Healthy School Lunches & Snacks

Make school lunches healthy and fun with these easy brown bag lunch ideas. Transform classic lunches, from tuna to PB&J to turkey and cheese, into healthier recipes. Kids will also love the healthy snack ideas that will keep them full throughout the day.
The simplest and healthiest foods stay extra-yummy when they're tucked inside individual little compartments. That's the idea behind Bentology, the company that sells these cute plastic sets. We filled the containers with a protein, some fruit, a vegetable, and a small treat -- all in perfect-size portions for kids 5 to 8.






All Dressed Up

* 1 cup bow-tie pasta salad with veggies
* 1 cup baby greens salad with 2 tablespoons low-fat dressing
* 3/4 cup watermelon
* 2 fig cookies

Catch of the Day

• Fish-shaped tuna sandwich with lettuce on whole wheat bread
• 10 baby carrots with 2 tablespoons low-fat ranch dip
• Small plum
• 1/4 cup whole-grain Goldfish crackers

Pretzel Kabobs

• Ham, turkey, and cheese rolled up together, sliced, and skewered with pretzel sticks
• 1/2 cup mandarin oranges
• 1/2 cup shelled edamame
• 1 container (4 ounces) fat-free chocolate pudding

Early Riser

• Sliced hard-boiled egg and 2 mini whole-grain waffles
• Bell-pepper strips
• 1 sliced kiwi fruit mixed with a few blackberries
• Mini corn muffin

Finger Food

• String cheese and a handful of whole wheat crackers
• 1 cup broccoli and cauliflower florets with 2 tablespoons light raspberry dressing
• 1/2 cup blueberries
• Slice of banana bread

Fiesta!

• 1 cup bean salad
• 1/2 cup melon wedges
• Handful of whole-grain tortilla chips with 2 tablespoons salsa
• 8 cubes of reduced-fat cheddar cheese

Hole New PB&J

• Peanut butter and jelly on a whole wheat mini bagel
• 3/4 cup cherry tomatoes with 2 tablespoons low-fat Caesar dressing
• 1/2 cup pineapple chunks
• 4 mini oatmeal cookies

Pizza Party

• 1 slice leftover cold veggie pizza cut into squares
• 3/4 cup cucumber moons with 2 tablespoons hummus
• 1/2 cup purple grapes
• 1/2 cup popcorn

Power Pita

• 2 mini whole wheat pita pockets with grilled-chicken strips and veggies
• 3/4 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt with sliced strawberries
• 1/2 cup sugar snap peas
• 8 animal crackers

More information : parents.com