In this indispensable book Annabel tackles the daily task of packing your child's lunchbox. Day in, day out, the contents of the lunchbox has to be tailored to suit your child's taste, create a balanced diet and ensure the food can be eaten in the limited amount of time that is made available. Having catered for her three children over the past 10 years, Annabel has packed more than 5000 lunchboxes and so is ideally placed for passing on lunch recipes as well as valuable hints and tips for easing your morning routine. Within this book there are: ideas for quick, nutritious and attractive packed lunches; savoury food for lunch (which includes sandwiches, soups and salads); sweet surprises (cakes and cookies); fruity delights; dairy diversions and drinks. Recipes that assume there is only a limited amount of time for preparation and, where possible, show how they can be made in advance and then kept in the fridge or freezer. With additional yummy extras such as break-time extras and bite-sized foods, how will any child - even a fussy eater - be able to resist the contents of their lunchbox from now on? (20030303)
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"The Delia Smith of cooking for children" (The Guardian )
"The children's food guru" (Daily Express )
"Annabel is truly amongst the best when it comes to creating tempting and nutritious children's food that would entice even the fussiest of eaters" (Great Ormond Street Hospital )
"The children's food guru" (Daily Express )
"Annabel is truly amongst the best when it comes to creating tempting and nutritious children's food that would entice even the fussiest of eaters" (Great Ormond Street Hospital )
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'The Delia Smith of cooking for children' (The Guardian) reveals the secret to lunchbox catering (20030303)
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103 of 107 people found the following review helpful
By Alianor
Format:Hardcover
With my eldest due to start school in September, I took out 3 books from the library on packed lunches and this is the only one I decided not to buy a copy of. Its major failing is that it doesn't tell you what a packed lunch should contain -- ie one portion each of protein, carbohydrate, fruit, veg and dairy. The booklet that came with my daughter's lunchbag was more useful than this. At least it gave me 5 sample menus that I can actually use!
Some of the recipes look nice and having cooked from Annabel Karmel cookbooks before I'm sure they're tasty, but there's nothing really new or different here and not nearly enough vegetarian options. Also her ideas for making a packed lunch special are for the most part rather twee, such as cutting sandwiches into special shapes, an idea she repeats several times in the book. Teddy bear sandwiches might be fun for Reception but by the time most children reach junior school they're going to be too embarrassed to eat one in front of their friends!
If you're serious about coming up with new, varied and nutritious lunchbox ideas, I would recommend the other two books I looked at, both of which are more substantial than this in terms of recipes and nutritional information: The Healthy Lunchbox by Fiona Beckett and Quick and Healthy Lunch Box Planner by Catherine Atkinson.
Some of the recipes look nice and having cooked from Annabel Karmel cookbooks before I'm sure they're tasty, but there's nothing really new or different here and not nearly enough vegetarian options. Also her ideas for making a packed lunch special are for the most part rather twee, such as cutting sandwiches into special shapes, an idea she repeats several times in the book. Teddy bear sandwiches might be fun for Reception but by the time most children reach junior school they're going to be too embarrassed to eat one in front of their friends!
If you're serious about coming up with new, varied and nutritious lunchbox ideas, I would recommend the other two books I looked at, both of which are more substantial than this in terms of recipes and nutritional information: The Healthy Lunchbox by Fiona Beckett and Quick and Healthy Lunch Box Planner by Catherine Atkinson.
131 of 137 people found the following review helpful
By "nemea"
Format:Hardcover
A really good price for this gem of a book. I find it really hard to get decent ideas for sandwiches and lunches, and although this book is aimed at parents for their children (and gives you ways to get the kids involved), it applies to everyone.
There is a huge range of lunchbox ideas obviously, but there is something really key about them all. They're not boring- they appeal to kids and adults alike and stop endless days of ham salad. Since I got this book, I've made up a variety of fillings (some of them I've even been able to freeze to make a couple of days worth at once) on different breads including pittas and wraps (which I'd never thought of for sandwiches before), and it hasn't taken me much longer to prepare (although a little more shopping) but me and my boyfriend have both really enjoyed them.
Its made me feel like I've been having a truly balanced diet, because previously my lunches were all full of processed rubbish like crisps and chocolate. Now at least I feel like my sweet treats are helping my body a bit. I've only had the book for 2 weeks, so I can't say that I've lost any weight, but it has really cheered up my day.
The bottom line is that with clear instructions, colour photographs and at a good price, forget cookbooks, buy this 'inspiration' book.
68 of 72 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
I cannot think of the last time I bought a cook book and actually cooked so many of the recipes contained in it the results being absolutely delicious.
I will be recommending this book to everyone.
As for preparing the dishes in advance and freezing them...if only they'd actually reached the freezer! We managed to eat all 12 muffins before they even left the cooling rack.
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Great lunchbox ideas
I love Ak books and bought this as my daughter is nearly off to preschool so wanted ideas for pack up. Great innovative healthy recipes
Published 10 days ago by Mrs M Smith
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Nice little book
Was looking for more from this book after having other books by Annabel nice ideas easy to use every day ingredients quite a lot of the ideas can be sourced from her other books.
Published 26 days ago by Susannah Bartram
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Ok
I needed some inspiration and it was there, but not as much as I had hoped. Freezing sandwiches is brilliant though.
Published 6 months ago by Hester
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not impressive
As a loyal Annabel Karmel follower, I was rather disappointed with this book. First of all, it is very very thin. I have not counted, but there are more pictures than recipes. Read more
Published 8 months ago by desperate mommy
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Luchboxes
Love the book as gives you more ideas how to make lunch boxes for the children more exciting, varied and healthy. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Ada
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A little dissapointed
My little girl has just started school and I was looking for some healthy and imaginative lunch box ideas. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Gem
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Worth buying
I've loved this book and have found some good ideas. I particularly like the lunchbox tips, just some cute ideas that you hope will make your children smile when they dig in!
Published on 25 Sep 2010 by SamR
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Another great book from Annabel
This is a great book, it has lots of different ideas for lunches - granted some take a while to prepare like the chicken balls! Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2010 by Busy Mummy
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Lunch boxes drive me mad!
For any Mum with school going children, the hum-drum existence of lunchboxes is a constant reminder of her inadequacies. I am no different. Read more
Published on 19 July 2010 by Samavie
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Lunchboxes by Annabel Karmel
This book was exactly what I thought it would be. It is full of recipes and meal plans, and makes packed lunches simple and varied. Read more
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