Healthy Lunches
Posted by Holly Nelson on Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Under: Tip of the Week
It's back to school time. I have been constantly thinking about healthy lunch ideas for the boys. Nutrition is very important to me. They are only young once and good eating habits form when they are young. I do not keep "junk" in the house. This is for many reasons. One, because it is gone in a matter of seconds, they are on to eat something else, and that was a waste of money. And two, because it's just not good for their bodies to eat everyday. I do buy "junk" every once in a while. And when we go out I let them eat popcorn, candy, nachos, corndogs, fast food, etc... I do not completely keep indulgences away from them. Every once and a while is fine. Just not every day. When I pack their lunches for school I keep the kids food pyramid in mind. Grain, meat or protein, dairy, vegetable, and fruit. Here is a food guide for your kids.
Fruit Group- 2 Servings
Fat
keep minimal, but a little fat is needed in their diet.
Here are a few more links for school lunches. My Favorite is the laptop lunches website. They have great ideas for healthy lunches. I loved looking at all of the pictures of the lunches people have sent in. This is the second school year I have used laptop lunches. I love them. One of my sons asked for a regular lunch box the other day. As soon as he got home he said he wanted the laptop back! They are wonderful!!
Grain Group - 6 Servings
1 slice bread
1/2 cup cooked cereal such as Cream of Wheat or oatmeal
1/2 cup cooked rice or pasta
1 ounce of dry cereal
Meat Group -2 Servings
2-3 ounces f cooked lean meat, including beef, poultry, pork & fish
1/2 cup of cooked beans or lentils
1 egg (is equal to 1 ounce of lean meat)
2 Tablespoons of peanut butter
Dairy Group - 2 servings
1 cup of milk
1 cup of yogurt
2 ounces of REAL cheese (not cheese food)
Vegetable Group - 3 Servings
1/2 cup of chopped raw vegetables
1/2 cup of cooked vegetables
1 cup of raw, leafy vegetables
1 piece of fruit
1/4 cup of dried fruit
1/2 cup of canned fruit
3/4 cup of juice
Fat
keep minimal, but a little fat is needed in their diet.
Here are a few more links for school lunches. My Favorite is the laptop lunches website. They have great ideas for healthy lunches. I loved looking at all of the pictures of the lunches people have sent in. This is the second school year I have used laptop lunches. I love them. One of my sons asked for a regular lunch box the other day. As soon as he got home he said he wanted the laptop back! They are wonderful!!
http://www.dietbites.com/Pyramid-Diet/childrens-food-pyramid.html
http://www.laptoplunches.com/ideas.html
http://www.laptoplunches.com/ideas.html
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/kids/feature/famf010501_fflunch/famf010501_fflunch.html
http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/baglunches.htm
http://www.thatsmyhome.com/recipes-for-kids/index.htm
http://teachertipstraining.suite101.com/article.cfm/school_lunch_ideas
http://www.kidapprovedmeals.com/
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I am a stay-at-home-mom(SAHM) married to the love of my life, Jeff Nelson. We have six wonderful boys. Ryan(13), Seth(11), Ian(8), Noah(5), Luke(4), and Jack (born April 2010). We live in Tennessee on 4 acres. I grew up the first few years of my life on a dairy farm in Missouri and loved country living. I was saved at a young age by the grace of God and shed blood of Jesus during that time of simple country living. That part of my life is very dear to me. God taught me many things as a baby Christian that I can still think about today. Then we moved to Memphis when I was in the 5th grade. I learned to love the city life, too. It was a completely different way of life. My whole family still lives in Missouri, still does a little farming and simple country living. When Jeff, the kids, and I moved from the city to the country, I incorporated my city life with my country background. My mom laughs at me when I cut my grass on my John Deere tractor while drinking my Starbucks Mocha and wearing my fancy sunglasses. And when I am shampooing my carpet in my high-heeled black boots. I just love those boots! But I would love to share about how I got to be the way I am today, The Victoriously Organized Woman! I used to work as a supervisor at bank for years. I had to dress up everyday. After the birth of our second child we decide I should be a SAHM. One of the best decision I've ever made. But I made a bad decision, too. I hardly ever dressed up anymore. I hardly ever wore make-up. After about a year I looked in the mirror and said, "OH MY! Jeff has to come home to this!?!" He is so wonderful he said he liked me that way, "natural". Well , I realized that I didn't. It made me feel bad about myself. I felt disorganized, tired and stressed and a little "rough" looking. I felt I just couldn't get it all done. At this time I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease. I wasn't able to do certains things. Like mop the floor of my completely hardwood floor home that I was obsessed about keeping clean. The doctor told me I couldn't have salt, caffeine, or stress! "What?! Are you kidding!?" So , then I decided to change my routine,thought pattern, and cooking. I began to get up early, shower and dress, put on make up. Always being ready to leave whenever I needed to. I established routines that helped me eliminate extra cleaning and stresses. I was able to make more time for myself and make more time for my family. And the family had more time for each other. I made more time for God and others. This made me feel better about myself. I am so happy about how this changed my life I want to share it with everyone.
