How does healthy choices and Japanese bento boxes help school lunches?
It’s back to school time – A time when we embark upon the next level of schooling. You’re preparing to buy school supplies and get everything academic in order. But, what about lunches? Good nutrition is a good foundation for learning. Homeschoolers have the benefit of preparing and serving the children’s meals and not competing with a school cafeteria’s choices. Some great ways to offer healthy choices are through providing frequent healthy eating & using a bento box. Breakfast: It’s a great idea to start each day with a good, healthy breakfast. We’ve probably all heard it said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Not every child is excited about eating breakfast and may not feel awake enough to get excited about eating until later in the day. Still, it’s important to jumpstart your child’s metabolism in the morning for the best opportunity to learn. Some healthy breakfast foods include oatmeal, berries, yogurt, orange juice, fruit salads, toast or even eggs. If you’r
Breakfast: It’s a great idea to start each day with a good, healthy breakfast. Some healthy breakfast foods include oatmeal, berries, yogurt, orange juice, fruit salads, toast or even eggs. If you’re worried about the cholesterol, you can use the egg whites only; but, studies have actually shown that when the egg is eaten intact, it’s a healthy food. You might even want to start your day with a protein shake blended with soy milk or other organic milk in your own home. Snacks: As a homeschooler, we have the benefit of being able to offer our children snacks when they need them. Fruit cut up in bite-sized pieces Fresh veggies such as carrot sticks or celery (if you like, you could get creative and add peanut butter or almond butter & raisins. If your children like to dip, try yogurt, guacamole without the hot spices or even try a hummus dip). Fresh avocados cut into bite-sized slices Cheerios (or their equivalent) Cheese sticks or cubes (There are a vast variety of cheese available incl
