Healthy roasted chickpeas
The humble chickpea should never be underestimated. These highly nutritious crispy legumes, might just become your new favourite snack. Crunch them on their own or add them to salads. Yum!
Honey joys
You'll remember this recipe fondly from your childhood, and now you can help your children create their own childhood memories. These sweet little morsels are so simple to make - and taste crispy, sticky and delicious. A perfect party food that's simple to serve and is a hit with all ages.
Two ways with lamb
Cook the lamb then decide between wraps or salad.
Everyday chocolate cake
Need a chocolate cake recipe that's perfect for everyday? This is it! Not too rich or dense and not too sweet, this chocolate cake is just right for lunch boxes as well as morning tea or afternoon snacks.
Turkey pesto roll-ups
An easy snack and a great way to use up left over turkey.
Bill Grangers coconut loaf
This moist coconut loaf is easy to make and wonderful to eat with a cup of tea. Lovely eaten warm out of the oven, it's great as a lunch box treat too. Just slice and freeze in individual portions.
Blueberry buckle cake recipe
This is a single layer cake that has a heavy batter on the bottom covered in fruit and then a streusel topping. As the cake cooks, the heavier batter begins to buckle and push the topping upwards.
Cheaty cheese and bacon rolls
These cheaty cheese and bacon rolls will have you cheating the supermarket out of dollars and using your pantry ingredients to do it. Grab those stale bread rolls that you have leftover from yesterday and give them a gooey cheese and bacon top that your kids will love.
Cheddar star biscuits
These biscuits are versatile they can be served with a glass of wine, or top with marmite for a kids snack or a couple in the lunch box
Easy banana cake
Banana cake is a favourite snack for hungry kids. Not only is it packed with healthy and nutritious bananas, it tastes delicious and is really easy to make. Try this banana cake recipe that is easier to make than most.
Noughts and Crosses Pizzas
Pizza is always a popular choice with kids - and now you can really get this involved in the making of dinner with this cute - and simple - pizza recipe.
3 ingredient fruit cake
This 3 ingredient fruit cake just seems impossible until you get to the end and enjoy a delicious moist fruit cake.
Savoury scones
Savoury scones are a lovely twist on regular scones. A little dab of butter on each half of the scone is all you need to make a delicious snack
Prosciutto and egg pies
These yummy pies are great for a light meal or packed into a picnic basket on a sunny day. Hidden veggies from the spinach and the perfect combo of eggs, cheese and prosciutto makes this a winner for lunch boxes too. Delish!
Turkish bread pizzas
Using turkish bread as a pizza base is a nice change and super quick.
Healthy spinach and feta dip
This spinach and feta dip is tasty and made with delicious fresh spinach, yoghurt and feta cheese. Pack it alongside some crunchy vegetable sticks for a low-fat snack.
Banana cake
Want a banana cake recipe you can whip up quickly with all those ripe bananas going to waste in the fruit bowl? Try this delicious banana cake recipe, which works well for morning tea, afternoon tea and as a lunch box treat.
Mini ham and zucchini quiches
Kids love little quiches, and two or three of these will make the perfect lunch box filler. Cook them the night before and pack with some carrot sticks and cherry tomatoes for a wholesome school day meal.
3 in 1 biscuits
These are lovely vanilla flavoured biscuits with the added attraction of colour and ‘movement’! Great fun for the kids to help with colouring, kneading, rolling and slicing.
Banana and choc chip muffins
Baking with bananas is a great way to use up over-ripe bananas - and to get something delicious to eat too! These banana and choc chip muffins have a wonderful banana flavour and are studded with little pieces of chocolate.
Chocolate and sultana biscuits
These cookies will just melt in your mouth it is worth doing the extra step of rolling them in icing sugar you can use dark or milk chocolate.
Apricot muesli bars
Apricot muesli bars are a terrific lunch box option for kids on the go. Full of energy-boosting ingredients, these muesli bars will help your kids get the most out of their day.
Tuna melts
English muffins topped with tuna, veggies and cheese, all golden and bubbly, make these a delicious hot snack or lunch. We know they're hard to resist but take care not to burn your mouths with impatience!
Chocolate biscuits
These biscuits are so delicious, I have to hide them in the pantry or the kids will eat them all in one sitting. They are a little chocolate indulgence and great to have with a cup of tea or coffee.
Banana and passionfruit bread with ricotta
This delicious banana and passionfruit bread is topped with creamy ricotta cheese and fresh passionfruit pulp. It makes for a decadent breakfast but you could also slip the bread into any lunch box.
Lunch box snacks to make from scratch
Make your own muesli bars, roll ups, fruit leathers, and treats for your kids lunch box with these home made recipes for packaged snacks.
Wholemeal pear slice
This wholemeal pear slice is deliciously spiced with cinnamon and vanilla and is the perfect cake for popping into a lunch box.
Cute bird sandwich
This pretty bird sandwich is not only a miniature piece of art, it's also a deliciously healthy lunch that kids will love. It'll have your little bird-like eaters chirping for more!
Marble cake
This has to be an all time kids favourite! Also highly suitable for grown-ups at morning tea time