Send Kids Back To School: With Soft, Delicious & Nutritious Sandwiches

By Family Features

August 31, 2023

Back-to-school season brings change to routines and often makes each day slightly more hectic, especially for families with little ones. This year, despite the hustle and bustle, you can make quick and easy lunches for your kids (and yourself) that are both simple and better for you. These sandwich suggestions can brighten busy school days with a taste of home.

Brighten your children's day with a fun, colorful Caterpillar Sandwich inspired by the experts at Nature's Own. This tasty snack calls for Ham, Lettuce, Cheese, Tomato,Cucumber and fresh, soft, fluffy Bread before using a cookie cutter to cut out sandwich rounds and shape them into a creepy-crawly (yet delicious) "caterpillar."

For an even simpler lunch you can enjoy at home, grab to go or send off with your little one to savor in the cafeteria, this Fluffernutter Sandwich calls for just three simple ingredients. Spread the Peanut Butter and the Marshmallow Fluff on two slices of Bread then enjoy a flavorful break from the office or classroom.

Both lunchtime favorites are made using Nature's Own Butterbread, baked with a simple buttery flavor to take sandwiches to new heights. Plus, it's made with no Artificial Preservatives, colors or flavors; no High Fructose Corn Syrup and 0 Grams of Trans Fat.

Find more inventive sandwich ideas, visit: www.naturesownbread.com/recipes

Caterpillar Sandwich
Total time: 25 minutes
Servings: 6

• 4 Nature's Own Butterbread Slices
• 4 Ham slices
• 2 Lettuce Leaves
• 4 American Cheese Slices
• 1 Cherry Tomato
• 1 Green Onion
• 2 Roma Tomato Slices
• 6 Cucumber Slices
• Toothpicks
• Mayonnaise or Cream Cheese

Using the Bread, the Ham, the Lettuce and the Cheese, make two Ham and Cheese Sandwiches and two Lettuce and Cheese Sandwiches.

Cut the Cherry Tomatoes in half. Cut the Green Onion into circles.

Using a small Biscuit or Cookie Cutter, punch out two rounds from each sandwich.

Arrange the sandwich rounds on the sides, alternating the slices of the Cucumber and the Tomato between each one, using a toothpick to secure it.

Place the Halved Cherry Tomatoes on each end.

Using a small amount of the Mayonnaise or the Cream Cheese, "glue" the Green Onion rounds to the Cherry Tomatoes for eyes.

Fluffernutter Sandwich
Total time: 10 minutes
Servings: 1

• 2 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter
• 2 Nature's Own Butterbread Slices
• 2 Tablespoons of Marshmallow Fluff

Spread the Peanut Butter on one Bread slice. Spread the Marshmallow Fluff on the second slice.

Put the two Bread slices together to form the sandwich.