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If you're a health conscious student or parent, packing high quality lunches has probably been on your mind lately now that school has started back up again. Let's face it; making healthy decisions when you're brown-baggin' it isn't always easy. In a world where convenience is king, it can be really difficult to find quality items to stuff in the lunch sack. It can seem so much easier to reach for a bag of potato chips or a fruit roll-up rather than find healthier options. What to do?
Beauty Eats on Yahoo has recently compiled a short list of 5 foods to ban from your kid's lunch-box. Really though, the advice they give is good for anyone who packs a lunch. A brief synopsis: stay away from packing foods that are high in unhealthy fats or high in sugar. It's what we've always known; stick with foods that are wholesome, fresh and not overly processed.
Of course no discussion about bag lunches would be complete without mentioning Jamie Oliver, the British cooking sensation who has helped to revolutionize lunch programs in many U.K. schools. His publicity has led to the creation of organizations such as The School Food Trust which promote healthy lunch choices for school age children. They've put together a great menu set that might help you out if you're strapped for ideas.
The bottom line is all of this: skip the chips, take the apple.
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