De-Junk the LunchBox
People often comment on my school and camp lunch posts on Instagram that I make a lot of vegetarian lunches. Since my son is now a full-fledged vegetarian and both of my kids adore cheese, yogurt and sour cream, I have always incorporated those foods into their school lunch as a way for them to get a healthy portion of protein. When I’m packing the kids’ lunches every day I strive first and foremost to find total balance in each lunchbox.
I have always been a fan of Tillamook products since I was a kid (I used to eat their cheddar cheese by the brick-full) and when I heard about their De-Junk the Lunchbox campaign I was especially excited as we’re deep in back-to-school mode.
Tillamook launched their Dairy Done Right campaign to expose the difference between good and bad dairy. Their standards for the 106 year old company have always been of the utmost importance.
LunchBox: Fruity Delights with Tillamook Sour Cream (find the recipe in Weelicious Lunches!), Egg Pesto Melt with Monterey Jack Cheese, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and granola.
In the same way Tillamook spotlights dairy products I wanted to focus on a few pointers that will help make packing your kids’ school lunch this year as easy as possible:
* Make sure each lunch has a fruit, vegetable, protein and carbohydrate so you know you’ve sent your kids off with all the necessary nutrition.
* Give the lunch a strong visual appeal. We eat not only with our stomachs, but also our eyes. Color and shape can go a long way to inspire kids to eat a bounty of foods.
* A little treat like a cookie or a handful of pretzels can be special, but an entire lunch made with artificial food dyes, fried foods or all carbs isn’t good for your child’s growing body.
LunchBox: Waffle Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Tillamook Cheddar, melon balls, raspberries, sugar snap peas, pistachios, and Tillamook yogurt with blueberries.
These are a few of my favorite lunchbox ideas. If you have some of your own, please share them with us in the comments below. I love getting turned on to new ideas to De-Junk the Lunchbox!
And if you want to try Tillamook products, jump over to their site for recipe ideas and to get deals on real food coupons by following this link. If you’re on social media you can also use #DairyDoneRight to get on the bandwagon! Follow Tillamook on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!
This post is sponsored by Tillamook. All views and opinions expressed are my own.
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