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5 Healthy and Spicy Lunch Recipes for Kids!

5 Healthy and Spicy Lunch Recipes for Kids!
Written by Medhaavi Mishra

Lunchtime can be a tough meal for kids to sit through, especially if it’s the same old daily dishes. Some kids get discouraged that lunch doesn’t always come out of their school lunchboxes with yumminess, so they eat less or skip meals entirely. Eating French toast and noodles every day for lunch obviously will make your kids hate their lunchtime. 

Why not prepare something spicy with the blend of Indian masala to help your kid become more excited about lunchtime. Are you ready to take back empty lunch boxes from your kids’ school bags? If yes, try these 4 spicy yet healthy recipes.

Stuffed spinach paratha and masala corn

Spinach is an excellent source of iron and vitamin K, while corn is a good source of fiber and potassium. When you combine the two and add some spices to the mix, you have a healthy lunch that tastes amazing. You can add some Malvani masala to the masala corn to make it taste even better. Check Malvani masala price here.

Vegetable fried rice

Fried rice is a great way to get some veggies for your kids. This vegetable fried rice is loaded with vegetables like carrots, capsicum, and cauliflower, but it doesn’t taste bland at all. You can add masalas from Aazol’s masala combo pack to give this meal the tangy flavor that the kids will love. Add more oil if you feel that the masala comes out less while cooking.

Babycorn and capsicum rice

Babycorn is a fantastic source of folate and vitamin B-6. At the same time, capsicum is a good source of vitamin C, magnesium, and potassium. When you combine the two, you end up with an excellent spicy rice dish that’s good for your child’s picky palate. 

Pav bhaji

Pav bhaji is a great Indian meal that combines pav (bread) and bhaji (vegetables). It is spicy with a blend of Indian masala and adds carbs to your kid’s diet. Make it even more healthy by adding boiled potatoes to it. 

Don’t add too much oil to the pav bhaji because kids should not have their bodies filled with extra oil. Other ingredients in the dish are capsicum, tomatoes, onions, lettuce, and green chilies.

Creamy pesto pasta

Creamy pesto pasta is a delicious dish loaded with veggies like broccoli and carrots. It has a good amount of carbs and protein, and it also has olive oil in it. Olive oil is known to help kids develop concentration and focus. 

Conclusion

So go ahead and start making these healthy and spicy lunch meals for kids that they will enjoy! Your kids will love a dash of Indian masala in their lunchboxes. A variety is always going to excite kids. Let the spicy Indian dishes bring out an interest and excitement in them for write for us food.

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Medhaavi Mishra