Power Packed Nutritious Lunch Box Recipes | Yummy Tiffin Recipes for Kids with Fun and Wholesome Ingredients

Creating a power-packed and nutritious tiffin recipes for kids is essential for their growth and energy. Here are some fun and wholesome ingredients to include in kid's lunch box for varied nutrition while ensuring they are tasty for kids and enjoyed fully.

Try something new and experiment with creative combinations and with a variety of fillings. Lets enjoy making these delicious lunch box recipes for the little ones.

  1. Include rice, quinoa, millets, or whole wheat to provide a good source of carbohydrates for sustained energy.
Sweet Pulao for Kids Recipe by Suruchi (Dr. Ruchi Sharma)
Great recipe for Sweet Pulao for Kids. Quick and easy, as a side dish with regular meal.
Ragi carrot cake Recipe by Neelanjana Basumatary
Great recipe for Ragi carrot cake. #TTC My fav carrot ragi cake filled with goodness and healthy too and can be served to our kids. Safely
Bajra Methi Chilla or Millet Pancake Recipe by Swati Keshri 👩‍🍳
Great recipe for Bajra Methi Chilla or Millet Pancake. #Jan #W1 #GoHealthyWithMillet#Win #Week7 #cookpadindia These super healthy and yummy chillas or savory pancakes are made by combining bajra Flour with methi leaves and green onion along with some spices. This is also a very easy and quick...
Sprout Ragi cutlets Recipe by Ankita Tank Parmar
Great recipe for Sprout Ragi cutlets. #Goldenapron23#week5Finger Millet, also known as Ragi. It is an excellent source of natural calcium which helps in strengthening bones for growing children and aging people. I made sprouts ragi cutlets. This recipe is so easy,tasty and healthy.
Masala Lemon Rice Recipe by Monica Rangaswamy
Great recipe for Masala Lemon Rice. #thc #thcweek3 Masala Lemon Rice is a very popular and delicious breakfast and lunch box recipe of Karnataka. Once in a while instead of making conventional lemon rice, I tend to make Masala Lemon Rice just for a change to the palate. Fresh coconut and...
Quinoa Egg Fried Rice Recipe by Bethica Das
Great recipe for Quinoa Egg Fried Rice. #Lunch3 - This can be a healthy quick fix one-pot meal on those days when one feels like relaxing without having to strain too much in the kitchen. As we all know Quinoa is a very healthy grain, containing iron, dietary fiber and protein. It is a good...

2. Include protein-rich ingredients for muscle development

Rice- chole curry (Chole-chawal) Recipe by Susmita Patnaik
Great recipe for Rice- chole curry (Chole-chawal). This is one of the comfort foods at my home... this chole curry is very versatile...it can be eaten with rice/ poori/ paratha/ masala kulcha/ naan or even as chaat...It’s best to pack in tiffin box for kids or even for office...It is very...
Daal Dosa / Lentils Dosa Recipe by Vaishali Suhas
Great recipe for Daal Dosa / Lentils Dosa. One of the most proteins, vitamin B and calcium rich recipes is lentils dosa or daal dosa. Adding more daal to regular dosa improves it’s nutrition quality and makes it a wholesome, all round meal. Try it out . #JS #lentils #dosa #pancakes #southindian...
Grilled Chicken Salami Sandwich Recipe by Rosalyn_Kitchen
Great recipe for Grilled Chicken Salami Sandwich. #NVW Non-Veg Weekend Recipe Challenge Spicy and Saucy Grilled Chicken Salami Sandwich Recipe. To make it creamy and cheesy, cheese and mayonnaise can be added. You can either mix it in the filling or apply mayonnaise to the bread slice and...
Protein packed Franky with dates dryfruits smoothy Recipe by Ruchi Tomar
Great recipe for Protein packed Franky with dates dryfruits smoothy. #kids. Franky can be made in many ways.It always satisfies kids mood.
Chana/Chickpeas Salad (for kids) Recipe by Dr.Madhumita Mishra
Great recipe for Chana/Chickpeas Salad (for kids). #Feb#Week1#Win#Week10 Kids would certainly need colour, texture and flavour in the dish served to them.This recipe has all the nutrients and protein rich. For a kid half a cup of boiled chana salad in a bowl, is sufficient.
Soya Sattu Seekh Kebab Recipe by food_my_soul
Great recipe for Soya Sattu Seekh Kebab. Soya Sattu Kebab is a Perfect, Tasty & Healthy Protein-Rich Snack. It is full of flavour, crispy on the outside and soft, juicy & smooth inside. Every bite is just delight! Soya Chunks & Sattu are the two main ingredients in this recipe...
Garlic Cheese Veggie Toast Open Sandwich Recipe by Pooja M. Pandit
Great recipe for Garlic Cheese Veggie Toast Open Sandwich. #sandwich #morningbreakfast #cheese #cookpadturns2Healthy foods are a must in our daily diets. But sometimes or the other hand, everyone feels like having something different from our daily food. Something delicious like a pizza or a...

3. Varieties of Veggies not only add vibrant colors but also offer essential vitamins and minerals

Palak paneer pizza Recipe by Asmita Rupani
Great recipe for Palak paneer pizza. #lunchbox#cookpadindia Children’s mouths water when pizza is mentioned. Today I tried to make some healthy pizza from spinach. This palak paneer pizza made from palak, paneer and other vegetables is very tasty. This healthy pizza can also be...
Quick vegetable dalia khichdi for kids Recipe by Suruchi (Dr. Ruchi Sharma)
Great recipe for Quick vegetable dalia khichdi for kids. Kids all time favorite and comfort food for elderly too. Good source of protein, fibre, calcium, magnesium, beta carotene, iron, folic acid and vitamins A, C and B6.
Cabbage rolls Recipe by Vidyutaa Kashyap
Great recipe for Cabbage rolls. #goldenapron23#week23#cabbageandapple
Focaccia Recipe by Jibita Khanna
Great recipe for Focaccia. Focaccia is a flat oven-baked Italian bread, similar in style & texture to Pizza, hence it’s called Pizza Bianca in some places.It is served as a side dish or used as Sandwich bread. It is indented with fingers before baking and generally drizzled with Extra...
Mix Vegetable Sandwich Recipe by Sudipa Gope
Great recipe for Mix Vegetable Sandwich. #WS#week3#beetroot #week1#carrot Mix Vegetable Sandwich is absolutely a delicious and healthy Sandwich as it is a mix of Vegetables like Carrot, Beetroot, French Beans, Capsicum and Potato.
MILLET FRIED RICE with BROCCOLI METHI & PEAS.. Recipe by rama
Great recipe for MILLET FRIED RICE with BROCCOLI METHI & PEAS... #WS#week2#barnyardmillet#broccoli#methi#peas

5. Incorporate yogurt, cheese, sesame seeds. jowar flour for calcium.

Creamy Makhana Paneer Sabzi – Calcium Rich Lunch Recipe Recipe by MadAboutCooking
Great recipe for Creamy Makhana Paneer Sabzi – Calcium Rich Lunch Recipe. Creamy Makhana Paneer Sabzi is made from phool makhana, paneer that is rich and creamy. Serve with plain paratha or pulka, it makes a wholesome dinner recipe. Makhanas are also known as fox nuts, or lotus seeds, or phool...
Hung Curd Vegetable Dip Recipe by Bina Samir Telivala
Great recipe for Hung Curd Vegetable Dip. #IWIweek3#hungcurdThis low-cal healthy Indian dip has the goodness of protein & calcium from curds & antioxidants from capsicum , onions & celery/ coriander. Yoghurt / curds is probiotic in nature & is good for healthy digestive...
Palak, Sesame and Hara Choliya Dosa Recipe by Vaishali Suhas
Great recipe for Palak, Sesame and Hara Choliya Dosa. This health rich and nutritious recipe is my creation using the delicious fresh winter vegetables and calcium rich sesame seeds . It tastes delicious and can be made for all your meals. #WS #week3 #winter #pancakes #cheela #uttappam...
Hariyali Healthy Jowar Rotla Recipe by Ila Palan
Great recipe for Hariyali Healthy Jowar Rotla. #GA4#week_16Jowar Rotla are very healthy full of calcium and fibers I tried to give more Healthy tasty innovations.
Walnut spinach and paneer spring roll Recipe by nehadeepakshah
Great recipe for Walnut spinach and paneer spring roll.
Beetroot Tikki or Patties with Sesame Seeds Recipe by Kumkum Chatterjee
Great recipe for Beetroot Tikki or Patties with Sesame Seeds. #WS #week3#Beetroot #SesameSeedsBeetroot Tikki or Patties with Sesame Seeds is an Indian vegetarian snack which is nutritious, tasty and gained popularity due to its radiant appearance. These Patties or Kababs are soft in...

6. Nuts and seeds such as almonds, walnuts, chia seeds, or flaxseeds contribute healthy fats and are great for brain development.

Walnut Omega Burgers Recipe by Madhumita Bishnu
Great recipe for Walnut Omega Burgers. #RWBMy Sunday lunch was healthy and tasty and when walnuts are there, I don’t need to look back
Oats, Seeds, Dates, Dried Fruits & Nuts Laddoo -No sugar Recipe by Jibita Khanna
Great recipe for Oats, Seeds, Dates, Dried Fruits & Nuts Laddoo -No sugar. #toc2 #cookpadindia This Durga Puja, Navratri and Diwali gift your loved ones with this Nutritious and Healthy Oats, Seeds, Dry Fruits and Nuts Laddoos without any White refined sugar or artificial sweeteners. It’s...
Aliv seeds and Jaggery Halwa Recipe by ZMA
Great recipe for Aliv seeds and Jaggery Halwa. #PC #cookpadindia #healthy Watercress is a powerhouse Vegetable that packs several nutrients that are essential to our body and is extremely low in Calories. These are also called as Garden cress Seeds or Halim Seeds or Aliv Seeds. It contains a...
Date and nut roll (No Sugar) Recipe by Darshana Patel
Great recipe for Date and nut roll (No Sugar). #GA4#week5#cashew It’s a healthy recipe. We don’t like dates but it has nutrition value so I am making this way and everyone loves this. This is very simple recipe.
Chia seeds & pineapple flavour Muffins Recipe by Kalpana Rai
Great recipe for Chia seeds & pineapple flavour Muffins. Children love muffins.In birthday parties mufffins are a good choice to include in your menu.I made it nutritious by making it with whole wheat flour ,chia seeds and melon seeds. You will love the crunch of chia seeds.They are fluffy...

7. Hummus, guacamole, or a homemade nut butter can make for exciting dips to accompany other dishes.

Baked buns filled aloo dip with pumpkin French fries Recipe by Divya Konduri
Great recipe for Baked buns filled aloo dip with pumpkin French fries. #goldenapron#week 11#post 11....it’s perfect Delectable yumilicious dish very innovatieve mini buns filled with smashed aloo dip as pumpkin French fries
Green peas Hummus Recipe by Kalpana Rai
Great recipe for Green peas Hummus. #WS#week1#OIN#week4 #Ingredient Pea/matarGreen peas are rich in protein.This recipe is simple yet tasty.Enjoy it with wafers, veggies etc.
Green garbanzo hummus Recipe by Deepa Rupani
Great recipe for Green garbanzo hummus. #goldenapron3#week13#rainbowweek6#green GREEN GARBANZA HUMMUS Green Chickpeas are fresh and available in winters. These young Garbanza beans are harvested early for fresh use and of course it had good amount if protein and fibres. Hara Chana,...
Kale chane ki hummus Recipe by Suchitra S(Radhika S)
Great recipe for Kale chane ki hummus. #ATW3#TheChefStory This kale chane/black chickpeas hummus is flavoured with Indian spices along with classic one ,it is a must try!
Greek Tzatziki Dip Recipe by Kumkum Chatterjee
Great recipe for Greek Tzatziki Dip. #tech4Tzatziki is a delicious and refreshing Greek cucumber yogurt dip which is flavored with fresh herbs and garlic.It is made with thick hung curd and served chilled along with any appetizer of your choice be it pita bread, chips, french fries,fresh veggie...
Guacamole | Avocado Dip Recipe by Chef at Home by Peher
Great recipe for Guacamole | Avocado Dip. #GA4 #week8 #dipHealthy Dip can be served with Nachos, Fries or as a spread on Toast.

8. Include a small serving of a homemade treat with dates, nuts, and cocoa or a piece of dark chocolate.

Khajoor rolls Recipe by Nidhi Bathani | Thefoodtales
Great recipe for Khajoor rolls. #thefoodtales #nidhi #week16 #goldenapron3 #dates
Hershey’s and cocoa bread balls Recipe by Uzma Syed
Great recipe for Hershey’s and cocoa bread balls. #goldenapron23#week24#hershey’sandcocoaA wonderful and delicious sweet balls made with bread crumbs ,cocoa and hershey’s syrup a walnuts filling.this is an easy and simple recipe for kid’s party.
Khajoor Biscuit Roll/ Date Biscuit Roll Recipe by spicequeen
Great recipe for Khajoor Biscuit Roll/ Date Biscuit Roll. Khajoor biscuit roll is made using dates, dry fruits and Marie biscuits. It is almost the same as khajoor rolls but biscuits give it a nice texture and crunch. Easy to prepare khajoor biscuit rolls can be an instant success with the kids....
Eggless Double chocolate chip cookies Recipe by Vrashti
Great recipe for Eggless Double chocolate chip cookies. The recipe is inspired from Shivesh Bhatia of bakewithshivesh.I have been trying to crack a perfect eggless version of chocolate chips cookies for a while. After doing a lot of research and failing multiple times, I came up with this...

Remember to keep portion sizes appropriate for their age, and you'll have a lunch box that not only nourishes but also make your little ones very happy and fulfilled! Let us know your favorites and share your lunch box ideas with us.