Weekly Dietitian Tip: Healthy School Lunches

Do you have kids you’re packing school lunches for?

Here are some healthy ways to vary it up, keep it appetizing, and continue nourishing those little bodies.

  • Peanut butter and jelly à peanut butter with grapes or blueberries in the middle , with extra on the side
  • Turkey sandwich on whole grain bread à cut into 4 triangle pieces to help encourage them to try the whole grain bread in smaller pieces
  • Regular baby carrots à coined carrots (they look like ruffled chips) for a fun new way to eat carrots
  • Ranch dipping sauce for veggies à lite ranch, peanut butter, hummus, Greek yogurt

~Kaylee Brown, CHFC Registered Dietitian