Build a Better Bagged School Lunch
- First Paragraph:
- Sending your child to school with a bagged lunch is a good way to ensure that your child has foods she or he likes for lunch; it may also save money. However, some parents struggle to find the right balance of convenience and nutrition. It may be easy to rely on pre-packaged, processed convenience foods, but many of these products are high in sodium, saturated fat, and trans fat and low in the vital nutrients children need to grow into healthy, strong adults, including calcium, fiber, and Vitamins C and A. The good news is that there are plenty of easy, affordable, and nutritious foods you can prepare at home for your child’s lunch.
- Publication Number:
- FS1242
- Author(s):
- Megan Grant
Luanne J. Hughes
- Publisher:
- Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension
- Date Published:
- 4/2/2015
- Number of pages:
- 4
- Tags:
- school lunch, school wellness. child nutrition
