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September 13, 2012
September 13, 2012
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BTS: Lunchbox Ideas
By: Christina Baribault, local mom and Certified Holistic Health Coach
You’ve got the kids’ backpacks ready with notebooks, pencils and paper, but what’s your plan for packing healthy back-to-school lunches?
Tips for building a kid-friendly lunch:
Here is a weeks’ worth of lunch box ideas
Monday - Cheese triangles served with pepperoni and whole wheat crackers for stacking, pear, red pepper slices, and air-popped popcorn
Tuesday – Whole wheat or buckwheat noodles with peanut sauce, sugar snap peas, blueberries, almonds and a fortune cookie. (Be sure your child is allowed to bring nuts to school.)
Wednesday - Hummus and spinach wrap, baby cherry tomatoes, nectarine, string cheese, and small yogurt cup (look for low sugar). Wraps come in a variety of different flavors; try different kinds throughout the school year.
Thursday - Tuna salad with grated carrots, served with crackers or in a pita, dried cranberries, celery sticks, and organic applesauce cup (Keep in mind that apples are the highest sprayed fruit.)
Friday – Sliced chicken with apples and cheddar, grapes, baby carrot sticks, ½ granola bar (the reason I do ½ is so they don’t get full just eating the granola bar)
If your child is somewhat reluctant to try new fruits and veggies, try this hands-on activity from education.com called Create a Rainbow of Healthy Food.
You can find even more great ideas in the Macaroni Kid Fitness edition.
Tips for building a kid-friendly lunch:
- Create a rainbow of color with food; mix and match fruit and vegetables of all different colors.
- Involve them in the prep work. Help your child come up with 1-2 days worth of lunch ideas, and find a time at night where they can help you assemble it.
- Include a protein in every lunch (string cheese, seed or nut butters, hard-boiled eggs, lean meats) helps keep them strong and focused during school.
- Choose whole grain breads, pastas and crackers – (Read the labels to make sure it’s “whole-grain”)
- Pack one fruit and at least one veggies. You want natural whole fruit if possible. Have your child help pick a new fruit and vegetable each week when they go grocery shopping with you.
Here is a weeks’ worth of lunch box ideas
Monday - Cheese triangles served with pepperoni and whole wheat crackers for stacking, pear, red pepper slices, and air-popped popcorn
Tuesday – Whole wheat or buckwheat noodles with peanut sauce, sugar snap peas, blueberries, almonds and a fortune cookie. (Be sure your child is allowed to bring nuts to school.)
Wednesday - Hummus and spinach wrap, baby cherry tomatoes, nectarine, string cheese, and small yogurt cup (look for low sugar). Wraps come in a variety of different flavors; try different kinds throughout the school year.
Thursday - Tuna salad with grated carrots, served with crackers or in a pita, dried cranberries, celery sticks, and organic applesauce cup (Keep in mind that apples are the highest sprayed fruit.)
Friday – Sliced chicken with apples and cheddar, grapes, baby carrot sticks, ½ granola bar (the reason I do ½ is so they don’t get full just eating the granola bar)
If your child is somewhat reluctant to try new fruits and veggies, try this hands-on activity from education.com called Create a Rainbow of Healthy Food.
You can find even more great ideas in the Macaroni Kid Fitness edition.
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