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I'm
never sure what I should pack in my child's lunchbox. What do you
suggest? It's
easier than you might think to send your child off to school with
a lunchbox full of food he'll eat. Start with cold pasta in fun
shapes, like corkscrews or wagon wheels. Or you might opt for
a vegetable sandwich. A hummus sandwich on multigrain bread is
a winner. Then put in lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, cut
into small pieces that children can eat easily. Instead of potato
chips or nachos, buy nonfat whole wheat tortillas in the grocery
store and cut them into wedges. Bake them in the oven and they
turn into crispy little nonfat chips. Send along a container of
bean dip and your child will have a healthy, tasty, nonfat snack
that isn't out of place with the food his friends are eating.
Again, pack water or diluted fruit juice so he gets enough liquid.
You may have noticed
that I don't recommend a peanut butter sandwich, even though peanuts
are relatively high in protein. There is a reason for this. Peanuts
are not nuts. They are legumes, and they are very high in fat.
In 1990, Consumer Reports stated that virtually all peanut butter
contains aflatoxin, which is a carcinogenic mold that develops
in peanuts when they are stored. Furthermore, most commercial
peanut butter is full of oil, salt, and sugar. It's not much healthier
than candy. A small amount of home-ground or health store peanut
butter may be used from time to time, but not more than once a
week.
Don't be concerned
if your child doesn't eat everything, or anything, you send in
his lunch box! When children are hungry, they eat. Missing a lunch
here and there isn't going to hurt them. It's more important that
you work with your school to ensure children in the beginning
grades aren't allowed to trade foods with each other. It is self-defeating
if you send healthy food and your child eats out of his friend's
lunch box instead. It is the school's responsibility to monitor
this and your responsibility to be a vocal parent in defense of
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