Guest Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 Hi I was thinking of putting together a leaflet for the parents over the holidays about what they put it their child's lunch box's, many of the children's lunch box's are filled with chocolate bars, sausage rolls and unhealthy snacks, one child had 2 chocolate bars, 3 biscuits and a packet of crisps, very unhealthy and the child took ages to munch their way through it. Just wondered if anybody else does this?
Marion Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 We decided to have a healthy lunch box day in the unit. We have asked for the school nurse to come in and talk about healthy eating to the parents then plan to provide ingredients to make a healthy lunch box. Parents and children can work together to make lunch and hopefully we will get the message across that chocolate isnt a good lunch.
Guest Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 Sounds like a great idea, sure most parents would appreciate a few idea, even if they think their little one dosnt eat anything apart from junk. Good luck with it all
Marion Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 Some ideas http://www.bbc.co.uk/bigchallenge/changing...unchboxes.shtml http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2004/sep/lunchbox2 http://www.northlan.gov.uk/education+and+l...+lunch+box.html http://www.healthandnutrition.co.uk/hffhk/...eries/lunch.htm http://www.health-promotion.cdd.nhs.uk/ind...?articleid=8992 http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/J/...lunchboxes.html
Guest Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 Hi Marion If you contact your Healthy Schools Worker, they will come and do a healthy packed luch demo for parents and provide all ingredients - very good!
Beau Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 You might want to check out the one my fab assistant made for us at playgroup. Packed lunches
Guest Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 Hi Thats fantastic, thanks for all your replies!!!! so much information, brilliant, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou......
hali Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 we just sent a simple letter home explaining about the sorts of things we wanted to see in lunch boxes along with ice packs.
Inge Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 Same as hali, also included the need for small portions (some come with very unrealistic portions and amounts sometimes 6 or 7 items as well as a fulll sandwich) and not to introduce new foods which they may not like, have also used some of the ideas from beau to update it recently..........thank- you Inge
Guest Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 see this months bbc good food magazine for tips on heathly lunch boxes and a good wall chart for parents to see what to choose .
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