{"id":7983,"date":"2016-12-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/try-these-school-lunch-ideas\/"},"modified":"2016-12-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T00:00:00","slug":"try-these-school-lunch-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/es\/try-these-school-lunch-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Try These School Lunch Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6195\" src=\"https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Try-School-Lunches.jpg\" alt=\"try-school-lunches\" width=\"625\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Try-School-Lunches.jpg 713w, https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Try-School-Lunches-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The temperature is dropping, the leaves are changing color and you\u2019ve finally hit your stride with the school routine.\u00a0But what about trying to figure out what to make for the next umpteen weeks of school lunches? Lunches that kids will actually eat.\u00a0Lunches that won\u2019t make parents feel guilty.\u00a0It\u2019s a thin line to walk day in and day out for an entire school year!<br \/>\nHealthy Dining\u2019s dietitians are quick to stress balance when it comes to creating lifelong healthy eaters.\u00a0 Mixing and matching healthier foods with less healthful kid favorites gets in the nutrition without increasing the risk that your hard-built lunch will end up being traded away or filling the trash can.<\/p>\n<p>As a Together Counts\u2122 partner, we realize that it\u2019s not always easy putting together a healthier school lunch that your kids will eat. As you\u2019re putting together your child\u2019s lunches, follow these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthydiningfinder.com\/blogs-recipes-more\/Ask-the-Dietitians\/healthy-fun-kids-lunch-ideas\">tips from our partner Melissa Halas-Liang MA, RD, CDE, of SuperKids Nutrition<\/a>\u00a0to make a healthy school lunch your kids will eat and enjoy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Get your kids involved.\u00a0<\/strong>Ask them about their favorite foods to pack for lunch. Have your children help pack lunch the night before. The more you get them involved, the more likely it is that they will eat the food!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eat the rainbow.\u00a0<\/strong>Aim to include at least two colors of plant-based foods at lunch; for example: orange carrots and frozen pineapple tidbits, red sugar plum tomatoes and green grapes, or black bean dip and frozen mango chunks. Not only does this boost the nutritional quality, but it also makes the meal more colorful and exciting!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep it interesting by diversifying.<\/strong>\u00a0When offering variety, keep portion sizes small and colorful. For example, a sprig of purple grapes, four sticks of carrots and celery, a small container of low fat ranch dressing. Or you could try five pieces of sliced apples sprinkled with cinnamon, a small turkey and cheese wrap and a small square of black bean brownie with an 8 oz. carton of milk. With lots of small options, you are increasing the chances that your child will get a balanced meal at lunch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re dining out, don\u2019t forget to treat the entire family to Healthy Dining and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthydiningfinder.com\/kids_livewell\/index\">Kids LiveWell<\/a>\u00a0menu choices at restaurants to save your time and sanity.\u00a0Dietitian-recommended menu choices like those below can be found at restaurants nationwide for your next family meal.<\/p>\n<p>There are so many lunches to make during the school year!\u00a0Check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/healthydining\/food-friendly-family\/\">Food Friendly Family board on Pinterest<\/a>\u00a0for even more ideas to get you through the school year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Healthy Dining\u2019s signature web and mobile site,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthydiningfinder.com\/\">HealthyDiningFinder.com<\/a>, is the only search engine of its kind providing personalized dining out recommendations validated by Healthy Dining\u2019s team of registered dietitians. HealthyDiningFinder.com features more than 4,000 menu choices from participating restaurants nationwide enabling diet- and nutrition- conscious consumers to find nutrition information and Healthy Dining options emphasizing lean protein, fruits, vegetables, whole grains and unsaturated fats.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthydiningfinder.com\/\">HealthyDiningFinder.com<\/a>\u00a0also features a Kids LiveWell platform, a program developed by the National Restaurant Association, to help parents find restaurants offering healthier meals for children. With 25 years of expertise in the restaurant industry and hundreds of thousands of restaurant recipes analyzed for nutrient content, Healthy Dining is the most experienced restaurant nutrition services provider in the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For more quick and easy school lunch ideas, check out these reads from the Together Counts blog!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/healthy-back-to-school-lunches\/\">Healthy Back to School Lunches<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/11-healthy-packed-lunches-for-school\/\">11 Healthy Packed Lunches for School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/togethercounts.com\/school-lunchbox-love\/\">School Lunchbox Love<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The temperature is dropping, the leaves are changing color and you\u2019ve finally hit your stride with the school routine.\u00a0But what about trying to figure out what to make for the [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":6196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[525,703,704,702],"class_list":["post-7983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meal-planning","tag-healthy-eating","tag-lunch-ideas","tag-meal-balance","tag-school-lunches"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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