School starts next Tuesday for my boys, which means I have 3 days to figure out what the heck to pack in their lunches every day. Disney FamilyFun contacted me about posting these tips for bumping up the nutritional value of a packed lunch while still including foods kids love. I'd love for you to leave a comment with recipes or suggestions for brown bag lunches, especially if you are feeding a teenage boy like I am. I'm not sure one lunchbox is going to be enough food for him to be full! Here are five healthy tips: • Use A Bento Box: Japanese-style bento boxes and their nesting compartments are perfect for kid-size nibbles. Best of all, when your child pops the lid, the entire spread is at her fingertips, which puts the carrots on par with the PB&J and grapes for super-easy grazing. note: I found a Laptop Lunch system, new in the bag on eBay for $27.99 two days ago! • Sneak In Extra Veggies: If the produce in your kid’s lunch is making the return trip home, consider … [Read more...]
Looney Tunes Eating Right Kids – Week 1
While I was at BlogHer, I spent a very pleasant evening in the company of some of my fellow Team Mom bloggers, and in addition to being treated to a wonderful dinner, we were also introduced to a new line of better-for-you food products from Safeway Food Stores, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products. I've now been hired by Warner Bros. to join a group of bloggers presenting five weeks of discussions and tips on healthy eating both at home and at school. I was supposed to start on Aug. 24th, so I'm catching up on Week One's info before posting Week Two. This is the basic info on the partnership: Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Safeway, Inc. have teamed up to create a better-for-you line of food products for children, uniting flavor and nutrition with the iconic Looney Tunes characters. The line includes categories such as breakfast foods, portable meals, dairy, snacks and beverages. Each product will feature such world-renowned Looney Tunes characters as Bugs … [Read more...]
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