Yesterday, The Filipino Mom Blog launched quietly its first meme - the Lunch Box Meme.
This meme aims for moms and wives to share lunch box ideas, as it often becomes too easy to run out of them. Every Tuesday for the whole month of November, we’re doing this. If you think it’s a great idea and would like to share, please join us! Read how to join here.
Yesterday, my kids had home-made chicken nuggets for school lunch.
Every time VGood sees the TV ad of a famous chicken nuggets brand - the ones that come in alphabets and different shapes – she’d say “Gusto kong baon yan!”. But I doubt the quality, as in actual meat content, of commercial chicken nuggets. Too often, they are full of starchy extenders and artificial flavors.
So I thought why don’t I make my own. I bought some breast fillets, pounded them with a meat hammer to tenderize, cut into small pieces, and marinated with salt and pepper overnight. The chicken pieces were battered by dipping in beaten eggs and then in bread crumbs. Frying was done quickly (under one minute) in very hot oil.
My chicken nuggets look more like chicken popcorns! That’s because I cut them too small. And when ate Josie fried them in the morning, she somehow got the idea to roll the pieces into balls. But I think it still worked! They were tender and tasty. Patch enjoyed hers with ketchup, while VGood wanted them plain. And… Oh yeah, she wants me to make the nuggets into alphabet shapes next time!
Check out the other moms’ interesting ideas here. See you next week! 
There aren’t any food with fat burners in my kids’ lunch boxes, but I’d like to slip some into hub’s. hehehe.
Tags: food, meme, school life, school lunch
November 12th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
i do my own nuggets too, parang mas masarap nga ang homemade di ba?
November 12th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
that is indeed healthier than the ones in the supermarket.
November 12th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
same here, i’m not too keen on those store bought chicken nuggets. the texture is not anything like chicken. try marinating in patis..sarap din
see you next tuesday
November 12th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Chicken nuggets is my son’s favorite;)
November 12th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
i do my own nuggets too.. i doubt what’s inside those store-bought nuggets din.
November 12th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Hi Chats!
Chicken nuggets never fail with the kids. It’s one of the ‘regulars’ in my daughter’s baon.
November 12th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
I have yet to try this. Chicken breast fillet is a staple in our home but I cook this in strips. Shape lang ang naiba
Sarap nito with ketchup.
November 16th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
wow, thanks for the tip chat~! i buy nuggets by the kilo in the supermarket. mahal
i tried making nuggets, i found this recipe using ground chicken meat – naku, ayaw ng anak ko. this one is simpler at mukhang magugustuhan ng kids.
November 17th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
I haven’t tried creating my own chicken nuggets at home. I’ll try your recipe one time. Thanks for this healthy tip for kids and the entire family.