Chopped Veggie Roll Ups

What inspired me to make these roll ups is this pizza that my children love, it is served cold with a cream cheese spread and chopped veggies on top. Anything they love for dinner is something I consider to tweak for their lunch box. I'd say this tweak absolutely worked and it filled my children up with good veggies, just like I try to do.

You will want to use the vegetables your child will eat. I used zucchini, red bell pepper, carrots, yellow squash, cucumber and broccoli and my kids said it was missing cauliflower. I mix a tub of the cream cheese spread to use now and later, you can spread plain cream cheese on the wrap and top with the dill weed and garlic powder, instead of mixing all at one.

Chopped Veggie Roll Ups

8 oz. tub of spreadable light cream cheese

1 tsp. dill weed

1/8 tsp. garlic powder

Whole wheat tortilla or Flat Out bread

a handful of your child's favorite veggies, chopped

Mix cream cheese, dill weed ad garlic powder in cream cheese container. Save rest for later. Spread onto spread (about 2 Tbsp. if using Flat Out), then top with chopped vegetables. Roll up and wrap up.



Buffalo Chicken Wraps

I heard a rumor- I heard that there is a big football game Sunday. I also heard that people like to eat Buffalo Wings on game day. That is the inspiration for this wrap that only my high schooler was brave enough to take to lunch. Your family may also enjoy this wrap while being all wrapped up in the Super Bowl.

Buffalo Wings go with celery and celery (hold the phone!) comes with potassium, calcium, magnesium, folic acid, iron, phosphorus and vitamins B1, B2, B6 and C. Not including plenty of essential amino acids.

 And we thought celery was only good for being negative calories. 

Ready for a taste of Super Bowl? Here is the lowdown-  

Buffalo Chicken Wraps

serves 1, easily multiplied

1 chicken breast, grilled or baked

1/2 T. Hot Buffalo Sauce (or to taste)

2 T. Blue Cheese salad dressing (or Ranch)

1 T. Mayo

1 celery stem, diced

1 slice of cheese (I used provolone)

spinach

1 wrap

Slice chicken breast and toss with hot sauce.  In separate bowl mix salad dressing, mayo and diced celery. Smear dressing and celery mixture in the middle of wrap. Add cheese, then chicken. Top with spinach. Roll into a wrap and cover with plastic wrap.

Mediterranean Chicken Wrap

This is a great lunch box recipe when you have leftover chicken, baked or grilled or rotisseried.

The hummus adds iron, vitamin C and B6, manganese, and copper to the wrap. I like to add spinach instead of lettuce. Spinach has lutein, vitamins A & C, calcium, folic acid, and magnesium. In other words, this wrap packs a pretty nutritional punch and it's tasty on top of that.

So here is the lowdown-

Mediterranean Chicken Wrap

makes 1

• chicken, about 3/4 of a chicken breast, cut into sliced
• 1 T. hummus
• 1 t. Italian salad dressing
• 1 T. Feta
• spinach (to taste)
• diced tomato (to taste), or tomato wedges
• 1 wrap (I used Toufayan Tomato Wraps)

Spread hummus in the middle of the wrap then add sliced chicken, spinach, tomato, and cheese. Drizzle Italian dressing. Roll wrap tight. Wrap in plastic wrap.