Healthy School Lunches & Snacks

Keep it simple with these easy ideas to make school lunches healthy and fun.

By Sally Kuzemchak, RD

Paula Hible

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The simplest and healthiest foods look extra-yummy when they're tucked inside colorful little compartments. That's the idea behind Laptop Lunches, the company that sells these cute plastic sets (starting at $21; laptoplunches.com). We filled the containers with a protein, some fruit, a vegetable, and a small treat -- all in perfect-size portions for kids 5 to 8.

All Dressed Up

* 1 cup bow-tie pasta salad with veggies
* 1 cup baby greens salad with 2 tablespoons low-fat dressing
* 3/4 cup watermelon
* 2 fig cookies

Laptoplunches.com

anonymous says:

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Comments Comments ( 6 )

anonymous wrote:

All Suck

11/17/2009 06:09:17 PM Report Abuse

dcsaylor wrote:

Apparantly my children have been raised totally wrong. I can't find anything they will eat for snacks (healthy wise) Yeah they will eat fruit but vegetables is impossible. They are 8 and 4. I could send the above meal to school and it would come back minus the watermelon. Only a starving child with it. Can't think of anything else to try. Hopeless! Any ideas?

11/12/2009 01:41:05 PM Report Abuse

fox.felicia wrote:

Healthy Lunch idea: My son is 17 months old. He loves whole wheat toast with Avacado and cooked ham :) cut into little squares

11/9/2009 07:43:08 PM Report Abuse

jillfeijo wrote:

I love seeing all the healthy lunches you have provided. Although I try to make my kids lunches healthy, but after a while I run out of ideas. Thank you.

11/4/2009 10:39:48 AM Report Abuse

marguntlimovip wrote:

Where could I find the storage for the food? I love the individual containers.

10/8/2009 09:53:17 AM Report Abuse