If you are packing a lunch for your child everyday, you are already ahead of the game when it comes to healthy school meals. Preparing healthy lunches that look appetizing to your littlest family members may leave you coming up short of ideas. Look no further than these four tips that will make you a lunch time superstar.
Pick a Lunch Prep Day
Choosing one day a week as a meal prep day for lunches will make getting your kids off to school with healthy meals so easy. Plan ahead to purchase the necessary ingredients, and make five days worth of lunches in just a couple of hours.
Use a Bento Box
The latest trend in kid’s lunches comes straight from Japan. Bento boxes are square, hard shelled lunch boxes with several compartments that allow your child to eat a variety of food groups at every lunch.
Make Fun Shapes
Kids of all ages love their meals to come in fun shapes. You don’t have to be an amateur chef or an artist to pull off a fun lunch full of healthy foods in fantastic shapes. Use a cookie cutter to quickly and easily turn any lunch into a cute masterpiece your kid can’t resist popping in their mouth.
Use Fun Presentation
Healthy food often gets an unfair reputation for being boring. An easy way to liven up your child’s lunch is to present their afternoon fare in an unexpected way. Use lollipop sticks to make fruit look like candy, popsicle sticks to make a fun, mess free sandwich or skewers to make healthy kebabs from fresh vegetables.
Your kids can get on board with healthy lunches that are fun to eat, and you will save tons of time and energy. Get your children involved in picking their own healthy foods and helping you to prepare their lunches, and you can spend the time you save on an activity you all love