Tips for Packing Your Student's Bagged Lunch

1. When sending your student off to school, bagged lunch in hand, it's difficult to pack things that are nutritious and thing you're sure will be eaten... by them. AOL's KitchenDaily.com interviewed a few moms about packing lunches to pick up a few tips. Here's what they offered up:

• When packing fruits, make sure to cut them up and peel them. Doing so will give your student fewer excuses not to eat them.
• If you're packing veggies, try packing a healthy dip to go along with them. The active dipping can be fun for a young student.
• If you have the time, make packing lunches an activity. This way, your student can have a hand in making his or her own lunch and you'll have a better chance of getting nutritious things in the bag that they'll like.

To watch full interview with the moms (it's only 1:59 long), click here.

2. AOL's KitchenDaily.com also provides a list of things to avoid when packing a bagged lunch. Here's a quick overview:

• Ditch the brown bag and the lunchbox. An insulated bag will allow you to be a bit more creative because of its ability to hold chilled items.
• Don't pack anything hot.
• Condiments, unless in packets, should be skipped entirely.

To read more of these tips from KitchenDaily.com, click here.

If you're looking for ways to be creative when packing your lunch, click here to watch a video from Aol.com

3. Packing a nutritious lunch is hard to do. That's why one school in Chicago, as of April 2011, banned bagged lunches. The school's students are required to eat lunch provided by the school. It's a controversial shift in policy that has parents up in arms.

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