Nutrition for "Back to School" Days!
FUN FOOD SUGGESTIONS!
Here are some tips on making lunchtime fun and nutritious.
- Use interestingly shaped cookie cutters for sandwich art.
- Cut up vegetable and fruit sticks to dip in flavored yoghurt
- Instead of bread, use pita, whole grain crackers, pancakes, or soft tortillas for sandwiches
- Individual packs of 100% fruit or vegetable juice, fruit bars, raisins, nuts, other dried fruits are convenient for lunch bags.
- Children enjoy fresh fruits like apples, pears, grapes, bananas, peaches, plums.
- Try packing the lunches in the evening, avoiding the morning rush and get the kids involved.
- Make fruits and vegetables easy to eat. Peel the orange and section it so kids can pop it right into their mouths. Pack baby carrots and include dips.
- Get your kids to make a list of their favorite healthy lunch choices. Keep this posted in the kitchen somewhere, where they can change their selections as their tastes vary.
- For dessert, fill a baggie with pre-sweetened cereal or pack a frozen container of yogurt. The yogurt will keep other foods cool and be ready to eat by lunchtime.
More Links to Explore.
The eGG's Back to School Family Handbook is an online bevy of tips and insights into bringing up children in the dawn of the new millenium. Wonderful recipes, guidance, and a chance to contribute to the creation of this book!
Proper Nutrition Adds to Success in School Baby Boomer News presents this brief but vital article on the importance of getting your kids to eat their lunch, and on the necessity for proper nutrition for optimal learning.
Good Nutrition Feeds Successful Learning is an informative and important brochure from the U.S. Department of Agriculture outlining the rationale for nutritious breakfasts and lunches to help your child reach their full academic potential. In PDF download format.
Creative Lunches for Back to School Season A wonderful article outlining inventive lunch strategies for feeding kids proper lunch nutrition in an interesting way. Primarily written for children with diabetes, the recipes and tips are still invaluable for any nutrition conscious parent.
Hey Mom! What's for Lunch? offers an inventive assortment of new recipes for school or home lunches from "A Weeks Worth of Recipes". Try entrees like: Turkey Sub with Cheese; and Lunch Kabobs.
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