With many weary Kiwi parents still juggling working from home and teaching from home, Jax Hamilton has teamed up with New Zealand’s favourite mayo Best Foods, to give tired Kiwi
tastebuds a burst of inspiration and the gift of time by sharing the ultimate time-saver hacks to create easy and delicious lunches that kids will love. Whether you’re heading back to school or back into the virtual
classroom, Jax’s recipe ideas will have you sorted.
As a mother of two, Jax understands the challenges that different families will be dealing with across the country as
the new term commences.
“Making lunches for back-to-school or lockdown learning if you aren’t prepared can cause additional stress. Having a
plan for the week ahead, preparing your ingredients and meals in advance is one of the biggest time savers. I’m
passionate about sharing my favourite food hacks to help inspire parents and make the job easier and fun!’’
One of Jax’s winning hacks is shaping and storing your rice in an ice cube tray in the fridge, ready to put on a plate
when you need it for a quick and easy lunch. Your kids will get a kick out of shaping and pressing the rice into the
trays – and if you’re feeling adventurous, try animal or heart shaped ice trays for the most kid-friendly rice ever.
To spruce up the lunches, try Jax’s ‘choose your cube’ dip hack that can be prepared during the weekend and leave you
chore free for the week. Create a selection of your favourite dips, spoon into ice cube trays and when frozen, place
into separate containers. Let the kids choose a flavour each day and pop in the lunchbox to defrost by lunch time.
Another great hack is making a guacamole and mayo spread and storing it in bags in the freezer for an easy addition to
any sandwich or wrap. Plus, the kids will have so much fun mashing the avocados, they might forget how healthy they are.
Alongside Jax’s timesaving lunch hacks, Jax has created three delicious school lunch recipes, all incorporating a lick
of Best Foods mayo for that extra dose of flavour. These include ‘Guac for later’ – a guacamole and mayo spread,
deliciously creamy ‘Preloaded sandwich spreads’, and ‘Rainbow rice paper rolls’ (which taste as amazing as they sound).
Jax says that the school holidays and lockdowns are the perfect time to get the kids into the kitchen with you and to
trial new dishes.
‘’Get your kids involved in the process – you can make it a fun experience and something that they’ll want to contribute
to by finding creative, and fun recipes and hacks that also help prepare you for the week ahead. This also provides your
kids with an excellent life skill.’’
To discover Jax’s full list of school lunch time-saving hacks and recipe creations see here.
#BestFoodsNZ #BacktoSchool #JaxLunchtimeHaxAbout Best Foods
Best Foods Mayonnaise has been around since 1913 after being established in New York City. With a blend of perfection
and a flair for innovation, founders Richard & Margaret Hellmann did everything they could to create the perfect mayonnaise. The mayonnaise recipe they created in
their New York deli, more than 100 years ago, has been a fan favourite ever since. Unilever acquired the Best Foods brand in 2000 and have continued to distribute the brand worldwide to loyal Best Foods
fans, including here in New Zealand where it is the number one mayonnaise brand. Best Foods believes that good food
doesn’t have to cost the earth, creating mayonnaise from simple ingredients to deliver the best possible taste. Best
Foods mayonnaise is made with 100 percent cage free-eggs and real ingredients sourced from trusted American farms.