Kids Tiffin Recipes | Healthy Recipes for Kids Tiffin | School lunch Box ideas

Kids Tiffin Recipes are the trickiest of all. Tiffin is a part of school, school is a place where kids learn… learn to read, write, interact, EAT etc. What will they eat? Something that we would give them in their TIFFIN! What should it be, rather how should it be? Following things should be kept in mind while packing kids’ school tiffin.

• The food should be tempting: Colors, the inclusion of colors does wonders. Kids are really tempted to see something bright and colorful in their tiffin. Garnishing the food with some pomegranate seeds, coriander can help. Apart from that including vegetables like carrots, peas, sweet corn in the dishes also helps. Apart from colors, shapes also attract them. Make a triangular paratha instead of a round or square one. Make star-shaped cutlets, as I did in case of poha cutlets and see the difference.
• The food should be delicious: Every mom tries to make the best food for her kids. But at times certain food items change their texture after coming to the room temperature and do not remain all that delightful. Therefore give those dishes that remain good even at the room temperature. For example easy pinwheel sandwich, khamani, etc. Make sure to bring the food to room temperature before packing in the tiffin.
• The food should be nutritious: We should ensure that there is a good quotient of nutrition in all their meals, including their tiffin.  Parathas/cutlets, stuffed/made with finely chopped vegetables or paneer can be good options. Choose recipes using healthy ingredients such as rava, gram flour or whole wheat flour, etc.
• The food should be of kid’s choice: Simple dishes reach different level by the addition of any ingredient of choice. Just add in cheese, sweet corn or anything of your kids’ choice in his or her not so favorite dish and see the difference. You can check the sabudana vada recipe to know more how the regular dishes can be customized as per your kids’ choice.
• Involvement of kids. Try and involve them in the preparation part or packing part. Once they put some efforts in making their tiffin, they will feel associated and will love to finish their food. Doing so not only makes the food more attractive but also develops a feeling of responsibility amongst the kids. Make them shape the cutlets using cookie cutters or glass or bowl or make them pack their tiffin. These tricks are tried and tested.

Food items appropriate for Kids Tiffin:

• Paratha: My son’s favorite tiffin is an ajwain paratha rolled and packed, we call it rumble tumble. Parathas make a great option for tiffin as they remain soft even after being packed for a couple of hours. These can be customized in a number of ways.
• Poori: As much as my son likes paratha for his tiffin, that much I have always liked packing pooris for my tiffin for work or travel. Even kids love poori in their tiffin.
• Sandwiches: Who doesn’t like sandwiches? Well, the problem is that at times sandwiches get a bit soggy. However cold sandwiches do not have this problem and can be packed for the tiffin.

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Here is a collection of kids’ tiffin recipes that takes care of all the aforesaid points:-