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Packing Your School
Lunch
Bored with your brown
bagged lunch? Not trusting your school lunch choices? You can pack a
lunch that provides all you need. It can also help you meet your healthy
eating goals. To make sure you get a balanced brown bag, pick something
from each of these:
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Proteins |
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Helps build
and save
muscle and
burn fat |
| Lean Deli Meat
(Healthy Choice, Butterball) |
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Cottage Cheese individual packed cup (Breakstone) |
| Peanut Butter |
| Dry Roasted
Peanuts |
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String Cheese |
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Sliced Cheese |
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Beans |
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Soy nuts or Edamame (soy beans) |
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Grains |
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Will give you
energy and help you think in school! |
High Fiber Bread
(look for 3
grams fiber per slice) |
| Reduced Fat Triscuits |
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Brown Rice |
Kashi Cereal or
other High Fiber Cereal |
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Granola Bar |
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Melba Toast |
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Pretzels |
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Whole Wheat Pita |
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Tortilla (Wrap) |
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Fruits & Veggies |
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Great stuff to
keep you healthy! |
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Fruit Cups packed in juice |
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Grapes |
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Carrot Sticks with Low Fat Ranch Dip |
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Celery Sticks with Raisins |
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Any Berries |
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Greens Beans (with a pull off can top) |
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Green Salad with Your Favorite Veggies |
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Apple or Orange Slices |
So
Many More! Choose a fruit
and Veggie for your lunch
everyday!
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High Calcium Foods |
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Keeps your bones
strong! |
| Yogurt Cup |
| String Cheese |
| Flavored Soy Milk Box |
| Buy Low Fat Milk at
school (White, Chocolate, or Strawberry) |
Here's an idea of what you can choose using these ideas:
Make
this a healthy
week!
(Click
here
for past week's tips)
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