Snack Lunch Makeovers

Professional chef Nancy Fox gives great tips on how to save money by making an adult-size brown-bag lunch. She shares her secrets for keeping it interesting as well as a kebab recipe.

• Freeze a juice box or water bottle the night before and use the foil to wrap the beverage with food that needs to stay chilled, such as yogurt or fruit.
  
  
• Use herbed or flavored cream cheese instead of mayonnaise on bread to keep it from getting soggy.
  
  
• Another way to avoid soggy sandwiches is to pack condiments such as lettuce and tomato in a separate container and add them to the sandwich just before eating.
  
  
• To make a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich less messy, spread the peanut butter on both pieces of bread and add a layer of jam in between.
  
  
• To prevent cut fruit from being squashed in a plastic bag, pack it in a sturdy container. Try to avoid carrying an over-ripe banana because storage in a bag only makes it worse.

Fresh Fruit Kebabs

Ingredients:

fresh fruit
large marshmallows

Preparation:

Cut up any fresh fruit and skewer the pieces along with large marshmallows for a sweet touch. For children, paint funny faces on the marshmallows with food coloring and toothpicks.

Resources
Nancy's Healthy Kitchen Baking Book
by Nancy Fox
John Wiley & Sons, 1997
Order this title from Amazon.com.

Guests
Nancy Fox
Healthy Chef / Author
Phone: 805-788-0801
E-mail: aefcorp@aol.com
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•	Snack Lunch Makeovers
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•	Fun School Activities
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