75 picky tea ideas for lazy summer days
Picky teas - the perfect super simple quick and easy tea idea for the family. Ideal for the summer or on holiday when you don't want to spend ages over a hot stove.

FROM THE FRIDGE
Slices of block cheese
Boiled eggs whole or sliced in half
Small pots of yoghurt
Cocktail sausages (can be veggie)
Mini scotch eggs (can be veggie)
Hummous or other dips
Mini mozzarella balls
Sausage rolls (can be veggie)
Sliced cold meat
Cold roast chicken
Quiche slices
Smoked salmon
Cream cheese (as a topping)

FROM THE CUPBOARD
Regular crisps
Tortilla chips
Vegetable crisps
Pretzels
Breadsticks
Oatcakes
Rice cakes or crackers
Cereal of choice
Cereal bars cut into chunks
Biscuits (plain or not)
Cooked pasta
Popcorn
Nuts and seeds
Malt loaf
Dried fruit such as mango
Box of raisins
Pots of jelly
Pots of fruit
Tinned sweetcorn
Tinned or canned olives

FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLES
Apple slices (nice with honey)
Banana chunks
Oranges slices or satsumas segments
Blueberries
Pear slices
Strawberries
Fresh mango
Pomegranate seeds
Sliced melon or watermelon
Peaches / nectarines
Carrot batons
Cucumber cubes, slices or chunks
Pepper crudites
Cherry or plum tomatoes
Avocado slices or chunks

FROM THE BAKERY
Pitta bread sliced
Toast
Tea cakes
Bagels
Waffles
Pancakes
Scones
Rolls
Brioche
Croissants
Wraps
Naan bread
Baguette slices
Hot cross buns
Crumpets
Muffins
Fruit loaf
Cake (any) in small slices

FROM THE FREEZER
Sweetcorn or corn on the cob
Garden peas or petit pois
Edamame beans
Mini ice lollies
Scoops of ice cream
Pizza slices
Chicken nuggets
Fish fingers
Potato waffles (cook in the toaster!)
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