How to Prepare the Healthy Lunch (box) to School Going Children

It is important that your school going kids get the correctly balanced energy and nutrition through the food you pack in their lunch box. This is highly important for the proper development

It is important that your school-going kids get the correctly balanced energy and nutrition through the food you pack in their lunch boxes.

This is highly important for the proper development and learning process of the children.

However, most of the children are fussy about eating and hence it is a big challenge for the mother to pack the right type of nutritious food in the lunch box keeping the taste of her kids in mind.

Here are some tips that can help you to come up with innovative ideas for lunch boxes:

• Think about what your child insists on eating at home and provide similar food items in this lunch box.
• If your child dislikes eating vegetables, try to arrange them creatively. For example, add some carrot sticks and cherry tomatoes to the dish.
• Although Apple is good for health, it cannot survive long when you cut it into pieces for your younger one.
• Try cutting down kiwis or berries that last longer and provide the required nutrition.
• Avoid offering dairy products in the lunch box, especially during the hot weather.
• Instead, give it when your child comes back home to complete the nutrition package.
• Try to make a lunch box a small picnic pack by adding grated carrot and cheese, sliced tomatoes, bread, and butter. You can use multigrain or brown bread for better nutrition.
• Do not give your child artificial juices or soft drinks. Stick to regular water as nothing works well in keeping your child energetic and hydrated all through the day.
• Homemade pickles can fix many things and serve as toppings for various pancakes and parathas.

                     { Also Read:Best Tips for Children to Stay Healthy in School}

Inclusions in the Lunch Box

• Starch should make up for one-third of the lunch box as it provides lots of energy.

• You can include rice salad, homemade pasta, pitta bread, bagels, baguettes, wholemeal bread, or wraps.

• If at all, you feel like including dairy in the lunch box stick to wholemeal crackers with soft cheese as a topping.

• The yogurt prepared at home, combined with fruit slices is also a good option. Avoid using artificially prepared fruity-flavored yogurts as they contain additives and sugar.

• Proteins are necessary for the lunch box. You can include eggs, beans, mackerel, and fish and mix them with one of the vegetables your child loves the most.

• Fruits and vegetables should be included in the lunch box. Add finger foods such as fingers of carrots or cucumber or make a fruit salad using kiwi fruit, blueberries, melon, and strawberries.