The Healthy Lunchbox

Simple solutions for your child’s midday meal from an award-winning food journalist!

The Healthy Lunchbox is full of suggestions and ideas to help you provide your child with an appetizing and appealing meal each day. It covers: why many lunchboxes are unhealthy, and what a healthy lunch should consist ofwhat size portions children (and adults) of different ages should havesuggestions about seasonality, variety, and encouraging kids to experimenthow to personalize a lunchbox and make it special—and get kids involved in making their ownhow to deal with overweight, underweight, and super-fussy eatersfood safety and hygiene

With fun facts included about what children from other countries take to school, the book also provides a plan for a week’s meals on the basis of one or two shopping expeditions, and a table with a month’s suggestions for lunch boxes.