One salad to go is a 1.5 oz meat/ meat alternate and 1/4 cup vegetable serving for a 3-5 year old at lunch/supper.
Yield:
1 salad
Ingredients:
1 cup torn romaine lettuce
1/4 cup kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 Tbsp. shredded cheese
2 Tbsp. cooked pieces of chicken
2 Tbsp. diced tomato(es)
2 Tbsp. tomato salsa
Ranch dressing, optional
Directions:
Layer the ingredients above in a plastic container with a lid. Give each child a container and let them shake their container to combine their salad. Remove the cover and enjoy the salad right out of the container. Serve with whole grain tortilla chips.