Healthy & Hearty Lunch Box Ideas

Feeding children a wholesome, nourishing meal at school has never been more important.

- Rachel Jesson

If you would like your children to be able to sit still and concentrate during lessons then it is vital that they are fed properly. It’s convenient for a parent simply to slip them a few notes and hope that they make the best choices at their school tuck shop, but very few schools, if any, have a wholesome-stocked tuck shop. If you think you are giving them a treat for the day by allowing them to feed themselves empty, lifeless foods, then rethink and reread the labels on food packets. Treats shouldn't involve sweets, sugary items, fizzy drinks or processed foods. There are absolutely no health benefits to your child in consuming them. Treats should hold real value and nourishment for growing lives.

BASICS ABOUT BREAD 

The most common food found in lunch boxes today, regardless of the age of the child, is BREAD. Often parents choose the overly processed,chemically tainted, store-bought bread because it’s so readily available and has a decent shelf-life. The problem with this sort of bread is that not only do you need to eat a number of slices to feel remotely full but it is made of super-refined, treated, heated and nutrition-less grain that can be harmful to your child’s gut. It is made with baker’s yeast for rapid rising of the bread, which means that the phytates are not properly neutralised. Since phytates are toxic to human gut health, this can result in a number of problems to their overall health.

I’m not saying ‘Abandon bread’; I am strongly urging you to find a good quality fermented sourdough loaf. These traditionally fermented breads are nutrient dense, and combined with some healthy accompaniments can further aid the feeling of fullness, therefore decreasing the overall consumption.

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