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Almond butter sandwich (if allergic to peanuts, but not almonds)
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Bottled water, or a water bottle
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Carrot sticks
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Celery or carrot sticks with almond butter, apple butter, soy nut butter, peanut butter or cream cheese
- Cheese (low-fat) and whole grain crackers
- Cottage cheese and berries
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Freeze dried fruit
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Fruit
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Hard boiled eggs
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Homemade gorp / trail mix (freeze dried fruit, nuts, seeds)
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Leftover dinner – soup, stew, meat, rice, pasta – in a thermos
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Leftover meat from last night’s dinner – put on a sandwich
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Pasta – whole wheat pasta with chunky spaghetti sauce and any sort of veggie
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Pizza Quicks – whole grain English muffin, pizza sauce, grated cheese, veggies, sandwich meat – assemble at school so it doesn’t get soggy
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Potatoes – baked potato broken up in a thermos or mashed potatoes, with toppings in a separate container (cheese, salsa, veggies)
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Pretzels
- Salad – make a big salad once a week, and divide out each day, dressing on the side
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Smoothies – fresh or frozen fruit and yogurt – put in thermos to stay cold
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Soy “nut” butter sandwich (if allergic to peanuts and all nuts)
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String cheese
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Taco shell with a bag of toppings (low-fat cheese, chicken, lettuce, tomato, beans) – assemble at school so that it doesn’t get soggy
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Tuna and crackers
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Turkey sandwich on whole grain bread
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Veggie soup, stew, other homemade soups – make a large batch of your child’ds favorite soup/stew – freeze in paper cups – then pop out into zip loc bags and keep in freezer – the morning of school, heat in microwave & put in thermos
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Veggies & hummus (Costco sells individual serving size hummus packets)
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Veggies & ranch dressing
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Veggies & salsa
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Whole wheat waffle sandwich with slice banana or apples, and apple butter
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Yogurt & berries
- SCHOOL LUNCH - more and more schools are creating healthier lunches. Check out your school lunch calendar - you might be surprised. Maybe not every choice is healthy - but there are usually fruit and veggie sides, salads, and other healthy options as well. Have lunch with your child and check it out for yourself!
