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Maple Waffle Brunch Box

Snack Box Series Ep. 11 — breakfast-inspired kid snack box: boiled egg, 365 uncured Black Forest ham, St Pierre Belgian waffle with Kirkland organic maple syrup, fresh strawberries. ~250 cal / 14g protein per box.

YIELD4 servings
TOTAL TIME15 min
COOK METHODSee method
EST. / SERVING~250 cal | ~14g protein

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 4 hard-boiled eggs — 1 peeled, halved egg per box
  • 4.8 oz 365 Whole Foods Uncured Organic Black Forest Ham — 1.2 oz per box
  • 2 St Pierre Belgian Waffles — 1/2 waffle per box, cut into bite-size pieces, no added butter

Ingredients — continued

  • 2 tbsp Kirkland Signature Organic Maple Syrup — 1/2 tbsp drizzled per box
  • Fresh strawberries — hulled and cut to fill each box
  • Optional: light seasoning for the eggs (family's preferred blend)

Allergens: eggs, dairy, wheat, pork. Keep egg and ham refrigerated until serving. Transport with an ice pack for lunchbox use. Confirm every packaged product label when managing a food allergy — snack box brands drift.

You want a brunch-flavored kid snack box that eats like a Saturday-morning plate. Boiled egg + 365 Black Forest ham anchor the protein (~9g), St Pierre Belgian waffle drizzled with Kirkland organic maple syrup brings the maple-brunch payoff, fresh strawberries balance the sweet-savory read. 15 min flat, no cook, 2 kids covered for 2 days.

Method

  1. 1.SET UP. Line up 4 divided snack boxes. Buluker pastel 4-compartment boxes shown — the same set featured on Favorites → Snack Box Essentials.
  2. 2.BOILED EGGS. Peel and halve 4 hard-boiled eggs. Place 1 halved egg (both halves) in one compartment of each box. Light seasoning if desired — the family's preferred egg seasoning.
  3. 3.HAM. Fold or cut 1.2 oz of 365 Black Forest uncured ham into one compartment of each box (~4.8 oz total across all 4 boxes).
  4. 4.WAFFLE. Cut 2 St Pierre Belgian waffles into bite-size pieces. Divide evenly across all 4 boxes — half a waffle per box. No added butter — the maple syrup drizzle carries the fat + flavor.
  5. 5.MAPLE SYRUP. Drizzle 1/2 tablespoon Kirkland organic maple syrup over the waffle pieces in each box. Measure — free-pouring blows the calorie budget past 250. If the family prefers a firmer waffle, drizzle closer to serving instead of packing time.
  6. 6.STRAWBERRIES. Hull and cut fresh strawberries into kid-friendly bite pieces. Fill the remaining compartment of each box.
  7. 7.SEAL + CHILL. Snap lids on and refrigerate. Serve within 2 days. Transport with an ice pack for lunchbox use.

Storage and reheating

Store: Refrigerate covered. Transport with an ice pack for lunchbox use.

Reheat: Don't — serve cold. That's the whole snack-box format.

Lasts: Best within 2 days. Waffle softens under the syrup as it sits — drizzle closer to serving if the family prefers a firmer waffle texture.

Estimated nutrition

~250 cal | ~14g protein.

~250 cal / 14g protein per snack box, approximate. Component breakdown: 1 hard-boiled egg (~70 cal / 6g protein) + 1.2 oz 365 Black Forest ham (~40 cal / 5g protein) + 1/2 St Pierre Belgian waffle (~70 cal / 1.5g protein) + 1/2 tbsp Kirkland organic maple syrup (~26 cal / 0g protein) + fresh strawberries to fill (~20 cal / 0.5g protein). Total: ~226 cal / ~13g protein raw component sum. Delta to 250 cal / 14g is within brand-label variance and depends on strawberry fill volume. Marked estimated — values vary by ham brand, exact waffle size, syrup pour discipline, and strawberry portion. Different waffle brand = different macros.

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Maple Waffle Brunch Box

Snack Box Series Ep. 11 — breakfast-inspired kid snack box: boiled egg, 365 uncured Black Forest ham, St Pierre Belgian waffle with Kirkland organic maple syrup, fresh strawberries. ~250 cal / 14g protein per box.

Make this when

You want a brunch-flavored kid snack box that eats like a Saturday-morning plate. Boiled egg + 365 Black Forest ham anchor the protein (~9g), St Pierre Belgian waffle drizzled with Kirkland organic maple syrup brings the maple-brunch payoff, fresh strawberries balance the sweet-savory read. 15 min flat, no cook, 2 kids covered for 2 days.

Total time
15 min
Yield
4 servings
Protein / serving
~14g
Cal / serving
~250
Allergens and safety

Contains: eggs, dairy, wheat, pork

  • Keep egg and ham refrigerated until serving. Transport with an ice pack for lunchbox use.
  • Confirm every packaged product label when managing a food allergy — snack box brands drift.

Packaged ingredients change formulas — check the label on what's actually in your kitchen.

Flavor target

Savory boiled egg + salty 365 Black Forest ham + sweet maple-drizzled Belgian waffle + fresh strawberries. Reads like a Saturday-brunch plate scaled to a snack-box grid.

Ingredients

Batch cookYields 4 servings — quantities below are the full batch.

Ingredients

Method

  1. 1
    SET UP

    Line up 4 divided snack boxes. Buluker pastel 4-compartment boxes shown — the same set featured on Favorites → Snack Box Essentials.

  2. 2
    BOILED EGGS

    Peel and halve 4 hard-boiled eggs. Place 1 halved egg (both halves) in one compartment of each box. Light seasoning if desired — the family's preferred egg seasoning.

  3. 3
    HAM

    Fold or cut 1.2 oz of 365 Black Forest uncured ham into one compartment of each box (~4.8 oz total across all 4 boxes).

  4. 4
    WAFFLE

    Cut 2 St Pierre Belgian waffles into bite-size pieces. Divide evenly across all 4 boxes — half a waffle per box. No added butter — the maple syrup drizzle carries the fat + flavor.

  5. 5
    MAPLE SYRUP

    Drizzle 1/2 tablespoon Kirkland organic maple syrup over the waffle pieces in each box. Measure — free-pouring blows the calorie budget past 250. If the family prefers a firmer waffle, drizzle closer to serving instead of packing time.

  6. 6
    STRAWBERRIES

    Hull and cut fresh strawberries into kid-friendly bite pieces. Fill the remaining compartment of each box.

  7. 7
    SEAL + CHILL

    Snap lids on and refrigerate. Serve within 2 days. Transport with an ice pack for lunchbox use.

Storage and nutrition

Storage: Refrigerate covered. Transport with an ice pack for lunchbox use.

Reheat: Don't — serve cold. That's the whole snack-box format.

Lasts: Best within 2 days. Waffle softens under the syrup as it sits — drizzle closer to serving if the family prefers a firmer waffle texture.

Watch the full cook

Brands I use

365 by Whole Foods Market
Uncured Organic Black Forest Ham (~4.8 oz / 8 slices; 1.2 oz per box ≈ 40 cal per portion).
Whole Foods house brand uncured ham — no added nitrates/nitrites, cleaner label than conventional deli ham. 1.2 oz per box lands the ~40 cal / ~5g protein anchor from the meat layer.
St Pierre
Authentic Belgian Waffles (individually wrapped, ~140 cal / 3g protein per waffle). 1/2 waffle per box.
Shelf-stable Belgian waffles that don't need toasting for the snack-box format. The package label says 'with butter' — no additional butter needed. 1/2 waffle per box = ~70 cal from the waffle layer.
Kirkland Signature
Organic Grade A Maple Syrup (Costco house brand; ~52 cal / 13g sugar per tbsp). 1/2 tbsp per box.
Pure maple syrup — not pancake syrup. 1/2 tbsp drizzle per box is the disciplined pour that keeps the box under 250 cal. Free-pouring pushes past the budget quickly.
Hard-Boiled Eggs
Any brand of large hard-boiled eggs (~70 cal / 6g protein per egg). 1 egg per box.
The protein spine of the box. Boiled the day before is fine — refrigerate peeled eggs in a sealed container up to 5 days. 1 egg per box = 6g protein from the egg layer alone.
Fresh Strawberries
Any grocery-store fresh strawberries — hulled and cut. ~20 cal per full compartment fill.
The bright fresh element that balances the savory ham + egg and the sweet waffle. Cut age-appropriate — whole for older kids, quartered for toddlers.
Buluker Snack Containers
Four-compartment pastel snack boxes (the exact set shown across the Snack Box Series).
Same 4-compartment containers used across every Snack Box Series entry. Egg, ham, waffle+syrup, and strawberries each get their own compartment so the maple syrup stays where it's supposed to. See Favorites → Snack Box Essentials for the honest what-to-know.
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