Make Your Child A Healthier Lunch

Are you trying to plan a week's worth of lunches for your children and school's not even in session? It's a daunting task, we know.

But perhaps we can offer a little help.

Summer days may have led to some unhealthy eating habits, but it's time to turn things around and starting packing a delicious and nutritious school lunch.

Nutritionists at Bon Secours St. Francis have a few tips that can make those lunches healthier for your children.

Try these things:
• Replace high-fat lunch meats like bologna and salami with lean deli meats like roast turkey, lean ham, and grilled chicken breast. 
• Replace white bread with whole-grain bread.  
• Replace chips with fiber-rich snacks like plain popcorn, reduced-fat cheese sticks, a handful of nuts, and veggie dippers.  
• Replace cookies and cakes with low-fat, artificially sweetened yogurt, sugar-free gelatin, or sugarfree pudding. 
• Replace sugary fruit drinks and sodas with water or low-fat or fat-free milk.