Pre-school centers normally do not offer facilities for feeding compared to high schools and universities with their cafeterias. If there are food in these pre-school centers, their high nutrition value is not assured. Thus, it should be the duty of parents to make the lunch box of their children very interesting with creative recipes for kids.
Here are a few tips you can follow to make your children more interested in opening their lunch boxes during recess breaks:
1. For more variety, prepare lunch from the three food groups. This could mean sandwiches, some carrot sticks, and piece of fruit. It could also mean taking leftovers from the night before, a salad, and fruit at the bottom yogurt. The key is to consider what your teen likes to eat and then purchase things you know they’ll like and that are healthy choices. If they pack a healthy lunch they are more likely to have the energy and mental clarity for the remainder of the school day.
2. Ask your toddler sometimes what they want for their packed food. You can prepare it beforehand and put it in the refrigerator. This way, children will be more hands-on with their food choices for the entire week.
3. Instead of placing everything in zip top bags, you can put food into small plastic containers. This will help keep those foods fresher as well as contain any liquids that may be part of the meal. One great meal idea for small plastic containers is to chop up left over chicken breasts, add chopped grapes and a little bit of mayonnaise to create a wonderful chicken salad to make any teen jealous.
4. Rather than making traditional sandwiches, create wraps instead. Use tortilla shells and spread a little bit of cream cheese on it. Cover it with shredded cheese, chopped chicken and shredded carrots. You have a fresh take on a sandwich. They may actually find they prefer the roll-ups instead of sandwiches made with bread.
5. Don’t forget to include fish. They can make a tuna salad sandwich on whole wheat bread or can add the tuna to a tossed salad. Either way they choose to eat them, tuna is a good choice for a healthy lunch.
School lunches don’t have to be boring to be healthy. In fact, young children can pick and choose healthy yet mouth-watering alternatives. A healthy meal from home can do wonders for their health, how well they concentrate in afternoon classes, and the amount of energy they have left when they return home.
February 10th, 2011 at 3:09 pm
I wish to have a lunch box full of healthy foods everyday when I was on school. What makes me satisfied is because I know the lunch box I had is full of love from my mother who wake up early just to prepare it. It’s also good that I have friends who share their food to me.