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    home » Recipes » Lunchbox Recipes

    Bread sushi, video and recipe!

    Published: Jun 6, 2016. Modified: Oct 21, 2020By:Kylie·This post may contain affiliate links·

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    This post is sponsored by Tip Top, but all the views in it are my own. How do you make sure that lunchboxes come home empty and that you are ensuring your kids are having a healthy and tasty lunch? We've been trying out so many different things here at Kidgredients HQ and this post is designed to show you how easily you can make bread sushi, an exciting way to get lunch eaten!

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    Now let's talk first about some of the statistics to come out of recent research into lunchboxes: 2 in 5 (41%) parents encourage their child to follow the same diet they do. 72% of school children have admitted to doing something with their school lunches other than eating the whole lot. Children's’ favourite sandwich fillings are cheese 31%, chicken 28% and ham 26%. Parents’ favourite sandwich fillings are chicken 49%, salad 44% and cheese 32%. So if we want our kids to eat what goes in their lunchboxes, we need to be catering to what our kids want rather than what we would want!

    bread sushi

    Tip Top has partnered with Dr Happy (Dr Timothy Sharp), an Adjunct Professor in Positive Psychology, to provide advice on how parents can keep their kids happy and healthy through food. In light of this, I asked Miss 5 what she wanted as the fillings for her bread sushi. She declared that tuna and mayo was her favourite. Because ¾ of making sure the lunchbox gets eaten is making sure it is filled with things the kids want (that are still healthy and yummy). Just opening up the conversation and recognising what your kids want is really important to making sure the food gets eaten. And eating it is in turn key to making sure that kids are fuelled up for a day at school!

    bread sushi

    But why bread sushi? Fun and playful food is the key to getting excited and getting excited...well it's key for getting that lunchbox eaten! Realistically, I hear it all the time that kids don't like wholemeal bread or seedy bread. My kids do like wholemeal and seedy bread, but if you've got a white bread aficionado, it's good to know that Tip Top The One is high in fibre, lower GI than regular white bread and contains added vitamins and minerals.

    Do you want to watch the video? It's the easiest way to see what I'm talking about with this one!

    Looking for more sushi ideas? Then check out my other popular sushi recipes:

    •  Salmon sandwich sushi
    •  Super sushi

    bread sushi

    Bread sushi, video and recipe!

    Bread sushi? One of the easiest ways to get your kids excited about lunches again! recipe and video tutorial for a fun lunch idea!
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    Course: lunchbox
    Cuisine: Modern Australian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 291kcal
    Author: Kylie
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    Ingredients

    • 2 slices Tip Top The One
    • 2 leaves of little gem lettuce
    • 1 small tin of tuna in springwater
    • 2 tbsps mayonnaise
    • carrot ribbons
    • snow pea sprouts
    • 2 tbsps chia seeds

    Instructions

    • Mix the tuna and mayonnaise.
    • Pour the chia seeds onto the chopping board.
    • Cut the crusts from the bread and roll out thinly on top of the chia seeds with a rolling pin.
    • Top with lettuce, carrots, then the tuna mix.
    • Add the snow peas then roll up.
    • Secure with toothpicks or cute food picks before chopping into rounds.
    • (the tuna mix will do 4 slices of bread, but the mix keeps well in a sealed container for the next day).

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1piece | Calories: 291kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 139mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g
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    This post is sponsored by Tip Top, which means I was paid to write it, but that's what has allowed me to do this video for you and brought you such a fun idea!

    Tip Top commissioned Lonergan Research to conduct the survey. The study was conducted among 1,054 Australians including 527 parents aged 18+ and 527 children (aged 5-17). Surveys were distributed throughout Australia including both capital city and non-capital city areas. This study was conducted online amongst members of a permission based panel. After interviewing, data was weighted to the latest population estimates sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.


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    1. Chelsea says

      June 11, 2016 at 8:10 pm

      Oh goodness this is so creative, I LOVE It!

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        June 13, 2016 at 8:59 pm

        Thanks Chelsea- it's my main sandwich convincing method for Master 3!

        Reply
    2. Danya Banya says

      June 08, 2016 at 10:50 pm

      Oh yum! My kids are sushi fantatics, so I reckon they'd totally love bread sushi. Maybe with salmon instead of tuna & mayo, and maybe cucumber ribbons instead of lettuce, lol. (PS: Incidentally we use Tip Tip The One in wholemeal, and we love it - so soft!).

      Reply
    3. Learn with Play (@Learn_with_Play) says

      June 06, 2016 at 7:57 pm

      Yum! Your bread sushi looks so good. Love the idea of rolling it out onto the chia seeds.

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        June 06, 2016 at 7:59 pm

        Thanks Deborah! The kids love it.

        Reply
    4. Kelly says

      June 06, 2016 at 6:17 pm

      Loved your video, you made them look so easy! My son watched with me and said he doesn't like mayonnaise, but he would like to try bread sushi!

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        June 06, 2016 at 6:54 pm

        Yay! That's what he's meant to want! He could easily do it with chicken, ham, any other filling he likes. The mayonnaise is mainly a binding agent or they'll be tuna everywhere.

        Reply
    5. Kate Lloyd says

      June 06, 2016 at 4:28 pm

      Oh WOW! These looks absolutely delicious and so super healthy. Thanks for the great recipe and video.

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      • Kylie says

        June 06, 2016 at 4:41 pm

        Thanks Kate, it's always a bit of a hit here! I've got some unhealthy food coming later in the week so might as well start on a good foot.

        Reply

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