Back to School: Healthy Lunch & Snack Ideas
Kids seem to be hollow-legged, never-full, eating machines, whether it’s lunchtime or the minute they step in the door! So we wanted to share with you some healthy lunch and snack ideas to help keep your eating machines under control!
Lunch Lady Blues!
Kids are easily dissatisfied when it comes to the traditional PB&J-type lunches. Why not shake things up a bit and surprise them with something fun, healthy AND delicious? Something like this:
Lunches can get pretty boring when served day in and day out. So try new foods, shapes, and colors, to throw kids off and interest them in trying something new!
I like this blog: A Virtuous Woman. She offers a great (printable) list of 125+ healthy lunchbox ideas!
Let There Be Snacks!
No school day is complete without that after-school snack! Kids come home starving and ready to eat before diving into homework, chores, and anything else they need to do!
A quick Google search will result in a TON of healthy after-school snack ideas, but here is a great collection I found! Hope your new school year starts off with a bang!
~ Dr. Rhea Haugseth
Rhea M. Haugseth, DMD maintained a private practice in Marietta, GA from 1982- 2017. She attended the University of Louisville Dental School and completed her pediatric dental residency at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital / Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She is proud to be a Fellow the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy – National Honorary Organizations for Dentists.
Dr. Haugseth is a Past President of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry (SSPD), and the Georgia Academy of Pediatric Dentistry(GaPD). Dr. Haugseth has been a National Spokesperson for the AAPD since 1989 and has been frequently interviewed for radio, print, and national television.
Dr. Haugseth is the Founder (2013) and Director of the Atlanta Pediatric Dental Assistant School in Atlanta Georgia. She is also the Founder (2014) and Director of the Pediatric Dental Team Association. She is committed to pediatric dental team members and continues to develop ways to enhance their knowledge and skills both in and out of the dental office.