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Pack a Healthy Lunch

Healthy Lunch for Kids

Healthy Lunch for KidsIt’s that time again! Time for us to agonize over packing healthy, “perfect” lunches.. Or anything somewhat resembling healthy just to avoid sending little Junior to school with a Slim Jim and a fruit roll-up (not that there’s anything wrong with that, we all get busy….)

Read on for a few ideas!

Fruits of course, but here are a few twists on plain ole fruits:

Frozen Grapes or a frozen banana
Apple with string cheese or organic peanut butter
Berry salad- strawberries and blueberries
Make a Fruit Kabob with strawberries and pineapple
Low-fat Yogurt topped with blueberries (or a favorite fruit)
Cottage cheese- with a fruit to top

Bite size is key! Pieces of apples, cubes of cheese, baby carrots, and cherry tomatoes are all small and easy. If your kids are dippers, pack a small container of hummus, almond, peanut or sunbutter.

DIY Trail Mix: sunflower seeds, peanuts, almonds, cheerios, raisins, (and a few m&m’s…why not?)

Roll-ups: turkey and Laughing Cow Swiss cheese or cucumber and Laughing Cow cheese.

Almonds and shelled pistachios
Sunflower seeds
Pretzels (great for dipping in hummus or peanut butter)
Air-Popped Popcorn
Rice Cakes

For even more ideas, check out our boards on Pinterest! What are some staples in your lunches?

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