In a recent survey conducted by Mission Foods, 3,000 children between the ages of seven and 19 were questioned about their thoughts on the good old traditional sarnie.
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The majority of children said they ate sandwiches five times a week at school. But 44 per cent claimed they were bored of them and would prefer to try something a little different. Top of the poll for favourite choice of filling was ham with ham and cheese coming in a close second.
Mission Wraps have developed a couple of simple but tasty alternative lunchbox suggestions to get kids taste buds tingling again:
Lunch box ham pesto and sundried tomato wrap
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
1 x Mission wheat and white deli wrap
1 x dessert spoon of mayonnaise
1 x teaspoon of pesto
4 x sun-dried tomatoes
2 x slices of ham
1 x handful of salad
Method:
- Mix the pesto and mayonnaise together and spread over the base of the wrap.
- Top with ham and scatter over the sundried tomatoes and the salad.
- Carefully fold one side of the deli wrap over the filling, then fold the sides in and finish by rolling up the deli wrap until completely sealed.
Mission ploughman’s wrap
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
1 x Multigrain Mission deli wrap
Half a sliced red apple
Quarter of stick of celery finely sliced
1 x tablespoon Fine cut pickle
3 x sliced radishes
50 g of sliced cheddar cheese
1 x handful of lettuce
Method:
- Spread deli wrap with a tablespoon of pickle arrange the sliced radishes, apple and celery in the middle third of the wrap. Top with slices of cheese and salad
- Carefully fold the sides of the wrap in over the mixture and roll tightly to secure.