Children’s Health / Children’s health through education

Children’s Health

Healthy Lunchboxes
Surveys have shown that almost 50% of your average lunchbox in the UK has no fruit, contain crisps and other sweets plus heavily processed snacks. This diet of high fat and salt plus refined carbohydrates lessens mental alertness and makes for a tired child instead of good attention, behavior and learning all day long into the afternoon, plus providing a third of daily nutrients.

A Healthy Lunchbox has
- protein for alertness (sandwiches with egg, tuna or cheese, ham or chicken)
- complex carbohydrates for long-lasting energy (bananas, whole wheat breads and pasta or rice salads)
- calcium for teeth and bones plus good growth (yogurt, cheese and milkshakes)
- fruit and vegetables for minerals and vitamins (fruit skewers or dried fruit)

A Popular Lunchbox is
- fun! Try for interesting shapes, fruit skewers and mini sandwiches.
- According to your child’s taste. Work with the flow and not against it – if your child likes salty foods, include cheese and ham on the sandwich.
- Prepare lunchboxes the night before so that you have enough time for provision.
- Wrap vegetable-sticks up so that they don’t dry out.
- Add a note, a joke, and a kiss with lipstick, a sticker or gadget, a face on the banana or a fun napkin!

A Healthy Lunchbox does not have
Cereal bars, savory or fruit snacks, fruit juices or flavored yoghurts.