We know how difficult it can be to pack a lunch for kids that they will eat and actually enjoy. We share our tips on how we packs sandwich-less lunches who kids are eager to eat.

Top 5 School Lunch Tips:

1.Get your kids involved in packing their lunches!

We usually set out a variety of lunch items (fruit, veggies, etc) and the kid picks what he wants in his lunch (from the items offered to him). This way, he cannot say that he didn’t want a certain food item, because he was the one who picked it. Also, if he is choosing from what is offered, there is no risk of his choosing junk.

2. Create a menu together.

Gather your kids’ favorite recipes and meals and make a binder together. If you want, you can even hop on Pinterest together and “pin” some fun kids’ school lunches ideas. If kids are involved in making their lunches, they are more likely to want to eat their creations.

3. Leftovers are your best friend.

If your kid absolutely loves shepherd’s pie or lasagna, send them to school with that for lunch! Kids loves leftovers. In fact leftovers really make life easier!

4. Practice “half your plate”

Set out a variety of fruits and vegetables and make sure your kids fill their lunchboxes with lots of fruits and veggies, all colors of the rainbow! IF you are giving your child a treat, a little treat is sufficient. After all, a treat is just that…a treat! It’s something you don’t get every day.

5. Use a lunchbox with containers, so all your child’s food is presented in front of him/her. Some of their friends got lunchbox like hers last year because their parents saw her lunches on social. One mom told me that her child was not eating all her lunch because she had so many containers to open and sometimes didn’t even realize she had certain items because she did not notice them. Now that she uses a Lunchbox, she sees all of her food and knows what’s in her lunchbox.

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