More effective time-saving hacks and tips for parents to manage their tight schedule of sorting out their kids' things while they return to school after a long summer vacation.
1. FREEZE YOUR FAVOURITE BREAKFAST TO SAVE THE COOKING TIME
To stay energetic and refreshed the whole day, the most important meal is breakfast at the start of the day. This makes you send your kids to school nourished. You can just make waffles and freeze them to serve the next day hot by toasting them in the oven as breakfast in the morning.
2. SKIP SANDWICHES & TRY PEANUT BUTTER BANANA ROLLS
A healthy, tasty protein twist for your kids can be prepared in form of the peanut butter banana rolls.
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter
Seed or Nut Butter as Topping
Whole-Wheat Tortilla
A Little Drizzle Of Honey
Few Pieces Of Peeled Banana
Preparation
Spread the peeled banana slices on one end of the tortilla and roll up. Now add peanut butter, any seed or nut butter along with a drizzle of honey on top of the rolls and serve fresh in smaller bites.
3. MAKE A HOMEMADE TRAIL MIXED CRUNCHY HEALTHY BAR
Avoid chips and cookies and instead, prepare a pack of crunchy bar snacks for your kids. Allow your kids to make their own trail mix healthy nutritious bar. Put all the favourite seeds, dry fruits, nuts, whole grain cereals and regular fruits like strawberries, mangoes etc aside. Ask your kids to pick up a little of all these above ingredients and mix them with a drizzle of honey on top to add that flavour and pack out in a small snack bag or a reusable container.
4. PREPARE BUT DON'T COOK ON WEEKENDS(SUNDAYS)
Just to make your Monday food cooking easier and time-saving, just have a little bit of prep on Sunday like cutting the raw veggies ready to toast, and keeping aside the protein food ready to cook in advance.
5. BATCH-FREEZE SOUPS, CURRIES & HOMEMADE SAUCES
Always stock up your freezer with items like curries, pasta sauce, chilli sauce and vegetable soup etc. Keeping few food items in stock will always save you from the hectic stress in the last minute.