Does planning, making, and packing kids’ snacks feel like a part-time (or full-time) job? We feel you, and we’re here to help. This 15-minute snack is perfect for serving now or making ahead—a kid-approved smorgasbord complete with savory hummus, homemade crispy pita chips, sliced cheddar cheese, and cucumber, tomato, and orange slices, plus a sweet treat of waffle sticks. That’s right: We’re thinking outside the lunchbox (so you don’t have to!).
This recipe is designed to provide lunch for multiple days. For each lunch meal, 3 servings and 6 servings are provided for a 2 person and 4 person box respectively.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
2 unit
Pita Bread
(Contains Sesame, Wheat)
2 unit
Mini Cucumber
1 unit
Tomato
1 unit
Orange
1 unit
Belgian Waffle
(Contains Eggs, Milk, Wheat)
¾ cup
Hummus
(Contains Sesame)
3 unit
Cheddar Snack Slices
(Contains Milk)
Salt
Pepper
2 teaspoon
Olive Oil
• Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Cut each pita into eight triangles. • Toss pita triangles on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. Bake on middle rack until lightly browned and slightly toasted, 6-10 minutes. • Remove sheet from oven and set aside to cool. TIP: Pita chips will crisp up as they cool.
• Thinly slice cucumbers into rounds. • Halve tomato lengthwise, then lay flat and thinly slice into half-moons. • Halve orange; slice into ½-inch-thick half-moons. • Cut waffle into 1-inch strips.
• To serve: Divide hummus, pita chips, cucumber rounds, tomato slices, orange wedges, and cheddar between plates. Serve waffle sticks on the side. • To stash: Refrigerate hummus, pita chips, cucumber rounds, tomato slices, orange wedges, cheddar, and waffle sticks in airtight containers and pack as desired!