Spice Up Your Kids' Lunches

Try some of these creative, healthy options

Pulling the same sandwich out of your lunch bag day after day can get old in a hurry. And it’s not recommended to continually eat the same foods, even if they’re healthy choices, as your body craves nourishment from a wide variety of foods. By keeping a generous selection of wholesome breads, meats, fruits and veggies on hand, you’ll be able to create nutritious, delicious lunches for your kids, and yourself, in a jiffy.

To get started, simply pick one item from each column in the table below. Have fun creating lunches by preparing them based on a theme. For example, a “Mexican Madness” lunch could feature sliced chicken on a multigrain tortilla topped with salsa, greens and pepper strips, accompanied by baked taco chips, pineapple chunks, zucchini strips and milk.

A “Berry Eggcellent” meal could feature lowfat egg salad on an Asiago bagel, topped with greens and tomatoes. For sides: blueberries, strawberries and craisins; the drink, berry fruit juice. “Finger Food Fantasy” might start with multigrain crackers paired with roast beef and turkey slices, plus some mayo and mustard as toppings. To complete the meal: orange segments, carrot sticks and animal crackers.

By thinking a little outside the lunchbox, your kids will never get bored with what’s inside. To make packing lunches easier, copy the chart to the left and hang it on the fridge for an easy, at-a-glance guide.

Pick one item from each column in the table below to create nutritious, delicious lunches for your kids, and yourself, in a jiffy.

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