Realistic, Easy, Healthy Lunches
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Labels: school / school lunch
When Kye started attending an all day school last year I stressed out a good bit about lunches. I am a VERY realistic parent. We don't "eat clean." Everything that enters my children's mouths is not always organic. But I try my best to offer healthier options. I'm not saying they are the healthiest but I strive to be healthier . If I buy chips for my kids, they are the ones with vegetables in the ingredients. I make sure they eat fruit and vegetables at each meal. I only buy wheat bread. Etc etc. I do my best but I don't overly stress about it either. My goal for his lunch box was to always have a variety of foods and to have them be as healthy as options as I could manage both easily and quickly . I wasn't striving for those cute little critter designs in his lunch box. I wasn't trying to be some gourmet chef each morning. I just wanted to get him out the door with a decent lunch for the day! I took pictures each morning of the lunch I pr...