Pack a healthy snack in a ziplock bag, and make sure your child's name is on the bag. Be sure to reinforce it with the daycare providers. The benefit of eating meat is the protein, but he can get just as protein from milk, yogurt, cheese or cottage cheese. We don't get very fresh fruit all year round, so I always need ideas about alternatives. You can use frozen fruits without sugar.
Frozen vegetables are fine, too.
Use a fun, bright-colored lunch box or bag. Put some stickers or a little surprise. Try writing a note on the banana skin or orange peel. Looks like we're out of time for today's chat. Thank you for your questions and comments, and a special thank you to Suzanne Wingard for joining us today.