7 Ways to Beat the Lunch Box BluesLunch Box Blues: 7 Ways to Beat It. Here's how to pack healthy mid-day meals your kids may actually eat.
1 Give beverages a boost. Milk, water, fruit juice are the healthy options. Freeze water or juice and by lunchtime, it will be cold and ready to drink. 2 Ditch the white bread. Peanut butter, cheese, turkey, tuna salad. Vary the bread choices - English muffin, bagel, pita, tortilla, etc.) to make old favorites seem new. 3 Vary the veggies. Broccoli, carrots, celery, jicama, pepper sticks, radishes, raw squash, zucchini. These are more likely to be consumed if you pack a little container of ranch dressing for a dip. 4 Fine-tune fruits. Apples, pears and oranges hold up best. Bananas, plums, grapes, cherries and peaches may get a bit squished. Be sure to protect them in plastic containers. Cube cantaloupe, watermelon, honeydew, and put them in a container on the fridge shelf. Applesauce is another option. 5 Develop the dairy offerings. Yogurt, cheese sticks. 6 Spice up the snacks. Granola or fruit bars, dried fruit, raisins, pretzels, goldfish, nuts, pickles, trail mix, cold cooked pasta, popcorn, dry cereal, rice cakes. 7 Consider ditching dessert. This is a toughie. Some schools don't allow them, but if yours does, there's no harm in including a pudding, cookie or piece of cake. Don't pack candy, however.  Custom Search How to Create a Homework Central
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