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Back to School: Healthy Lunch Ideas for Kids

by Elizabeth Humphrey, Posted Aug 30th 2010 4:00PM

Healthy lunches can be tasty, too! Credit: Craig Kohlruss, Fresno Bee / MCT
When it comes to healthy lunch ideas for kids, stick to the basics. Because, while the Internet may be full of lunch box suggestions, says Melinda Johnson, a national ...
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Checkered Egg Salad Sandwices: A Low-Fat Lunch Recipe

by Karla Heintz, Posted Feb 17th 2010 11:00AM

Eggs are such a handy source of protein, they're a great addition to any healthy school lunch. In hard-boiled form they fit easily into a lunch box or as part of a snack. And in sandwich form, they tend to be a big hit. For a long time, people ...
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Give School Lunches a Healthy Makeover

by Karla Heintz, Posted Jan 18th 2010 9:00AM

Dear Karla, Having a full time job, two kids and a husband -- who really is like an additional child (ha!) -- I struggle with time and putting proper effort into packing healthy lunches for my kids. I know another year is behind us and I want to ...
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School Lunch Should Be a Dining Experience

by Sandy Maple, Posted Feb 27th 2009 9:00AM

A few months into the first grade, I realized that my kid was having a problem at school. Lunch. Every morning I would fill Ellie's lunch box up -- and every afternoon I would find it almost completely untouched. She might drink the juice, but that ...
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Secrets of a healthy lunch

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Aug 29th 2008 8:00PM

We're pretty new to the lunch packing thing at our house, just having survived our first week of kindergarten. But so far, my five-year-old eats her whole grain sandwich, her side of fresh fruits or veggies, and brings home the very small treat I've ...
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