How to create healthy lunchboxes
You can create a healthier lunch box by:
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Building your child’s lunch box together and helping them choose their own healthy foods.
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Using the Pick and Mix from Victoria Health to help you choose a variety of food types from the different food groups.
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Freezing small bottles of water or ice packs to help keep food cool and fresh in their bag.
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Washing and drying salad to avoid soggy sandwiches.
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Avoiding milk, yoghurt, fish, or meat during hot weather in lunches unless packed in a cooler with an ice pack/frozen drink.
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Adding healthier packaged foods such as small packets of unsalted nuts or low-fat yoghurt.
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Preparing lunches ahead of time to help if you are limited for time in the morning
Check out these links:
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Pick and Mix Lunchbox Poster (Victoria Health)
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Healthy Lunch Box Builder (Cancer Council)
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Lunchbox planner (Healthy Eating Active Living)
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Video – Preparing healthy lunches (Raising Children Network)
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Video - Preparing healthy lunch boxes together (Raising Children Network)
See the label reading guide under Healthy Snacks section to help you make confident food choices
