• For litterless lunches, choose reusable containers for the food.
• Keep lunches cold and safe with reusable ice packs and thermal lunch bags. Keep lunches refrigerated until the last minute.
• To avoid morning hassles, make and refrigerate lunches the night before.
• Where possible, freeze individual portions of muffins, cookies or quick breads. Pop them into lunches in the morning; they will thaw by lunchtime.
• Encourage kids to help make and pack their own lunches and get involved in making healthy choices.
• Don't forget the fruit. Cubed melon, pineapple, mango, strawberries and grapes make welcome additions to the usual apples and oranges. In winter, try sectioned grapefruit and zipper-skinned citrus, such as mandarins and clementines.
Lunch box recipes your kids will love:
- English Muffin Pizzas
- Bacon and Egg Mini Pita Pockets
- Veggies and Dip
- Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salad
- Tuna Pasta Salad
- Pack-and-Go Chef's Salad
- Thousand Island Dressing
- Carrot Snacking Cake
- Crisp Seedy Oatmeal Cookie
This article was originally published in the September 2008 issue of Canadian Living Magazine. Subscribe today and never miss an issue!
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