Healthy School Lunch Ideas
>> May 29, 2017
Bento boxes
By
using mini personalised bento boxes inside your child’s lunch box, you can make it fun for them to
open up their lunch. During the spring and summer, fill one pot with their
favourite salad items, and you could even make a smiley face with the
ingredients! Add in some pasta for a yummy pasta salad, and your child will be
thanking you when they get home. Use your bento box to include natural yoghurt
with honey, some cherry tomatoes, or a honey-mustard dip for carrot and
cucumber batons.
Sandwich Alternatives
Sandwiches
can get boring, and they’re also not too healthy! They can contain up to 20% of
your daily intake of sodium, plus the choice of fillings may be upping the
calories and fat percentage. Choose wholemeal bread with healthy fillings, or
go for a wrap! They are quick and easy to make - just pack with plenty of salad
and some lean protein for an extra tasty school lunch. Bagels with low-fat
cream cheese make a delicious alternative to sandwiches too.
Tacos
Use
whole-wheat tortillas with low-fat refried beans to create healthy
mouth-watering tacos. Just add some lettuce and grated cheese, and there’ll be
smiles all round. Perhaps a side of salsa might go down well too!
Healthier Versions Of Foods
Instead
of giving your children crisps in their lunch box, try sweet potato chips,
vegetable crisps or other savoury snacks. They still taste great, but they’ll
be so much healthier than your usual brand. If you want to stick with your
kid’s favourite crisps, you could give them half a packet emptied into a
container, therefore decreasing the amount of junk food they are consuming.
Fruit & Veg
A
piece of fruit is vital to any healthy lunch. Don’t let it get boring though – give your child a new piece of
fruit every day or every other day in their lunch box so they can look forward
to trying it! This is also a great way to get 1 or 2 of their 5 a day consumed
within one meal. Strawberries, cherries, grapes and slices of apple are great
additions to any lunchbox.
Sweet Treats
Alternatives
to high-sugar chocolate bars can include popcorn or flapjack, each with a
drizzle of chocolate on top. It will satisfy their sweet tooth while being a
lot healthier for their growing bodies.
Mix & Match
Fill
a bento box with pre-cooked pasta, and other smaller containers with the
toppings – for example, tomatoes, chunks of mozzarella, yummy fresh basil,
chicken and a healthy pasta sauce. The kids can then be in-charge of which
toppings they choose to add when lunchtime comes around. They’ll also be
enjoying the taste so much that they won’t even notice it’s healthy!
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