Lunch Ideas
Creating healthful lunches for your children need not be a hassle. To make your job easier, get the kids involved in the lunch-making process. They'll also learn the importance of good food to good health--and good fun.
It is best to start with a strong base. Choose one or more foods from each of the three bottom levels of the Food Guide Pyramid--grains; fruits and vegetables; meats, and milk products--to have a solid nutritional base. Using fruits and vegetables will give the children a primary source of essential vitamins and minerals that are needed throughout their day and life.
It is also good to choose fats and sweets at the tip of the Pyramid wisely. These foods add flavor and appeal to lunches and provide extra calories kids need for energy and growth. It is good to include fruit-filled cookies, oatmeal cookies, granola bars, or even sweetened cereals to split the difference between healthful snacks and foods that are filling but do not have calories. Occasionally including foods like cake or cookies (with meals or snacks) teaches children about balancing food choices.
Included are a few fun and exciting
lunch ideas to use when you make your children part of the lunch-making process.
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