Creative, Inspirational and healthy lunchbox ideas
The need for a nutritionally sound lunchbox remains and with the growing epidemic of cancer, heart disease, obesity and diabetes out there it means we have to be better informed and more involved in our children’s lunches than ever. More and more health conscious adults are also relying on a packed lunch to sustain them throughout the day as choices in a lunchtime dash remain severely limited. Visit the healthy lunchbox blog to view the latest creative, inspirational and healthy lunchbox ideas.
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5 Steps to a Healthy Lunchbox
- KEEP PLANNING. Preparing lunches or at least your lunchbox plan the night before gives you more flexibility and control. If you try and squeeze your lunchbox prep into the morning chaos your nutritional and creative intentions will fall by the wayside. You need to keep a regular checklist of usual lunchbox fillers in your pantry and ensure that these popular items are always in stock. Make notes of any new recipes you want to try and purchase the ingredients on a weekly basis.
- KEEP IT SIMPLE. Moms tend to make the process of preparing packed lunches a lot more complicated than it should be. Children love repetition.
- KEEP IT FRESH. Fresh is always best. Avoid all preservatives, artificial flavouring, colourants, processed foods and sugar. Remember to include raw fruits and vegetables in a variety of shapes and colours, everyday.
- KEEP IT FUN. Every parent needs to break out of his or her rut in preparing school lunchboxes lose the peanut butter sandwich and add brightly coloured serviettes, or a surprise gift every now and then. Cut fruits and vegetables into exciting new shapes and sizes.
- KEEP IT INTERACTIVE. Allow children the opportunity to pack their own lunches. Talk to them about healthy eating habits and discuss what they like and dislike about their lunchboxes. This provides the perfect opportunity to teach them about good eating habits but also the feedback you need to make minor adjustments to your packing routine.
