| Packing your child's lunch bag with healthy foods | | | | Involve your Child in Making the Menu. |
| may be as important as exercise in this age of | | | | Get your kids involved in food choices. Take your |
| growing obesity and diabetes in children. I have | | | | child to the grocery store and see what kind of |
| discovered a number of excellent tips for making | | | | food they pick out. Kids are more likely to eat |
| healthy lunches and snacks for children. The most | | | | fruit and vegetables if they make the choice. Pack |
| important rule is to only use insulated lunch bags. | | | | small containers of crackers, cheese, tuna salad, |
| You can pack a lot more fresh ingredients into | | | | ham, etc. and let your kid make his own mini |
| your kid's lunch by choosing a insulated lunch box | | | | sandwiches. Include some containers of |
| that also comes with a freezer pack. | | | | vegetables with dip. |
| Insulated Lunch Bags for Kids will Keep Food | | | | Say No to Lead and BPA. |
| Fresh. | | | | You must make sure your lunch tote or lunch |
| Before you decide on your choice of insulated | | | | box is lead free and water bottles are BPA free. |
| lunch totes, let's look at good ways to make | | | | Most manufacturers have been warned and made |
| healthy lunches. First of all, you must be organized. | | | | changes but still some lunch bags contain lead. If |
| It helps a great deal if you write out a menu or | | | | the lining of a lunch bag is PVC, there is a good |
| some recipes since you then know what you will | | | | chance that it does contain lead. |
| have to buy. Spend some time making items for | | | | Some Kids Lunch Bags We Recommend. |
| the school week ahead of time. Hard boil eggs, | | | | You will like the convenience of the Cool Tote |
| slice vegetables, make trail mix, and do other | | | | Lunch Sacks since they are easy to clean at the |
| prep depending on your menu. Spend a little time | | | | kitchen sink, fold for simple storage and come in a |
| prepping again midweek to insure freshness and | | | | variety of colorful themes. Of course, if your child |
| to vary the choices. Kids get bored with the | | | | is a fan of cartoon character boxes you could |
| same diet all week. | | | | choose Hello Kitty, Thomas the Tank or Sesame |
| Don't Send Too Much Food to School. | | | | Street Elmo. These cartoon lunch boxes have |
| Another thing to consider, don't overestimate | | | | plenty of room to hold containers and come with |
| how much food your child will eat. School | | | | a water bottle. Also popular right now are lunch |
| lunchroom workers say that kids throw away a | | | | boxes that come with washable reusable |
| great deal of the food sent with them. A | | | | containers. The Laptop Lunch System and a new |
| sandwich with four ounces of protein plus several | | | | arrival, the Easy Lunch Box both include these |
| servings of fruit or vegetables are plenty for | | | | reusable containers. If you use a Cool Tote Lunch |
| elementary school children. Avoid sugar treats and | | | | Sack or other lunch tote, use different sized |
| serve fruits with something fun like stickers or a | | | | reusable plastic containers similar to Tupperware |
| cartoon. Kids should understand that dessert | | | | to accomplish the same objective. The Built NY |
| doesn't need to follow every meal. | | | | Tasty Lunch Tote is also a great item for kids. |