Back to school – What to pack for your child’s lunch box

Don’t know what to pack in your child’s lunch box anymore?

Healthy snacks to pack in your child’s lunch box for school includes fresh fruit, crunchy vegetables, a meat or a protein such as a boiled egg, peanut butter sandwich, dairy food such as a cheese stick or slice, milk or a yoghurt, starchy food such as bread, a roll, a pita or crackers and water.

Tired of the same old snacks for lunches boxes?

Brighten up your child’s lunch box by adding some colour.

Bright colours are the easiest way to increase the wow factor in your child’s lunch box.

You can use this opportunity to add some natural foods to your child’s lunch box such as carrots, cucumbers, blueberries, cherry tomatoes, strawberries, grapes, oranges etc.

Try adding different shapes to your child’s lunch box for example cut the sandwitch in triangles, squares, circles or hearts.

Fruit or cheese can also be cut into different shapes and sizes.

Make the lunch box interesting by offering your child a bigger variety.

Try to pack at least three different types of food daily and try to give a food from each food group.

This will also encourage healthy eating habits in your child.

Pack your child’s lunch box with easy to eat foods and small portions of food.

Include at least one treat in your child’s lunch box and try to create unique combinations.

Kids get tired of eating the same foods over and over again, try something different occasionally.