Low Fat or No Fat Baking for lunchbox ideas?

MrsFraggle

I make flapjacks for my kids lunchboxes, ok, so they're not 'low fat' as such, but I know whats gone into them
I bake at a weekend, cut into squares and freeze. Then I take them out every morning to pop into their lunchboxes and they've defrosted by lunchtime.

newlywed

I make banana and choc chip muffins - freeze a batch specially for lunches. Not no-fat but not high fat like a choc bar or crisps. Plus it's extra fruit


Although there was a low fat banana cake recipe on here where the only fat is eggs, which I also add raisins into - recently put some of the mix into cup cakes and froze to test if they are ok. Need to test it out though as he always claims he doesn't like raisins but now likes toasted tea cake :rolleyes:

Gingernutmeg

There are some interesting fat-free baking recipes on the Fat Free Vegan site - some use fairly expensive substitutes but some don't and the recipes are very good. Also there are some nice recipes on the 101 cookbooks site, they're not fat free but they generally are 'healthier'. There's a healthy cookie recipe on there somewhere that's really good.

ragstoricheswannabe

hiya, i know someone mentioned flapjack, but i add sunflower and pumpkin seeds to mine bulks it out a bit and makes it a little healthier.
also i bought little bags called snack packs (by rainbow i think) and i fill this with cubed cheese, sliced fruit thinly coated in dark 70% cocoa chocolate, rasins, dried apricots and prunes (my ds1 loves them!!) we also make the fruit cakey thing mentioned in one of the first posts but its called tea bread here. also have quavers crisps as a treat as less calories than others but big on taste so he doesnt feel as though he is missing out.

billieboy_2

This recipe for Molly Cake is good and has no sugar, fat or eggs so good for diabetics or those on low fat/low sugar diets (although it is full of dried fruit of course!).

ebaybaby

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

How old is DD?

Don't be too keen to give her a "low fat" diet as a certain amount of "real fat" is necessary for healthy growth in kids - hence, whole fat milk is recommended up to a certain age.

I have 2 DDs 8 and 12. I am not trying to get them on a low fat diet, I just want them to eat healthier
I am also trying to cut back on the supermarket spend so Ive ditched all the fancy biscuits I used to buy!

ebaybaby

BTW thanks everyone....some lovely sounding recipes there which I will defo try.
Please keep 'em coming!

financially_gaga

With the molly cake, does it matter if you use a normal round cake tin instead of a loaf tin?

I surprise myself by not knowing these things sometimes!

thriftlady_2

financially_gaga wrote: »

With the molly cake, does it matter if you use a normal round cake tin instead of a loaf tin?

I surprise myself by not knowing these things sometimes!

I wouldn't have thought so What I want to know is why is it called Molly cake? I hate it when recipes don't explain things like that -looks delicious though, think I'll try it;)

the_cat

My son's favourite is the dried pineapple chunks. From an early age he always called them 'sweeties' and I was too mean to correct him!

He takes them to school sometimes (getting a big bag from Julian Graves etc when on special offer is cheaper) and regularly has his friends chasing him round for them and asking where they can get some. He and his friends are now 12/13yrs and still keen.

Otherwise fat free tea loaf, scones and flapjacks are popular in this house