Healthy Lunch Box Ideas

We had a great turn out for the School Nurse's information session on fussy eaters.  Alex had some really useful tips, come and see us if you want a copy of her presentation. 

 We put together some ideas for making a healthy lunch box.  To encourage your child to eat the food in their lunch box it is best to give them food that they are familiar with.  If your child doesn't eat sandwiches at home,  you don't need to put them in their lunch box, why not send something like pau bhaji? ...

Or toasties with mixed veg, or spicy aloo filling.

 

If your child does like sandwiches, but needs some encouragement to eat them, why not try  making them in fun shapes using a biscuit cutter.  Wholemeal bread is healthiest, but is you child doesn't like that, try 50 50 bread.

You could write a fun message on banana.

As an alternative to sandwiches, you could send houmous or raita with vegetable and bread sticks to dip in.

Crackers can also make a nice change to sandwiches - try to look out for low salt varieties.  

Fruit salad is a great way to help you child to get their '5 a day'.

For some extra calcium, try fruit salad with yoghurt.

TOP TIPS 

Don't send too much - children can feel over whelmed if there is too much in their lunch box   

Where ever possible, involve your children in making their packed lunch, they could butter the bread or chop some fruit.

Try to send healthy options, a yoghurt or fruit is much healthier than a chocolate biscuit.

Instead of a whole packet of crisps, why not send half a bag in a little container.

Water is much healthier than juice.  All the children who have school dinners have water at lunch time.