Backpack Buddies Sample Food Menu


Week Day Breakfast Lunch/Dinner Snacks Weekly Total per Kid
1 Saturday Cereal
Milk
Tuna Packet
Chicken Soup
Applesauce
Drink Packet
Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Breakfast Bar 1 cereal
1 Nature Valley Oats & Honey Breakfast Bar
1 Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Breakfast Bar
1 Applesauce
1 Orange
1 Green Beans
1 Chicken Noodle/Chicken with Rice Soup
1 Tuna Packet
1 Ravioli
1 Easy Mac
1 Rice Krispy Treat
2 Milk
2 Drink Packets
Sunday Nature Valley Oats & Honey Breakfast Bar
Milk
Easy Mac
Raviolis
Green Beans
Orange
Drink Packet
Rice Krispy Treat
2 Saturday Oatmeal
Milk
Spaghettios
Tuna Packet
Corn
AppleDrink Packet
Crackers 1 cereal
1 oatmeal
1 Apple
1 Peaches
1 Corn
1 tuna packet
1 spaghettios
1 Easy Mac
1 Beef Stew
1 Cracker
1 Oatmeal Square
2 milks
2 Drink Packets
Sunday Cereal
Milk
Beef Stew
Easy Mac
Peaches
Drink Packet
Oatmeal Square
3 Saturday Cereal
Milk
Tuna Packet
Vegetable Soup
Applesauce
Drink  Packet
Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Breakfast Bar 1 cereal
1 Nature Valley Oats & Honey Breakfast Bar
1 Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Breakfast Bar
1 Applesauce
1 Mixed Fruit
1 Carrots
1 Vegetable Soup
1 Tuna Packet
1 Chilli
1 Easy Mac
1 Chip
2 Milk
2 Drink Packets
Sunday Nature Valley Oats & Honey Breakfast Bar
Milk
Easy Mac
Chilli
Carrots
Mixed Fruit
Drink Packet
Chips
4 Saturday Oatmeal
Milk
Tuna Packet
Spaghetti
Peas
Apple
Drink Packet
Nuts 1 cereal
1 oatmeal
1 Apple
1 Mandarin Oranges
1 Peas
1 tuna packet
1 Spaghetti & Meat Balls
1 Easy Mac
1 Tomato Soup
1 Nuts
1 Oatmeal Cream Pie
2 milks
2 Drink Packets
Sunday Cereal
Milk
Tomato Soup
Easy Mac
Mandarin Oranges
Drink Packet
Oatmeal Cream Pie

 

Acceptable Food Items

  • Cereals including Cheerios, Raisin Bran, Special K,  Frosted Mini Wheats, Honey Bunches of Oats, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Granola, etc.
  • Breakfast Bars including Granola Bars, Nature Valley, Special K, etc.
  • Fruit Cups including Mixed Fruit, Peaches, Applesauce, Pineapples, Mandarin Oranges, etc. (in real fruit juice when possible)
  • Fruits including Apples and Oranges.
  • Canned vegetables including Corn, Green Beas, Green Peas and Carrots (low sodium option when possible)
  • Soups including Chicken Noodle, Chicken with Rice,  Vegetable, Minestrone, Tomato, Beef Stew, Potato, etc. (low sodium option when possible)
  • Crackers including Cheese, Peanut Butter, animal crackers, etc.
  • Chips including Chips, Pretzels, Doritos, Popcorn, Veggie Straws, Goldfish, etc.
  • Nuts including Peanuts, Cashews, Almonds, Trail Mix, etc. (unsalted when possible)
  • Sweets including Oatmeal Cream Pies, Rice Krispies Treats, Cookies, etc.