With children going back to school this fall it is important to keep
growing kids happy and healthy.
The nutritionists at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
offer these suggestions to keep your child’s lunch lively this school
term.
Wrap sandwiches (using tortillas or flat bread) would be a good
lunch using any lean or fat free meat and fat free or 2% cheese slices,
shredded lettuce &/or shredded carrots with some low fat dressing. You
can do the same thing with peanut butter and jelly. Be creative.
Use cookie cutters to make fun shapes out of sandwiches. For
example, make stars for the 4th of July, Christmas trees or other
holiday shapes in December, hearts for Valentines Day, and teddy bears
anytime, etc.
Make your own healthy snack mix using your own favorites like
goldfish, pretzel sticks, chex/crispix cereal, raisins, etc.
Send fun fruits and vegetables like ants on a log using celery
sticks filled with fat free or light cream cheese or peanut butter and
raisins on top (the ants) or send dips for kids to dip their fruit or
vegetables.
Make open face sandwiches and use fruit and vegetables to
decorate. For example: bananas, blueberries, or raisins for eyes,
apple slices or fruit lined up for the mouth, shredded carrots or
celery curls for the hair, anything for the nose - pecan, strawberry
half, or a raspberry.
