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The kids are back at school, the house is quiet and I am not being asked for a snack every 7 minutes! However, I know they still need plenty of filling and nutritious food to see them through the day and am trying to squeeze it into their lunchboxes.
It can be difficult to come up with new ideas and find easy, wholesome things to include, especially when you are dealing with allergies.
So I was really excited to see MadeGood granola bars have reached the UK as I have often seen my friends in North America feature them as one of their go-to snacks. They are free from gluten, milk, egg, nuts, sesame and in fact all the top 14 allergens.
They are organic and come in three flavours – chocolate chip, chocolate banana, and mixed berry. They also have added vitamins from vegetable extracts and you can get over 50% of your recommend vitamin D intake from one bar! They are now available to buy in Asda.
To celebrate their arrival, and help give you some inspiration, I have put together three lunchboxes that are all top 14 free.
- MadeGood mixed berry granola bar – These ones are my favourite and I’ll be keeping one in my handbag as I always like to have some snacks to hand. I think they are particularly nice for an easy on-the- go breakfast.
- Corn crisps – I love that my kids are just as happy with these crisps as they are with more salt laden alternatives
- Carrots and cucumber – Miss A won’t eat cooked carrots but loves them raw and crunchy
- Gluten free wraps with ham – J is not keen on bread and sandwiches, but will eat wraps and I like to know he’s had something filling
- Rasberries and blackberries – We love foraging in the fields for blackberries and they are a lovely autumnal snack
- MadeGood chocolate banana granola bar – The yellow packaging on this one is so sunny and brightens up any lunchbox and I like the balance between the chocolate and fruit flavours.
- Rice cakes – These are a good, crunchy, low fat snack that the kids love.
- Broccoli and sweetcorn gluten free pasta salad – Pasta is always a winner in our house. The broccoli adds extra protein but you can use different veg – I often us tomatoes instead of sweeetcorn.
- Cranberries, pumpkin seeds and dairy free chocolate – Cranberries are an easy sweet hit with added pumpkin seeds for more protein and anything with extra chocolate feels like a treat!
- Grapes – Always going to be a classic lunch box staple!
- Made Good chocolate chip granola bar – This one was the kids’ favourite. I had no doubt it would be! It feels like a real treat.
- Strawberries – Always a hit with my two. If I cut them up J complains they are ‘slimy’ so I keep them whole.
- Oat cakes with sunflower seed butter and jam – I love sunflower seed butter and it is a great, protein packed alternative to peanut butter
- Popcorn – I think out popcorn maker has to be the best used gadget in our kitchen!
- Mini corn and red pepper – It’s good to add some colourful veg and a bit of texture. My sesame free hummus makes a good dip with these.
I think Made Good granola bars are a great addition to any lunch box. They are very healthy and inclusive, catering for all top allergies, but don’t look or taste ‘free from’. They would be a great treat for non-allergy kids too who have any nut restrictions at school or want to have a treat they eat around their friends. I also like the understated packaging that makes them equally suitable for teenagers or adults who want a safe snack on the go.
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marty’s chickpea crisps are yummy!!
Popcorn for me. Takes a while to eat and still quite healthy
I’d say the oat cakes with sunflower seed spread and jam…. We really miss peanut butter so this is fab
My favourite free from lunchbox filler is popcorn.
Definitely the ‘Made Good chocolate chip granola bars’
A great non-dairy alternative so kids (and adults!) don’t feel like they are missing out 🙂
All of my monsters love roasted chickpeas. You can make them in so many different flavours
Bit naughty but I used to make chocolate tortilla spirals for Beth as a sweet treat…I still have them now if we have fajitas and there are some wraps left…with SweetFreedom chocolate shots…naughty!!!
Mini soreen loaves
Dried fruit and seeds
My homemade beetroot brownies are always a hit.
In our house we love oat cakes with sunflower seed
fresh fruits like strawberries and raspberries are a favourite in my house 🙂
The aldi pea snacks!
We u a lot of houmus for lunches and snacks..
Dried Fruits
Oatcakes with sunflower seed
Chocolate chip oatcakes are yummy
We love raisins x
Made Good chocolate chip granola bar
Free From Wholegrain Rice Cakes with smashed avocado 🥑😋
Dried fruits
Chocolate and banana granola bar is my favourite because of the Great flavours and a colourful wrapper.
my kids like Raspberry Pastry Straws
Hummus is always a popular choice in our house with mini rice cakes.
Dried apricots
Grapes – or strawberries when in season – have always been a favourite here.
Its bananas in our house
Nuts and seeds
The Made Good chocolate chip granola bars are delicious!
It’s got to be oatcakes; I love the flavour with pretty much any topping.
Fruit and nut
Either homemade hummus or babaganoush with lovely fresh veg sticks
My kids love carrots and beetroot!
Bananas and berries.
The Cranberries, pumpkin seeds and dairy free chocolate sounds delicious
A selection of nuts
I like the lemon flavoured Nakd bars.
KIND bars
Made good choc chip granola bar
Love chick pea crisps
dried fruit mix
Apple & Carrot Greek Yogurt Muffins
The broccoli sweetcorn and pasta sounds appealing.
Rice cakes, perfect for snacking and you can add your own fun toppings
Made Good chocolate chip granola bars
definitely the Mini Soreen
Chocolate chips for my lot x
The Made Good chocolate chip granola bar looks lush!
love a nice salad
Definitely dried banana chips!!
flavored rice cakes
Grapes and dried apricots.
roasted chickpeas.
Gluten Free Pasta Salad
Mixed fruits, seeds and raisins
Fruit for mine!
Fresh or dried fruit
Soreen mini loaves go down a treat
these bars look soooo good MadeGood chocolate banana granola bar –
hummus
The kids always seem tolike fruits, such as grapes.
Bananas and olives xx
Free from nut butter is great.
Popcorn – we all love it, adults and kids too.
We just love Mozzarella Stick
Nuts and berries are a favourite
Dried apricots and banana chips – a great mix of textures and flavours.
healthy flapjacks with raisins
Strawberries and blackberries
the chocolate banana granola bars would be my favourites
any kind of fruit
Popcorn
ASDA Free From Nacho Cheese Flavour Tortilla Chips
Humous is a big favourite in our home, especially when it comes to packed lunches and crisps to dip in it!!
Fresh fruit.
Dried Fruits
Anything that is gluten free
Hippeas always go down a treat here. Even the cheese ones are milk free!
Oatcakes for me, thank you.
Rice cakes and dried fruit
I love Real Hummus Chips Tomato & Basil
rice cakes and carrot sticks
Mixed nuts and raisins
bananas and strawberries
Tuna and sweetcorn sandwich
I think it would have to be oatcakes with spreads or toppings in little containers
The made good chocolate chip oat bar is a winner in our house now!
The choc chip granolas, anything choc gets my cash at the till
fresh fruit like strawberries and pineapple
Cranberries, pumpkin seeds and dairy free chocolate sounds really nice.
Nuts 🥜
Popcorn with fruit, or roast veggies
Carrot sticks
great giveaway
Hummus is always a popular choice in our house
fresh fruit especially those we grow in our garden – pears, apples, blackcurrants and raspberries.
Fish sticks
The Natural Valley Salted Caramel bars are a big favourite for us.
Popcorn 🙂
Propercorn
Made Good chocolate chip granola bars
Mixed berries and oatcakes
My kids love berries and fruits, blueberries, strawberries, banana and apples are favourite lunchbox staple.
Any kind of berries are always a winner.
rAISINS
Houmous and vegetable dippers
The madegood berry granola bars, so yummy
Any fruit .
roasted chickpeas are a hit in our household
Made good choc chip granola bar
Popcorn for me!
Dried fruit
I love to eat dried fruits.
Chopped dates, brazil nuts and pumpkin seed mixed.
A mixture of dried fruits & nuts👍