Yesterday some parents and staff attended the Packed with Goodness lunchbox information session.
It was filled with ideas and information on how to pack a healthier lunch box. Here are some of the key ideas:
- children need 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of vegetables every day
- most children are getting the fruit but NOT the vegetables
- try to pack vegetables into the lunch box so not all 5 serves need to be eaten with dinner
- make crunch and sip vegetables
- children do not need any other drinks other than water and milk (fruit juice boxes contain 4 teaspoons of sugar!!!)
Some healthy ideas to try:
- swap white bread for grain bread
- try some unusual or less common vegies ie raw mushroom, snow peas
- swap packet snacks for fresh snacks
- for great recipes and ideas for fussy eaters visit crunchandsip.com.au