there’s time they’re a great one to do with the kids. I’m still working on perfecting home made gluten free pastry, until then I’mContinue

TWF’s Lunchbox Instagram Challenge

We love a challenge at TWF and to break up the monotony of heading towards the end of term we’ve divided next week into the themed days below. To make sure we actually follow through, starting Monday we’ll post a shot every day to our Instagram @thewholesomefeed of whatever we have made under each themeContinue

Is Anyone Else Experiencing Lunchbox Fatigue? We’ve Got Some Ideas To Help Keep Things Interesting

So, we’re midway through the final term of the year here in Aus…and it’s usually around this point I find that the inspiration from new recipes gathered over the previous holidays has run out and I am back to packing the same thing day in, day out…ugh!  Ali’s Instagram pic below pretty much sums itContinue

Eat The Rainbow: Why And How With These Simple Recipe Ideas And Tweaks To Your Daily Routine

This is a much-touted tip for healthy eating, and part of our 5 key guidelines for packing a healthy lunchbox. But why should we do it? And what are some ways to incorporate the rainbow into lunches? We sometimes get stuck feeding our kids (and ourselves!) the same thing over and over as we knowContinue

How To (easily) Pack a Healthy Lunchbox Your Kid Will Actually Eat: The 5 Elements

Our goal is to help you pack a healthy lunchbox easily, with food your kid will actually eat. In the back of my mind when I start thinking about lunches (thinking and doing happen at precisely the same time mind you), I aim to hit 5 basic guidelines: Make a rainbow Fill them up BuildingContinue