It’s that time of year again. Time to go school clothes shopping, buy school supplies, and pick out that most important piece of back-to-school equipment – a cool, new lunchbox!
While your child is more concerned about the look of the outside of his or her lunchbox, as a parent, you are more concerned with what will go inside it. Figuring out how to fill it daily, weekly, and monthly with healthy foods your child will actually eat once they are at school can be challenging. Most kids are not inclined to pass up the chips, pop, candy, and processed foods that can often make up the usual lunch fare for school-going children. So, what can you do?
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