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Accompaniments & Desserts

Our readers have sent in a number of suggestions for what they pack as accompaniments in lunch boxes to make lunch time more interesting and full of surprises.

1. Fruits - cut up like apples, pears, pineapple etc. or whole like bananas, berries etc.
2. Cheese sticks or 'shapes' or slices
3. Cereal snack mix
4. Veggie sticks - carrot, celery.
5. Dips and chutneys
6. Shredded salads
7. Wheat crackers
8. Raisin bars
9. Yogurt covered raisins
10. Craisins (dried cranberries)
11. Frozen juice boxes or Cold Milk
12. Frozen applesauce cups
13. Tortilla chips with salsa/guacamole
14. Homemade cookies
15. Popcorn
16. Homemade French fries
17. Homemade pudding
18. Pretzels
19. Homemade granola
20. Nuts for older kids
21. Canned chick peas
22. Fig bars
23. Breakfast bars
24. Crackers
25. Smoothies
26. Rice bars
30. Fruit roll ups for dessert

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