Weekly Dietitian Tip: Healthy School Lunches
Do you have kids you’re packing school lunches for?
Here are some healthy ways to vary it up, keep it appetizing, and continue nourishing those little bodies.
- Peanut butter and jelly à peanut butter with grapes or blueberries in the middle , with extra on the side
- Turkey sandwich on whole grain bread à cut into 4 triangle pieces to help encourage them to try the whole grain bread in smaller pieces
- Regular baby carrots à coined carrots (they look like ruffled chips) for a fun new way to eat carrots
- Ranch dipping sauce for veggies à lite ranch, peanut butter, hummus, Greek yogurt
~Kaylee Brown, CHFC Registered Dietitian