Being a parent is often a busy time and often you don’t have the chance to think about healthy lunchbox ideas and how they can be prepared quickly and easily.
Why not think about using:
Pick‘n’Mix 1-6
For a healthy lunchbox pick & mix something from each food group 1 – 6!
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Pick & Mix 1-6 poster provides a range of ideas and practical tips to inspire families to create healthy school lunchboxes
Pick and mix one tasty option from each of the five core food groups to create a healthy lunchbox every day:
- Fruit (e.g. fresh, frozen, pureed and canned in natural juice
- Vegetables, legumes and beans
- Milk, yoghurt, cheese and alternatives
- Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds, and legumes/beans
- Grain (cereal) foods
- Plain water
CLICK HERE for ‘pick ‘n’ mix Lunchbox
Further resources:
Making Health Lunchboxes CLICK HERE
Tips on healthy lunch boxes and snack ideas CLICK HERE
Advice on what to include in a healthy lunchbox CLICK HERE
Photograph provided by Jonathan Colon: http://skatesphere.com
Meadows Nursery School 
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