10 Healthy lunchbox alternatives to boring sandwiches: Kids can assemble their own lunches without all the sodium and preservatives found in packaged lunch kits. Keep the colors bright and the shapes fun. DIY lunch kits are especially fun for pre-schoolers with little fingers! Credit: Wendy Copley/Creative Commons License
- 10 Healthy lunchbox alternatives to boring sandwiches: Kids can assemble their own lunches without all the sodium and preservatives found in packaged lunch kits. Keep the colors bright and the shapes fun. DIY lunch kits are especially fun for pre-schoolers with little fingers!
- Hummus spread lets kids dunk and dip to their heart's content, and is filled with fiber and protein, to boot.
- Pasta is plenty filling and can be paired with any kind of vegetable. Use your child's favorite pasta shape with any light dressing for a healthy pasta salad.
- Smoothies are thermos-friendly and pack enough nutrition to keep your child full --even if he or she only nibbles at the contents of the lunchbox.
- A fruit salad can be a complete meal with added nuts and yogurt for protein. Let your child pick the fruits and go nuts!
- Cheese quesadillas are kid-friendly, and you can slip almost any veggie inside for extra nutrients.
- Thread your favorite lean meats and cheeses on toothpicks for mini shish-kebabs that are fun to eat (older children only, please!)
- Leftovers will actually get eaten if you re-purpose them in fun ways. Here, leftover cubes of beef are threaded onto fun and colorful picks --easy to eat and fun to look at, too.
- Anything goes when it comes to school lunches. Keep the colors vibrant, the shapes fun and easy to pick up, and make sure there's a variety to choose from.
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