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Split Plate Mediterranean Snack Box

Mediterranean-inspired kid snack box — prosciutto, Babybel, Castelvetrano olives, and almond-flour crackers. 4 boxes at once for 2 kids across 2 days. About 270 cal / 16g protein per box.

Make this when

You want a no-cook 4-box batch that lasts 2 kids × 2 days. Also useful when introducing kids to less-familiar foods — the kid-participation moment (letting them place olives + crackers) turns exposure into low-pressure play. Ep. 5 of the Split Plate Snack Box series.

Total time: 5 min active — no cook
Yield: 4 servings
Protein / serving: ~16g
Cal / serving: ~270

Flavor target

First compartment: rolled prosciutto ribbons — the salty protein anchor. Second: wax-wrapped Babybel wedge — kid opens their own. Third: green briny Castelvetrano olives — the Mediterranean identity + the food-exposure moment. Fourth: dry almond-flour crackers for the crunch. Reads like a mini charcuterie board scaled for kids.

Ingredients

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

PER BOX (yields 1 snack box)

2 oz Del Duca prosciutto (or any prosciutto with comparable macros)
1 Original Babybel cheese
1.5 label servings Castelvetrano olives (drained well)
0.5 label serving Simple Mills Fine Ground Sea Salt almond-flour crackers

FOUR-BOX BATCH (recommended)

8 oz prosciutto total
4 Original Babybel cheeses
6 label servings Castelvetrano olives
2 label servings Simple Mills almond-flour crackers

Method

1
SET UP
Set out four divided snack boxes (4-compartment Bento-style — same format as Snack Box Series Ep. 1-4).
2
PROSCIUTTO
Fold 2 oz prosciutto LOOSELY into one compartment of each box. Loose folds hold up better than tight rolls (less compression, more visual air).
3
BABYBEL
Drop one wrapped Original Babybel into the cheese compartment of each box. Keep the wax on — kids open their own, and the wax-peel ritual is part of the appeal.
4
OLIVES
Drain the Castelvetrano olives WELL (wet olives soak into other compartments). Divide 1.5 servings into the olive compartment of each box. FOR KIDS UNDER 4 — quarter lengthwise (see notes). Over 4 with good chewing = whole is fine but supervise.
5
CRACKERS
Add 0.5 serving Simple Mills almond-flour crackers to the DRY compartment of each box. Keep them dry — moisture from olives / prosciutto softens them.
6
KIDS HELP BUILD (optional but recommended): Let kids place the olives + crackers themselves. Turns exposure into low-pressure play. Doesn't guarantee they'll eat — just makes the food feel less unfamiliar.
7
LID + CHILL
Snap lid on each box. Refrigerate — prosciutto + cheese need it. For lunchboxes, pack with an ice pack. Serve chilled.

Adult plate | Kid plate

Adult plate

Adult

Adult-friendly batch too — steal a box from the meal-prep stack. Prosciutto + olives + Babybel hits an adult snack cleanly at ~270 cal / 16g protein.

Kid plate

Kid

SAFETY: Castelvetrano olives are round + slippery. Under 4 = quarter lengthwise. Over 4 with good chewing = whole is fine but supervise the first few bites. Per CDC choking-hazard guidance for spherical foods. Also: kids helping place the olives + crackers turns unfamiliar-food exposure into low-pressure play — but don't oversell the trick (helping doesn't guarantee eating).

Three keys to success

1Drain the olives WELL before boxing. Wet olives soak into prosciutto + crackers = compartment cross-contamination.
2Keep the cracker compartment DRY. Add crackers shortly before serving OR seal the lid tightly so olive brine + prosciutto moisture stay put.
3Loose prosciutto folds > tight rolls. Loose = better visual + easier to grab. Tight = compressed + harder to pull out.

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Storage and nutrition

Storage: Assemble the 4 boxes in one 5-minute pass. Refrigerate immediately — prosciutto + Babybel need it. Best within 2 days.

Reheat: Don't — serve chilled. Prosciutto reads best cold; Babybel firms up in the fridge.

Lasts: 2 days max in the fridge. Crackers soften after 24 hours even in the sealed compartment — add them shortly before serving if packing more than a day ahead.

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Brands I use

Del Duca

Prosciutto (~70 cal / 9g protein per 2 oz).

The protein anchor — 9g per box, over half the total protein target. Del Duca is the shown label; any prosciutto with comparable macros works (Boar's Head, Volpi, Fratelli Beretta). Sub any dry-cured Italian ham that fits the 2 oz / 70 cal window.

Babybel

Original semisoft cheese wedge (~70 cal / 5g protein / 6g fat per wedge).

Kid-proof cheese unit — same brand as Snack Box Series Ep. 3 (Berry Power-Up). Individually wrapped in wax, no cutting or portioning, ~5g protein per wedge. Kids open their own; the wax-peel ritual is part of the appeal.

Castelvetrano Olives

Buttery green Sicilian olives, pitted (~15 cal per olive; 1.5 servings ≈ 45 cal per box).

The Mediterranean identity + the food-exposure moment. Castelvetrano's buttery flavor + bright green color reads friendly (less intense than Kalamata). Look for pitted; whole with pits = choking risk for kids. Quarter lengthwise for under 4s per CDC.

Simple Mills

Fine Ground Sea Salt almond-flour crackers (~150 cal / 3g protein per full serving; half-serving per box ≈ 75 cal).

The crunch signal + gluten-free option. Almond flour base = tree nut allergen (do NOT call school-safe). Cross-recipe candidate for any snack box that wants a crunchy cracker without wheat.

#Kid snack#After-school snack#Weekend snack#Meal prep#No cook#Batch (2 kids × 2 days)

Split Plate Mediterranean Snack Box