However, providing our children with a healthy lunch to give them the energy and vitamins for their active days has never been more important. Nutrition Australia Dietitian, Rachael Bradford gives some timely tips on making healthy lunch boxes that your children won t want to swap. The basis of a healthy lunch box is to provide something from each section of the Healthy Eating Pyramid every day. A healthy lunchbox contains at least two-three serves of breads and cereals, one dairy product, one meat product and at least three fruit and vegetables. Encourage your children to split up the breads and cereals between morning tea and lunch.
Water is the best drink drink juice just once a day.
Take lunch in an insulated cooler bag Add colourful napkins, greaseproof paper with string or stickers to add more interest into the lunchbox.