Banana Dog with PB&J and Strawberry Relish

Easy, convenient, healthy, delicious, and colorful. That's how I would explain this Banana Dog. The kids love it and so do I. (I devoured mine while waiting for this picture to load)

Banana Dog with PB&J and Strawberry Relish

• whole wheat hot dog bun
• banana
• PB and J, mixed (I used Simply Fruit Black Raspberry) about 1 T. each
• 1-2 diced strawberries

Smear PB&J mix on both sides of hot dog bun. Add banana and diced strawberries on top. Wrap tight in plastic wrap and then foil.

Boiled Egg Dogs

This recipe has all the ingredients as an egg salad sandwich- boiled egg, relish, mayo and bread, but (as I always say) these easy changes does switch up the taste a lot. (It's a ratio thing)

Boiled Egg Dog

serves 1

• 1 boiled egg
• relish
• mayo
• salt & pepper
• hot dog bun

Peel and quarter boiled egg. Spread mayo on bun, add egg and relish to taste and sprinkle with salt & pepper.

The first time I sent this in my children's lunch boxes, my high schooler came home and said, "I don't know what that was in my lunch box, but it was good!"

Tuna & Egg Salad Sandwich

This week all of the recipes I post will call for boiled eggs, which I think it perfect since we will probably all have a dozen or two dyed eggs in our fridge after this Easter Sunday. I am pretty excited about the simple yet tastey recipes that I will be sharing.

I learned about this sandwich from my husband who grew up eating it. When he hears "Tuna Sandwich" he thinks this is it, this is THE Tuna Sandwich to him. I had a hard time because I love Tuna Sandwiches and I love Egg Salad Sandwiches, I just wasn't so sure about combining the two. But it's pretty good and I think you and your lunch box carriers might like it also. It's one of the most requested sandwiches by my middle schooler.

Tuna & Egg Salad Sandwich

makes 4

2 5oz. cans of white tuna, in water

2 boiled eggs, diced

1 T. sweet pickle relish (or to taste)

3 T. mayo (or to taste)

salt and pepper

whole wheat hot dog buns

Drain tuna and add to bowl, add diced eggs. Add pickles and mayo and salt and pepper and mix. Serve on whole wheat hot dog buns. Will taste great on any bread.

*pictured with a few spinach leaves



Seafood Salad on a Bun

This is a very flavorful sandwich and can be tailored to you or your child's taste. Below I will list what ingredients would work in this recipe and you can easily add or double or take away to your taste. This makes plenty! I enjoy serving the salad on a hot dog bun but any bread would work great too.

Seafood Salad on a Bun

• 8 oz. imitation crab legs
• 4 hard boiled eggs
• 1/2 cucumber
• 1 avocado
• 1 small can of sliced olives
• 1/2 red onion
• 2 T. capers
• 4 slices of bacon
• 1/3 cup mayo
• lettuce
• hot dog bun

Combine chosen ingredients and toss with mayo. Add to bun with a little lettuce.