Hello everyone! Here’s another installment of a week’s worth of school baon ideas! If you are new to this series and would like to check out our past posts, you may do so here. As usual, I try my best to make it as wholesome and nutritious as possible, but there are times convenience knocks at the door (hahaha)!

I try my best to add fruit for each day but there really are times when I could not get as much in my weekly grocery shopping. This week, I tried a corn dog recipe because I did not want to buy those frozen corn dogs in the grocery. I did not want to buy them because they are a bit expensive and I thought it would be more economical if I could just try doing it myself, so since it came out as a success (according to my kids and the classmates they shared their baon with) I will be sharing the recipe soon.

Anyway, without further ado, here are some school lunch box ideas for your grade schoolers:

Baon ideas for your kids

1. Monday: Avocado and Ham sandwich, boiled egg and orange wedges

2. Tuesday: Egg omelette sandwich, chicken popcorn, and mangosteen fruit

3. Wednesday: Chorilog: Chorizo slices, scrambled eggs, and steamed rice, plus boiled saba banana for dessert

4. Thursday: Homemade mini cheese corn dog waffle and Yan-yan chocolate treat

5. Friday: Chicken Franks, rice balls, and sweet potatoes fried mojo-style

So that’s it, starting today, I will endeavor to post these baon ideas by end of the week, so that you can at least include the ingredients of the suggested items in your weekend grocery list.

Food for the soul

At this point, I hope you could allow me to share with you one of my favorite bible passages, this time from the Book of Acts of the Apostles:

"From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us." ACTS 17:26-27

Thank you for stopping by and till next post!

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Hello everyone!

Restarting our Baon Ideas series, this time for the new school year that has just started. I will endeavor to post every Tuesday, school snack ideas for your gradeschooler and pre-schooler. From time to time I will try to post some lunch meals too!

Posting baon ideas for almost 10 yrs

If you are new to our website, you can check out our Baon Ideas section where I have posted dozens upon dozens of baon ideas through the years. I hope these could help in your daily chore of preparing  yummy and nutritious snacks for your kids.

I am not claiming that all baon ideas are A1 healthy and nutritious because some have unavoidable convenience (processed) foods on them, but I  honestly try my best to shove in some healthy and wholesome snacks to tide them over until its dismissal time! Thank you and hope to see you here every week!

School baon and lunchbox ideas for Sept 2023

1. Chicken Franks and Egg Gimbap and Ripe Banana – I just fry some chicken Franks, half it lengthwise, and then scramble some eggs, put it on top of white rice, drizzle some japanese mayonnaise and wrap with a nori sheet. I add some bananas to make it a complete meal!

2. French Toast with Syrup, Sausages, Scrambled Egg and Orange wedges _ Making french toast early in the morning is not complicated at all. Besides it helps you use up all sliced bread that would soon expire! Don’t forget to drizzle some powdered sugar before covering the lid for that added yumminess!

3. Cheese buns, Mochi, Greek Yogurt, Alphabet Chicken Nuggets and Rice balls. Loaded baon for a loaded day in school! Sorry about the convenience foods in here but these all make my little ones happy. The Mochi from Regent is interesting because one big pack of about Php80.00 come with various flavors. It is a happy addition to any baon, promise!

4. Ham and Egg Sandwich, Waffle, Mini-Corndog, and Sweet Treat. I call this a fragment baon because it is all from loose ends and left overs. I made some waffles the other day, and then I tried cooking some mini corndogs from scratch so there. At least I got a good baon for the kiddos.

5. Sweet Corn and Steamed Sweet Potatoes. This is such a healthy baon that my girls really love. They like orange sweet potatoes, and they like sweet corn on the cob too. So I packed them some and called it a good lunchbox day

So that’s it see you guys again next week! I hope you got some ideas from the lunchbox contents that I presented.

Food for the soul

At this point, Allow me to share with you one of my favorite bible passages, this time from the Book Of Deuteronomy:

"There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land." (Deuteronomy 15:11)

Thank you for stopping by and till next post!

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Hello there! Thank you for stopping by our weekly baon ideas post. This week I decided to suggest five school lunch ideas your kids may like. I had fun preparing these, and I am hoping that you will have fun too!

Well, most of the ulam or viand ideas here are our actual lunch for the day, so I did not cook anything special just for the baon. The household’s lunch is the same as the packed lunch. I have posted meal plans before so if you are in the lookout for monthky and weekly meal plans, check them out here.

Lunch baon for the week

The Pork Sinigang is Achie’s favorite. I am just glad that our Omie Box does a good job in keeping everything spill free and warm till lunch time. The monggo gisado is surprisingly a favorite of my kids especially when it comes with Chicharon. Since I could not include pork rinds in the box, I decided to just crush them and roll the rice balls in it.

The other baon entries like the pasta are of course part of our usually monthly lunch repertoire that is on repeat almost every month.

Screenshot time for baon ideas

So, without further ado, here is the matrix of all the baon ideas for the week:

I make it a point to pack fruits for the kids, and I am glad they enjoy eating them as dessert. So there goes, if you need more baon ideas, hope you can check out the other posts in our channel. We have a newly started playlist on school snack and baon ideas. Hope it will be helpful for you too!

Sharing my devotional

At this point, I hope you could allow me to share with you the bible passage that I have read during my devotional this morning. It comes from the Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians.

“But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, Lord Jesus Christ.”

Philippians 3:20

Thank you very much for stopping by and till next week!

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Hello everyone! Here is our Weekly School Snack Baon Ideas #2. As promised I will try my very best to consistently come up with five-day baon ideas to help you in deciding and preparing what to pack for your little ones.

This week has an assortment of sandwiches, strawberry-flavored snacks like yogurt, bread and juice, plus whole foods like corn on the cob, whole eggs, quail eggs, tangerine, and marble potatoes. It also comes with treats like skittles, strawberry juice, eggnog cookies, and fried mashed potato smileys.

2023 School Snack Baon Ideas Week 2  

Without further ado, here’s our list:

If you need more weekly school snack plans, you may want to subscribe to our blog, or check out our weekly baon posts from the previous years here. Once you get into the habit of preparing a variety of school snacks that are mostly nutritious for the kids, it will just become second nature. I hope to be of help in this endeavor of yours.

This week’s encouragement for fellow moms

Allow me to share with you at this point, an encouraging passage in the bible that could help us, mothers, weather the challenges of being a mom and soak in the joys of motherhood.

“Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.”

Deuteronomy 4:9

For me this passage means that apart from teaching the actual scriptures to your children, you should be a witness to the truth of these words. Tell your children how specific passages have been true to your life before they came, or even in the current season. While they may not fully grasp all your explanations, at least they will remember your stories, and you on the other hand will develop a habit of telling them the Good News through your life.

Thank you everyone and till next post!

A happy homemaker is a Happy Pinay Mommy!

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Been a long while since I posted in our Baon Series, so I thought of doing a hard restart. Before the pandemic, I regularly post weekly baon ideas to help out moms like me who are looking for what snacks to pack for their pre-schoolers and grade schoolers. Today, I will endeavor to begin a consistent series meant to help you generate ideas for your children’s everyday school snack, or baon.

I know it can be a bit hard to think of what to pack for our kids everyday, and that there are times we succumb to doing the easiest, which is to give them pre-packed snacks. While this is very convenient and helpful for most frazzled mornings, and for when we as moms are not feeling well, we all know that it is best to build good eating habits for our little ones.

I am not claiming of course that the snacks that I prepare are all made from scratch or ultra-healthy. Like most moms, I just strive hard to give them a good variety of snacks – mostly nutritious – to fill their tummies while in school. As they say, when tummies are not grumbling, the mind can better absorb lessons and teachings.

So here goes week #1 of our 2023 weekly school snack baon ideas:

I try my best to make the snacks look fun and delicious, not only for my gradeschooler, but for me too. I have discovered that as a Morning Lark / Early Riser, I find joy in preparing these baon snack boxes. It may not be at par with hardcore bento moms, but I try my best.

Finding joy in everyday chores

The silicone cups, picks, sauce containers, molds, bento boxes have all been accumulated through time. Here is my previous article where discussed where to buy Bento tools and accessories. I also discovered the joy of baking during the pandemic, and so it gave me more snack options to include in my kids’ bento boxes. You can of course buy from your favorite bakery stores if you do not have the time. What is important is we at least exert effort to give our kids a variety of school snacks that they will enjoy eating.

For your easy reference below is a chart you can take a screenshot of, as for the contents of the baon school snack boxes I prepared for the week:

Screenshot time for weekly baon school snack list:

Finding peace and resting in our Shepherd

Lastly, I hope you can allow me to share with you a bible passage that could hopefully help us moms throughout the week ahead. I take comfort in reading this quote from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah:

“He will lead His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs in His arms; and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep.”

ISAIAH 40:11

I just find comfort that as a mom looked upon for guidance by my children, I am also being led by my Shepherd. My Sovereign God who knows my name, my children’s name, and yours too! In times when I feel that I am lost in making decisions for the family, or even everyday mundane choices, I get comforted knowing that there is a Shepherd that will lead me to the right path, to a safe place, and to peace.

I hope this week’s post has helped you in some way. Thank you for stopping by and see you on my next blog!

A Happy Homemaker is a Happy Pinay Mommy!  

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How to Make Air Fried Pork Floss Buns

Back when it was first introduced in the country through a Singaporean Bakery Franchise, almost everyone who tasted floss buns raved about how delicious this pastry is. Like those who lined up for it, I too have loved snacking on the delicious buns topped with my favorite childhood snack ma-hu.

Let’s Make Air Fried Floss Buns

I do not know if it was just the thought of having mahu on bread that made me love the buns, but you know I think it was more than that. The bread was so soft, the dressing that made the mahu cling unto the top of the bun was divine (not too sweet yet not too salty), and of course the mahu toppings was generous! I could not resist eating the snack that my dad gives me as pasalubong whenever he had lunch over at Unimart, or whenever we passed by that Chinese deli stall there in Greenhills. 

Fast forward to mommy mode, my little tots discovered the yumminess of the floss buns. But since my brood is a bit big, and they could not be satisfied with just one per person, I decided I should try to make some at home.

So, when I researched recipes about it I figured, hey, it is way too complicated. So again, I went back to buying those buns. Until the lockdown happened, and the mom baker in me leveled up another notch higher, and then simultaneously air fryers became the craze. Long and short of it is, while trying to make air fried donuts, I discovered making air fried floss buns. (Check out my other super easy baking recipes here at happypinaymommy baking).

Weird? Not at all. Even chocolate chip cookies are just discovered by accident right?

Air Fried Floss Buns Recipe

So, without further ado here is the recipe for air fried pork floss buns. I suggest that you get all the ingredients prepared before you try to start making the buns so that It will be easier for you to prepare the recipe.

Ingredients:

Buns:

·       ½ Cup Warm Water

·       ¼ Cup warm milk plus 1 tbsp milk

·       2 ¼ tsp yeast

·       1/3 cup plus 2 tbsps granulated sugar

·       ¼ cup salted butter melted

·       1 medium egg

·       1 tsp vanilla

·       2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

·       cooking spray (olive or canola are fine)

Toppings:

·       Japanese Mayonnaise

·       Pork or Chicken Floss

Procedure in making air fried floss buns

Mix the water, milk, sugar, and yeast and wait for it to bloom for the next 3 to 5 minutes. If the yeast does not bloom, discard it and open a fresh pack. Upon blooming add in the melted butter, egg and vanilla.

If using a stand mixer, just combine all the wet and dry ingredients and mix for about 4 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic. If kneading by hand, you may need to knead for about 10 to 15 minutes until the dough is soft and elastic. Just do not use too much extra flour so that the bun will not be too tough or dry.

Once the dough is smooth and elastic, put it in an oiled bowl and cover it, and put it in a warm place for about an hour or until doubled in size. Once risen, punch out the gas, and put it in a floured surface unti; you could roll it.

Roll the dough into half an inch thickness and cut round circles of about 4 inches in diameter much like a donut that will be filled with jam. as for the scraps, form them into a ball, and then flatten and cut in the same size until you have used up the rest of the dough.

Now, let the cut-out dough rest in a parchment lined tray for about 30 to 35 minutes. Make sure that it is lightly covered.

After the second rise, you can now prepare for frying. Prepare the air fryer by preheating it to 350F or 180C for about five minutes. Spray the cooking basket and put enough dough inside but make sure that it will not get crowded and that they are not touching each other. Spray the top of the dough buns with cooking spray. Air fry for four minutes and then let them cool in a baking rack. repeat the process until all of the dough has been air fried.    

After resting the bun for five minutes, you can then spread mayo on top, and then some pork floss buns. It is now ready to serve! Enjoy! Thanks for dropping by and till next post!

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I have passed my love for Tortang Talong (eggplant omelette) to my children. And why not? It is a sweet yet savory ulam that we Filipinos enjoy.

Before, I used to think that I could not cook it in our house since we do not have an outdoor griller, and we use induction cooking. Little did I know there is a painless way to prepare this dish, without getting your clothes smelling like you’ve just had Mang Larry’s isaw (hahahaha!)

And while the smoky flavor of the char-grilled talong still oozes in flavor, this no-grill tortang talong recipe I am sharing with you, is for sure the next-best thing. It even gets way easier because I cook it with our rice. Moreover, this recipe does not require a lot of ingredients, and is easy on the budget. BTW if you are looking for more budget-friendly recipes please check out our affordable meals list here. 

Easiest version of Tortang Talong

So what I do is I steam the talong on top of the rice I am cooking, if I know that I will need to cook the torta within the next three days. Yes, it can keep for three days in the ref! This is the same process that I do for when I will be making some eggplant salad. This way, when I need to cook the eggplant, I only would just have to get the skin off of it, make the egg batter and cook it.

I find the process of doing everything all in the same day way too tedious. Besides, I do not enjoy peeling the skin off hot eggplants. Who enjoys that anyway right?

Benefits of eating eggplant  

Before I proceed with sharing my go-to tortang talong recipe, let us refresh our memories about the health benefits of having eggplant in our diet. For one, eggplant is rich in anti-oxidants. This means that it can help protect the body from certain types of cancers and other degenerative diseases. It also helps reduce cholesterol levels, helping reduce the chances of contracting cardiovascular diseases.

Moreover, it helps curb blood sugar spikes, and promotes weight loss. Why? It is high in fiber, and makes a person feel fuller much longer.

Let’s cook no-grill Tortang Talong

So, without further ado, let us now proceed with the recipe. Here are the ingredients:

·       4 Eggplants

·       6 eggs

·       4 tsps cornstarch

·       Salt and Pepper to taste

·       Cooking Oil

Procedure in cooking no-grill Tortang Talong:

1.       Steam the eggplant for at least 20 minutes. I usually use the steamer attachment in my rice cooker so that I get to maximize on the energy used to cook our steamed rice. You can chill the eggplant for up to three days if you are not using it right away.

2.       On the day that you will be cooking the torta, peel the skins off and just retain the stem. set aside.

3.       Beat the eggs, add in the cornstarch, and add some salt and pepper. The cornstarch helps in making the batter crispier, and more enjoyable for the children to eat.

4.       Heat oil in a non-stick pan in medium heat.

5.       Flatten the eggplant in the egg mixture until fully soaked, doing it one at a time. Fry the eggplant and pour in a bit of egg mixture on top of it. Wait for the underside to get cooked, and then flip it using a turner or a spatula.  

6.       Drain excess oil, and serve with ketchup!

Hope you enjoyed this tortang talong hack, and wish you would come back and stop by once again to read our next post!

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Super easy pork sisig recipe

If you are in need of a quick lunch baon idea or a quick meal to cook, then this shinortcut jazzed up super easy pork sisig can save your day.

So as a background story, i was toiling and deciding on the quickest dish to cook the other day. I still havent bought veggies and all but I do have ready to cook sisig in the ref so that is what I prepared.

I know, i know that nothing beats char grilled maskara chopped to bits then cooked sisig style with pig’s brain but a homemaker has to do what she has to do — cook a quick meal when the situation calls for it.

So for newbie cooking mamas, take heart. You can definitely jazz up a grocery ready to cook sisig into tasting like a resto (or should i say beer joint? ) type of sisig. Below is a rough guide in cooking that frozen grocery easy pork sisig recipe.

Easy Pork Sisig Recipe

1. I sauteed minced onion, ginger and garlic.

2. I added the thawed frozen ready to cook sisig (i used monterey), and cooked it until it rendered its own oil.

3. I added some ground pepper and knorr liquid seasoning, plus a tablespoon of lemon juice. Naubusan lang kami ng calamansi ha kaya lemon, but if you have calamansi that will be great.

4. Taste to adjust and you can add eggs and crushed chicharon to make the sisig all the more cholesterific (hehe ). You can also add some sliced siling pansigang, unfortunately i ran out of it too.

Easy pork sisig:

I know nothing beats char grilled maskara chopped to bits then cooked sisig style with pig’s brain but a homemaker has to do what she has to do — cook a quick meal when the situation calls for it.

Hope you’ll like it and give it a try as well. Let me know in any of our social media channels. Till next post!

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Preschool baon ideas recap week 15

Apologies for this oh so late post, was saddled with writing backlogs (Prais God) and had to deal with the eldest’s exam, and generally over busy mommy life. Pasensya na at ang aking Baon Recap Series ay nagbakasyon ng sembreak at di agad nakabalik.

Anyway, here’s our baon recap for this week. Again at the risk of sounding like a broken record, for mommies who are new to this series, please be mindful of the baon portions for your pre-schooler, possible allergies and school guidelines.

So without further ado, to give newbie school mamas an idea on what to pack for their kids next week,

Here’s our preschool baon ideas recap the past week:

MONDAY: Banana bread, mango yogurt, oreo and orange juice.

Was so in a hurry this Monday that this was what I had packed. A mumbo jumbo of what i have in the ref. Anyway glad that banana bread is achie’s fave.

TUESDAY: French Toast, Breakfast Sausage and Raisins.

The mister and the middle child requested for a French Toast breakfast so there, Achie had it for school snack too

WEDNESDAY: Coco Bread, Apple, and Veggie-Fruit Juice.

Achie was so sleepy this day that i decided to use these eye picks in her coco bread to taunt her. haha

THURSDAY: Mini Tuna Sandwiches, Mandarin, and Wafer Cubes.

Achie love tuna sandwiches!

FRIDAY: Pork barbecue, choco iced gems, and sponge cake na bread na medyo matigas pero masarap, sorry I don’t know what it is called

Maiba naman, here’s Achie’s fave to papak pork barbecue I reheated from our ulam the night before.

So there you have it, hope I was able to give newbie school mamas an idea on what to pack for their kiddos next week.

More school baon ideas

For more baon ideas please visit the baon section of our website, happypinaymommy.com, or browse our Facebook school baon album, follow our Pinterest Baon Ideas board, or check us out on IG where we regularly post our weekly baon recap series.

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Qyuck and easy school baon ideas for pinoy kids week 13

Quuck and easy school baon ideas recap time! As usual, sharing with you the contents of Achie’s snack box for the past week. Trying my best to give a variety of school snacks for my school girl, and hopefully with this effort, I could also help out newbie school mamas with their baon planning this coming school week. (Week 13 na pala to sorry na sa collage)

Again, please mind the portions cuts and slices for safety, the possible allergic reactions, as well as snack policies in your child’s school. So withiut further ado, here’s a recap of the past week’s school baon.

Quick and easy school baon ideas:

MONDAY: Linguine with sausage and meat sauce, mandarin, and a portion of croissant, plus tropical buco juice.

Healthy school baon ideas for me should include something heavy to get my eldest through the day.

TUESDAY: Cheesy black sesame bread, apple slices, and apple juice. .

Simple but yummmy and cheesy store bought bread.

WEDNESDAY: By special request, store bought chocolate turnover, and fresh milk.

By request: Achie loves turnovers so when she sees one she asks for it!

THURSDAY: Rich chocolate-almond bread with filling, and Achie’s all time favorite fruit — Rambutan.

Be careful of feeding Rambutan to preschoolers.

FRIDAY: Super quick (literal na madaliang) Japchae Noodles, scrambled egg strips, trail bars, and her favorite apple juice.

Jap Chae has recently become a fave in our household. Learned to cook it quickly too!

More baon ideas

So there you have it, hope I have somehow helped you in your baon planning for this week. For more baon ideas hope you can drop by the baon section of our website, happypinaymommy.com, follow our school baon ideas board over at Pinterest, or browse our school baon ideas album over at Facebook that contains close to 150 schoolsnack suggestions for your little one.

Till next post!

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Kid’s Baon Ideas Recap Week 12

Hello everyone! Here is Achie’s baon recap for the past week. Pardon the decision to post later in the week, as allergy attacks have slowed me and shobz down this week.

Besides, posting at the end of the week can also minimize confusion about the weekly baon as some mommies have been asking how manage to do all the baons ahead of time.

Pinoy School Kid’s Baon Ideas

I figured that i should call the series a “recap” and that i should publish every end of the week to avoid the confusion that I have prepared a whole week’s baon already.

Anyhoo moving forward, and again at the risk of sounding like a broken record, please take note of the portions and slices and see if it is safe enough for the age of your school kid. Same goes with allergies and school baon rules.

Without further ado, here’s a recap of Achie’s baon this week:

MONDAY: Eggpie and banana chips plus her favorite fruit punch juice box.

Achie loves Eggpie, maybe because it is soft and not as sweet as leche flan

TUESDAY: Banana, cheddar cheese slices, quail eggs, and roasted peanuts.

Quail eggs are one of her favorite school snacks so I make sure to include it in the baon planning from time to time.

WEDNESDAY: bibingka, galletas de bato, yakult and raisins.

As a child i loved eating Galletas de bato. This one is not as sweet and as thin as what I am accustomed to. I love those that come from Bacolod if im not mistaken.

THURSDAY: Banana muffin, white chocolate pretzels (treat because she did well in her quiz), mini ponkan, bread sticks and the walang kamatayang raisins.

These bread sticks are just so yummmy and perfect to be eaten on its own or when dipped in peanut butter or even on chocolate hazelnut spread

FRIDAY (extended school day): Squid and green beans, plus rice. Dried mangoes. Banana bread, a small piece of apple, and hard boiled egg.

More baon during Fridays because it is an extended school day.

For more baon ideas hope you can check out the baon section of our website, happypinaymommy.com or follow our Instagram account or Pinterest baon ideas board where we regularly share achie’s baon boxes.

We also have a Baon Ideas Album at our Facebook page which contains over 120 baon ideas for your little one. We also have a baon ideas album for parents with kids enrolled in schools that strictlt follow Dep ed’s nutrition guidelines. Till next week!

A happy homemaker is a Happy Pinay Mommy!
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Baon for kids: week 11

Hi everyone, risen from the brunt of chores! Here’s Achie’s baon recap last week — in the hopes of helping newbie school mommies plan their little’s baon for the whole week.

Again, please be mindful of the portions for possible choking hazards, allergies, and school baon guidelines. For those with little one’s enrolled in schools with stricter school baon policies, hope you can check out our Pasado sa Dep Ed Baon Album over at our Facebook Page.

Baon for kids

Without further ado, here’s a recap of Achie’s baon last week:

MONDAY: Gigantic pichipichi with shredded coconut (storebought), half a fuji apple, and gigantic plain saba banana chips.

First time to see gigantic banana chips in the weekend market. Just got the plain ones, but they have flavored ones too like sour cream, cheese and barbecue.

TUESDAY: Peanut Butter and Grape Jelly Sandwiches, Nori Cracker Rolls and Milk Chocolate Drink.

PB and J addicts all three of my kids so this is an easy baon decision for us. Haha.

WEDNESDAY: Plain rice cake with latik topping, ripe mango cubes, and buco juice.

Glad that Achie loves rice cake based meryendas. Mabubuhay ang batang ito sa countryside.

THURSDAY: Potato empanada, wheat crackers, corn kernels on half of a fresh avocado.

I bought several empanadas but Achie’s fave turned out to be the potato-raisin empanadas. Okay lang, mas mura pa nga!

FRIDAY: (extended school day) Korean chicken barbecue, rice, diced hopia, mango chips, and cashew nuts.

Fave nya talaga ang Korean chicken barbecue that is why I always have a marinade ready in the freezer para sa madaliang requests.

For more baon ideas hope you can check out our baon ideas section here in the website happypinaymommy.com, or browse our Facebook preschool baon, lunch baon and pasado sa dep ed baon ideas albums, or follow our Pinterest board. Hope you can also follow our weekly baonserye recaps through our Instagram account.

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Striving hard to come up with healthy baon ideas. Could really be difficult sometimes because it requires advanced planning.

Time flies by sooo fast, next thing we know it will be sembreak already. Recapping Achie’s baon this week to help newbie school mamas plan out their little one’s healthy baon ideas this school week.

Healthy School Baon Ideas

At the risk of sounding like a broken record please mind the portions/slices of the snack items and make it suitable/safe for super young kids. Apart from possible choking hazards, please keep in mind as well possible allergens your child may have as well as the baon guidelines implemented in your child’s school.

Week #10 of school baon ideas for kids

Without further ado, here’s a recap of Achie’s school baon last week:

MONDAY — Eggy bread, matcha green tea bread sticks, and fresh milk.

Just glad that achie shares my love for sunny side up eggs and green tea / matcha flavored stuff!

TUESDAY — Cassava cake, fruity buco juice, and filled biscuits.

This store-bought cassava cake is so yummmy! It is not too sweet, it is soft but it is not soggy.

WEDNESDAY — Mini tuna and cheese sandwiches, Greek yogurt, and sung song peanuts.

Achie tells me that her Tuna sandwich tastes better when ever it has cheese, so yes my little prinsesita, i will always remember to put cheese on your tuna sandwich.

THURSDAY — Sweet corn on the cob and Fresh milk.

Two words: By Request. My kids love sweet corn and so it is a no-brainer to pack it for her in school. I decided to use reusable chopsticks as her handle instead of the usual barbecue stick.

FRIDAY: No baon day because classes have been suspended.

Simple baked marble potatoes for the three kulits’ snack that rainy afternoon.

So there you have it, hope I am able to help you plan out your child’s school baon this week. Healthy school baon ideas may require extra time and planning but it is definitely worth it. Hope you can check out more baon suggestions from the baon section of our website, check out our Instagram account, follow our Pinterest board, or check our Facebook baon ideas album with close to 200 school baon ideas for your little one. See you there!

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Healthy baon ideas that adhere to dep ed nutrition guidelines

I have been sharing photos of my eldest’s baon for about two years already and some of the comments I get from our FB Page is that some schools implement stricter guidelines on what baon or snacks students can bring. Healthy baon ideas are what they need. Not that what we are posting are unhealthy, but it is not nutritious enough to meet the Dep Ed guidelines according to the moms.

Healthy baon ideas

According to these moms, most of the rules reflect the Department of Education’s memorandum no. 13 series of 2017 issued March last year. While the department order generally refers to food made available in school canteens, some schools chose to adopt the food guidelines as their “baon” guidelines as well.

So what can the students pack for snack and what snacks are prohibited? The list is long but it generally disallows children from bringing processed food (hotdog, nuggets, bacon, pancit canton), heavily salted food, sweets (including pastries, donuts, pies, cakes, chocolates and sweets), deep-fried food like french fries, fish balls etc., and any type of sugary beverage including chocolate milk, sweet milk, yogurt drink, and juices except real fresh buco juice and those that have a very low level of sugar content.

And while this is good news for us parents, it also means that we have to take more time to plan and prepare our little one’s baons.

Healthy school baon guide

So to help newbie mommies map out their school kid’s baon I took this challenge and prepared school snacks that adhere to the Dep-ed guidelines. Yes it is hard, but it is doable. It is for our children’s good anyway.

Hope you can check out the album in our FB Page @happypinaymommy.com or check out this album link:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1035757419919835&id=415333231962260

Here by the way are some baon samples from that album:

Healthy baon idea: boiled egg, suman muron, and cashew nuts

Colorful homemade palitaw on a bed of niyog, and extra binangkal bread

Cheesy marble potatoes and toasted wheat bread

Chicken sandwich, boiled egg and mini tikoy.

Bihon guisado, quail eggs and toasted bread.

Boiled sweet kamote, plain pandesal, and quail eggs

Also if you have long been following our weekly baonserye, you may notice that some of the baon boxes i shared are already in the baon ideas album. I did not mean to be redundant, i just want our Pasado sa Dep Ed Baon Series to be more organised for moms who would only need these specific baon ideas.

Thanks and happy baon prepping!

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I challenged myself the past week to come up with healthy baon ideas.

Did not have time to post this earlier today, but I am hoping the healthy baon ideas in this post are not too late to help you with your baon planning. Here is achie’s baon recap for the past week to help newbie school mamas plan their little one’s baon for the new week.

Healthy Baon Ideas for The Week

This week, I challenged myself to come up with healthy baon ideas for Achie. Not that the past baon snacks i have prepared are unhealthy but more because I wanted to reduce the presence of processed food in my family’s diet. REDUCE being the operative word because I know in my heart that it will be really hard to totally eliminate it (but im sure it is doable as some families have done it) given the many factors that push moms like me to choose to serve processed food from time to time. No judgements whatsoever, i do not know what challenges you have, I am imperfect as well, but I just tried to make cleaner baons the past weeks and see if my kid will be happy with it too. Glad that she is happy with the baons as most of them I have already introduced to her way way back.

Anyway, at the risk of sounding like a broken record, please be mindful of the portions/slices of the baon to prevent choking for younger school kids. Also, caution on the food allergies as well as whatever baon guidelines implemented on your little one’s school. So let’s get started.

School Baon Ideas Recap:

MONDAY — Parmesan chicken wings, Avocado-Cheese Mini Sandwiches, and garlic peanuts.

Glad that my daughter likes avocadoes a lot and since they are in season, i decided to pack it for her school snack.

TUESDAY — Suman (she insisted that I pack it with its original dahon packaging since she already learned how to unwrap it at home), plus some sungsong peanuts — she likes cracking the peanut shells. Tip if you want to pack suman for baon, freeze the suman the day you bought it; then on the day you want to pack it for baon just steam to reheat — or the easiest way is to steam it alongside your sinaing.

My daughter insisted on bringing a suman na may balat in school since according to her, she already knows how to peel it.

WEDNESDAY — Hard-boiled egg, muron (rice cake or kakanin flavored with chocolates and peanuts), cashew nuts. Like the suman, you can freeze the muron and just reheat it through steaming on the day you want to pack it in her baonbox.

Ever since she got to taste Muron, my daughter keeps on prodding me to buy some. It was llve at first bite for her!

THURSDAY — Banana bread, raisins and cashew nuts.

Banana bread will always be in our baon rotation because my daughter absolutely loves it!

FRIDAY (extended school day) — Smoked boneless bangus, rice, banana chips, strawberry yogurt, and fancy mixed nuts.

The bangus monster in her was so happy with this lunch baon idea.

So there you have it, hope I was able to help you with your baon planning this week. For more school baon ideas please check out the baon section of our website, happypinaymommy.com or browse our Facebook album of close to 200 school baon suggestions to pack for your preschooler. Hope you can also follow our Pinterest Baon board. See you there!

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Achie’s baon ideas recap — Week #8.

Hello everyone! I know classes have been suspended today, but still some mommies would have to plan out their little one’s school baons for the whole week. So as usual ill be sharing with you weekly baon ideas through a recap of the school snacks I packed for my school girl last week.

Weekly baon ideas for kids

If you are new to this #baonserye I share on a weekly basis photos of Achie’s baon boxes throughout the past week to help newbie school mamas map out their child’s baon for the current week. (Click here for our past weekly baon series)

As I always say, please be mindful of the portion sizes vis-a-vis your child’s age as some food items or portions shown in the photo can be a choking hazard to pre-schoolers. Special attention on the rambutan mommies – please replace with another fruit if your child is less than seven years old and is not yet familiar as to how safely eat this fruit.

Caution as well with the allergies your child may have and the school guidelines on what your child may or may not bring for #schoolbaon. So without further ado here’s —

This Week’s baon ideas for your school kid:

MONDAY — Good mood pancit bihon (good mood kasi wala halos toyo ), mini slices of toasted bread, and some quail eggs.

I intentionally used less soy sauce on the pancit so that it will not be salty for my child. Kaya i named it “good mood” pancit — ala halos toyo eh. pancit is actually a great baon idea, just do not pack it while it is still hot so that it would not spoil.

TUESDAY — Cheese Pandesal and then some peeled fresh rambutan — please replace with another fruit if child is younger than 7years old and is not yet familiar about the proper way of eating this fruit. you may choose other fruits for your weekly baon ideas too.

My daughter loves rambutan and so when it is in season, I really have to buy so there, it has been included as some of the fruits in my weekly baon ideas.

WEDNESDAY — Tortang giniling wedges, otap, and organic juice box.

Forgot to pack some banana ketchup with this. Haha. Buti di nagreklamo ang chikiting.

THURSDAY — Choco-hazelnut bear sandwiches, moon panaderia cookie, and coated green peas (ewan ko naman bakit red ang coating ng green peas na ito ).

Choco hazelnut bear sandwiches na parang may goiter dahil bulging ang mata, plus green peas na red ang coating, and then moon cookie.

FRIDAY (extended school day) — Tuna croissant, choco wafer cubes, chocnut treat, and baked cheese biscuits. had this baon idea because my eldest mentioned that it may be fun to not eat rice sometimes for school lunch during Fridays.

Because my eldest helped me with my tupiin, and was extra helpful the whole week — chocnut it is!

So there you have it, hope I was able to help you plan your little one’s baon for the week. Hope you can check out our Pinterest Baon Ideas board, or the baon ideas section in the website, or the close to 200 school baon ideas we have in our Facebook Album. We also share this baon series via our Instagram account. Hope to touch base with you in our social media channels. Till next week!

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School snack baon ideas week #7

This week went by so fast, I almost failed to realize that it is the weekend already. Sharing with you school snack baon ideas for the coming week as i recall what I have packed for my daughter this past week.

If you are new to this baonserye, hope you heed our reminder to mind the portions of the snacks for possible choking hazards. Also keep in mind possible allergies your child may have, and the baon policies enforced in your child’s school. My eldest always has a water bottle with her that I don’t get to include in the photo.

So without further ado here’s our —

School snack baon ideas for week seven:

MONDAY: Cheesy baked potatoes and mini peanut butter sandwiches.

Cheesy baked potatoes are easy to make. Boil marble potatoes for 10 minutes. Slice into quarters and arrange on baking cups. Top with grated cheese and bake for about five minutes.

My daughter said she loved this baon combo because it was easy to eat

TUESDAY – banana-peanut butter roll-ups, boiled marble potatoes in olive oil sprinkled with a bit of salt and pepper, and ripe mango cubes.

The banana roll ups was a hit to my eldest who loves to smother peanut butter on lakatan.

WEDNESDAY:Boiled sweet potatoes and brown sugar dip, peanuts, and soymilk.

My eldest prefers the orange sweet potato and loves it a snack.

THURSDAY – boiled saba banana chunks and boiled egg plus fresh milk.

Chose to pack an easy baon because i woke up late for this day. Glad my daughter still appreciated what I had prepared.

FRIDAY — Quail eggs, plain pandesal by request, and boiled sweet potato. Lunch is her favorite tortang talong and plain rice.

My daughter requested that I pack her quail eggs with its shell, as she likes cracking them open.

So there you have it, hope ill be able to help you plan your little one’s baon this coming school week. For more baon ideas, hope you can check out the baon section of our website, follow our Pinterest Baon Ideas board, or follow us on instagram where we regularly post weekly baon ideas recap. Hope you can also check out our Facebook album of over 150 baon ideas.

Thanks and till next post!

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This week’s baon recap has six days’ worth of baon ideas. I combined weeks 5 and six since achie only had six days of classes during those two weeks because of inclement weather.

Hi everyone, pardon this late post of achie’s weekly baon recap. As mentioned in one of our Instagram posts last week, ill be combining Achie’s baon recap weeks five and six. This is because in those two weeks, Achie only had six days of classes due to the inclement weather.

Hopefully this baon recap wont be too late to help newbie school mommies plan your little school child’s baon for the week.

1. Week 5, Monday — Overnight oats, boiled saba slices and soymilk.

My kids love any type of banana including nilagang saba so I pack boiled plantains it for achie every few weeks.

2. Week 5, Thursday — Cinnamon toasts on a bed of raisins. (Just toast bread, spread some butter and sprinkle cinnamon and sugar).

I grew up eating cinnamon toast for meryenda and I am just glad my kids love it too!

3. Week 6, Tuesday – Corn on the cob, crinkles, and chocolate milk.

This is one of achie’s most favorite baon combos ever — she loves corn and she loves crinkles! So great baon idea win for me.

4. Week 6, Wednesday – Colorful Palitaw with toppings, plus buchi bread.

Will soon share the recipe of this yummy and colorful baon idea — happy and colorful palitaw hearts!

5. Week 6, Thursday – Homemade Hawaiian Pizza and Organic Juice Box.

This pizza is a simple but yummy baon for my little girl.

6. Week 6, Friday — Pesto pasta with homemade chicken nuggets, egg nog cookies, quail eggs, probiotic drink, and some sweet treats — Skittles.

Friday is a long day for my little love that is why I pack lunch for her.

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Baon ideas for kids — week number three.

Was a busy last week but I was glad I was still able to post some recipes. Anyway we are already on our third week of sharing weekly baon ideas for kids. I intentionally included more treats this week because my little school girl was extra nice to her siblings the past week.

Anyway, without further ado, here’s the summary of Achie’s baon the past week via our week number three of This Week’s Baon Series.

Baon ideas for kids

MONDAY — Crescent cookies, ripe mangoes, and nakaka throwback pretzels.

Crescent cookie, fresh ripe mangoes and chocolate pretzel.

TUESDAY — Lumpiang shanghai, coconut macaroons, fibisco choco crunchies, and rice crackers.

My kids love any type of lumpia –whether it is is shanghai, toge or bamboo shoots they will devour it!

WEDNESDAY — homemade tuna nuggets (will be sharing the recipe soon), and popcorn.

I had a fun time.making these tuna nuggets, will share the recipe soon.

THURSDAY — another homemade nuggets this time chick chick chicken (again, will post recipe soonest), bacon squares, and banana.

Achie saw that we are having bacon for breakfast and so she asked if she could bring some for baon in school.

FRIDAY — Extended classes every Friday so she has pork adobo with egg, rice, and then cucumber and tomatoes on the side. For snack choco filled wheat crackers, indian mango slices, a piece of jelly ace and marshmallows.

My daughter was happy to know that I packed some marshmallows for her!

So there you have it, hope I have somehow helped you map out baon ideas for your little ones this coming week. For more baon ideas please check our baon ideas section here in the website, or browse our FB album or Pinterest board of school snack and lunch ideas. Hope you can follow us over at Instagram where we regularly post baon ideas, family meals and baby and toddler meal suggestions and recipes. See you there!

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Leaving you with a video on healthy after school snacks:

Happypinaymommy raves: Lovin the Katinko Spray!

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Here’s a simple French toast recipe for breakfast, school snack or home meryenda.

So what do you need? Any type of bread you like that can be sliced flat — loaf bread or any rustic bread if that is your cup of tea. Any type of milk you have in the ref or pantry — fresh milk, soy milk, almond milk or even evap if that is what you have.

The ingredients are already in your ref or pantry, and the cooking procedure is not complicated at all.

Simple but yummy French toast recipe

How to cook this quick french toast recipe:

We personally do not like soggy toasts so I do not soak them in the egg-milk mixture for too long. I just let each slice absorb enough coating and then I fry it right away.

5. Serve with your choice side, and top with powdered sugar and honey or maple syrup if desired.

For me, Vienna sausage will always be the perfect pair for this dish, but you can always use a healthier substitute.

Here is another way of serving it, this time with Hungarian sausage on the side:

Please excuse my middle child’s hand, ang kulit.

Toddlers and babies will also like this. Just make sure to slice it in stick form or manageable and safe portions, and omit any processed sides. Here are some ways I serve up this breakfast dish for my BLW Baby and BLW Toddler. (Related Post: Pinoy Baby and Toddler Food Ideas)

He was about 10 months when I served this and so the toast have been sliced into strips, and the scrambled eggs are in bits as he can safely eat them that way. He also had a pre-loaded spoon of Greek yogurt to go with his Toast plus some banana strips.

Here is another one, now that he is a toddler:

As a toddler (about 1.3 yo), he can already safely eat the toast sliced on a triangular fashion. He again eats it with his favorite scrambled eggs.

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