Health and Wellness Blog

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I must admit I am dreading the beginning of the school year—getting four kids off to school each morning is not a fun or relaxing way to start the day.   I can handle preparing a healthy breakfast—oatmeal, eggs, French toast or pancakes.  I know that breakfast is important for everyone and especially for children.  But please, a healthy lunch too??

For lunch, I rotate bagels, wraps and leftovers… spaghetti, anyone?  But it is way too easy to throw in store-bought snacks.  You know the ones I mean–they are individually wrapped in bright coloured packaging.   When the begging and pleading for Fruit Roll-ups gets to be too much, I whip up a batch of fruit leather. They are so yummy that even I eat them.  Here is an easy recipe for raspberry fruit leather, courtesy of Tracey's Culinary Adventures. 

For other lunch ideas, you may be interested in one of the following books or eBooks:

Good food to go: healthy lunches your kids will love (and actually eat) by Brenda Bradshaw	Weelicious lunches: think outside the lunchbox by Catherine McCord	Best lunch box ever: ideas and recipes for school lunches kids will love by Katie Sullivan Morford
And for the kids:
Lunch box food by Sharon Dalgleish	Choose good food!  My eating tips by Gina Bellisario