Six Healthy Biscuits for Lunch Boxes
Kids love biscuits (big kids do too!)
The trouble with store-bought biscuits is that they are so heavily processed and usually contain lots of artificial additives, sugar and hydrogenated fats. Not to mention all that plastic packaging!
These home-made biscuits are much better for your health and are really easy to whip up. Make a double batch and freeze for school lunch boxes. Get the kids involved in the cooking and make it a fun, family time.
All these biscuit recipes are nut-free so suitable for allergy-friendly schools.
PS Yes I am clinging to the Aussie ‘biscuit’ instead of the American ‘cookie’. I’m old-fashioned like that!! You?
With just two ingredients, these biscuits are a very healthy option. They are wheat free, dairy free, nut free, sugar free and you can even eat them for breakfast!
Crunchy Gingernut Cookies from Quirky Cooking.
These spiced, crunchy gingernut biscuits are wheat free, nut free, dairy free, refined sugar free and thermomix friendly.
Healthy Tiny Teddies by Well Nourished
These yummy biscuits are wheat free, dairy free, egg free and nut free with variations for just about all allergy and dietary requirements.
These crunchy, moreish coconut biscuits are grain free, gluten free, nut free, dairy free, refined sugar free and paleo!
Super Seed Cookies by The Nourished Psychologist
These seedy biscuits are gluten free, grain free, dairy free, nut free and extra yummy with a little drizzled dark chocolate!
The Wholefood Pantry is a great place to shop for all your organic and whole food baking staples. Check them out here.
These look great Sonia – I am inspired to get in the kitchen this afternoon!! Thanks for including me in your selection 🙂
it’s a pleasure ! 🙂
I make cookies but they are not healthy, I am going to try some of these as I keep them for a special occassion at the moment!
Hi Eleise – thanks for dropping by. Let me know what you think 🙂
Thanks so much. Looking forward to making these 🙂
thanks Anita 🙂 I already have some in the oven 🙂
Yum! Thanks for sharing, I was in need of some newbies to send to school at the end of the month
No problem Rhianna…. we can all do with some inspiration… the kids love the ones from Elena’s Pantry so much we seem to get stuck in a rut with them!
thank you doe sharing these healthy ideas i will bookmark or pin the page !
(for not doe)
thanks Trish 🙂
GREAT post! I spend an absolute fortune on gluten free (everything free) biscuits from the health food isle…now I’m inspired to get baking again! Thank you!
GF package stuff is soooo expensive and often not healthy anyway!
Oh they all look so good, especially those anzac one and the choc-chip ones. Definitely gonna give them a go.
#teamIBOT was here!
thanks for stopping by Kylez – they are both super yummy and I have to resist eating them in excess! 😉
This is fantastic, I will so be trying these recipes out!!
This isn’t exactly a bikkie but my daughter loves them and they’re nice and healthy:
http://lifeaftertwobluelines.com/2012/08/19/babytoddler-recipe-oaty-cereal-bars/
thanks Mummy Em! 🙂
The biscuits look fab – I might have to try to make the ANZACS and Choc Chip as they are the current store bought fave in this house.
let me know what you think!
Ohhhh these are awesome. I’ve been looking for some healthy tasty biscuit recipes!! I’ll have to try out some of these!
thanks Karen – make sure you let me know what you think and if the kids liked them 🙂
Yum Yum Yum – thanks for sharing
thanks for stopping by Jacana 🙂
Thrilled to have found these recipes. About to send the 5 yo off to school for the first time and was thinking “I’m going to need some healthy biscuits”. And here you are 🙂
hello! thanks for stopping by – hope he loves them – let me know! did you read the blog about a stress free back to school too?
Bookmarking this! We’re grain & gluten free in our house (on the GAPS diet) so these will come in handy as treats for the kids. Thanks!
I actually think they taste better than any grain cookie!
This is a wonderful list! I really love to bake and love giving the kids a little biscuit in the lunchbox, but its always hard to find suitable ‘everyday’ biscuits that aren’t loaded with wheat and sugar.
I felt inspired after reading this yesterday and tried the Anzac biscuits and the Ginger biscuits – both were a big hit. I even managed to put half of them in the freezer for when school starts again. I’m going to try the others next week.
Our other favourite lunchbox biscuit that has become a firm favourite is your fig, cinnamon and pecan biscuits Sonia. I make them a lot!
I also make this recipe a lot too as it’s wheat-free, sugar-free and very yummy:
Banana Coconut Biscuits
Ingredients:
3 large, ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 coconut oil
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup quinoa flakes
2/3 cup almond meal
1/3 cup shredded coconut
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
100g sultanas
Method:
1. Place bananas, vanilla and coconut oil in Thermomix and blend on speed 4 for 5 seconds. OR Mash bananas, vanilla and coconut oil together in a bowl and set aside.
2. Add rolled oats, quinoa flakes, almond meal, coconut, cinnamon, salt, baking powder to Thermomix and blend on speed 2 for 10 seconds, add sultanas and blend on speed 2 for 3 seconds OR Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until combined. Stir in sultanas.
3. Drop dollops of the dough (about 2 teaspoons) onto a lined baking tray and bake for 12 minutes.
Thanks so much Jennifer, they sound amazing – will give them a go this week 🙂
WOW the Banana and Oat are delish!!! We subbed the olive oil for coconut oil as it’s all we had, used ginger honey and did half sultanas half cranberries. Will be baked weekly in our house from now on yum yum yum
thanks for the feedback Serena – I will pass that on to Mamacino! 🙂
Love it! My plan is to do some baking next week in preparation for back to school
good plan! 🙂
These look absolutely delicious! I’m a big fan of coconut and chia seeds! Can’t wait to try them out!
let me know what you think Grace – my batch didn’t last a day! 🙂
Printing off a few of these now Sonia thanks! 🙂
Oops too many pics ok make that , I’m pinning a few now. Much more enviro friendly anyway hey..’fraid I’m still a bit old school and like paper text – should be using my tablet in the kitchen more at least! 🙂
Every time I click on the ANZAC biscuit recipe it takes me back to the homepage. Are you able to provide me with the recipe as I’d love to make these for my toddler.
Thanks
sorry Erin… a few glitches with the new blog… will try to fix it for you 🙂
works now!
Excellent recipes thank you!
But, why do you replace agave? I thought it was one of the good guys?
HI Samara, there is a lot of debate about agave – here is some more info http://www.thewellnesswarrior.com.au/2011/05/why-i-was-wrong-to-recommend-agave-nectar/
Coconut oil is high in saturated fat!
It is Emma but research on coconut oil says it works differently in your body and doesn’t get stored in the body. Check out my post https://naturalnewagemum.com/a-beginners-guide-to-coconut-oil for more info. 🙂
Hi, I have a gluten free, dairy free, nut free, refined sugar free recipe on my blog for choc chip cookies. Here is the link http://kidsrecipesandorganisedchaos.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/gluten-free-dairy-free-melt-in-your-mouth-choc-chip-cookies/
The recipes you’ve listed look delicious and I can’t wait to try a few out 🙂 thanks for another great post
Marianne x
thanks for sharing Marianne 🙂
Love love love these!! Will certainly be trying some of them. Thank you so much for sharing! I am always after ‘healthy’ recipes!