Back-To-School Lunches

Making kids lunches can be fun and healthy with just a little effort and some cute cookie cutters!

Instead of buying premade lunches you can make your own by cutting healthy deli meats and cheeses into fun shapes! Ask at your deli counter to have the meat and cheese sliced very thick - at Publix it is called "dinner sliced" - and you can create the same lunch as the prepared Lunchables.

And who wouldn't want to eat cantaloupe shaped like a sweet cow?! Use seasonal cookie cutters to create Christmas trees, Valentine hearts, and fall pumpkins.

Also, check your local shops for reusable containers like these that will last through many school years. Toss in a frozen juice box or Italian ice pop and lunch stays cool!

Get your kids involved and find out what they would like. When kids help to make their own lunches they are more likely to eat healthier!