Do you have lots of random ingredients in your school lunch boxes and don’t know what to do with them?
So what’s in your school lunch box?
Many families have been getting boxes of breakfast and lunch foods through the school system during the Covid-19 school closures. Some boxes are better than others.
Are you also facing some random ingredients that are piling up? Maybe the foods nobody in the house likes or is used to eating? Let’s share some ideas!
Baby Carrots: One bag is the perfect amount to make our 9×13 no-mixer carrot cake. Or make it even more exciting by upgrading using our mini cheese cupcake hack!
Grape Tomatoes: Snack on them… or make them into our roasted tomato dip. Or how about some tomato confit?
Yogurt: Add them to smoothies or make them into ice pops!
Grape Juice: This sorbet recipe was developed for Pesach but we love it all summer!
Random Fruit: Keep it healthy with a baked fruit dessert or splurge and make a fruit galette or crisp!
Rice Krispies: Make them into treats without even dirtying a pot. Or take breakfast for dinner to a different level with Rice Krispies chicken.
Chocolate Milk: Drink it straight up! But if there’s too much, you can make ice cream!
We got a lot of feedback on this topic when we presented it on social media. Many people suggested making fruit leather out of applesauce or canned fruit. Lots of people got too much milk and turned it into cream cheese or ricotta cheese. Or ice cream and smoothies. They’ve been turning bread and rolls into bread pudding and bread crumbs. Cereals become cereal bars and cereal treats.
And remember, sharing is caring! There are lots of people who are not eligible for this food or don’t get enough. They may not have children in the age range required, they may have lost incomes – whatever the reason, there are people who can gladly use the extra groceries you can’t. Reach out and your heart will feel lighter as your freezer gets emptier!
T says
I was waiting for a post like this???? …
Any recipes/ideas on how to use up a lot of random cereals?
Thanks
Esti Waldman says
Cereal bars! Or muddy buddy type treats. Or Chex Mix style snacks…
Rina says
Do you have a recipe for cereal bars?
Baila says
Hi! Ok with baby carrots, I made mushroom barley stew in the crockpot and added the baby carrots (but any type of stew). I also made a veggie dip and had them on a platter with the grape tomatoes and sliced cucumbers.
I also used the tomatoes sautéed with onions and made quesadilla with melted cheese. So good!
With the millions of challah rolls I’ve been making French toast, but also pizza “bagel” is good (my kids just don’t like pizza (I know!)
We’ve also gotten baguette type of rolls which we made into garlic bread.
Mango and pineapples got sliced and frozen for smoothies. This week we got bananas which I also let ripen and froze for smoothies and banana muffins.
Anonymous says
Such great ideas!
Ms says
Potato knishes can be served as pizza knishes(top with sauce and cheese when baking), or corned beef stuffed knishes ( slice baked knishes in half and full with sautéed corned beef, mustard and sauerkraut, sandwich style), or top baked knishes with pulled beef. Enjoy!!!!
Dodi says
I’m getting the “Famers to Families” boxes; these are basic produce. I’m grateful for it, but your boxes sound better 🙂 Anyway, I’ve found two really helpful recipes for the produce. The first is Susie Fishbein’s spicy roasted carrots http://www.thejewishhostess.com/spicy-carrot-sticks-by-susie-fishbein/ The second is for celery
https://food52.com/recipes/2124-marinated-celery-salad This celery salad is good alone, on sandwiches or stirred into other salads. The longer it sits, the better.