Thursday, August 22, 2013

Packing a Healthy Lunch

Despite recent efforts to improve the health of school lunches, they are still falling short. Most families that I work with, give up on the school lunch and resort to packing it themselves.

Below is a basic framework that you and your children can use to build your own lunch.

















Here is a list of lunch ideas:
Additional Suggestions:
  • Drinks 
    • water or 1% or nonfat milk. Maybe you make a deal with your child that they can have juice 1x a week. 
    • Make sure the juice box is not more than 6 oz.
  • Treats 
    • Agree to pack a dessert 1-2 days a week and limit it to 2 small cookies or a small pudding. 
    • Putting in a note or little toy/stickers is a great way to brighten their day :)



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