Healthy School Lunch Ideas

What are some ideas for healthy school lunches?

Kids are more likely to eat foods they help ready. Get them involved in making their school lunches. Take them to the grocery store, and let them pick some new foods to sample from the produce department and the canned food aisle.

A recent study published by kid marketing group Just Kid showed that most kids between the ages two and twelve think that scooping, dipping and adding toppings make food and drinks more fun to eat. Pack snacks like a healthy salsa made with canned tomatoes, black beans and corn, or hummus, made with canned chickpeas. Assist them with slice raw vegetables, crackers or pita bread, and let kids dunk, dip and scoop away.

Creativity also helps catch kids' eyes and may encourage them to sample another, nutrient foods. Try cutting sandwiches into fun shapes, make silly faces with ingredients in a wrap or fill their lunch bags with brightly colored foods.