Five Tips for Easy and Healthy School Lunch

Try these quick lunch tips to help you AND the kids!

1. Buy fresh produce. Sunday night prep can be 30 minutes: wash, peel and cut all carrots, celery, broccoli, cucumbers, etc. and store in large ziplock bags for the week for a quick grab-and-pack.
2. Create your own lunchables. Sliced cheese/ham and crackers in a reusable container, grapes and carrots in another, hummus and pretzels for non-meat eaters, and you’re set! You can use peanut butter (or almond, cashew) for some added protein.
3. Avoid sweet drinks. My kids would finish a juice pouch and eat nothing else. Keep juice and sweet treats at home as an after-school-treat. They’ll look forward to that! High blood sugar will cause a crash when they had back into class.
4. Provide ample food storage. Having sandwich and snack size reusable containers on hand makes packing a lunch so much easier for little ones.
5. Pack a note. Wouldn’t you want a note from Mom/Dad? (I would!) A silly joke or a ‘have a crazy day!’ can help your child (or spouse!) get through the rest of the day.