Tips for making school lunches healthy and fun for kids!

By: Lauren Corbett

Making your child’s lunch healthy is very important, but you also want to make sure that they eat it! Here are few tips from a chef and a mom that will help make it easier for your kids to enjoy eating healthy.

• Take your kids shopping with you: If you take your children with you to do the shopping for their lunches, they will most likely eat what you put in their lunch box.
•  Get the kids involved in the kitchen: If they make it they will eat it! Try using something fun like sandwich cutters. This simple trick alone is easy and makes cooking a whole lot more fun!
• Pack lots of healthy snacks: Snacks are a usually a big hit, so pack a variety. Every kid is different so pack their favorites. Some ideas may be:

1. Fruits and vegetables cut out in fun shapes
2. Mini homemade muffins
3. Pretzels and hummus
4. Trail mix

For more ideas on how to make lunches fun check out: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/08/easy-trail-mix-recipe-tips-on-making.html