Creative and Healthy School Lunches That Kids Love

school lunch 2As summer comes to a close, families are experiencing both excitement and anticipation as the school year is on the horizon. This blog is all about helping families feel empowered around meal prep and creating healthy school lunches that your kids will love and their friends will want. This actually happened to my kids. So much so that as my son was graduating from high school, he asked me to have a cooking class so that his friends and classmates could do meal prep in college! It was standing room only!

Meal Prep

I use the term “convertible meals” to describe my approach to feeding a family. Continue reading “Creative and Healthy School Lunches That Kids Love”

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Back to School Lunches

school-lunchFor some, school has already started, and for others there are still a couple of weeks before we have to start making lunches. Making healthy lunches can be challenging, especially if you have a picky eater. But with some weekly planning and asking for the kids to help with their lunch boxes, back to school lunches can be easy, and even fun.

Here are some tips to make healthy school lunches convenient without resorting to prepackaged options.

• Prepare and organize school lunches on Sunday for the entire week. Continue reading “Back to School Lunches”

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