Mango Mania - Making A Healthy Lunch Fun!

Posted: February 11, 2013

WEEK #2 (Feb.11 to 15): Making a Healthy Lunch Fun!   Fun in Preparation. Let children help make their own lunch. Children can also help with grocery shopping and suggestions for lunch items. Include stickers, notes or cartoons in lunch box to brighten up their day!   Convenience Foods. Convenience lunch packs (ie. Lunchables) are easy but they may be high in fat, sugar and salt. So why not make your own. Jazz up your children’s homemade lunch pack with colourful packages, or lunch bags to make it fun. Here’s some Mix and Match Home Lunch Kit suggestions that are higher in fiber and lower in fat and salt:   For Mix and Match chart and more Week 2 information visit: http://asd-n.nbed.nb.ca/healthy-lunches-healthy-learners .