Back to school?!*!%?

My daughter Zoe and i were recently driving around and she saw a "back to school" billboard ad....her response was typical and hilarious. "That is just wrong, it should
be against the law to talk about school in the summer, I mean especially when it is a month away !" That's just about the way I think most of us felt when we were in school, or at least that's how I felt. While parents love the summer as well, by august many of us are ready to ship the kids back
to school...for real. As a parent and a food educator at Local matters i am constantly reminded of how broad the issues are that we face with food. While the issues are many, we can make a simple practical difference day by day, when we do the little things like pack our kids lunches for school.
I think the trick to packing a good lunch is to keep it simple, pack more whole foods than processed and don't worry about what other kids may think about the lunch you pack. This may sound silly, but it applies. There is a lot of peer pressure surrounding lunches, but the fact is that it is cool to eat healthy and it is getting cooler day by day. So there's that! Fresh fruit is a must of course and a protein, sometimes my kids get carrots and hummus as their protein, but that can get messy. A small portion of good meat if you're not a vegetarian or some cheese. A hard boiled egg is a good option as well. If you send fruit juice make sure it doesn't have added sugar or corn syrup. Kids always love juice, and it is good for them... as long as it is real fruit juice. Sending a treat can be fun too, but you don't have to feel pressure to do it everyday. We usually send something homemade, that way you know what's in it. Well---- I hope that helps and don't worry we still have a few weeks of fun before school starts.
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